Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, Tichina Arnold and Carl Anthony Payne II got back together for a special segment at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday (January 16).
The cast members from the 1990s sitcom Martin helped present the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the ceremony. Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) took home the trophy.
Lawrence, Campbell, Payne II and Arnold appeared on a recreated Martin set. The skit centered around the fact that the Fox series never received an Emmy win during its original run from 1994-1997.
“We’re finally about to get an Emmy! Yeah, we’re getting our Emmy tonight!” Carl Anthony Payne II joked. “Matter of fact, I got my speech on deck too.”
In addition, Tisha Campbell said that the television classic should have won an Emmy Award. Her co-stars co-signed that sentiment before Emmy Awards host Anthony Anderson entered the scene.
Martin aired for five seasons on Fox. The program also starred the late Thomas Mikal Ford. Garrett Morris, Tracy Morgan, Charlie Murphy, David Alan Grier, Yo-Yo and Kim Coles played supporting/recurring roles.
While Martin Lawrence’s comedy did not win an Emmy Award, the show did win a People’s Choice Award and several NAACP Image Awards. It also became a syndication hit for multiple networks.