Baz Ashmawy and his Mammy Nancy have taken home the International Emmy for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment and they are currently celebrating by having some chicken wings in an Irish bar in New York.
Speaking on The Ryan Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio 1, Baz described the moment that they found out they had won the award for 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy as surreal.
"She [Nancy] put it very well, she said as soon as they mentioned that 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy was the one that won, she said she didn't remember anything, that it was like floating," he said.
"Then we went up onto the stage and said words and spoke to a crowd of very sophisticated television people from all around the world, and she nailed it, I'm just so proud of her to be honest."
While they may not have expected to win an Emmy for their show, Baz added that it's all down to his Mammy, "Its amazing result and Nancy played a blinder, she looked beautiful on my arm and then went and stole the show a little, which I'm a bit annoyed about, but it's her Emmy."
Baz tweeted this morning that he is "very touched" from the reaction following his Emmy win, saying his mum is "so happy".
Thanks everyone for all the love I'm very touched. Mum so happy!!! #Emmys2015 #winning thank you! pic.twitter.com/Wnfods2adQ
— Baz Ashmawy (@bazashmawy) November 24, 2015
Its now an Emmy-winning series and while the story of "an amazing 70-year-old doing these insane things and being an inspiration" is the main reason it has become so successful, he also put it down to sheer luck saying, "There's a lot of luck that goes into it, we could've easily lost it, but we won it tonight."
Baz, Nancy and the team behind 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy
Baz recently admitted that American audiences weren't initially keen on the daredevil show. The 40-year-old Dubliner joked that US viewers believed he was actually trying to kill his mum.
“In the states there was a lot of backlash in the beginning because I don’t they have the same understanding of sarcasm or irony that we have, they thought I was actually trying to kill my mother,” he said.
"When I was making Mammy I wanted to make something that was funny and was fresh and something that made people feel a bit sentimental about their family. I wasn't making it for awards or to sell or any of that stuff, but it's an amazing nod".
Baz also admitted that Nancy was looking forward to glamming up for the big night.
"She's got to do all of these amazing things and now she's going to get her glad rags on and have a very glitzy night in The Hilton. It's brilliant and amazing," he said.
Baz and Nancy got all dolled-up for the awards show
Previous Irish International Emmy successes include Moone Boy, which won at the International Emmy Awards in 2013 for Best Comedy.
