23 Emmy nominations for 'The Bear' sets new most-ever for a comedy record

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'The Bear' sets new comedy record with 23 Emmy nominations
Season 2 of "The Bear" has garnered 23 Emmy nominations, setting a record for the most-ever for a comedy series.

LOS ANGELES -- Season 2 of "The Bear" set a new record with 23 Emmy nominations, which is the most-ever for a comedy.

The Hulu series is looking to repeat in the Outstanding Comedy category, and its Emmy-winning stars - Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach - are all nominated again for Season 2.

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"It's the greatest job I've ever had," White said. "I love everybody in the cast. I love everybody in the crew. It's changed my life."

Edebri added, "I love Chris Storer, our show creator and main director. And I think there's a level of artistry that he's really pushing himself with that is very exciting."

I'm very honored," Moss-Bachrach said. "I just take it as a testament to the show."

A-list guest stars in "The Bear" are also nominated, including Jamie Lee Curtis, Olivia Colman, Jon Bernthal, Will Poulter and Bob Odenkirk.

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And for the first time, supporting castmember Liza Colón-Zayas and Lionel Boyce are nominated.

"I love that people relate to her," Colón-Zayas said. "That they feel like she's family."

At the Season 3 premiere, Boyce told us, 'I'm freaking out on the inside. You can't see it 'cause I'm wearing an undershirt, but I'm sweating!"

Watch every episode of the Emmy-nominated Season 2 of "The Bear" plus the just released Season 3 on Hulu now.

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