Busted! Unimpressed Kaitlin Olson catches Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney live-streaming Philadelphia Eagles NFL play-off game during glitzy Emmy Awards ceremony

The stars were out in Los Angeles on Monday evening as prestigious awards were presented to actors and producers from the biggest television shows around. McElhenney was in attendance to collect a prize for the Welcome to Wrexham documentary series that he has pieced together with fellow co-chairman Ryan Reynolds.

While he had plenty to celebrate there, McElhenney had been hoping to see his beloved Eagles keep their quest for Super Bowl glory in 2024 on track. He was not prepared to miss the build-up to their NFL play-off clash with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and made a point of ignoring those around him as he watched a live stream on his phone.

Wife Kaitlin, who is also a regular at Eagles games, caught him in the act – leading McElhenney to post on social media: “Who schedules the Emmys the same night as the @eagles”

Philadelphia’s finest in the American form of football let him down as they suffered a season-ending 32-9 defeat to the Bucs.

McElhenney did collect the Emmy for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program, with Reynolds having already delivered an acceptance speech for that awards nod when dressed as his on-screen alter-ego Deadpool – while holding a broken statuette loaned to him by close friend and Wolverine star Hugh Jackman.