Emmys 2012: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Amy Poehler Switch Speeches (Video)

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Amy Poehler still hasn't won an Emmy, but at least she got her acceptance speech read on Sunday night.

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When it was announced that Julia Louis-Dreyfus had won the Best Leading Actress in a Comedy award for her role in Veep, she and Poehler both stood up, collided and, consequently, mixed up their notes. That led to the three-time winner reading Poehler's would-be acceptance speech, at least until the error became obvious.

Soon, the two would swap speeches and all would be well -- especially for Poehler, who may or may not have sneaked in a little surprise at the end.