On the heels of the Emmy nominations reveal, the actress hopped on the phone to discuss her show’s good fortunes: “You never know how these things are going to go, and I'm so blown away.”

Shows hosted by Jon Stewart (“The Daily Show”), Stephen Colbert (“The Late Show”) and Jimmy Kimmel (“Jimmy Kimmel Live”) will compete for best talk series. Only three series were nominated this year, leaving “Late Night With Seth Meyers” and “Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney” out in the cold.