Bergen is perhaps best known for playing the titular character in “Murphy Brown.” In her brief remarks, she recalled that her character, an unmarried news anchor, was rebuked by Vice President Dan Quayle in 1992 after she gave birth to a baby boy.

Her dig at the Republican nominee made the star-studded crowd erupt in laughter and prompted social media users to react at home.

Candice Bergen and Selena Gomez took aim at Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance's widely-mocked "childless cat ladies" comment at the Emmys. While presenting during the show, Bergen brought up her series “Murphy Brown,