‘You’ll Never Have That’ Emmy

Mariska Hargitay has plenty of jokes for her longtime costar Christopher Meloni.

In an Instagram post shared to Meloni’s account after the 77th annual Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 14, the 64-year-old Law & Order: Organized Crime star showed off footage of himself and Hargitay, 61, celebrating the ceremony together.

“Shenanigans and special people at @theemmys.tvwith @therealmariskahargitay @jennifercoolidge,” Meloni captioned the post, which included a selfie of him and Hargitay, along with another photo of the duo with White Lotus alum Jennifer Coolidge.

Another video in the post showed the pair goofing around backstage, as Meloni filmed a table full of Emmy Awards ready to be handed out, Hargitay is heard telling him from off-camera: “You’ll never have that.”

He quickly reveals that he’s filming, and Hargitay bursts out laughing.

“You see what I go through?” Meloni jokes as Hargitay continues laughing, adding an “Oh s—.”

Meloni then quips, “And she curses!”

Meloni and Hargitay also appeared on stage at the annual award ceremony to present the award for Outstanding Drama Series.

Stepping out alongside their costars Ice T, Tony Goldwyn and S. Epatha Merkerson, the group poked fun at one another as they celebrated 35 years of the franchise.

“We are your Law and Order dream team, icons, veterans, survivors of so many rooftop chases,” Meloni began.

“And we’re all here tonight with one clear mission,” Merkerson, 72, said before Goldwyn continued, “To remind you that Mariska Hargitay has literally resolved more fictional crimes than most actual precincts.”

“She’s been on SVU for 27 years,” Merkerson noted. “That’s longer than some of you have been in therapy because of SVU!”

Goldwyn then quipped of Hargitay’s character, “And don’t let the compassion fool you. Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.”

“Alright, alright, alright. Everyone settle, that’s enough,” Hargitay chimed in. “I love you all. I seriously do. But this isn’t the Mariska Lifetime Achievement roast.”

“Wait a minute — this isn’t the Mariska Lifetime Achievement roast?” Ice-T, 67, joked.

The duo first met on an audition for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, where they played partners Olivia Benson (Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Meloni). Although Meloni left the series in 2011, he later returned to the franchise with his spinoff series Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Over the decades, the two have become close friends and reunited on SVU and Organized Crime for crossover episodes. Hargitay is even the godmother of Meloni’s daughters. 

Hargitay recently spoke about her relationship with her former costar in a June episode of Call Her Daddy.

“We are just connected,” she said of her friendship with the actor. “We are so close. It’s like we’ve been through the battle together. We know each other so well. We love each other so much. We respect each other so much.”

Hargitay said the pair of actors have “a very similar sense of humor” and a “shared perspective” that gives them “shorthand” with each other.

“We are so comfortable with each other, we deeply trust each other … Whatever he needs, I will always be there for him, and that’s mutual. And we have grown together, we’ve known each other 27 years,” she said.