Colfer also spoke with PEOPLE about his favorite memories of working on the hit musical teen dramedy series Chris Colfer is giving Darren Criss his flowers. The actor and author sang his former Glee costar's praises following Criss' big Tony Awards win in a conversation with PEOPLE on Thursday,

Darren Criss is now a Tony winner. Criss won his first Tony Award on Sunday night for best actor in a leading role in a musical for Maybe Happy Ending, which is an original musical. He thanked his co-star in his acceptance speech.

Darren Criss took home the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical last night for his starring role in Broadway hit Maybe Happy Ending, making him the first ever Asian American actor to do so.