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2017 Emmys Winners in Comedy
September 18, 2017
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Outstanding Comedy Series–Veep 
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series–Veep, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series–Atlanta, Donald Glover as Earn Marks
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series–Saturday Night Live, Host: Jimmy Fallon, Directed by Don Roy King
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series–Master of None-Thanksgiving, Written by Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series–Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Written by Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series–Saturday Night Live, Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series–Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series–Atlanta, Donald Glover
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series–Saturday Night Live, Kate McKinnon 

Take note of the following:
-Julia Louis-Dreyfus won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the sixth consecutive time
-Veep won Outstanding Comedy Series for the third consecutive time
-Lena Waithe is first African-American woman to win for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
-Donald Glover is first African-American man to win Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

See full list of last night’s Emmy winners here.

Tonight, the Emmys Will Have Jermaine Fowler as the Announcer as Well as Correspondent Behind-The-Scenes
September 17, 2017
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Tonight, the Emmys Will Have Jermaine Fowler as the Announcer as Well as Correspondent Behind-The-Scenes

Surely, you know that Stephen Colbert will be presiding over this evening’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony and very likely deliver as Colbert usually does in these sorts of situations.

However, you should take notice of what Jermaine Fowler, comedian and star of Superior Donuts, is up to as he will be the Emmys announcer as well as interacting, on camera, with what’s going on during the telecast. We’re not sure how that will play out, but there is the potential for Fowler to have some scene stealing moments tonight.

Here Are Your 2017 Emmys Comedy Nominees
July 13, 2017
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Today, the nominations for the 2017 Primetime Emmys were announced. For comedy specifically, it’s probably what you expected.

Premium cable and streaming services continue to dominate the Emmys with Netflix and HBO coming out strong. FX also maintains its status as a premium cable network disguised as a basic cable network with its handful of nominations for Atlanta, Better Things, and Baskets. 

Colbert’s Election special and Sam Bee’s Not the WHCD thankfully were bestowed nominations here as well.

One thing that was a delightful surprise is Lauren Lapkus and Ben Schwartz gaining nominations for their performances in The Earliest Show, a web series that followed a morning talk show with one of the hosts going through all the stages of grief.

Take a gander at all the comedy nominees below.

*All comedy nominees are in italics

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Atlanta, FX
Black-ish, ABC
Master Of None, Netflix
Modern Family, ABC
Silicon Valley, HBO
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Veep, HBO

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Pamela Adlon, Better Things, FX 
Jane Fonda, Grace And Frankie, Netflix
Allison Janney, Mom, CBS
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep, HBO
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish, ABC
Lily Tomlin, Grace And Frankie, Netflix

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish, ABC
Aziz Ansari, Master Of None, Netflix
Zach Galifianakis, Baskets, FX Networks
Donald Glover, Atlanta, FX Networks
William H. Macy, Shameless, Showtime
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent, Amazon

VARIETY TALK SERIES
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, TBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, HBO
The Late Late Show With James Corden, CBS
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, CBS
Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Anna Chlumsky, Veep, HBO
Kathryn Hahn, Transparent, Amazon
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Judith Light, Transparent, Amazon
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live, NBC

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Louie Anderson, Baskets, FX Networks
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix
Ty Burrell, Modern Family, ABC
Tony Hale, Veep, HBO
Matt Walsh, Veep, HBO

VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Billy On The Street, truTV
Documentary Now!, IFC
Drunk History, Comedy Central
Portlandia, IFC
Saturday Night Live, NBC
Tracey Ullman’s Shows, HBO

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM
Archer, FX
Bob’s Burgers, Fox
Elena And The Secret Of Avalor (Sofia The First), Disney Channel
The Simpsons, Fox
South Park, Comedy Central

UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM
Born This Way, A&E
Deadliest Catch, Discovery Channel
Gaycation With Ellen Page, Viceland
Intervention, A&E
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, YouTube
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell, CNN

HOST FOR A REALITY/REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
Alec Baldwin, Match Game, ABC
W. Kamau Bell, United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell, CNN
RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race, VH1
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Lifetime
Gordon Ramsay, MasterChef Junior, Fox
Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg, Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party, VH1

OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE
American Dad!, Dee Bradley Baker as Klaus, TBS/20th Century Fox Television
Bob’s Burgers, Kevin Kline as Mr. Fischoeder, Fox
BoJack Horseman, Kristen Schaal as Sarah Lynn, Netflix
F Is For Family, Mo Collins as Ginny, Jimmy Fitzsimmons, Lex, Ben, Cutie Pie, Netflix
Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Fox
The Simpsons, Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Fox

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
Brown Girls, Open TV
Fear The Walking Dead: Passage, AMC.com
Hack Into Broad City, ComedyCentral.com
Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot, ABC.com

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES
Behind The Voice
Epic Rap Battles of History
Honest Trailers
The Daily Show-Between the Scenes
The Star Wars Show

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES
Creating Saturday Night Live
Feud: Bette and Joan: Inside Look
Jay Leno’s Garage
National Endowment For The Arts: United States of Arts
Viceland at The Women’s March

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES 
Ty Burell, Boondoggle
Alan Tudyk, Con Man
Kim Estes, Dicks
Jason Ritter, Tales of Titans
Ben Schwartz, The Earliest Show
John Michael Higgins, Tween Fest

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES 
Mindy Sterling, Con Man
Jane Lynch, Dropping the Soap
Kelsey Scott, Fear The Walking Dead: Passage
Mindy Sterling, secs & EXECS
Lauren Lapkus, The Earliest Show 

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM
Adventure Time, Cartoon Network
Disney Mickey Mouse, The Disney Channel
Marvel’s Rocket & Groot, Disney XD
Steven Universe, Cartoon Network
Teen Titans Go!, Cartoon Network

DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Jamie Babbit, Silicon Valley
Morgan Sackett, Veep
David Mandel, Veep
Dale Stern, Veep

DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
Derek Waters & Jeremy Konner, Drunk History
Andy Fisher, Jimmy Kimmel Live
Paul Pennolino, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Jim Hoskinson, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live

DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
Paul Pennolino, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Glenn Weiss, The Oscars
Jim Hiskinson, Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This S—?
Jerry Foley, Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best is Yet to Come

WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Stephen Glover, Atlanta
Aziz Ansari & Lena Waithe, Master of None
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley
Billy Kimball, Veep
David Mandel, Veep

WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
-Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Jo Miller, Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdae, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn, Melinda Taub & Jason Reich
-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss & Juli Weiner 
-Late Night with Seth Meyers, Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Dina Gusovky, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker & Ben Warheit 
-The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Opus Moreschi, Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Matt Lappin, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Daniel Kibblesmith, Michael Pielocik, Kate Sidley, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack & John Thibodeaux 
-SNL, Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Pete Schultz, James Anderson, Kristen Bartlett, Jeremy Beiler, Zach Bornstein, Joanna Bradley, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Anna Drezen, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Nick Kocher, Dave McCary, Brian McElhaney, Dennis McNicholas, Drew Michael, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Katie Rich, Streeter Seidell, Will Stephen & Julio Torres 

WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
-Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Samantha Bee, Jo Miller, Ashley Nicole Black, Patt Cassels, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn & Melinda Taub 
-Louis C.K. 2017, Louis C.K.
-Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust, Sarah Silverman 
-Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This S—?, Jay Katsir, Opus Moreschi, Stephen Colbert, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Michael Pielocik, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack & John Thibodeaux
-70th Annual Tony Awards, Dave Boone, Mike Gibbons, Lauren Greenberg, Ian Karmel, Ben Winston & Justin Shanes 

WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM
Amanda Knox, Brian McGinn 
Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, Anthony Bourdain 
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years, Mark Monroe 
Bill Nye Saves the World, Prashanth Venkataramanujam, CeCe Pleasants, Sanden Totten, Mike Drucker & Flora Lichtman 
13th, Ava DuVernay & Spencer Averick 

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE PROGAM
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saturday Night Live Multiplatform Experience
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Get the full list of all this year’s Primetime Emmys nominees, including all of the Creative Arts Emmys here.

Rachel Bloom Makes a “Non-Emmy Campaign” Emmy Campaign Music Video
June 7, 2017
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We’re pretty sure that if Rachel Bloom got to release her music videos in the heyday of TRL, she’d make into the top ten with probably every one of them.

Watch her latest music video that’s “not for your Emmy consideration” (but really is for Emmy voters).

Stephen Colbert to Host the 69th Emmy Awards
January 23, 2017
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Stephen Colbert to Host the 69th Emmy Awards

Fallon has The Golden Globes, Kimmel has the Oscars, and now, Stephen Colbert will host The Emmys. It’s his first time hosting the Primetime Emmys, but no one should be surprised if it goes well enough for him to keep the gig for awhile.

This year’s Emmys will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Downtown LA on Sunday, September 17th at 5PM PST on CBS.

While the Emmys telecast will be on CBS at an earlier time slot than The Late Show, one can only ponder what Colbert might say or do with the Emmys podium and stage at his command and wherever we’ll be during the Trump Administration, especially since he’ll most likely be watching it. 

The Entire Canon of The Powerpuff Girls Is Coming to Hulu
November 22, 2016
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The Entire Canon of The Powerpuff Girls Is Coming to Hulu

This move will include the original series from the brilliant Craig McCracken and Cartoon Network that so many of us love and remember as well as the new series that got a nod from The Emmys. 

FYI, Hulu will be the only place to stream Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup saving the world for a few years. 

Point to Matt Damon in The Ongoing Kimmel-Damon Feud for This Emmys Interruption
September 20, 2016
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The long running feud between Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon had its latest chapter when Kimmel lost to John Oliver in Outstanding Variety Talk Series for this year’s Emmys.

Watch Damon have a bit of sweet revenge here.

The Primetime Emmys Are at 5PM PDT/8PM EST on ABC
September 18, 2016
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Just a friendly reminder when and why Twitter will be flooded with Emmys jokes this evening as well as when to see Kimmel hopefully pull some pranks on all in attendance.

Actually, this will start around 4PM PDT because that’s when red carpet coverage starts.

THR Interviews Kathryn Burns, The Emmy Nominated Choreographer of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
August 29, 2016
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THR Interviews Kathryn Burns, The Emmy Nominated Choreographer of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

There are many special things about the musical numbers that they do on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. One of the biggest reasons is choreographer Kathryn Burns who has intersected the worlds of dance and comedy so wonderfully for so many years.

As she is now an Emmy nominee, The Hollywood Reporter chatted with her about ins-and-outs of crafting the routines on the show and all the other great work where she has put her dance and comedy chops to use.

Watch Comedy Showrunner Roundtable Discussion with Showrunners of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Veep, Fresh Off the Boat, Master of None, Black-ish, Grace and Frankie
August 4, 2016
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The Hollywood Reporter gathered up the recently Emmy nominated Aline Brosh McKenna (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), David Mandel (Veep), Nahnatchka Kahn (Fresh Off The Boat), Marta Kauffman (Grace and Frankie), Alan Yang (Master of None), and Kenya Barris (Black-ish) for an in-depth discussion of running their Emmy nominated shows, the state of comedy, and more.

Give a watch to the hour plus conversation here.

“Veep”, “The Daily Show”, and “Transparent” Win Big at Emmys
September 21, 2015
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Outstanding Comedy Series–Veep
Outstanding Variety Sketch Series–Inside Amy Schumer
Outstanding Variety Talk Series–The Daily Show
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series–Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series–Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series–Allison Janney, Mom
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series–Tony Hale, Veep
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series–Bradley Whitford, Transparent
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series–Joan Cusack, Shameless
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series–Veep
Writing For A Variety Series–The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series–Transparent
Directing For A Variety Show–Chuck O’Neil, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Full list of Primetime Emmys winners here.

Three of the most talked about comedies series of the year got their due at The Emmys last night as Jon Stewart has ended his Daily Show run with an Emmys sweep for talk/variety series, Transparent got honors for Jeffrey Tambor and series creator Jill Soloway, and Veep received its rightful due as a truly outstanding comedy series with four Emmys.

Even more notable than that, only one broadcast network sitcom, CBS’ Mom, got an Emmy. Everything else is highly touted cable shows like Veep, Inside Amy Schumer or shows on streaming networks like Amazon. If there was ever a sign of the times of TV as far as comedy is concerned, take a gander at this list of winners again.

SNL 40th Anniversary, Transparent, and More Win at 2015 Creative Arts Emmys
September 13, 2015
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There are a lot of awards given out for The Primetime Emmys and so a good deal of them, for categories such as production design or casting, are handed out well before the telecast. 

However, more notable categories like Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special, which went to Louis C.K., and Outstanding Interactive Program, which went to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, are also among these Creative Arts Emmys.

The SNL 40th Anniversary Special happen to take home four of these Emmys and Transparent took three.

@midnight, Louie, Transparent, SNL and the SNL 40th, The Colbert Report, Drunk History, Mike & Molly, Silicon Valley, Portlandia, Inside Amy Schumer, Adventure Time, The Simpsons, Robot Chicken, Between Two Ferns, Big Bang Theory, A Tribute to Mel Brooks, Veep, Last Week Tonight, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Modern Family, and The Tonight Show all received Emmys in a variety of very specific categories.

Take a gander at the full list right here.

Watch a Post-Emmy Nomination Amy Schumer on Late Night with Seth Meyers
July 17, 2015
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Inside Amy Schumer received more than a few Primetime Emmy nominations yesterday. Amy Schumer got to mark the achievement, which comes in a concentrated period of her career chock full of achievements, milestones, and accolades for Amy, when appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

The great thing is that she’s pretty much the same Amy that America has come to love and applaud over the last year or so. 

When she seems like some of the character she portrays…

…or trying to do bits at the Time 100 Gala…

…or hanging with her longtime friends at the premiere of her movie, Amy is quickly becoming an American sweetheart for 2015.

Also, we’ll say it once more: Go watch Trainwreck. It’s great.

The Emmys Categories To Be Redefined Including Comedies To Now Be “Half-Hours”
February 21, 2015
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

In lieu of television really being as expansive and growing as it ever has been, The Television Academy has decided to simplify distinctions with The Emmys with some rule changes.

The most notable one is having TV series that submit as a comedy have episodes with a duration of 30 minutes or less. That means that Better Call Saul, Orange Is The New Black, etc. will be in the dramatic categories rather than comedy. The Television Academy is also making a distinction between outstanding talk variety and outstanding sketch variety. 

Still, that doesn’t clear up all their issues between which shows should or shouldn’t be going up against each other or whether shows get to pick to be considered for drama or comedy.

In light of this rule change, we wouldn’t be surprised at all if someone ends up making a great hourlong comedy series or the comedy series from online streaming services start casually running to 40 minutes and longer, even if it’s just to spite the new rule. Also, Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Eric Andre Show, and The Chris Gethard Show (remember that’s going to be on TV in a few months) really blur the lines between a sketch show and a talk show. 

Would they make a new set of categories for these? Perhaps The Television Academy would given the multitude of Emmy categories that already exist. 

How these new rules will affect the Emmys ultimately has yet to be seen, but at least we get to see some great TV in the meantime.

Sarah Silverman Adapting Her Memoir “The Bedwetter” Into a Musical, Released Album Version of “We Are Miracles”
September 23, 2014
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Sarah Silverman has got a lot of irons in the fire today by announcing, as Broadway World reports, that she is adapting her memoir The Bedwetter into a musical in addition to releasing an album version of her Emmy winning stand up special We Are Miracles off of Sub Pop Records.

She isn’t going to star in the musical, but there will be simulated bedwetting. While that’s in the works, get the album version of We Are Miracles here.

The Emmys Pay Tribute to Robin Williams and Has Weird Al Parody Your Favorite TV Theme Songs
August 26, 2014
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Along with the announcing of the Emmy winners last night, The Primetime Emmys telecast had none other than Billy Crystal honor one of the now, late greats, Robin Williams and Weird Al Yankovic, who is continuing to have a banner year, add his own lyrics to the theme songs of Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Homeland, Scandal, and Modern Family.

It’s a good thing that these Emmys didn’t air on the same night as the MTV VMAs so we didn’t have to flip channels between this and Beyonce.

Billy Eichner Does a Special Emmy Edition of Billy on the Street
August 26, 2014
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Really, any excuse that Billy Eichner can come up with to yell pop culture trivia at any and all pedestrians is good enough for us to watch and enjoy.

This excuse just happens to be The Primetime Emmys and having host Seth Meyers running around with him. Watch it here.

Bob’s Burgers, Between Two Ferns, More Win at Last Night’s Creative Arts Emmys
August 17, 2014
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The Creative Arts Emmy Awards (i.e. the Emmys for primetime TV that you won’t get to see on the normal telecast for The Primetime Emmys) were awarded last night and it’s great to see that Bob’s Burgers has gotten some well deserved attention as well as Between Two Ferns knocking it out of the park this year with their Barack Obama episode.

Congratulations to them as well as our other favorite comedy programs that got a statue listed below. Also, here’s the full list of winners from last night.

Bob’s Burgers (Outstanding Animated Program)
Between Two Ferns (Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program)
The Colbert Report (Outstanding Writing for a Series)
AFI Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks (Outstanding Variety Special)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience (Outstanding Interactive Program)
The Simpsons (Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance [Harry Shearer])
Orange Is The New Black (Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series [Uzo Aduba], Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series)
Saturday Night Live (Outstanding Directing For a Variety Series, Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special, Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special-Non-Prosthetic, Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series [Jimmy Fallon])
The Daily Show (Outstanding Picture Editing For Short-Form Segments And Variety Specials)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Comedy Series Or A Variety Program)
Modern Family (Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation)

The Primetime Emmys Announced Their 2014 Nominees
July 10, 2014
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The Primetime Emmys Announced Their 2014 Nominees

Among the comedy nominees were:

Louie, Silicon Valley, Veep, Modern Family, Orange Is The New Black, Spoils of Babylon, Derek, Episodes, Girls, Parks and Recreation, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, SNL, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Key & Peele, Portlandia, Sarah Silverman, Billy Crystal, Inside Amy Schumer, Between Two Ferns, Children’s Hospital, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, “@midnight”, Archer, Futurama, Bob’s Burgers, South Park, Adventure Time, Phineas & Ferb, Robot Chicken, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Community, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. 

While not all of these shows got Outstanding Comedy Series, it’s great to see Silicon Valley get nominations in its first season (one of them being Outstanding Comedy Series), Key & Peele get the respect it deserves, and have things like Between Two Ferns also get nominated for an Emmy.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Taking to Food Trucks For Emmy Campaign
June 9, 2014
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine Taking to Food Trucks For Emmy Campaign

Most “For Your Consideration” campaigns by shows and movies consist of billboards and perhaps some interesting, innovative mailers. Brooklyn Nine-Nine is stepping it up by taking over a whole food truck and giving out food to Emmy voters. 

Glad to see one show, and a funny one at that, is getting innovative for their award campaign. 

Seth Meyers To Host The 2014 Emmys
April 25, 2014
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Seth Meyers To Host The 2014 Emmys

Seth Meyers will now add to his hosting resume of Weekend Update, the ESPYs, White House Correspondents Dinner, and, most recently, Late Night, The Emmys this year. 

Though it would be unlikely, it would be great if Donald Trump was in the audience and Seth could roast him all over again.

‘Shameless’ To Hop Emmy Categories From Drama to Comedy
March 29, 2014
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‘Shameless’ To Hop Emmy Categories From Drama to Comedy

If you’ve taken note from The Golden Globes this year, the terms that define “comedy” in regards to awards categories are really being stretched, especially when In The Loop and Midnight in Paris are the only pure comedies that The Oscars have take note of over the last several years that immediately come to mind.

In contrast, with the flood of wonderful comedy on TV, that’s been less of a problem. Yet, this move of Showtime‘s Shameless to be considered for comedy rather than drama, despite it a move to possibly have more of a chance to be nominated, presents the same dilemma of genre blurring that makes it hard for quality shows, comedy or drama, to get the notoriety they deserve.

Though, it may be a little cumbersome for voters, we’d think a solution very well might be to expand the nominee cap and lump comedy and drama together. 

John Oliver To Host International Emmy Awards Ceremony
November 7, 2013
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John Oliver To Host International Emmy Awards Ceremony

Yes to John Oliver hosting more things across the board!

Let’s hope this televised in some way.

Stephen Colbert Attempts to Gloat About His Emmy Win
September 25, 2013
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Some prematurely said that with The Colbert Report’s Emmy win this past Sunday, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’s decade long Emmy win streak is finally over. Stephen Colbert wanted to celebrate this fact, but Jon Stewart had a thing or two to say/correct.

Watch what went down at the top of The Colbert Report now.

The Soup to Start Spin-off ‘The Soup Investigates’
September 23, 2013
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The Soup to Start Spin-off ‘The Soup Investigates’

Starting Oct. 2nd on E! at 10:30PM, The Soup hosted by Joel McHale will be followed by a companion show, also hosted by Joel McHale (sorry if some of you thought it was going to be Chris Hardwick) called The Soup Investigates featuring such good comedy folks as Michael Kosta, Sarah Tiana, Eli Olsberg, and more.

So, with this and all growing number of shows that accompany a hit show, the Emmys might have to make another category for Outstanding Variety Companion Show?

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