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2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Comedy Winners
September 17, 2019
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2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Comedy Winners

As you might be aware, there is a gigantic list of categories for The Emmys, which has made the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences split up the ceremony into two separate weekends, the first of which is deemed the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. That covers the technical and smaller categories including short form, cinematography, and production design.

This year, Hannah Gadsby rightfully garners an Emmy for her writing on Nanette, Russian Doll and Marvelous Ms. Maisel nabbed many technical awards for their beautifully imagined universes, Fleabag was honored for its spot on casting, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend appropriately got honors for original music and choreography, The Simpsons still has staying power after all these years, and James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke has won the hearts and minds of America.

Also, Megan Amram is still without an Emmy for her An Emmy for Megan web series, which is a huge snub. Also, perhaps, it might be a way to force her to renew her own digital short form series, but she needs to, when all is said and done, win one for her genius satire that points an absurdist mirror at the entertainment biz.

Here are the rest of the comedy winners for The 2019 Creative Arts Emmys Awards:

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell
CNN, NN Original Series, Main Event Media, All3Media America
W. Kamau Bell, Executive Producer
Jimmy Fox, Executive Producer
Layla Smith, Executive Producer
Tim Pastore, Executive Producer
Justin Yungfleisch, Executive Producer
Amy Entelis, Executive Producer
Lizzie Fox, Executive Producer
Lauren Thompson, Co-Executive Producer
David E.J. Berger, Supervising Producer
Dwayne Kennedy, Supervising Producer
Geraldine L. Porras, Supervising Producer

Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Apple Music, CBS Television Studios / Fulwell 73
Ben Winston, Executive Producer
James Corden, Executive Producer
Eric Pankowski, Executive Producer
David Young, Supervising Producer
Sheila Rogers, Supervising Producer
Diana Miller, Producer

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
Creating Saturday Night Live
NBC (nbc.com), SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer
Oz Rodriguez, Co-Executive Producer
Chris Voss, Co-Executive Producer
Matt Yonks, Co-Executive Producer
Michael Scogin, Supervising Producer
Erin Doyle, Producer

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Live In Front Of A Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All In The Family And The Jeffersons
ABC, Smoking Baby Productions, ACT III Productions, Gary Sanchez Productions, D’Arconville and Sony Pictures Television

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool
CBS, CBS Television Studios / Fulwell 73

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
Netflix, A Netflix Original Production
Hannah Gadsby, Written by

Outstanding Animated Program
The Simpsons, “Mad About The Toy”
Fox, Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “Vote For Kennedy, Vote For Kennedy”
Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios
Jane Lynch as Sophie Lennon

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “All Alone”
Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios
Luke Kirby as Lenny Bruce

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Family Guy, “Con Heiress”
Fox, 20th Century Fox Television
Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Tom Tucker, Seamus

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
Fleabag
Amazon Prime, All3Media International Limited and Amazon Studios
Olivia Scott-Webb, Casting by

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, “I Have To Get Out/Song Title: Antidepressants Are So Not A Big Deal”
The CW, CBS Television Studios in association with Warner Bros. Television
Adam Schlesinger, Music & Lyrics by
Rachel Bloom, Music & Lyrics by
Jack Dolgen, Lyrics by

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, “The Wax & The Furious” (segment)
HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
Ryan Barger, Editor

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
Fleabag, “Episode 1”
Amazon Prime,  All3Media International Limited and Amazon Studios
Gary Dollner, ACE, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell, “Hmong Americans And The Secret War”
CNN, CNN Original Series, Main Event Media, All3Media America
Alessandro Soares, Editor

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
One Day At A Time, “The Funeral”
Netflix, Sony Pictures Television
Pat Barnett, ACE, Editor

Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
The Ranch, “Reckless”
Netflix, Ranch Hand Productions
Donald A. Morgan, ASC, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “Simone”
Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios
M. David Mullen, ASC, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
Russian Doll, “Ariadne”
Netflix,  Universal Television in association with Jax Media, Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Shoot to Midnight, Avenue A
Chris Teague, Director of Photography

Outstanding Motion Design (juried)
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019
CBS, CBS Television Studios / Fulwell 73
Oleg Sekulovski, Technical Director
Taylor Campanian, Video Control
Joel Binger, Camera
Jim Velarde, Camera
Edward Nelson, Camera
Mark McIntire, Camera
Adam Margolis, Camera
Jorge Farris, Camera
Mike Jarocki, Camera
Peter Hutchison, Camera
Charlie Wupperman, Camera
Joshua Gitersonke, Camera
Ian McGlocklin, Camera
Doug Longwill, Camera
Josh Greenrock, Camera
Trace Dantzig, Camera William O’Donnell, Camera
Max Kerby, Camera
Scott Acosta, Camera

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, “Psychics”
HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Sixteen String Jack Productions and Avalon Television
Dave Saretsky, Technical Director
August Yuson, Senior Video Control
John Harrison, Camera
Dante Pagano, Camera
Jake Hoover, Camera
Phil Salanto, Camera

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
Barry, “ronny/lily”
HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Alec Berg and Hanarply
Elmo Ponsdomenech, CAS, Re-Recording Mixer
Jason “Frenchie” Gaya, Re-Recording Mixer
Aaron Hasson, ADR Mixer
Benjamin Patrick, CAS, Production Mixer

Outstanding Choreography For Scripted Programming (Juried)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – “Routines: Don’t Be a Lawyer, Antidepressants Are So Not a Big Deal”
The CW
Kathryn Burns, Choreographer

Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour)
Russian Doll, “Nothing In This World Is Easy”
Netflix, Universal Television in association with Jax Media, Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Shoot to Midnight, Avenue A
Michael Bricker, Production Designer
John Cox, Art Director
Jessica Petruccelli, Set Decorator

Outstanding Production Design For Variety, Reality or Competition Series
Saturday Night Live, Host: John Mulaney, Host: Emma Stone
NBC, SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Eugene Lee, Production Designer
Akira Yoshimura, Production Designer
Keith Ian Raywood, Production Designer

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Series
Saturday Night Live, Host: John Mulaney
NBC, SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Richard McGuinness, Lighting Director
Geoffrey Amoral, Lighting Director
William McGuinness, Lighting Director
Trevor Brown, Lighting Director
Tim Stasse, Lighting Director

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
Barry, “ronny/lily”
HBO, HBO Entertainment in association with Alec Berg and Hanarply
Matthew E. Taylor, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Sean Heissinger, Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Rickley W. Dumm, MPSE, Sound Effects Editor
Mark Allen, Sound Effects Editor
John Creed, Dialogue Editor
Harrison Meyle, Dialogue Editor
Michael Brake, MPSE, Music Editor
Clayton Weber, Foley Editor
Alyson Dee Moore, Foley Artist
Chris Moriana, Foley Artist

Outstanding Contemporary Costumes
Russian Doll, “Superiority Complex”
Netflix, Universal Television in association with Jax Media, Paper Kite Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment, Shoot to Midnight, Avenue A
Jennifer Rogien, Costume Designer
Charlotte Svenson, Assistant Costume Designer
Melissa Stanton, Costume Supervisor

Outstanding Period Costumes
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “We’re Going To The Catskills!”
Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios
Donna Zakowska, Costume Designer
Marina Reti, Assistant Costume Designer
Tim McKelvey, Costume Supervisor

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,  “We’re Going To The Catskills!”
Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios
Jerry DeCarlo, Department Head Hairstylist
Jon Jordan, Key Hairstylist
Peg Schierholz, Personal Hairstylist
Christine Cantrell, Hairstylist
Sabana Majeed, Hairstylist

Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Saturday Night Live, Host: Adam Sandler
NBC, SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
Louie Zakarian, Department Head Makeup Artist
Amy Tagliamonti, Key Makeup Artist
Jason Milani, Key Makeup Artist
Rachel Pagani, Additional Makeup Artist
Sarah Egan, Makeup Artist
Young Beck, Makeup Artist

Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program
GLOW
Netflix, A Netflix Original Series in association with Tilted Productions
Shauna Duggins, Stunt Coordinator

Outstanding Music Supervision
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “We’re Going To The Catskills!”
Amazon Prime, Amazon Studios
Robin Urdang, Music Supervisor
Amy Sherman-Palladino, Music Supervisor
Daniel Palladino, Music Supervisor

For full list of 2019 Creative Arts Emmys Awards Winners, go here.

2019 Writers Guild Award Winners Include Nathan For You, Eighth Grade, and Barry
February 18, 2019
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2019 Writers Guild Award Winners Include Nathan For You, Eighth Grade, and Barry

While, the rest of the award season seems to be a hot mess, we’re glad to see that the WGA gave a well deserved honor to Bo Burnham and Nathan Fielder for their fantastic, groundbreaking work on Eighth Grade and Nathan For You, respectively.

Also,  Barry, the breakout HBO comedy series of last year, managed to win the new series and episodic comedy series. Of course, perennial favorites Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Last Week Tonight, and The Simpsons went home with awards as well.

All in all, this is definitely one of the better list of winners we’ve seen thus far this year. The rest of the comedy winners for 2019′s Writers Guild Awards are below.

FILM

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY-Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Based on the book by Lee Israel; Fox Searchlight

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY-Eighth Grade, Written by Bo Burnham; A24

TV 

COMEDY SERIES-The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Written by Kate Fodor, Noah Gardenswartz, Jen Kirkman, Sheila Lawrence, Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman Palladino; Prime Video

NEW SERIES-Barry, Written by Alec Berg, Duffy Boudreau, Bill Hader, Emily Heller, Liz Sarnoff, Ben Smith, Sarah Solemani; HBO

EPISODIC COMEDY-“Chapter One: Make Your Mark” (Barry), Written by Alec Berg & Bill Hader; HBO

COMEDY/VARIETY TALK SERIES-Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; Writers: Tim Carvell, Raquel D’Apice, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Daniel O’Brien, John Oliver, Brian Parise, Owen Parsons, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Juli Weiner; HBO

COMEDY/VARIETY SKETCH SERIES-Nathan For You, Writers: Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Michael Koman, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; Comedy Central

COMEDY/VARIETY SPECIALS-The Fake News with Ted Nelms, Written by John Aboud, Andrew Blitz, Michael Colton, Ed Helms, Elliott Kalan, Joseph Randazzo, Sara Schaefer; Comedy Central

ANIMATION-“Bart’s Not Dead” (The Simpsons), Written by Stephanie Gillis; Fox

Here’s the complete list of Writers Guild Awards winners over at Deadline.

Comedy Winners for 2019 Critics Choice Awards
January 15, 2019
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Well, thank goodness that the Critics Choice Awards made up, as you can see below, where the Golden Globes were downright confounding this year. Also, we’ll give a round of applause for our favorites of 2018 The Favourite, Eighth Grade, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and BoJack Horseman.

Here are all the winners:

FILM

BEST ACTOR-Christian Bale – “Vice” (Annapurna)

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS-Elsie Fisher – “Eighth Grade” (A24)

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE-“The Favourite” (Fox Searchlight)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE-“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (Sony)

BEST COMEDY-“Crazy Rich Asians” (Warner Bros.)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY-Christian Bale – “Vice” (Annapurna)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY-Olivia Colman – “The Favourite” (Fox Searchlight)

TELEVISION

BEST COMEDY SERIES-“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES-Bill Hader – “Barry” (HBO)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES-Rachel Brosnahan – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES-Henry Winkler – “Barry” (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES-Alex Borstein – “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES-“BoJack Horseman” (Netflix)

Check the full list of winners here.

And Here’s the 2018 Creative Arts Emmys Winners for Comedy
September 10, 2018
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And Here’s the 2018 Creative Arts Emmys Winners for Comedy

This weekend, Emmys were handed out for the categories that won’t make the normal Primetime Emmys telecast this coming weekend. Still, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t pay attention to them as Rick and Morty, United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, and CONAN Without Borders all won over the last couple of days.

Here’s quick list of the big winners:

Outstanding Animated Program-Rick and Morty
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)-Dave Chappelle, Equanimity
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program-Robot Chicken
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program-United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell
Outstanding Short Form Variety Series-Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special-The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling
Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media Within An Unscripted Program-CONAN Without Borders
Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series-Last Week Tonight
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series-Tiffany Haddish, SNL
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series-Katt Williams, Atlanta
Outstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series-James Corden’s Next James Corden
Outstanding Actress In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series-Break a Hip, Christina Pickles
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance-Family Guy, Alex Borstein
Outstanding Interactive Program-Last Week Tonight
Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series-James Corden’s Next James Corden

Also, regarding Megan Amram’s quest to win an Emmy with a web series about winning an Emmy, “I have lost both Emmys. Please respect me and my family’s privacy in this time. Silver lining: season 2 of #AnEmmyForMegan will be all about…….. revenge” -@meganamram

Here’s the complete list of Creative Arts Emmys winners this year.

Comedy Winners and Seth Meyers’ Monologue for 75th Golden Globe Awards
January 8, 2018
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The first awards monologue of the year from Seth Meyers probably has set the tone for many monologues to come this year as he immediately and often joked about powerful men being brought down for their past sexual abuse, assault, misbehavior, etc.

Watch it here.

Secondly, here are the winners:
BEST MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)-“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
BEST MOTION PICTURE (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)-“Lady Bird”
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (DRAMA)-Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)-James Franco, “The Disaster Artist”
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)-Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN ANY MOTION PICTURE-Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN ANY MOTION PICTURE-Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”
BEST SCREENPLAY-Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
BEST TELEVISION SERIES (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)-“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)-Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
BEST ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES (MUSICAL OR COMEDY)-Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”

It’s intriguing how Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is getting thrown into the dramatic category, but maybe that is where it has a better chance against the crowded field of prestige pictures that are indeed comedic in some way shape or form (Lady Bird, I, Tonya, The Disaster Artist)

Also, congrats on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel scoring wins in an also crowded TV field.

By the way, here’s the full list of winners.

We’ve been hinting at it in the past several weeks, but, as you can see with Three Billboards and Allison Janney beating out dramatic nominees in the Best Supporting Actress in Any Motion Picture category, comedy is very likely going to have an awards season unlike it has in a very, very long time.

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.

And Your 2017 Webby Award Winners in Comedy Are…
April 26, 2017
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WEBSITE-HUMOR
Webby and People’s Voice Winner: The Onion

FILM & VIDEO-COMEDY-INDIVIDUAL SHORT OR EPISODE
Webby Winner: The New iPhone is Just Worse, CollegeHumor
People’s Voice Winner: Tinder: The Superhero Movie, Rooster Teeth

FILM & VIDEO-COMEDY-LONG FORM OR SERIES
Webby and People’s Voice Winner: Mean Tweets, Jimmy Kimmel Live

FILM & VIDEO-BRANDED-COMEDY
Webby Winner: Say my name, say my name, Jhpiego
People’s Voice Winner: Giphy Keys to Sucess, Giphy

SOCIAL-HUMOR
Webby and People’s Voice Winner: The Onion

PODCASTS & DIGITAL AUDIO-COMEDY
Webby Winner: The Hilarious World of Depression, American Public Media
People’s Voice Winner: The Last Podcast on the Left, Cave Comedy Radio

We’ve got two takeaways here: The Onion maintains its ubiquity in Internet based satire, per usual, with two wins and one of the best damn podcasts around, Last Podcast on the Left, got some much deserved love.

SNL, James Corden, TJ Miller, and Meryl Streep All Win Big at This Year’s Critics Choice Awards
December 12, 2016
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SNL, James Corden, TJ Miller, and Meryl Streep All Win Big at This Year’s Critics Choice Awards

FILM

BEST COMEDY
Central Intelligence
Deadpool *WINNER*
Don’t Think Twice
The Edge of Seventeen
Hail, Caesar!
The Nice Guys

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Ryan Gosling – The Nice Guys
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Dwayne Johnson – Central Intelligence
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool *WINNER*

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Kate Beckinsale – Love & Friendship
Sally Field – Hello, My Name Is Doris
Kate McKinnon – Ghostbusters
Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins *WINNER*

TV

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Atlanta
Black-ish
Fleabag
Modern Family
Silicon Valley *WINNER*
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live *WINNER*
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag
Constance Wu, Fresh Off the Boat

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth
Donald Glover, Atlanta *WINNER*
Bill Hader, Documentary Now!
Patrick Stewart, Blunt Talk
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Allison Janney, Mom
Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt *WINNER*
Judith Light, Transparent
Allison Williams, Girls

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Louie Anderson, Baskets *WINNER*
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Tony Hale, Veep
T.J. Miller, Silicon Valley

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live *WINNER*
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Larry David, Saturday Night Live
Lisa Kudrow, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Liam Neeson, Inside Amy Schumer

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Archer
Bob’s Burgers
BoJack Horseman *WINNER*
Son of Zorn
South Park
The Simpsons

BEST TALK SHOW
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
The Late Late Show with James Corden *WINNER*
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Host TJ Miller both co-starred Deadpool and is part of the ensemble cast of Silicon Valley, which both took home Critics Choice Awards last night. This might make TJ the biggest winner of the evening.

The Late Late Show with James Corden also continues its ascent in late night by winning over all the satirical news shows and Fallon, which is pretty astounding considering that Fallon is still a ratings leader and Sam Bee, John Oliver, and Trevor Noah got special focus because of the election.

The election also put special focus on SNL with highlighting both Kate McKinnon and Alec Baldwin in their respective impressions of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and resulted in their Critics Choice wins.

Meryl Streep continues her dominance with awards in general as she indeed play a historically bad singer perfectly in Florence Foster Jenkins. 

Don’t forget that FX has a nice showing here as well with wins for Louie Anderson on Baskets and Donald Glover on Atlanta. It’s further proof that FX’s programming line-up can stand with the premium cable and streaming networks. 

Also, we’re glad to see BoJack Horseman taking home Best Animated Series as the show continues to evolve and get more emotionally and satisfyingly complex.

See the full list of this year’s Critics Choice Awards winners here.

“Transparent”, “Birdman”, More Win at Golden Globes
January 12, 2015
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This year’s winners at The Golden Globes Awards were equally surprising and expected as awards season front runners Grand Budapest Hotel and Birdman took home trophies, but freshman TV series Transparent and Jane The Virgin also nabbed prizes in their categories.

The comedy winners of this year’s Golden Globes are:

Grand Budapest Hotel-Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Michael Keaton (Birdman)-Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Amy Adams (Big Eyes)-Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Birdman-Best Screenplay
Transparent-Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)-Best Actor in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy
Gina Rodriguez (Jane The Virgin)-Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy

Get the full list of winners here.

Modern Family, Louie, Veep, and Colbert Win Again at The Emmys
August 26, 2014
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It’s become routine to expect that Modern Family, ABC’s powerhouse sitcom, FX’s groundbreaking Louie, the brilliant Veep, and the supremely well-crafted Colbert Report win during awards season. Last night, at The Emmys they didn’t break with those expectations at all unlike a lot of the new winners at this year’s Creative Arts Emmys.

Here’s what they and more won at The Primetime Emmys.

Modern Family-Outstanding Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy
Ty Burrell in Modern Family-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Jimmy Fallon hosting SNL-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Louis C.K. for Louie-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Gail Mancuso for Modern Family-Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
The Colbert Report-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Variety Series
Don Roy King for Saturday Night Live-Outstanding Directing for Variety Series
Sarah Silverman for We Are Miracles-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special

Read the complete list of Primetime Emmy winners here.

2014 Winners for Comedy/Humor
May 21, 2014
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2014 Winners for Comedy/Humor

Congratulations to Team Coco, Funny or Die, Badman from College Humor and Front Page Films, Jimmy Kimmel, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, and The Onion for all taking home Webby Awards this year and giving the Internet some damn good laughs over the last year. 

Amy Poehler and Brooklyn Nine Nine Take Home Golden Globes
January 13, 2014
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Amy Poehler and Brooklyn Nine Nine Take Home Golden Globes

Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Andy Samberg came up winners for the TV comedy categories at The Golden Globes yesterday. 

For the “comedy” movie categories, Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf of Wall Street, Spike Jonze for Her, Amy Adams for American Hustle, and American Hustle took their respective Golden Globes.

We pretty much enjoyed all these winners throughout all last year and glad to see newcomer Brooklyn Nine Nine get a win over perennial favorites.

NYTVF 2013 Winners
October 28, 2013
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NYTVF 2013 Winners

Congratulations to all the winners of the New York Television Festival which features the likes of funny people such as Mike Bridenstine, Andrew Dewitt, Alison Rich, Sue Galloway, Megan Neuringer, Andrew Law, Ramiro Castro Jr., and more.

Check out the whole list and see how some of them scored network specific development deals. 

Comedy Winners for Critics’ Choice Television Awards
June 11, 2013
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Comedy Winners for Critics’ Choice Television Awards

Not to be confused with the Television Critics’ Association Awards, The Critics’ Choice Television Awards were just presented and gave honors to some of our favorite shows.

Louis CK won Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Louie, Julia Louis-Dreyfus won Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Veep, The Daily Show won Best Talk Show, Archer won Best Animated Show, and, possibly the least surprising, Patton Oswalt won Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for his wonderful role on Parks and Recreation.

Check the full list of winners at the link.

2013 Webby Award Winners for Comedy
May 1, 2013
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2013 Webby Award Winners for Comedy

Congratulations to the very deserving Burning Love, Funny or Die, The Onion, Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Rainn Wilson’s Soul Pancake for taking home honors at the 17th Annual Webby Awards. 

Click the link to see the full list.

Morning Debriefing 3/27/11
March 27, 2011
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1) Comedy Legend Albert Brooks is on Twitter! (mostly to promote a new book, but still…) FOLLOW NOW @albertbrooks

2) I don’t know why this is even completely available to the public as its not even in “leak” form, but here’s the The Comedy Awards Winners:

COMEDY SERIES-Modern Family
COMEDY ACTOR TV-Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
COMEDY ACTRESS TV-Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
COMEDY ACTOR FILM-Zach Galifianakis, Dinner for Schmucks
COMEDY ACTRESS FILM-Tina Fey, Date Night
LATE NIGHT COMEDY SERIES-The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
SKETCH COMEDY/ALTERNATIVE COMEDY SERIES-Childrens Hospital
STAND-UP SPECIAL-Louis C.K.: Hilarious
COMEDY FILM-The Other Guys
ANIMATED COMEDY FILM-Toy Story 3
ANIMATED COMEDY SERIES-South Park
COMEDY WRITING TV-30 Rock
COMEDY SCREENPLAY-Hot Tub Time Machine
COMEDY DIRECTING TV-Modern Family
COMEDY DIRECTOR FILM-Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
JOHNNY CARSON AWARD-David Letterman
COMEDY ICON AWARD-Eddie Murphy

3) Again, if you want to know what happened in even more detail (i.e. Jon Stewart having his acceptance speech hijacked) Check Punchline Magazine’s Blog, HahaJK.com’s blog, and Comedy Central’s very own CCinsider or just watch it April 10th 9PM EST.

4) The Comedy Bureau “Tips Its Hat” this week to JERROD CARMICHAEL. Article/profile to follow later today.

5) Tonight’s COMEDY CRAWL
ASSSSCAT @ UCB Theatre 7:30PM FREE
Skinny Sundays @ Bar Lubitsch 8PM FREE
Neil Hamburger @ The Satellite LA 8PM $8
Powerviolence @ The Complex 8:30PM FREE
TheLateNightFix.com Presents @ Hollywood Improv Lab 8:30PM $5 
French Toast @ Taix 8:30PM FREE
Top Story Weekly @ iO West 9PM $5
The Sunday Sunday Sunday Show @ The Improv Space 9:30PM FREE 
Deskpiece Nation @ iO West 10PM $5 

6) OPEN MIC RUN
PALMS 8572 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM 
SUNSET GRILL 7439 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA/Starts 7PM/one item min. 
MARTY’S/THE OPEN MIC 7351 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA (walk up Martel past Big Mama’s and Papa’s)/5PM to 11PM/$5/multiple sets allowed  

7) Just another day at the Comedy Bureau: Drove to Hollywood to find open mic at laundry mic was cancelled (again), drove to downtown via sidestreets, walked around for three hours looking for a coffeeshop for wi-fi, cleared for radiation by a homeless person, wrote article and read 700 or tweets at Starbucks, walked to Downtown Independent Theater for the awesome Channel 101 screening (The Parent Project and Sex Teenagers were pretty damn funny), literally ran out to my car amidst rain while being cleared for more radiation by more homeless people, drove to UCB to watch/have my mind implode on itself from laughter at the Walsh Brothers Show that started at midnight, hit traffic at 2:30 in the morning, got home, checked twitter again, and eventually just had sleep deprivation knock me out.  Yeah, it’s just another day at the Bureau.

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