Our predictions of which stand-up specials will be nominated for Emmy Awards in 2021

Every year, stand-up specials generally have two chances to take home a prestigious Emmy Award. The two categories are not… MORE
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Dave Chappelle wins two Emmy Awards for ‘Sticks & Stones’

Dave Chappelle won two more Emmy Awards over the weekend for his 2019 Netflix special, Sticks & Stones. Chappelle had previously won Emmys in 2018 for his Netflix special, Equanimity, and in 2017 for guest-acting when he hosted Saturday Night Live….

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Schitt’s Creek sweeps, and more from the 2020 Emmy Awards

Schitt’s Creek went out with a bang and a clean sweep of the comedy categories at the 2020 Emmy Awards, with wins for Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy in acting, Daniel Levy and Annie Murphy for supporting acting, and for the younger Levy in writ…

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Comedians Nominated for 2020 Emmy Awards

Congratulations to the nominees for this year’s Emmy Awards! Here are the comedians and comedies in the running for Emmys, which will be handed out Sept. 20, 2020, on ABC. VARIETY SPECIAL (PRE-RECORDED) Dave Chappelle, Sticks & Stones (Netfli…

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Jimmy Kimmel announces as 2020 Emmy’s host

If you were to ask us whether or not there would be an Emmy Awards ceremony held this year, we… MORE
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Fleabag was the surprise big winner at the Emmy’s last night

In a year when everybody was looking forward to seeing the all-but guaranteed Emmy award sweep of Veep for its… MORE
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Comedy winners at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys

W. Kamau Bell won another Emmy Award for his CNN program, United Shades of America! Hannah Gadsby and Rachel Bloom both won their first Emmys! Here’s a full list of comedy-related winners from this weekend’s two-night celebration of the Cre…

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Rachel Bloom wins the Emmy Award for song in final season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Rachel Bloom has won the Golden Globe and a couple of critic’s choice awards for acting in her CW series, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and now that the show is done, she also has her first Emmy Award, too! Bloom, Adam Schlesinger and Jack Dolgen won for …

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Hannah Gadsby wins the writing Emmy for “Nanette”

Congratulations to Hannah Gadsby, who tonight won the Emmy Award for writing for a variety special for her 2018 comedy, Nanette. It’s Gadsby’s first Emmy! She and the other stand-up comedians nominated for the Outstanding Variety Special (P…

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Here are your 2019 Emmy nominees in comedy!

They just announced this year’s Emmy Award nominations, so congrats and kudos to everyone who made the list. COMEDY SERIES Barry (HBO) Fleabag (Amazon) Russian Doll (Netflix) Schitt’s Creek (POP TV) The Good Place (NBC) The Marvelous Mrs. M…

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