Jenny Slate wins Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy for “Obvious Child”
by Congrats to Jenny Slate, who won the Critics’ Choice Awards prize last night for Best Actress in a Comedy for her performance in Obvious Child, …
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Sept. 15, 2014: Deadline to submit for 10th annual Andy Kaufman Award
In 2013, a woman claiming to be the long-lost daughter of a not-so-dead Andy Kaufman stole the show at the Andy Kaufman Award finals. What, or …
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In his own words: Alex Edelman on winning Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Fringe 2014, and advice for his fellow American comedians
Alex Edelman began immersing himself in the Boston comedy scene while still in high school. Edelman matriculated to New York University and graduated to the …
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“Millennial” Alex Edelman lands on Edinburgh Fringe’s shortlist for 2014 awards
The shortlist of nominees for Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards from this 2014 EdFringe are out, and among the Brits and Aussies is one young Yank …
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Just For Laughs Awards for 2014 will honor Andy Samberg, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, Bill Burr, Nathan Fielder and Michael Schur
The Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal has named Andy Samberg, Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, Michael Schur, Nathan Fielder and Bill Burr as its …
Do the TCA and the Critics Choice agree on what’s best in comedy in 2014?
The TV Critics Association (TCA) announced their best in TV nominees on Tuesday, and will hand out TCA Awards July 19 at the Beverly Hilton …
This just in! 2014 American Comedy Awards adds “Concert Comic” category to differentiate from “Club Comics”
Just hours after voting closed overnight for the 2014 American Comedy Awards, the event has added a new category: CONCERT COMIC. And it’s a good …
Producing the new edition of The American Comedy Awards for NBC in 2014
The more comedy awards change, the more they stay familiar, if not completely within the family. Charlie Haykel of Don Mischer Productions executive produced The …
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Conan O’Brien to host 2014 MTV Movie Awards
Conan O’Brien will host the 2014 MTV Movie Awards in April, announcing on Tuesday night’s Conan that he’d landed the gig “after eight years of …
Ask, and he shall receive: Stephen Colbert’s People’s Choice Award for Favorite Late-Night Talk Show Host, 2014
Two months ago, Stephen Colbert addressed Colbert Nation on Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report and asked them to vote him a People’s Choice Award. Lo …