Episode #459: Sam Reich, Dropout CEO
by I spoke to Sam Reich on this podcast back in the fall of 2020, when he was in his first year running Dropout, the subscription-based …
Tag: Emmys
Employee of the Month (July 2022): Janelle James
Comedy doesn’t have a Human Resources department, so leave it to The Comic’s Comic to dole out honors and/or discipline accordingly. Our Employee of the Month …
R.I.P. Jackie Mason (1928-2021)
Jackie Mason, a Tony and Emmy-winning stand-up comedian so identified with Yiddish humor he named his YouTube channel, “TheUltimateJew,” died on Saturday at Mt. Sinai …
2021 Emmy Award Nominations For Comedy
I’ll have more to say about this soon enough, but for now, it’s enough to toast and congratulate these shows and performers and crew members …
For Your Consideration: Last-Minute 2021 Emmy Performances Worth Nominating
Tonight’s the deadline to submit your Emmy Awards ballots, after which number-crunching will determine who receives nominations in 2021 for work over the past 12 …
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! …
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! …
Samantha Bee highlights her status as the only woman standing in late-night TV for Emmy consideration
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee isn’t the only late-night show fronted by a woman that’s eligible for an Emmy in the Outstanding Variety Talk Series …
Amy Schumer should win the Emmy for best “For Your Consideration” video for her Netflix special “Growing”
Congrats, Amy! Whether or not you win the Emmy this year, or even get nominated, you’ve already won the hearts and minds with this “FYC” …
Megan Amram’s “An Emmy For Megan” returns for a second season of award trolling
Megan Amram, writer for The Good Place (and before that, Parks and Recreation), almost pulled off an incredible feat last year, getting nominated for two …