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It takes a village to write an Emmy-quality episode. The 2025 field for Best Comedy Writing includes a whopping 19 writers, ...
This year, for the first time since 1982, the last three consecutive Best Comedy Writing Emmy winners are nominated in the category simultaneously. Looking to emulate "Taxi's" defeat of "M*A*S*H" and ...
Saturday Night Live, and other sketch shows, are a blast. (I have bookmarked our post on the 80 best SNL sketches, and I keep pulling it up and watching a handful of them every day.) I love shows like ...
Recently, I spoke with Michael Jamin, Emmy-nominated screenwriter and author of “A Paper Orchestra.” Known for his work on “King of the Hill,” “Just Shoot Me,” “Maron,” “Tacoma FD” and more, Jamin ...
Actor and director Seth Rogen is known for his roles in ‘Superbad,’ ‘Knocked Up,’ and ‘The Interview.’ Read about his movies, ...
Tom Johnson, who won two Emmy Awards for his comedy writing, died Jan.14 at his home in Los Angeles at 55. No cause of death has been established. During his career, Johnson collaborated with comedic ...
Be it a funeral, wedding or birth celebration, comedy has a way of making its way into Ugandan events. Which is partly the ...
Aubrey Plaza came up as a beloved comic performer and, in her later career, a formidable dramatic actor as well. (Shout out to her menacing, memorable performance in Legion.) Now, she’s going to prove ...
Lena Waithe has made Emmy history as the first African-American woman to win for comedy writing. Waithe won for co-writing the “Thanksgiving” episode of “Master of None” with series co-creator and ...