News - Allison Silverman
NEW YORK, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- COMEDY CENTRAL earned nine nominations in the 2009-2010 Primetime Emmy® Awards competition, it was announced today by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS). Thirteen-time Emmy-winner (seven times for program and six for writing) "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" the network's unique news parody series, is nominated this year in five categories: Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series and Chuck O'Neil, singled out for the seventh year-in-a-row for Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series.
NEW YORK, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- COMEDY CENTRAL earned 14 nominations, besting its previous nomination record of 12, in the 2008-2009 Primetime Emmy((R)) Awards competition, it was announced today by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS).Eleven-time Emmy-winner (six times for program and five for writing) "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" the network's unique news parody series, is nominated this year in five categories: Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series and Chuck O'Neil, singled out for the sixth year-in-a-row for Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series.
NEW YORK, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Purcell has been promoted to co-executive producer of "The Colbert Report," it was announced today by Stephen Colbert, executive producer, writer and host of the program. Purcell had previously served as supervising producer and head writer.