The variety series Emmy race hasn’t always been a boys’ club. But Samantha Bee is bringing balance back to a category that had become way too male-dominated.
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” is the first female-fronted series to be nominated in the relatively new Outstanding Variety Talk Series category, which was created in 2015. That’s when the TV Academy split the Outstanding Variety Series category into two: variety talk and variety sketch series.
The first year out, “Inside Amy Schumer” won the variety sketch Emmy, becoming the first female-fronted variety show to win a series Emmy since Tracey Ullman’s “Tracey Takes On” in 1997. But that was also the first time a variety show starring a woman had even been nominated in the variety series field since “Tracey Takes On” in 1999.
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That’s right – a 15-year drought.
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” is the first female-fronted series to be nominated in the relatively new Outstanding Variety Talk Series category, which was created in 2015. That’s when the TV Academy split the Outstanding Variety Series category into two: variety talk and variety sketch series.
The first year out, “Inside Amy Schumer” won the variety sketch Emmy, becoming the first female-fronted variety show to win a series Emmy since Tracey Ullman’s “Tracey Takes On” in 1997. But that was also the first time a variety show starring a woman had even been nominated in the variety series field since “Tracey Takes On” in 1999.
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That’s right – a 15-year drought.
- 7/19/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Stephen Colbert, who will succeed David Letterman as host when he retires, will visit the "Late Show with David Letterman," Tuesday, April 22 (11:35 Pm-12:37 Am, Et/Pt) on CBS. CBS announced last week that Colbert, the host, writer and executive producer of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning "The Colbert Report," will be the next host of the "Late Show," effective when Letterman retires from the broadcast sometime in 2015. Letterman, the legendary, critically-acclaimed host of the CBS late night series for the past 21 years, announced his retirement on the show's April 3 broadcast. The "Late Show with David Letterman" is a production of Worldwide Pants Incorporated. Barbara Gaines, Matt Roberts, Jude Brennan, Maria Pope, Eric Stangel,...
- 4/16/2014
- Comingsoon.net
David Letterman is to bow out of the late night wars next year, after 33 plus years in the trenches. He will have surpassed by four years his idol Johnny Carson who reigned over "The Tonight Show" for almost three decades beginning in the fall of 1962. And he will have outlasted his rival Jay Leno who got the "Tonight" show gig over him and hosted that NBC staple for 22 years before retiring last month in favor of Jimmy Fallon. -Break- Letterman began his career in late night television working for Carson. On Feb. 1, 1982, "Late Night with David Letterman" debuted on NBC in the hour following the "Tonight" show with Bill Murray as the first guest. Over the NBC years, Letterman made it his mission to showcasing people that wouldn't be booked on other shows as well as his loyal staff members including Kathleen Ankers (the NBC bookmobile lady), Jude Brennan, Pete Fatovich,...
- 4/3/2014
- Gold Derby
The best and the brightest in TV came together at the Nokia Theatre this evening (September 22) for the 65th Annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
Neil Patrick Harris held down the fort as the year’s Mc, entertaining the star-studded crowd with show-stopping performances and hilarious skits with “How I Met Your Mother” cast members and former Emmy hosts.
As for the winners, Claire Danes scored a big win, taking home a trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while Jeff Daniels took home the prize in the Lead Actor category.
Meanwhile, Jim Parsons won his third Emmy for Lead Actor in a comedy for his role in “Big Bang Theory,” and Julia Louis-Dreyfus scored the prize for her lead role in “Veep.”
And last but not least, the cast of "Modern Family" and "Breaking Bad" were honored with Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series, respectively.
Check out the...
Neil Patrick Harris held down the fort as the year’s Mc, entertaining the star-studded crowd with show-stopping performances and hilarious skits with “How I Met Your Mother” cast members and former Emmy hosts.
As for the winners, Claire Danes scored a big win, taking home a trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, while Jeff Daniels took home the prize in the Lead Actor category.
Meanwhile, Jim Parsons won his third Emmy for Lead Actor in a comedy for his role in “Big Bang Theory,” and Julia Louis-Dreyfus scored the prize for her lead role in “Veep.”
And last but not least, the cast of "Modern Family" and "Breaking Bad" were honored with Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series, respectively.
Check out the...
- 9/23/2013
- GossipCenter
Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul were upset in their respective acting categories, but Breaking Bad won the night’s top prize, taking home its first Emmy for Best Drama. It was an unpredictable night in several major categories: In addition to The Newsroom’s Jeff Daniels taking home the trophy for Best Actor in a Drama and Boardwalk Empire’s Bobby Cannavale winning for Supporting Actor, Veep’s Tony Hale and Nurse Jackie’s Merritt Wever were surprise winners — Wever was so shocked that she practically ran off the stage without delivering an acceptance speech.
Not every category yielded a stunner,...
Not every category yielded a stunner,...
- 9/23/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside TV
"The holidays are over so it's back to our lives at Briarcliff. Great."
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In talking with Salon, Rob James-Collier says a few interesting things about playing Thomas on Downton Abbey, including the mention that this is the season Thomas finally gets to be more than just a bad guy. (Yes, I know some of you have seen the whole third season, already). The actor also says that U.S. viewers are particularly incensed about what Thomas did to the dog in last year's Christmas special.
It turns out the series Fringe inspires smart use of glow-in-the-dark art.
In good news for good looking guys on Once Upon a Time, Julian Morris will be returning to the show as Prince Phillip. OUaT isn't a show to let a hunky actor go to waste. After all, they brought Regina's lost love Daniel (Noah Bean) back, why not Princess Aurora's?
According to Radar Online,...
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In talking with Salon, Rob James-Collier says a few interesting things about playing Thomas on Downton Abbey, including the mention that this is the season Thomas finally gets to be more than just a bad guy. (Yes, I know some of you have seen the whole third season, already). The actor also says that U.S. viewers are particularly incensed about what Thomas did to the dog in last year's Christmas special.
It turns out the series Fringe inspires smart use of glow-in-the-dark art.
In good news for good looking guys on Once Upon a Time, Julian Morris will be returning to the show as Prince Phillip. OUaT isn't a show to let a hunky actor go to waste. After all, they brought Regina's lost love Daniel (Noah Bean) back, why not Princess Aurora's?
According to Radar Online,...
- 1/2/2013
- by LyleMasaki
- The Backlot
I guess in this case the question is, "If you were a forest..."
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TV Guide says that Arrow will be introducing Roy Harper and he'll be played by Teen Wolf alum Colton Haynes. This will only encourage my pleas that they introduce Cheshire into the series. (Sorry, was I making it obvious which was the super-hot super-team when I started reading comics?) Roy will be a love interest for Oliver's sister Thea, which is ridiculous because Thea is not an assassin with poisoned fingernails.
In further Arrow news, TV Guide talks with John Barrowman and asks if the "well-dressed man" is the Dark Archer, which is a bit of speculation that reminds me how little I remember of the Green Arrow comics I've read.
Production on the new season of Arrested Development has been suspended — to expand the original 10-episode season to run for 12 - 15 episodes, according to Deadline.
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TV Guide says that Arrow will be introducing Roy Harper and he'll be played by Teen Wolf alum Colton Haynes. This will only encourage my pleas that they introduce Cheshire into the series. (Sorry, was I making it obvious which was the super-hot super-team when I started reading comics?) Roy will be a love interest for Oliver's sister Thea, which is ridiculous because Thea is not an assassin with poisoned fingernails.
In further Arrow news, TV Guide talks with John Barrowman and asks if the "well-dressed man" is the Dark Archer, which is a bit of speculation that reminds me how little I remember of the Green Arrow comics I've read.
Production on the new season of Arrested Development has been suspended — to expand the original 10-episode season to run for 12 - 15 episodes, according to Deadline.
- 12/12/2012
- by LyleMasaki
- The Backlot
Jude Law hit The Late Show last night to talk about Sherlock Holmes. He's in the middle of a press blitz to promote the film, which included premieres in both London and NYC. As if his schedule wasn't busy enough, he's also spending his free time romancing Sienna Miller with Central Park carriage rides. So he was understandably a little tired during his chat with Dave, which included Jude making the misstatement that he has three kids. He welcomed his fourth, daughter Sophia, earlier this year to a slight scandal, and apparently still hasn't met her. It was either a fatigued oversight or an unkind statement, so tell us what you think - was Jude's saying he has three kids an innocent slipup or a serious offense? View 5 Photos › Jude Law Misanswers How Many Kids He Has - Innocent Slipup or Serious Offense? Innocent slipup - He answers so many questions a day,...
- 12/18/2009
- by PopSugar
- Popsugar.com
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