In Hot Writing Category, Colbert Report Wins Emmy

by Rachel Sklar | 1:04 pm, August 23rd, 2010

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The Creative Arts Emmys happened over the weekend — the non-televised version of the awards show you’ll see on Sunday, except with six dozen different and presumably not-ready-for-primetime categories. One category, however, used to be ready for Prime Time: the category for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy or Variety Show was previously seen on the grown-up broadcast. Alas, not this year — it, along with Reality TV host, was swapped out to the juniors, though of course no less important either way. Especially for this category, which had a ridiculously bumper year. As I wrote this weekend:

Also up for an Emmy in an exceptionally strong category: The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live and Real Time with Bill Maher. Honestly, with the exception of Bill Maher who that one goes to is anyone’s guess — Conan is the sentimental favorite (and submitted his final show for consideration), but then again the SNL submission was for the Betty White ep, which was exceptionally strong (remember, it featured returning luminaries like Tina Fey, who had a hand in at least one sketch). Meanwhile, before you get too comfortable, consider that The Colbert Report submitted no less than a ground-breaking episode from Iraq — and The Daily Show submitted the episode with Jon Stewart‘s epic 13-minute takedown of Glenn Beck. So really, it’s anyone’s game.

Well, as it turns out, it was Colbert’s game. So, congratulations to Team Colbert — it will seem extra-sweet, I’m sure, at next month’s show celebrating U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq.

Other Emmy highlights: Betty White winning for SNL and Neil Patrick Harris winning for Glee (and the Tonys!). No doubt there were many others since there were six freaking dozen categories and over a thousand nominees. Read all about who won what courtesy of Steve Pond at The Wrap. In the meantime, enjoy some of the nominated comedic work below:

The Colbert Report: Gen. Odierno Shaves Stephen’s Head

The Daily Show: Conservative Libertarian

SNL: Betty White is Bluffin with her Muffin

The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien: Freebird

The Real Royal King

Fantastic! Congratulations!

Thanks for supporting our troops! Truly supporting them!

Thanks for a witty show!

AT FOX:

BIAS, INTOLERANCE WE DON’T ESCHEW.
AS TO MUSLIMS, WE’RE PROUDLY BOLD ATTACKERS.
OUR INFORMATION’S SKIM, OUR FACTS ARE FEW,
WE JUST PANDER TO OUR DEVOUT CRACKERS.
timzank

The Real Royal King said:
Fantastic! Congratulations! Thanks for supporting our troops! Truly supporting them! Thanks for a witty show! AT FOX: BIAS, INTOLERANCE WE DON’T ESCHEW.AS TO MUSLIMS, WE’RE PROUDLY BOLD ATTACKERS.OUR INFORMATION’S SKIM, OUR FACTS ARE FEW,WE JUST PANDER TO OUR DEVOUT CRACKERS.

Shouldn’t we ignore these shows that are not on the big three networks? The ratings for Colbert can’t possibly compare to Leno, Letterman etc and a miniscule percentage of Americans actually see Colbert, right, , so using your formula King (the one you use to constantly belittle fox news channel), they should be discounted as they have no audience share, right?
The Real Royal King

I never mentioned ratings, did I? At any rate, there was more news about the Iraqi Combat Mission ending on Colbert and Stewart than there was on FOX, which we pre-occupied with O’Hannity pumping up O’Rove’s deflated ego, O’Reilly interviewing the body language specialist and O’Van Susteren boating around Alaska. And, Colbert is a far more dedicated supporter of our troops than the usual FOX suspects.

AT FOX:

BIAS, INTOLERANCE WE DON’T ESCHEW.
AS TO MUSLIMS, WE’RE PROUDLY BOLD ATTACKERS.
OUR INFORMATION’S SKIM, OUR FACTS ARE FEW,
WE JUST PANDER TO OUR DEVOUT CRACKERS.
timzank

The Real Royal King said:
I never mentioned ratings, did I? At any rate, there was more news about the Iraqi Combat Mission ending on Colbert and Stewart than there was on FOX, which we pre-occupied with O’Hannity pumping up O’Rove’s deflated ego, O’Reilly interviewing the body language specialist and O’Van Susteren boating around Alaska. And, Colbert is a far more dedicated supporter of our troops than the usual FOX suspects. AT FOX: BIAS, INTOLERANCE WE DON’T ESCHEW.AS TO MUSLIMS, WE’RE PROUDLY BOLD ATTACKERS.OUR INFORMATION’S SKIM, OUR FACTS ARE FEW,WE JUST PANDER TO OUR DEVOUT CRACKERS.

I just find it interesting that shows with (as you surmised) miniscule percentages of americans actually watching should be given any credence by you, oh, unless they lean idealogically toward your sensibilities, eh?

You go on and on about fox news channel, even tagging your comments with poems about a network that you deem is “insignificant” due to it’s percentage of viewers, yet you praise Colbert’s show despite admittedly dismal numbers? Hmmmmm….ironic, no?