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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program debuted in 1957, and has been annually awarded most years since 1964. It has had many slight name changes, mostly involving the addition or subtraction of the word comedy. Generally, the category has recognized...
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Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, comedian, and writer most noted for his comic characters Ali G (a pseudo 'urban' youth from suburban Staines), Borat Sagdiyev (a misogynistic, antisemitic Kazakh reporter), and Brüno...
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- Peter Baynham,
- Dan Mazer
- Peter Baynham,
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David Letterman
David Letterman is an American Television Host and Comedian. He is an Emmy Award Winner and known for hosting his own show: Late Show with David Letterman.
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- Eric Stangel,
- Justin Stangel,
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Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels, CM (born November 17, 1944) is a Canadian television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.
Michaels was born...
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- 2008
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- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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- Andrew Steele,
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- 2008
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- Tina Fey,
- Marci Klein,
- David Miner
- Marci Klein,
- x Year:
- 2008
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- Steve Higgins,
- Ken Aymong,
- Michael Shoemaker
- Ken Aymong,
Jon Stewart
Jonathan "Jon" Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian. He is best known as the host of The Daily Show, a satirical news...
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert (pronounced /koʊlˈbɛər/; born /ˈkoʊlbərt/ May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian and television host. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert...
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- 2008
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- Tom Purcell,
- Allison Silverman,
- Richard Dahm
- Allison Silverman,
- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Jon Stewart,
- Allison Silverman,
- Meredith Bennett
- Allison Silverman,
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Robert Smigel
Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American humorist, comedian and writer known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog. Smigel was once a member of the...
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- 2008
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- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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- Andrew Steele,
Robert Klein
Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is an American stand-up comedian, singer and actor.
Klein was born in the Bronx, the son of Frieda (née Moskowitz) and Benjamin Klein and was raised in a "prototypical 1950s Bronx Jewish" environment. After...
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- 2008
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- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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- Andrew Steele,
Rob Kutner
Rob Kutner is an American comedy writer. As a writer for Dennis Miller Live, he was nominated for a 2003 Writers' Guild of America Award. After Dennis Miller Live left the air, Kutner went on to write for The Daily Show, where he has won four Emmies...
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- 2008
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- Steve Bodow,
- Rory Albanese,
- Rachel Axler,
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- Rory Albanese,
David Javerbaum
David Javerbaum is an American comedy writer and former executive producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He was hired as a staff writer there in 1999, promoted to head writer in 2002 and attained EP status at the end of 2006. He has won eleven...
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- Steve Bodow,
- Rory Albanese,
- Rachel Axler,
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- Rory Albanese,
- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Jon Stewart,
- Rory Albanese,
- Kahane Corn
- Rory Albanese,
Glenn Eichler
Glenn Eichler is a comedy writer who started out as an editor for the National Lampoon magazine. From there, he moved over to work as story editor for the MTV television shows, Beavis and Butt-head and The Maxx, and was later responsible for...
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- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Seth Meyers
Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973) is an American actor and comedian, currently serving as head writer for Saturday Night Live (SNL) and anchoring its weekly news sketch Weekend Update.
Meyers was born and raised in Bedford, New Hampshire,...
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- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
- Doug Abeles
- Paula Pell,
Tim Carvell
Tim Carvell is a writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, for which he won Emmy Awards in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2009. He also writes the "Planet Tad" column for Mad Magazine. He has also written for Fortune Magazine, McSweeney's Quarterly Concern...
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- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Steve Bodow,
- Rory Albanese,
- Rachel Axler,
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- Rory Albanese,
Justin Stangel
Justin Stangel is one of the head writers and producers of the Late Show with David Letterman. His brother Eric Stangel is also a head writer and producer.
During the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike Stangel, along with his brother Eric and...
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Eric Stangel,
- Jim Mulholland,
- Michael Barrie
- Jim Mulholland,
- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Barbara Gaines,
- Maria Pope,
- Jude Brennan,
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- Maria Pope,
Sam Means
Sam Means is an Emmy-winning staff writer for The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and a cartoonist for The New Yorker . He is a former contributing writer for The Onion and Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update," and wrote the satirical book A...
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- x Year:
- 2008
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- Steve Bodow,
- Rory Albanese,
- Rachel Axler,
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- Rory Albanese,
Jim Downey
James Downey (born 1952 or 1953) is an American comedy writer and occasional actor. Downey is best known as a long-time writer for Saturday Night Live.
Downey attended Harvard University, graduating in 1974 with a degree in Russian. While at Harvard...
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- 2008
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- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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- Andrew Steele,
Brian Stack
Brian Stack (born August 18, 1964) is an Emmy-winning American writer/actor/comedian best known for his sketch comedy work on the late night talk show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
Stack attended Catholic schools from grades 5-12, graduating from...
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- 2008
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- Mike Sweeney,
- Chris Albers,
- José Arroyo,
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- Chris Albers,
Akiva Schaffer
Akiva Schaffer (born December 1, 1977) is an American writer for Saturday Night Live, a film director, an Emmy-winning songwriter, and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch-comedy troupe that originated on the Internet, which includes SNL cast...
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- 2008
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- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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- Andrew Steele,
Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, television writer, comedian, producer, and the current host of The Tonight Show on NBC. He rose to fame as the host of NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1993 to...
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- 2008
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- Mike Sweeney,
- Chris Albers,
- José Arroyo,
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- Chris Albers,
John Oliver
John Oliver (born 23 April 1977) is an Emmy-winning British stand-up comedian, and correspondent/writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He has worked extensively with Andy Zaltzman; their work together includes Political Animal, The Department...
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- 2008
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- Steve Bodow,
- Rory Albanese,
- Rachel Axler,
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- Rory Albanese,
Josh Lieb
Josh Lieb is a television writer. He wrote 27 episodes of NewsRadio and one episode of The Simpsons. He was married to Rebecca Rand Kirshner, a fellow television writer and fellow member of the Harvard Lampoon.
Lieb, JoshLieb, JoshLieb, JoshLieb,...
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- Steve Bodow,
- Rory Albanese,
- Rachel Axler,
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- Rory Albanese,
- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Jon Stewart,
- David Javerbaum,
- Rory Albanese,
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- David Javerbaum,
Eric Stangel
Eric Stangel (born June 16, 1971) is one of the head writers and producers of the Late Show with David Letterman. His brother Justin Stangel is also a head writer and producer.
Born and raised in Chappaqua, New York, Stangel attended Syracuse...
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- 2008
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- Justin Stangel,
- Jim Mulholland,
- Michael Barrie
- Jim Mulholland,
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Barbara Gaines,
- Maria Pope,
- Jude Brennan,
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- Maria Pope,
Kevin Bleyer
Kevin Bleyer is an Emmy Award-winning writer for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
He reported from Iraq in August 2007 as part of The Daily Show's "Operation: Silent Thunder," featuring...
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- 2008
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- Steve Bodow,
- Rory Albanese,
- Rachel Axler
- Rory Albanese,
Rich Blomquist
Rich Blomquist is a staff writer for The Daily Show. For this he has won four Emmy awards, in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. He has also contributed material to Saturday Night Live, specifically for Robert Smigel's TV Funhouse. Rich is originally from...
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- 2008
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- Steve Bodow,
- Rory Albanese,
- Rachel Axler,
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- Rory Albanese,
Steve Bodow
Steve Bodow is a writer for The Daily Show, who has been on the staff since 2002. In December 2006, Bodow was named Head Writer of the show, replacing former head writer David Javerbaum.
Before he joined The Daily Show staff, Bodow was a journalist...
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- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Rory Albanese,
- Rachel Axler,
- Kevin Bleyer
- Rachel Axler,
J.R. Havlan
J. R. Havlan is a writer on for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. As a writer for the Daily show, he has won five Emmy's for Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
He was previously a stand up comic, including a stint doing crowd warm-up...
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- 2008
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- Steve Bodow,
- Rory Albanese,
- Rachel Axler,
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- Rory Albanese,
Laura Krafft
Laura Krafft is a comedic writer and actress. An ImprovOlympic and Second City alum, she is a former staff writer for The Colbert Report.
Bust Magazine Columnist, "News from a Broad", (2006, present)
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- 2008
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- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Steve Young
Steve Young is a television writer for The Late Show with David Letterman & Late Night with David Letterman. He is a Harvard University graduate and former writer for the Harvard Lampoon. He also wrote The Simpsons season eight episode "Hurricane...
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- 2008
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- Eric Stangel,
- Justin Stangel,
- Jim Mulholland,
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- Justin Stangel,
Michael Barrie
Michael Barrie is a television and film writer.
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Eric Stangel,
- Justin Stangel,
- Jim Mulholland
- Justin Stangel,
Jim Mulholland
Jim Mulholland is a television and film writer.
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- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Eric Stangel,
- Justin Stangel,
- Michael Barrie
- Justin Stangel,
Frank Sebastiano
Frank Sebastiano is a film director and a television writer.
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- 2008
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- Eric Stangel,
- Justin Stangel,
- Jim Mulholland,
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- Justin Stangel,
Brian McCann
Brian McCann (born August 16, 1965) is an American Emmy and WGA award-winning writer/actor/comedian best known for his sketch comedy work on the late night talk show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and more recently on The Tonight Show with Conan O...
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- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Mike Sweeney,
- Chris Albers,
- José Arroyo,
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- Chris Albers,
Jason Ross
Jason Ross is an American writer. Since 2002 he has been a staff writer at The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, for which he has received four Primetime Emmy Awards and a 2004 Peabody Award. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where...
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- 2008
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- Steve Bodow,
- Rory Albanese,
- Rachel Axler,
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- Rory Albanese,
Rachel Axler
Rachel Axler is an Emmy-winning writer for Parks & Recreation on NBC. She is a former writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
She is also a playwright, with an MFA from the University of California San Diego.
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- 2008
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- Steve Bodow,
- Rory Albanese,
- Kevin Bleyer
- Rory Albanese,
Robert Carlock
Robert Carlock is an American television producer and screenwriter who has worked on many successful television shows. He attended Harvard University where he was an editor for the Harvard Lampoon.
He works as a writer and show runner, with series...
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- 2008
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- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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- Andrew Steele,
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Lorne Michaels,
- Tina Fey,
- Marci Klein,
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- Tina Fey,
John Lutz
John Lutz (born April 23, 1973 in Pipestone, Minnesota) is an American writer and comedian.
The son of a Lutheran minister, Lutz grew up in the Chicago suburbs and Michigan. He attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he was a...
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- 2008
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- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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- Andrew Steele,
James Anderson
James Anderson is an American television writer and actor. Since 2000, he has served as a writer for NBC's Saturday Night Live. Anderson recently played himself on an episode of the network's new series 30 Rock.
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- 2008
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- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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- Andrew Steele,
Bob Borden
Bob Borden (born 1969) is a writer for The Late Show with David Letterman. He began as a mailroom intern while attending Kent State University. Letterman soon began using him in various sketches, including "Dave Finds Bob a Date" and "Bob Borden...
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- 2008
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- Eric Stangel,
- Justin Stangel,
- Jim Mulholland,
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- Justin Stangel,
John Solomon
Writer for Saturday Night Live from 2006 to present. Writing the screenplay for MacGruber.
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- 2008
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- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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- Andrew Steele,
Eric Drysdale
Eric Drysdale is a former writer for The Colbert Report and The Daily Show on Comedy Central. He has won five Emmys and been nominated for two more. Drysdale was born in New York City on March 20, 1969, and lives in New York City with his wife and...
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- 2008
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- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Scott Jacobson
Scott Jacobson (born 1977) is an American comedy writer and winner of four Emmys for contributions to The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. He has also written for The Academy Awards, Robert Smigel's "TV Funhouse" cartoons, and the Adult Swim show ...
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Steve Bodow,
- Rory Albanese,
- Rachel Axler,
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- Rory Albanese,
Simon Rich
Simon Rich (born 1984) is an American humorist whose first book, Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations (ISBN 978-1-4000-6588-2), was published by Random House in April 2007.
Rich is an alumnus of The Dalton School and a former president of The...
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- 2008
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- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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- Andrew Steele,
Peter Grosz
Peter Grosz is an American actor and current Colbert Report writer born January 11, 1974 in New York City, New York United States. He has worked as both an actor and as a producer. He is most recognizable for his "two guys" Sonic commercials. Grosz...
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- 2008
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- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Matt O'Brien
Matt O'Brien is a television writer.
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- 2008
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- Mike Sweeney,
- Chris Albers,
- José Arroyo,
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- Chris Albers,
Barry Julien
Barry Julien is a television writer.
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- 2008
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- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Allison Silverman
Allison Silverman is an American comedy writer from Gainesville, Florida. She was formerly the head writer and executive producer for The Colbert Report.
Silverman graduated from Buchholz High School, in Gainesville, Florida in 1990 and Yale...
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Richard Dahm
- Stephen Colbert,
- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Jon Stewart,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Meredith Bennett
- Stephen Colbert,
Peter Gwinn
Peter Gwinn is an American comedy writer and improviser from Evanston, Illinois. He attended Carleton College in Northfield, MN. He has taught at both the I.O. and Upright Citizens Brigade theaters and is the founder of the musical improv group Baby...
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- 2008
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- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Richard Dahm
Richard Dahm is a television writer and producer.
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman
- Stephen Colbert,
- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Jon Stewart,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Rob Dubbin
Rob Dubbin is a television writer.
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- 2008
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- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Tom Purcell
Tom Purcell is a television writer and producer.
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- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
- Richard Dahm
- Allison Silverman,
- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Jon Stewart,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Jay Katsir
Jay Katsir is a television writer.
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Frank Lesser
Frank Lesser is a television writer.
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams is a television writer.
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Meredith Scardino
Meredith Scardino is a television writer.
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Michael Brumm
Michael Brumm is a television writer.
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Tom Purcell,
- Stephen Colbert,
- Allison Silverman,
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- Stephen Colbert,
Rory Albanese
Rory Albanese is a television show writer and producer.
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Steve Bodow,
- Rachel Axler,
- Kevin Bleyer
- Rachel Axler,
- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Jon Stewart,
- David Javerbaum,
- Kahane Corn
- David Javerbaum,
Charlie Grandy
Charlie Grandy is a television show writer.
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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- Andrew Steele,
Andrew Steele
Andrew Steele is a television show writer.
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- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Seth Meyers,
- Paula Pell,
- Doug Abeles
- Paula Pell,
Steve Higgins
Steve Higgins is a television show writer and producer.
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- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
- more ▼
- Andrew Steele,
- x Year:
- 2008
- x Award Nominee:
- Lorne Michaels,
- Ken Aymong,
- Michael Shoemaker
- Ken Aymong,
Alex Baze
Alex Baze is a television show writer.
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- x Year:
- 2008
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- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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- Andrew Steele,
Colin Jost
Colin Jost is a television show writer.
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- 2008
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- Seth Meyers,
- Andrew Steele,
- Paula Pell,
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