Saturday, April 28, 2012

#comedyawards

  • The first batch of talent to appear at the second annual Comedy Awards were announced today along with the news that Robin Williams will receive special honors at the ceremony slated to tape this Saturday, April 28 in New York City.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Each week we tell viewers what they can get for free.
  • (New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV)
  • Comedienne Miranda Hart, a regular winner at comedy awards, is up for Best Supporting Actress for Call The Midwife, which has proved a big hit on BBC1. The winners will be announced during a star-studded ceremony on Sunday 27 May.
  • (Daily Mail)
  • Getting nominated for the Perrier [now the Edinburgh comedy awards] when I was 26. Suddenly people started asking if I wanted to do all the sorts of things I dont want to do now, like panel shows.
  • (The Guardian)
  • Comedy Centrals second-annual Comedy Awards will hit the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on Sautrday, when they will be taped for air on the cabler May 6.
  • (Variety)
  • Theres no word yet as to whether there will be more Ferns to come, or if this is a one-time affair. The episode will air on Comedy Central May 6, 8:30 P.M. EST, right before the Comedy Awards.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Gathering a group of the funniest comics in the business is a great first step in crafting any awards show, but Comedy Centrals Comedy Awards isnt just another self-congratulatory evening.
  • (Variety)
  • Sample funny: When people are going through something in life, they get really cliche and say stuff like, Im taking it one day at a time. You know who else is? Everybody, because thats how time works. Sample funny: Im 32 years old.
  • (Variety)
  • There will be a half-hour version of the absurdist interview show airing before the Comedy Awards on May 6th. The show will feature Tina Fey, Jon Stewart, and supposedly Richard Branson, though it might be a comedian just pretending to be Richard Branson.
  • (The AtlanticWire (blog))
  • The programme is the only childrens TV programme to win best sketch show at the British Comedy Awards.
  • (BBC News)

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