Jul 15, 2016

No 'Daily Show,' no Stephen Colbert at the Emmys. Is it the year 2000?


LOS ANGELES — Zero nominations for The Daily Show, and just as many for Stephen Colbert. Heck, not even Larry Wilmore could sneak one in.


Could this really be the Emmys’ category for Outstanding Variety Talk Series?


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Trevor Noah’s wrong-footed start on Comedy Central’s flagship show and Colbert’s flailing freshman season on CBS should make this no big surprise — even after the Television Academy split variety into “talk” and “sketch” categories.


But something still feels ..off. It’s been too many years of Comedy Central dominating the late-night dais for this to seem in any way normal. …


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No 'Daily Show,' no Stephen Colbert at the Emmys. Is it the year 2000?

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