COMEDY CENTRAL® HONORED WITH TWO PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" Cited For Program And Writing
NEW YORK, September 20, 2004 -- COMEDY CENTRAL earned two Emmys in the 2003-2004 Primetime Emmy Awards competition, it was announced last night.
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," the network's unique news parody series, was honored for the second consecutive year with the Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series. The show's other Emmy went for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program. This marks the third time (and second consecutive) that the Peabody Award-winning "Daily Show" was recognized in the writing category.
The Emmy Awards were presented during two ceremonies. The first, primarily for creative arts categories, took place on Sunday, September 12, while the balance of the Emmys, primarily for the performing arts, were announced before a black-tie audience during a primetime telecast (ABC) on Sunday, September 19. Both ceremonies took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA
The following is a complete list of COMEDY CENTRAL's Emmy winners, along with all credited individuals:
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart, Executive Producer
Ben Karlin, Executive Producer
Stewart Bailey, Co-Executive Producer
Kahane Corn, Supervising Producer
David Javerbaum, Supervising Producer
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
David Javerbaum, Head Writer
Rich Blomquist
Steve Bodow
Tim Carvell
Stephen Colbert
Eric Drysdale
J.R. Havlan
Scott Jacobson
Ben Karlin
Rob Kutner
Chris Regan
Jason Reich
Jason Ross
Jon Stewart
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