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Weekly Commentary (Updated Aug. 24, 2023): The road for Robin Thede’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show” to win its overdue Emmy faces substantial obstacles due to the competition of reigning champion “Saturday Night Live” from NBC and her HBO counterpart, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.”
The sketch series has claimed three history-making Emmy statuettes over its seasons. In 2021, the show won the award for outstanding picture editing for variety programming (Daysha Broadway, Stephanie Filo and Jess Hernandez), becoming the first-ever all-women-of-color team recognized for nominations and winning. At last year’s ceremony, along with a consecutive win for editing (Filo, Taylor Mason, Bradinn French and S. Robyn Wilson), Bridget Stokes became the first Black woman to win directing for a variety series for helming the episode “Save My Edges, I’m a Donor!,” breaking “SNL’s” five-year winning streak.
Will the TV Academy voters feel compelled to vote for it?
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Noteworthy, the last time Lorne Michaels faced a late-night host was in 2014 when “The Colbert Report” won for outstanding variety series. The following year, the Television Academy created two categories for talk series and scripted variety.
The rankings for the category are below.
The final Emmy voting rounds open on Aug. 17 at 9 a.m. PT and close on Aug. 28 at 10 p.m. PST. The 75th Emmy Awards are scheduled to air on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT. The Creative Arts ceremony will occur on Saturday, Jan. 6, and Sunday, Jan. 7. An edited version will air on FXX on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET. All events will take place at the Peacock Theater at LA Live.
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And the Nominees Are:
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO)
John Oliver (executive producer, host), Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, (executive producers), Jeremy Tchaban (co-executive producer), Catherine Owens (supervising producer), Whit Conway, Kaye Foley, Laura L. Griffin, Christopher McDaniel, Kate Mullaney, Matt Passet, Megan Peck Shub, Wynn Van Dusen, Marian Wang, Charles Wilson (producers), Nicole Franza (line producer)“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Lorne Michaels (executive producer), Javier Winnick (supervising producer), Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker, Caroline Maroney (producers), Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward (produced by)“A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO)
Robin Thede, Issa Rae, Tony Hernandez, Brooke Posch, Dave Becky, Jonathan Berry (executive producers), Chloé Hilliard, Linda Morel, Monique Moses, Bridget Stokes (co-executive producers), Corin Wells, Montrel McKay, John Skidmore (producers)
All Eligible Titles (Alphabetized by Network)**
“Studio C” (BYU)
“Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News” (CBS)
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” (HBO)
“History of the World Part II” (Hulu)
“Inside Amy Schumer” (Paramount+)
“Random Acts of Flyness” (HBO)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
“Crank Yankers” (Paramount+)
“Amazon Music Live” (Prime Video)
“Ziwe” (Showtime)
“Comedy Invasion” (Viva)
** This official list and/or category submission is not yet complete or confirmed and is subject to change.
2022 category winner: “Saturday Night Live” (NBC) — Season 48 — Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Javier Winnik, supervising producer; Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker and Caroline Maroney, producers; Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward, produced by
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