'Jon Stewart' Wins Ninth Consecutive Emmy
Comedy Central Series Wins To Honors For Comedy/Variety Show
by R. Thomas Umstead -- Multichannel News, 9/18/2011 9:24:48 PM
Comedy Central ‘s The Daly Show with Jon Stewart won cable's first two Emmys during Sunday's telecast of the primetime Emmy Awards.
The show won its ninth straight Emmy in the comedy/variety show category as well as an Emmy for writing in the category. In accepting the award, Stewart said: "We're acutely aware of how fortunate we are to win it once let alone many times."
Melissa McCarthy earned the best actress in a comedy series Emmy Sunday night, besting last year's winner Edie Falco.
McCarthy, who stars in CBS' Mike & Molly also bested Amy Poehler (NBC's Parks and Recreation); Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope); and Tina Fey (NBC's 30 Rock) for the honor.
Falco won the award last year for her portrayal of a dedicated but morally challenged nurse in Showtime's Nurse Jackie.
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Jon Stewart, BRAVO! And hats off to you for having more female writers on stage than any other show on the Emmies tonight. After teaching 38 years at The Hockaday School, a private school for girls in Dallas, I salute you for finding females writers to join the "boys' club" in Holywood & NYC. Enjoy the journey. I love your show. You're on the "write" track.
Kay Merkel Boruff - 9/18/2011 11:05:32 PM EDT
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