Daily Show, Colbert Emmy Winners
Monday September 22, 2008
The Daily Show and Jon Stewart picked up the Emmy for “Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series” during Sunday evening’s 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. In terms of talk show take homes, Stewart won the biggest prize of the evening.
The Colbert Report’s writing staff took home the Emmy for “Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.” But Colbert lost the award for “Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.” He had joked Thursday evening that his chances of winning the Emmy were all but doomed when Colbert realized he was up against Don Rickles. Colbert has been nominated in this category twice before, each time losing to an older performer.
Rickles won. Rickkleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssss