Photo: Sarah Shatz/HBO The Emmys have struggled to recognize achievement in stand-up comedy. It’s more than a little embarrassing to have categories for best commercial, best game show, and “Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series” (which this year consists entirely of aftershows for The Daily Show, The Crown, Hacks, Saturday Night Live, and Sh?gun), yet no distinct honor for stand-up specials. It’s a glaring oversight for a genre that’s been significant to the TV format for decades; part of the bedrock of the HBO brand is built on stand-up comedy specials, from Eddie Murphy’s Delirious to Comedy Half-Hour specials...
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Monitoring Antisemitism & Jewish Security Intel
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
