This January, “Password” presenter Keke Palmer broke new ground as the first Black woman to ever win an Emmy for hosting a game show. As the 30-year-old faces the challenge of defending her crown at September’s Creative Arts ceremony, she has the potential to make history once again as her category’s all-time youngest two-time champion.
The current Best Game Show Host lineup almost perfectly matches last year’s, with the only difference being the inclusion of Jane Lynch (“Weakest Link”) instead of the ineligible Mayim Bialik (“Jeopardy!”). The three men filling out the remaining slots are newly solo “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings and three-time winners Steve Harvey (“Celebrity Family Feud”) and Pat Sajak (“Wheel of Fortune”).
In order to determine if anyone can stop Palmer from establishing a streak, let’s take a closer look at each nominee. Be sure to make your predictions in this and 30 other...
The current Best Game Show Host lineup almost perfectly matches last year’s, with the only difference being the inclusion of Jane Lynch (“Weakest Link”) instead of the ineligible Mayim Bialik (“Jeopardy!”). The three men filling out the remaining slots are newly solo “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings and three-time winners Steve Harvey (“Celebrity Family Feud”) and Pat Sajak (“Wheel of Fortune”).
In order to determine if anyone can stop Palmer from establishing a streak, let’s take a closer look at each nominee. Be sure to make your predictions in this and 30 other...
- 8/2/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
From “Hacks” and “Only Murders in the Building” to “Barry” and “Abbott Elementary,” we’re living in a golden age of comedy. While a few shows have been dominant at the Emmys lately, racking up nominations left and right, predicting the best comedy performances can still prove to be a difficult task. Case in point: Best Comedy Guest Actress.
This year, four of the slots in the category went to actresses from HBO Max’s hit comedy “Hacks,” about a legendary comedienne and her protégé. Apple TV+’s soccer-themed kindness explosion “Ted Lasso” and Hulu’s murder mystery-slash-true crime satire “Only Murders in the Building” fill the remaining two spots. But who will actually win?
Currently, Jane Lynch of “Only Murders” leads the field with 37/10 odds, and two Experts and eight Editors predicting her to win. She’s followed by Laurie Metcalf, Dame Harriet Walter, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jane Adams and Kaitlin Olson.
This year, four of the slots in the category went to actresses from HBO Max’s hit comedy “Hacks,” about a legendary comedienne and her protégé. Apple TV+’s soccer-themed kindness explosion “Ted Lasso” and Hulu’s murder mystery-slash-true crime satire “Only Murders in the Building” fill the remaining two spots. But who will actually win?
Currently, Jane Lynch of “Only Murders” leads the field with 37/10 odds, and two Experts and eight Editors predicting her to win. She’s followed by Laurie Metcalf, Dame Harriet Walter, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jane Adams and Kaitlin Olson.
- 8/16/2022
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
Jane Lynch is looking to pick up her sixth career Emmy Award this year. She’s gunning to do it in the Best Comedy Guest Actress category for her performance as Sazz Pataki, Charles’s (Steve Martin) old stunt double, on the first season of Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.”
Her submission is the penultimate episode of the first season, “Double Time.” In the midst of caring for Jan (Amy Ryan) after her stabbing, Charles learns that Sazz is stopping by to visit during the annual stunt convention. Sazz then shows up dressed exactly like Charles and, much to Jan’s shock, is a woman. As she takes a call from her agent (disclosing that she’ll be doubling for Tilda Swinton), Charles reveals that Sazz would also double for him in sex scenes, that everyone loved her more than him and that his ex-girlfriend had left him for her.
Her submission is the penultimate episode of the first season, “Double Time.” In the midst of caring for Jan (Amy Ryan) after her stabbing, Charles learns that Sazz is stopping by to visit during the annual stunt convention. Sazz then shows up dressed exactly like Charles and, much to Jan’s shock, is a woman. As she takes a call from her agent (disclosing that she’ll be doubling for Tilda Swinton), Charles reveals that Sazz would also double for him in sex scenes, that everyone loved her more than him and that his ex-girlfriend had left him for her.
- 8/5/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: We have learned first that Netflix has set the cast for their adaptation of Annie Barrows’ New York Times bestselling book series Ivy & Bean and that is Emmy Award Nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Emmy Award Winner Jane Lynch, Pretty Little Liars‘ Sasha Pieterse, Oscar nominee Nia Vardalos, Garfield Wilson, Jaycie Dotin and Marci T. House.
The group joins previously announced Keslee Blalock as Ivy; Madison Skye Validum as Bean and Lidya Jewett as Nancy in the series of one-hour family movies from the streamer.
In the Elissa Down-directed and Kathy Waugh and Jeff Stockwell-penned screenplay, Ivy and Bean never expected to be friends. Ivy is quiet, thoughtful and observant. Bean is playful, exuberant and fearless. However, sometimes an adventure reveals that opposites can become the best of friends.
Producers are Anne Brogan and Melanie Stokes as well as Lionsgate TV backed Kindle Entertainment.
Ivy & Bean reunites...
The group joins previously announced Keslee Blalock as Ivy; Madison Skye Validum as Bean and Lidya Jewett as Nancy in the series of one-hour family movies from the streamer.
In the Elissa Down-directed and Kathy Waugh and Jeff Stockwell-penned screenplay, Ivy and Bean never expected to be friends. Ivy is quiet, thoughtful and observant. Bean is playful, exuberant and fearless. However, sometimes an adventure reveals that opposites can become the best of friends.
Producers are Anne Brogan and Melanie Stokes as well as Lionsgate TV backed Kindle Entertainment.
Ivy & Bean reunites...
- 8/16/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Maya Rudolph has two nominations for Best Comedy Guest Actress this year, making her the first actor in Emmy history to be nominated twice in the same guest category in a single year. This is her third consecutive nomination for her recurring role as Judge Gen on “The Good Place,” which contends now for its final season. This is her second nomination for “Saturday Night Live”; she is up for her impression of Senator Kamala Harris, having been recognized previously for a 2012 hosting gig.
SEEour rundown on this year’s Emmy Award nominations.
Dueling guest nominations have only been possible since 2010, as performers were limited to one listing per guest ballot before then. A similar rule remains in effect for the Best Directing and Best Technical Direction categories. A caveat is that Jane Alexander and Angela Lansbury were each nominated in Best Drama Guest Actress for multiple series in 2000 and 2005 respectively,...
SEEour rundown on this year’s Emmy Award nominations.
Dueling guest nominations have only been possible since 2010, as performers were limited to one listing per guest ballot before then. A similar rule remains in effect for the Best Directing and Best Technical Direction categories. A caveat is that Jane Alexander and Angela Lansbury were each nominated in Best Drama Guest Actress for multiple series in 2000 and 2005 respectively,...
- 7/28/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Online film networking and education platform Stage 32 has partnered with Trick Candle Productions and Glass House Distribution to launch a Microbudget Horror Script Competition for 2020. The winning script will receive a $5,000 option and be entered into a mentorship program with the film’s producers, and be eligible for a production greenlit for up to $100,000 by Trick Candle and Glass House.
Recent projects to come out of Stage 32 include the upcoming Chick Fight starring Malin Ackerman, Alec Baldwin and Bella Thorne and 10-31, a horror film which will be produced by renowned director Eli Roth, Roger Birnbaum and Orion Pictures.
Founded in 2005 by actor, writer and producer Tom Malloy, Trick Candle Productions is known for films Love N’ Dancing, starring Amy Smart and Betty White, and The Alphabet Killer, starring Eliza Dusku, Cary Elwes, Tim Hutton, and Melissa Leo.
Glass House Distribution is an international distribution company specializing in feature films and television.
Recent projects to come out of Stage 32 include the upcoming Chick Fight starring Malin Ackerman, Alec Baldwin and Bella Thorne and 10-31, a horror film which will be produced by renowned director Eli Roth, Roger Birnbaum and Orion Pictures.
Founded in 2005 by actor, writer and producer Tom Malloy, Trick Candle Productions is known for films Love N’ Dancing, starring Amy Smart and Betty White, and The Alphabet Killer, starring Eliza Dusku, Cary Elwes, Tim Hutton, and Melissa Leo.
Glass House Distribution is an international distribution company specializing in feature films and television.
- 1/18/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Jane Lynch (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) has just won her fifth career Emmy Award at Sunday’s Creative Arts ceremony.
Last year, when Lynch was up for Best Guest Comedy Actress for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s” first season, she could not overcome Tiffany Haddish’s supernova career trajectory as the “Girls Trip” breakout nailed her hosting spot on “Saturday Night Live.” In fact, “SNL” has had a lock on this category three years running, with Melissa McCarthy taking the prize in 2017 and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler claiming the title in 2016. But the second season of the Amazon Prime comedy provided richer material for Lynch’s Sophie Lennon, a rival old-school stand-up comic who dresses like a frumpy overweight housewife while employing her catch phrase in a Queens accent, “Put that on a plate!”
See If you know Susie, then it won’t be a shock if ‘Mrs. Maisel...
Last year, when Lynch was up for Best Guest Comedy Actress for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s” first season, she could not overcome Tiffany Haddish’s supernova career trajectory as the “Girls Trip” breakout nailed her hosting spot on “Saturday Night Live.” In fact, “SNL” has had a lock on this category three years running, with Melissa McCarthy taking the prize in 2017 and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler claiming the title in 2016. But the second season of the Amazon Prime comedy provided richer material for Lynch’s Sophie Lennon, a rival old-school stand-up comic who dresses like a frumpy overweight housewife while employing her catch phrase in a Queens accent, “Put that on a plate!”
See If you know Susie, then it won’t be a shock if ‘Mrs. Maisel...
- 9/16/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
After setting a new record for the most nominations a series has ever received in a single year, “Game of Thrones” dominated the 2019 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys, which were handed out on Sunday evening in downtown Los Angeles.
The final season of the epic HBO series won 10 awards, taking Emmys for casting, music, main-title design, picture editing, sound mixing and sound editing, makeup, costumes, visual effects and stunt coordination — though it was beaten by “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for cinematography, “Chernobyl” for production design and “Star Trek: Discovery” for prosthetic makeup.
Jane Lynch won the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” the fourth different show for which Lynch has won an Emmy. The show also won the guest-actor award, with Luke Kirby helping shut “Saturday Night Live” out of the guest acting winner’s circle for the first time since 2015.
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The final season of the epic HBO series won 10 awards, taking Emmys for casting, music, main-title design, picture editing, sound mixing and sound editing, makeup, costumes, visual effects and stunt coordination — though it was beaten by “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” for cinematography, “Chernobyl” for production design and “Star Trek: Discovery” for prosthetic makeup.
Jane Lynch won the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” the fourth different show for which Lynch has won an Emmy. The show also won the guest-actor award, with Luke Kirby helping shut “Saturday Night Live” out of the guest acting winner’s circle for the first time since 2015.
Bradley Whitford...
- 9/15/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
“I’m going with Jane Lynch because she lost last year to Tiffany Haddish for her SNL stint,” Susan Wloszczyna says of the “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” actress. Lynch is an Emmy nominee for a second time as a guest comedy actress in the Amazon Prime series.
She also notes that her part as Sophie Lennon, a stand-up comic rival of Rachel Brosnahan’s Midge Maisel, makes a bigger contribution in the show’s second season, adding that Sophie was “crucial in many ways in what happens to Mrs. Maisel.” Also, Lynch’s character is actually two people. “She is pretending to be this hick comedian who makes fun of herself. But then when you see her in real life, she has a whole other role. So, it’s two roles in one.”
Wloszczyna discussed her reasons for picking Lynch, who is not lacking for trophies given that she has won four Primetime Emmys already.
She also notes that her part as Sophie Lennon, a stand-up comic rival of Rachel Brosnahan’s Midge Maisel, makes a bigger contribution in the show’s second season, adding that Sophie was “crucial in many ways in what happens to Mrs. Maisel.” Also, Lynch’s character is actually two people. “She is pretending to be this hick comedian who makes fun of herself. But then when you see her in real life, she has a whole other role. So, it’s two roles in one.”
Wloszczyna discussed her reasons for picking Lynch, who is not lacking for trophies given that she has won four Primetime Emmys already.
- 9/10/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna, Daniel Montgomery, Joyce Eng, Chris Beachum and Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
After she was nominated in the Best Comedy Guest Actress category last year, Jane Lynch returns with her 12th career nomination for her performance as Sophie Lennon in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Lynch has submitted the second season’s penultimate episode, “Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy,” to Emmy judges.
In the hour, Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) and Susie (Alex Borstein) are at a telethon where Midge is scheduled to perform. Sophie first appears doing her act and accentuating every other punchline with her trademark phrase, “Put that on your plate!” Midge and Susie marvel at how repetitive the material is. Sophie comes back out on stage to interview several people who suffer from arthritis and she does her normal shtick with them. When one of the people mentions that she can’t even bend over to pick up her grandson, Sophie warns that she’s getting emotional and tries to...
In the hour, Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) and Susie (Alex Borstein) are at a telethon where Midge is scheduled to perform. Sophie first appears doing her act and accentuating every other punchline with her trademark phrase, “Put that on your plate!” Midge and Susie marvel at how repetitive the material is. Sophie comes back out on stage to interview several people who suffer from arthritis and she does her normal shtick with them. When one of the people mentions that she can’t even bend over to pick up her grandson, Sophie warns that she’s getting emotional and tries to...
- 8/30/2019
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
RuPaul Charles is attempting to tie Jeff Probst‘s record of four Emmy wins for Best Reality Host, but is his own second-place record actually in danger? While the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” host is still the overwhelming favorite to win his fourth straight Emmy, one of our Emmy experts is banking on Jane Lynch (“Hollywood Game Night”) to prevail and join Charles as three-time champs.
Lynch, who is in second place in our odds, has the support of Mary Murphy (Gold Derby). The only other contender that is earmarked for an upset is the “Queer Eye” quintet, the choice of Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes). Charles is the predicted winner for the other 17 of our Experts.
See Jeff Probst’s Emmy record in danger: Will RuPaul Charles go 4 for 4 for ‘Drag Race’?
A Lynch prediction is not a terrible one since she’s already a two-time winner in the category...
Lynch, who is in second place in our odds, has the support of Mary Murphy (Gold Derby). The only other contender that is earmarked for an upset is the “Queer Eye” quintet, the choice of Debbie Day (Rotten Tomatoes). Charles is the predicted winner for the other 17 of our Experts.
See Jeff Probst’s Emmy record in danger: Will RuPaul Charles go 4 for 4 for ‘Drag Race’?
A Lynch prediction is not a terrible one since she’s already a two-time winner in the category...
- 7/6/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
As Emmy fanatics are aware, the all-time record holder for Best Reality Host is Jeff Probst, who won four in a row for hosting “Survivor” (2008-11). But that stat is about to sashay away as RuPaul Charles is thisclose to winning his fourth Emmy after prevailing in 2016-18, according to Gold Derby’s Experts who’ve chimed in with their predictions. Do you agree that RuPaul will tie Probst’s long-standing Emmy record at this year’s Creative Arts ceremony? Be sure to make or update your Emmy picks right now.
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Twelve of our 13 Emmy Experts believe that RuPaul is about to walk off with trophy #4: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Lynn Elber (Associated Press), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Ed Martin (Media Village), Robert Rorke (New York Post), Matt Roush (TV Guide Magazine), Kaitlin Thomas (TVGuide.
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Twelve of our 13 Emmy Experts believe that RuPaul is about to walk off with trophy #4: Thelma Adams (Gold Derby), Lynn Elber (Associated Press), Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Ed Martin (Media Village), Robert Rorke (New York Post), Matt Roush (TV Guide Magazine), Kaitlin Thomas (TVGuide.
- 6/23/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“Saturday Night Live” is on a hot streak in the Emmy race for Best Comedy Guest Actress, winning three in a row for Tiffany Haddish (2018), Melissa McCarthy (2017) and Tina Fey & Amy Poehler (2016). However, our Experts from major media outlets predict an upset in the category this year for Emmy fave Jane Lynch for Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” This TV veteran was nominated last year for her complicated role of 1950s gimmick comic Sophie Lennon, ultimately losing to Haddish on Emmy night. Will Lynch get the last laugh this time around?
SEEIf you know Susie, then it won’t be a shock if ‘Mrs. Maisel’s’ Alex Borstein wins her 2nd Emmy in a row
Lynch is beloved by Emmy voters, having won for her cutthroat role as Sue Sylvester in “Glee” (2010), twice for hosting “Hollywood Game Night” (2014-15) and also for starring in the short-form program “Dropping the Soap...
SEEIf you know Susie, then it won’t be a shock if ‘Mrs. Maisel’s’ Alex Borstein wins her 2nd Emmy in a row
Lynch is beloved by Emmy voters, having won for her cutthroat role as Sue Sylvester in “Glee” (2010), twice for hosting “Hollywood Game Night” (2014-15) and also for starring in the short-form program “Dropping the Soap...
- 6/22/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Jonathan Banks might finally win an Emmy for playing Mike Ehrmantraut — but in a category not many of us expected: Best Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Actor.
As Gold Derby exclusively revealed, in addition to submitting Banks in his usual category of Best Drama Supporting Actor for “Better Call Saul,” AMC is also entering him in the short form actor race for “Madrigal Electromotive Employee Training,” a “Better Call Saul” companion online series that is also being submitted for Best Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. The show (watch above) features Mike offering tips and sharing his wisdom to new Madrigal employees. “Madrigal” is the second season, if you will, of “Saul”‘s online training series; the first, “Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training,” which starred Giancarlo Esposito‘s Gus Fring and aired alongside Season 3, won Best Short Form Comedy or Drama Series in 2017.
That bodes well for Banks, as...
As Gold Derby exclusively revealed, in addition to submitting Banks in his usual category of Best Drama Supporting Actor for “Better Call Saul,” AMC is also entering him in the short form actor race for “Madrigal Electromotive Employee Training,” a “Better Call Saul” companion online series that is also being submitted for Best Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. The show (watch above) features Mike offering tips and sharing his wisdom to new Madrigal employees. “Madrigal” is the second season, if you will, of “Saul”‘s online training series; the first, “Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training,” which starred Giancarlo Esposito‘s Gus Fring and aired alongside Season 3, won Best Short Form Comedy or Drama Series in 2017.
That bodes well for Banks, as...
- 5/2/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The Emmy for Best Comedy Guest Actress is shaping up to be a two-way race between a breakout star and an established Emmy favorite. The Expert journalists we’ve polled are divided between first-time nominee Tiffany Haddish for hosting “Saturday Night Live” and four-time Emmy winner Jane Lynch for playing a stand-up comic who isn’t what she appears to be in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
Haddish currently has the advantage, according to the combined predictions of all of our users, who give her leading odds of 8/15. Among those users, five of our Experts are backing her to win: Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Tom O’Neil (Gold Derby), Matt Roush (TV Guide Magazine), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone) and Adnan Virk (ESPN).
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Though this is the first Emmy nomination for Haddish, she has made quite an impact on the industry in...
Haddish currently has the advantage, according to the combined predictions of all of our users, who give her leading odds of 8/15. Among those users, five of our Experts are backing her to win: Joyce Eng (Gold Derby), Tom O’Neil (Gold Derby), Matt Roush (TV Guide Magazine), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone) and Adnan Virk (ESPN).
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Though this is the first Emmy nomination for Haddish, she has made quite an impact on the industry in...
- 9/6/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Jane Lynch is no stranger to the Emmy Awards. Not only has she received 10 nominations from the Television Academy, but she’s walked home with three wins, including last year for best actress in a short-form comedy or drama series for her part in Dropping the Soap.
“It’s a thrill every time,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. Since Lynch’s birthday falls on July 14, right around the same time the Emmy nominations are announced, her birthday feels extra special when she hears her name in the list of honorees. “I’ve had almost every birthday for ...
“It’s a thrill every time,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. Since Lynch’s birthday falls on July 14, right around the same time the Emmy nominations are announced, her birthday feels extra special when she hears her name in the list of honorees. “I’ve had almost every birthday for ...
- 8/13/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Emmy nominations offered a few surprises this year, but there’s one thing voters are consistent about: they love “Saturday Night Live.” Since 2009, half of the Emmys awarded in the guest actor/actress comedy slots have gone to hosts of the popular sketch program. That includes last year’s winners Dave Chappelle and Melissa McCarthy, who won after three previous hosting noms.
This year sees a small drop from last year, when five of the 12 nominees were “SNL” hosts, but still yields four nominees: Tiffany Haddish, Tina Fey, Bill Hader and Donald Glover were all recognized for their hosting duties. Also worth noting: former “SNL” players Molly Shannon and Maya Rudolph were singled out for their work on “Will & Grace” and “The Good Place,” respectively.
“I noticed this year it’s a lot of ‘SNL’ alum and so many amazing women,” Shannon says. “It’s a really great...
This year sees a small drop from last year, when five of the 12 nominees were “SNL” hosts, but still yields four nominees: Tiffany Haddish, Tina Fey, Bill Hader and Donald Glover were all recognized for their hosting duties. Also worth noting: former “SNL” players Molly Shannon and Maya Rudolph were singled out for their work on “Will & Grace” and “The Good Place,” respectively.
“I noticed this year it’s a lot of ‘SNL’ alum and so many amazing women,” Shannon says. “It’s a really great...
- 8/1/2018
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
It took a decade for Broadway royalty Kelli O’Hara to snag her first Tony Award win. But shortly after that success on her home turf, O’Hara may be on the way to her first Emmy Award thanks to the web series “The Accidental Wolf.”
O’Hara landed her first Tony nomination in the Musical Featured Actress category for “The Light in the Piazza” in 2005. While her co-star Victoria Clark was victorious in the lead category, O’Hara lost to Sara Ramirez from “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” O’Hara would go on to have an illustrious career on the rialto and would be recognized repeatedly in the lead category. She was nominated for her work in “The Pajama Game,” “South Pacific,” “Nice Work if You Can Get It,” and “The Bridges of Madison County.” Though she was competitive every year, she always wound up a Tony bridesmaid. It wasn...
O’Hara landed her first Tony nomination in the Musical Featured Actress category for “The Light in the Piazza” in 2005. While her co-star Victoria Clark was victorious in the lead category, O’Hara lost to Sara Ramirez from “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” O’Hara would go on to have an illustrious career on the rialto and would be recognized repeatedly in the lead category. She was nominated for her work in “The Pajama Game,” “South Pacific,” “Nice Work if You Can Get It,” and “The Bridges of Madison County.” Though she was competitive every year, she always wound up a Tony bridesmaid. It wasn...
- 7/31/2018
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
“We keep it loose and fun,” says Jane Lynch about the success of “Hollywood Game Night.” “We aren’t reinventing the wheel every season, and I love that about it. We know what works, and we know what’s fun.” Lynch returned to the Emmy race for hosting the NBC series that teams everyday people up with celebrity contestants for a chance to win $25,000. The show has brought the comedian two trophies as Best Reality Host in 2014 and 2015, plus another bid in 2016. Watch our exclusive video interview with Lynch above.
See Don’t count out Jane Lynch (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’) for the Comedy Guest Actress Emmy
Though the formula stays the same, Lynch and the producers try to shake things up each year with exciting new challenges. “We come up with 12 to 14 new games every season,” she explains. “We don’t get to all of them, but we definitely have them to choose from.
See Don’t count out Jane Lynch (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’) for the Comedy Guest Actress Emmy
Though the formula stays the same, Lynch and the producers try to shake things up each year with exciting new challenges. “We come up with 12 to 14 new games every season,” she explains. “We don’t get to all of them, but we definitely have them to choose from.
- 7/27/2018
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Emmy favorite Jane Lynch added a pair of nominations to her resume this year: one for Best Comedy Guest Actress for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and another for Best Reality Host for “Hollywood Game Night.” Her nom for “Maisel” marks the first time she has competed in the guest category since her bid for “Two and a Half Men” in 2010. That same year she won her first ever prize as Best Comedy Supporting Actress for “Glee.” Then she picked up additional wins for hosting “Hollywood Game Night” in 2014 and 2015, and one more trophy in 2017 as Best Short Form Actress for “Dropping the Soap.”
See 2018 Emmy predictions slugfest: Best Comedy Guest Actress is a real battle between Tiffany Haddish, Jane Lynch and…
In the episode “Put That On Your Plate!” Lynch plays Sophie Lennon, a brash, overweight housewife from Queens who’s the most popular female comic of the 1950s. She...
See 2018 Emmy predictions slugfest: Best Comedy Guest Actress is a real battle between Tiffany Haddish, Jane Lynch and…
In the episode “Put That On Your Plate!” Lynch plays Sophie Lennon, a brash, overweight housewife from Queens who’s the most popular female comic of the 1950s. She...
- 7/24/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Tiffany Haddish is out in front in our Best Comedy Guest Actress odds for her hosting stint on “Saturday Night Live,” but she needs to watch her back — not for fellow “SNL” host Tina Fey, but Jane Lynch.
An 11-time nominee and a four-time winner, Lynch is an Emmy favorite. She received two nominations this year: Comedy Guest Actress for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and Reality Host for “Hollywood Game Night.” She won her first Emmy in 2010 for Best Comedy Supporting Actress for “Glee” and twice won as “Game Night” host, in 2014 and 2015, becoming one of three people to win the category more than once.
Then she lost the Host award to RuPaul Charles (“RuPaul’s Drag Race“) in 2016 and sat out 2017 due to “Hollywood Game Night’s” ineligibility, but the Emmys still found a way to give Lynch a statuette last year, awarding her Best Short Form Comedy or...
An 11-time nominee and a four-time winner, Lynch is an Emmy favorite. She received two nominations this year: Comedy Guest Actress for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and Reality Host for “Hollywood Game Night.” She won her first Emmy in 2010 for Best Comedy Supporting Actress for “Glee” and twice won as “Game Night” host, in 2014 and 2015, becoming one of three people to win the category more than once.
Then she lost the Host award to RuPaul Charles (“RuPaul’s Drag Race“) in 2016 and sat out 2017 due to “Hollywood Game Night’s” ineligibility, but the Emmys still found a way to give Lynch a statuette last year, awarding her Best Short Form Comedy or...
- 7/21/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Comedy Dynamics announced today that they have struck a distribution deal with Glass House Distribution. Comedy Dynamics has acquired the features The Outdoorsman, Couch Survivor and Warren as well as the television/web series Dropping the Soap and Midtown.
The films and TV series will be released on multiple platforms including Comcast, DirecTV, and Spectrum.
The indie romantic comedy The Outdoorsman starring Saturday Night Live alum Sasheer Zamata and Undateable actor Brent Morin marks David Haskell’s directorial debut. The John Walls-directed comedy Couch Survivor stars Alex Beh, Jessica Duffy, and Alexis Rhee. The 2017 comedy/drama Warren is directed by Alex Beh and stars Jean Smart, Sarah Habel, and the late John Heard.
The web series Dropping the Soap is executive produced by Lisa Kudrow and Jane Lynch, who also stars in the soap opera-centric comedy She scored an Emmy for Best Actress in Web Series/Comedy in 2017. The series also stars Missi Pyle,...
The films and TV series will be released on multiple platforms including Comcast, DirecTV, and Spectrum.
The indie romantic comedy The Outdoorsman starring Saturday Night Live alum Sasheer Zamata and Undateable actor Brent Morin marks David Haskell’s directorial debut. The John Walls-directed comedy Couch Survivor stars Alex Beh, Jessica Duffy, and Alexis Rhee. The 2017 comedy/drama Warren is directed by Alex Beh and stars Jean Smart, Sarah Habel, and the late John Heard.
The web series Dropping the Soap is executive produced by Lisa Kudrow and Jane Lynch, who also stars in the soap opera-centric comedy She scored an Emmy for Best Actress in Web Series/Comedy in 2017. The series also stars Missi Pyle,...
- 6/12/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
“It was a big surprise,” exclaims Jane Lynch when asked about her Emmy nomination as Best Actress in a Short Form Series for “Dropping the Soap” during our recent webcam chat (watch the exclusive video above). The three-time Emmy champ plays Olivia Vanderstein, a tough-as-nails producer who’s hired to shake things up at a daytime soap […]...
- 8/3/2017
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Of the 27 women submitted on the 2017 Emmy ballot as Best Short Form Actress, many famous names stand out including Jane Lynch (“Dropping The Soap”), Iliza Shlesinger (“Forever 31”) and Mindy Sterling twice (“Con Man” and “Secs & Execs”). See the full list below. Who do You think will win the Emmy for Best […]...
- 7/10/2017
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
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