Alex Blagg

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Alex Blagg
Born (1980-07-01) July 1, 1980 (age 44)
California, USA
Occupations
  • Writer
  • Comedian
  • Producer
Known for

Alex Blagg (born July 1, 1980) is an American writer, comedian and producer. [1] [2] He is best known as the co-creator and executive producer of Comedy Central's Emmy-winning late-night show, @midnight , and Comedy Central's talk show Problematic with Moshe Kasher . [3] [4] [5] He is also the creator of the satirical blog and video series A Bajillion Hits. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

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Career

As an executive producer, Blagg was the co-founder and head of creative for comedy production company Serious Business. [11] [12] He has also been a writer/producer for Workaholics , Splitting Up Together , Alone Together , Betas and Trinkets , for which he won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Young Adult Series. Before becoming a writer and producer for television, he co-founded and was the managing editor of the Best Week Ever blog for VH1. He was also an editor-in-chief of MSN's Wonderwall at BermanBraun and was the head of celebrity programming for Buzzmedia. The @midnight show ended after its 600th episode. [13] [14]

Awards

AwardsCategoryResultRef
2014 Streamy Award Best Television Show @midnight (2013)Won[ citation needed ]
2014–2015 – Primetime Emmy Awards Social TV Experience (@midnight)Won [15]
2015–2016 – Primetime Emmy Awards Social TV Experience (@midnight)Won
2020 – Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Young Adult Series (Trinkets)Won

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References

  1. ↑ Wayne, Teddy (October 4, 2013). "Twitter Bios and What They Really Say" . The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Alex Blagg poses at the 2016 Creative Arts Ball". Television Academy. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ "About". Serious Business. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Eril Hayden. "The Onion Inks Three-Film Development Deal With Lionsgate". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Julie Seabaugh (August 22, 2016). "Night After Night to @midnight: An oral history of Comedy Central (Part 3)". AV Club. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ Crair, Ben (October 21, 2010). "Alex Blagg, the Stephen Colbert of New Media". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ Robert Ham (April 18, 2017). "Moshe Kasher Joins the Conversation with Comedy Central's Problematic". Paste. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ Megh Wright (August 19, 2014). "Sketch Anatomy: Alex Blagg Explains the Genius of 'Key and Peele's "Insult Comic"". Splitsider. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  9. ↑ Eril Hayden. "The Onion Inks Three-Film Development Deal With Lionsgate". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  10. ↑ Austin Carr (September 24, 2010). "Alex Blagg: The Most Influential Social Media "Guru" Online". Fast Company. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  11. ↑ Greg Gilman (September 21, 2016). "Comedy Central Greenlights 'Problematic With Moshe Kasher'" . TheWrap. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (September 21, 2016). "Comedy Central Greenlights Series From Standup Comedian Moshe Kasher". Variety. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  13. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (July 19, 2017). "'@midnight With Chris Hardwick' To End Comedy Central Run After 600 Episodes". Deadline. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  14. ↑ John Hugar (August 4, 2017). "Saying Goodbye to '@midnight' with Co-Creator Alex Blagg". Splitsider. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  15. ↑ Aristotle Acevedo (September 14, 2016). "Love, Alexi #35: Alex Blagg". Nerdist. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.


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