The 65th Primetime Emmy Award Winners are here!

Written By: DeAlan Wilson

 The 65th Primetime Emmy Award Winners were announced live coast to coast on Sunday, September 22nd on the CBS Television Network from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Some of the big winners from last nights show were, of course, JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS and her HBO show VEEP.  She won for OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES.  Meanwhile,
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES went to JIM PARSONS as Sheldon Cooper  on CBS's The Big Bang Theory . The EMMY for OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES went to SHOWTIME actress CLAIRE DANES in HOMELAND.

In all, HBO was a big winner this year with 27 Primetime Emmys for 2013.  They captured many of the top awards including:  OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES for BOBBY CANNAVALE as Gyp Rosetti on HBO's Boardwalk Empire as well as an award for  OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES for JEFF DANIELS as Will McAvoy on HBO's The Newsroom.  

Another big HBO win went to MICHAEL DOUGLAS for his role as as Liberace  in HBO's Behind The Candelabra.  This original HBO production garnered him the EMMY for OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE Candelabra also won for OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR MOVIE.

The SHOWTIME  NETWORK did very well this year with wins for OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE for LAURA LINNEY as Cathy Jamison  on The Big C: Hereafter.  And they also won for OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES as MERRITT WEVER walked away with  her EMMY for her role as  Zoey Barkow  Nurse Jackie.


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Queen Latifah Show -NBC Television - Review By DeAlan Wilson of www.ComedyE.com

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Written By: DeAlan Wilson
Originally Published By: ComedyE.com
Thursday, September 19, 2013

 

 

Queen Latifah has made her return to daytime television with a brand new talk show that promises to be as exciting as the Queen herself.

The show which debuted on Monday, September 16, 2013, has already played host to top celebrity guest including: Will Smith, John Travolta, Alicia Keys, Jamie Fox and Sharon Stone. And with a her stellar A-list Hollywood status, we are sure Queen, who has an Oscar nomination to her credit and has also won numerous awards including: a Golden Globe (Life Support), Grammy (UNITY), and BET Award (Chicago-Best Actress) will have no problem luring big named stars to her couch.

Hoping to have a fresh new approach to the daytime format, the producers have chosen to go with a very light upbeat tone for the show. A cross between a game show/ talk-show/ inspirational hour, this show seems to be fresh and innovative. Some of the more inspiring moments occur when Queen leaves the studio and takes her camera crew on the road to discover many of America's local unsung heroes. One such discovery was Walt Whitman and The Soul Children of Chicago choir. In this particular episode Queen surprises the motivational choir director and students as they are rehearsing after school. During her surprise visit Latifah informs the group that she will be flying all of them to LA so that they can perform with her before an audience of 18,000 people.

Queen Latifah Show is produced by Queen's very own production company, Flava Unit Entertainment in conjunction with her long-time good friends and business partners, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith at Overbrook Entertainment. It is distributed by Sony Pictures on the NBC Network . Please check your local listings for broadcast times.

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DeAlan Wilson is an independent writer / entertainment correspondent and  blogger for www.ComedyE.com

Joe Pontillo Stand-up Comedian Profile By DeAlan Wilson - posted on ComedyE.com

 JOE PONTILLO

(COMEDIAN)

KNOCKS 'EM OUT!

Joe Pontillo
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Making things seem easy with dedicated hard work, Joe Pontillo continues to create, perform, and find his way into our laughing hearts. With solid performances at “Caroline's on Broadway” (NYC) along with tours up and down the East Coast, Joe Pontillo has continued to bring comedy into a new direction.

Born in Rockville Centre, NY and raised in Valley Stream, NY, Joe says this simple fact often confused people. “Valley Stream has it’s own hospital but I guess my parents were too good for it! Anyway I am a comedian.”

Comedian Joe Pontillo
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Joe, who began doing comedy in 2004 has performed on millions of shows (or at least thousands). “My home base is the NYC/Long Island area. I produce lots of my own sketches and have done a web series which you can check out at www.Hankisevil.com.” In addition Joe has also produced and starred in his own zombie movie Street of the Dead.

A local Long Island man, he has appeared on IFC and TLC. Most recently one of his original jokes got national play and was featured on ESPN.com. Joe, who says “I’m always performing and always tweeting... plotting someone’s demise. Sometimes I sleep.” he laughs.

Performing live stand-up Comedian Joe Pontillo
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A seasoned veteran comedian now, Joe has an extensive list of stage and comedy credits including performances at: Caroline's On Broadway (NYC), New York Comedy Club (NY), Brokerage Comedy Club (Bellmore NY), Comix at Foxwoods (Connecticut), Broadway Comedy Club, (New York), Comedy Village (NYC) and Comedy Outlet (Reading, PA) just to name a few.

For a full listing of Joe's upcoming show dates and locations visit: http://www.joepontillo.com/show-list/

ComedyE.com salutes Joe Pontillo as one of our industry's up and coming stars of tomorrow. We think he is definitely someone to watch now and in the future.

Website: www.joepontillo.com
Press & Bookings:
Ryan Van Nostrand PR
BBR Productions Inc.
www.bbrproductions.com