'Daily Show' Wins Emmy For Best Variety Show

(AP) LOS ANGELES -- Jon Stewart and his writing staff are owners of new Emmy Awards.

Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" was named the best comedy or variety show in the annual Emmy Awards. Blessed with an abundance of material during a presidential election, the show beat out David Letterman's "Late Show," "Saturday Night Live," "Real Time With Bill Maher" and "The Colbert (col-BEAR') Report (rap-PORE')"

Stewart's writing staff also won for best writing in a comedy or variety series, making it a clean sweep.

As he accepted the award, Stewart joked that it gave him and his staff time to go backstage and check out the NFL football game, being shown on another network.

Comments

[jneuman771]

Should have been for news show as well judging by the way our other news services have fared.
There should be an award for investigative journalism as well....remember Jim Cramer?
Best news coverage.

[OswegoKayaker]

What I love about Jon, besides the awesome spot-on writing, are his facial expressions. They say as much as his words. He can pop the balloon of hypocrisy with a smirk or by a simple eye movement. He has perfect timing. Congratulations on your Emmy win -- you deserve it! And keep it coming -- we love you!

[skymuffin]

Best News Writing!

Best Graphics (their news graphics are hysterical)!

[seachild]

Jon is THE man...I repeat, THE man...(who's cute as hell!)

[jdrourke]

Great job, Johnny! The Daily Show is terrific!!!

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[jdrourke]

Of course it does! Keep going, J. Stew!!!

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[hidflect]

He deserves it. A 100 times over.

[AllShookUp]

An award well-deserved. Jon, I love you, man! Congratulations!

[jdrourke]

Exactly. Well said.

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[ImissBush]

as colbert will surely
say
NOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOO­Oooooooooo­oooooooooo

[Illy]

Time for a new segment of "Who's not Honoring Me Now" - the prospect of which is some consolation for Colbert not winning. IMHO Colbert is the greatest satirist that has ever lived.

[donaldw6]

Colbert took the Emmy from Stewart at the awards, and protested that he has the best show of all time.

[PKatherine]

most trusted man in news!

[sioux01721]

They got the wrong Emmy.
It should have been for best news coverage.

[PKatherine]

so true indeed!

[Forester]

Your moment of zen:

Giants defeat Dallas in their $1 billion stadium.

sooowwweee­eeeettttt!

[jordan327]

Audacity of hoes.... the best ever!!