The Late Show Wins 2 Emmy Upsets, Ending John Oliver's 10-Year Writing Streak
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Updated · Deadline · Sep 6
The Late Show Wins 2 Emmy Upsets, Ending John Oliver's 10-Year Writing Streak
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Sep 6
Summary
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert scored two surprise wins on Night 1 of the Creative Arts Emmys, taking outstanding writing for a variety series and short-form comedy, drama or variety series.
The writing victory snapped Last Week Tonight with John Oliver's 10-year run in the category, while Colbert Before Air prevailed despite releasing only 10 short episodes over the past year.
The CBS franchise added a picture-editing Emmy, strengthening Colbert's momentum ahead of the main late-night Emmy race on September 14 against John Oliver, Jimmy Kimmel, The Daily Show and Saturday Night Live.
The Daily Show still collected short-form honors: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse won nonfiction writing, and Desi Lydic claimed her second straight performer Emmy.