#Jo Twiss

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An excellent Sunday night—new books, South Side cocktails, RuPaul reruns, and brown sugar cookie dough ice cream. Today I picked up my signed copy of The Just City by Jo Walton from the Volumes Bookcafe fundraiser, and I found A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo in Wormhole Coffee in Wicker Park. ✨✨✨

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‘Roswell, New Mexico’ Star Jeanine Mason Joins Blair Underwood, Sarah Silverman in ‘Viral’ (EXCLUSIVE)

“Roswell, New Mexico” star Jeanine Mason has landed a key role in Blair Underwood’s upcoming psychological thriller “Viral.”

Mason co-stars opposite Emmy winners Underwood and Sarah Silverman in the independent film, playing a woman named Jules, whose disappearance kicks off the plot. Written by Joe McClean, the story centers on a man named Andrew (Underwood) who falls into paranoia after his wife (Mason) goes missing, and finds the only way out of a years-long spiral in his new girlfriend Emilia (Silverman).

Also joining the film’s cast are Clint James, Brendan Burke, Samuel Garnett, Jo Twiss and Connor Paolo.

In addition to starring in the film, Underwood — a 2020 Tony Award nominee — will direct and produce the project. McClean, Daniel Cypress, John Kalafatis, Joanna Kalafatis and Andreas Ignatiou of York Films will also serve as producers. Production on the project, which was originally set to shoot in 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will begin in New York next month.

Mason currently stars as Liz Ortecho on the CW’s “Roswell, New Mexico,” which debuts its third season in July and has been renewed for a fourth. Mason burst onto the Hollywood scene when she won the fifth season of “So You Think You Can Dance” in 2009. After making her transition to acting, she is also known for her recurring role as Dr. Sam Bello on “Grey’s Anatomy” and she most recently starred opposite Dolly Parton and Christine Baranski in Debbie Allen’s “Christmas on the Square” for Netflix.

Mason is repped by Verve Talent & Literary, 3 Arts and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman.

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Run (Season 1) Review

Run (Season 1) Review

Run. A long time planned escape between two ex-lovers, if one person texts the other with Run and they reply with Run within 24 hours they meet on a train at Grand Central Station in New York. Spending a week together to decide if that is what they truly want!

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Number of episodes: 7

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2018 Philadelphia Theater Critic's Awards -- The Nominees

2018 Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Awards — The Nominees

2018 was chocked with good productions and fine performances.

Choosing nominees, let alone recipients, required a battery of combinations and permutations until the lists were set.

Here, in each of six categories, are the five productions, performers, and directors nominated for the 2018 Philadelphia Theater Critic’s Award.

  BEST PRODUCTION

  FUN HOME by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori (after…

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Emmy Awards 2017: The complete list of winners and losers

It’s official, ladies and gentlemen: there has been a changing of the guard. Just a few short years ago, the Emmy Awards were dominated by network TV. Fast forward to 2017, and it’s all about HBO, Netflix, and Hulu. HBO still had a big night despite the fact that its flagship series Game of Thrones was ineligible for the awards this year, and Netflix and Hulu each took home multiple top awards. Even cable channels stole network TV’s thunder on Sunday night, as Donald Glover took home the “Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy” for his work on FX’s Atlanta.

You’ll find the complete list of Emmys winners (and losers) below.

Drama Series “Better Call Saul” (AMC) “The Crown” (Netflix) “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu) “House of Cards” (Netflix) “Stranger Things” (Netflix) “This Is Us” (NBC) “Westworld” (HBO)

Comedy Series “Atlanta” (FX) “Black-ish” (ABC) “Master of None” (Netflix) “Modern Family” (ABC) “Silicon Valley” (HBO) “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix) “Veep” (HBO)

Limited Series “Big Little Lies” (HBO) “Fargo” (FX) “Feud: Bette and Joan” (FX) “The Night Of” (HBO) “Genius” (National Geographic)

Television Movie “Black Mirror: San Junipero” (Netflix) “Dolly Parton’s Christmas Of Many Colors: Circle Of Love” (NBC) “The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks” (HBO) “Sherlock: The Lying Detective (Masterpiece)” (PBS) “The Wizard Of Lies” (HBO)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”) Anthony Hopkins (“Westworld”) Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”) Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”) Liev Schreiber (“Ray Donovan”) Kevin Spacey (“House of Cards”) Milo Ventimiglia (“This Is Us”)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series Viola Davis (“How to Get Away with Murder”) Claire Foy (“The Crown”) Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Keri Russell (“The Americans”) Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”) Robin Wright (“House of Cards”)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson (“black-ish”) Aziz Ansari (“Master of None”) Zach Galifianakis (“Baskets”) Donald Glover (“Atlanta”) William H. Macy (“Shameless”) Jeffrey Tambor (“Transparent”)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”) Tracee Ellis-Ross (“black-ish”) Jane Fonda (“Grace and Frankie”) Lily Tomlin (“Grace and Frankie”) Allison Janney (“Mom”) Ellie Kemper (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”)

Lead Actor in a Limited Series Riz Ahmed (“The Night Of”) Benedict Cumberbatch (“Sherlock: The Lying Detective”) Robert De Niro (“The Wizard of Lies”) Ewan McGregor (“Fargo”) Geoffrey Rush (“Genius”) John Turturro (“The Night Of”)

Lead Actress in a Limited Series Carrie Coon (“Fargo”) Felicity Huffman (“American Crime”) Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”) Jessica Lange (“Feud”) Susan Sarandon (“Feud”) Reese Witherspoon (“Big Little Lies”)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series John Lithgow (“The Crown”) Jonathan Banks (“Better Call Saul”) Mandy Patinkin (“Homeland”) Michael Kelly (“House of Cards”) David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) Ron Cephas Jones (“This Is Us”) Jeffrey Wright (“Westworld”)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Uzo Aduba (“Orange Is the New Black”) Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”) Chrissy Metz (“This Is Us”) Thandie Newton (“Westworld”)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Alec Baldwin (“Saturday Night Live”) Louie Anderson (“Baskets”) Ty Burrell (“Modern Family”) Tituss Burgess (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) Tony Hale (“Veep”) Matt Walsh (“Veep”)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”) Vanessa Bayer (“Saturday Night Live”) Leslie Jones (“Saturday Night Live”) Anna Chlumsky (“Veep”) Judith Light (“Transparent”) Kathryn Hahn (“Transparent”)

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Bill Camp (“The Night Of”) Alfred Molina (“Feud: Bette and Joan”) Alexander Skarsgård (“Big Little Lies”) David Thewlis (“Fargo”) Stanley Tucci (“Feud: Bette and Joan”) Michael K. Williams (“The Night Of”)

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Judy Davis (“Feud: Bette and Joan”) Laura Dern (“Big Little Lies”) Jackie Hoffman (“Feud: Bette and Joan”) Regina King (“American Crime”) Michelle Pfeiffer (“The Wizard of Lies”) Shailene Woodley (“Big Little Lies”)

Variety Talk Series “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” (TBS) “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC) “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO) “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (CBS) “Real Time With Bill Maher” (HBO) “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)

Reality Competition “The Amazing Race” (CBS) “American Ninja Warrior” (NBC) “Project Runway” (Lifetime) “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (vh1) “Top Chef” (Bravo) “The Voice” (NBC)

Variety Sketch Series “Billy On The Street” (truTV) “Documentary Now!” (IFC) “Drunk History” (Comedy Central) “Portlandia” (IFC) “Saturday Night Live” (NBC) “Tracey Ullman’s Show” (HBO)

Directing for a Drama Series Vince Gilligan (“Better Call Saul”) Stephen Daldry (“The Crown”) Reed Morano (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Kate Dennis (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Lesli Linka Glatter (“Homeland”) The Duffer Brothers (“Stranger Things”) Jonathan Nolan (“Westworld”)

Directing for a Comedy Series Donald Glover (“Atlanta”) Jamie Babbit (“Silicon Valley”) Mike Judge (“Silicon Valley”) Morgan Sackett (“Veep”) David Mandel (“Veep”) Dale Stern (“Veep”)

Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special Jean-Marc Vallee (“Big Little Lies”) Noah Hawley (“Fargo”) Ryan Murphy (“Feud: Bette & Joan”) Ron Howard (“Genius”) James Marsh (“The Night Of”) Steve Zaillian (“The Night Of”)

Directing for a Variety Series Derek Waters & Jeremy Konner (“Drunk History”) Andy Fisher (“Jimmy Kimmel Live”) Paul Pennolino (“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”) Jim Hoskinson (“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”) Don Roy King (“Saturday Night Live”)

Writing for a Drama Series Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields (“The Americans”) Gordon Smith (“Better Call Saul”) Peter Morgan (“The Crown”) Bruce Miller (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) The Duffer Brothers (“Stranger Things”) Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan (“Westworld”)

Writing for a Comedy Series Donald Glover (“Atlanta”) Stephen Glover (“Atlanta”) Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe (“Master of None”) Alec Berg (“Silicon Valley”) Billy Kimball (“Veep”) David Mandel (“Veep”)

Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama David E. Kelley (“Big Little Lies”) Charlie Brooker (“Black Mirror: San Junipero”) Noah Hawley (“Fargo”) Ryan Murphy (“Feud: Bette and Joan”) Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zam and Ryan Murphy (“Feud: Bette and Joan”) Richard Price and Steven Zaillian (“The Night Of”)

Writing for a Variety Series  Jo Miller, Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdae, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn, Melinda Taub & Jason Reich (“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”) Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss & Juli Weiner (“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”) Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Dina Gusovky, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker & Ben Warheit (“Late Night with Seth Meyers”) Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Opus Moreschi, Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Matt Lappin, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Daniel Kibblesmith, Michael Pielocik, Kate Sidley, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack & John Thibodeaux (“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”) Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Pete Schultz, James Anderson, Kristen Bartlett, Jeremy Beiler, Zach Bornstein, Joanna Bradley, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Anna Drezen, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Nick Kocher, Dave McCary, Brian McElhaney, Dennis McNicholas, Drew Michael, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Katie Rich, Streeter Seidell, Will Stephen & Julio Torres (“Saturday Night Live”)

Emmy Awards 2017: The complete list of winners and losers was originally published on Tech News Center Generation

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Here Are Your 2017 Emmys Comedy Nominees

Today, the nominations for the 2017 Primetime Emmys were announced. For comedy specifically, it’s probably what you expected.

Premium cable and streaming services continue to dominate the Emmys with Netflix and HBO coming out strong. FX also maintains its status as a premium cable network disguised as a basic cable network with its handful of nominations for Atlanta, Better Things, and Baskets. 

Colbert’s Election special and Sam Bee’s Not the WHCD thankfully were bestowed nominations here as well.

One thing that was a delightful surprise is Lauren Lapkus and Ben Schwartz gaining nominations for their performances in The Earliest Show, a web series that followed a morning talk show with one of the hosts going through all the stages of grief.

Take a gander at all the comedy nominees below.

*All comedy nominees are in italics

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES Atlanta, FX Black-ish, ABC Master Of None, Netflix Modern Family, ABC Silicon Valley, HBO Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix Veep, HBO

LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Pamela Adlon, Better Things, FX  Jane Fonda, Grace And Frankie, Netflix Allison Janney, Mom, CBS Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep, HBO Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish, ABC Lily Tomlin, Grace And Frankie, Netflix

LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Anthony Anderson, Black-ish, ABC Aziz Ansari, Master Of None, Netflix Zach Galifianakis, Baskets, FX Networks Donald Glover, Atlanta, FX Networks William H. Macy, Shameless, Showtime Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent, Amazon

VARIETY TALK SERIES Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, TBS Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, HBO The Late Late Show With James Corden, CBS The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, CBS Real Time With Bill Maher, HBO

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live, NBC Anna Chlumsky, Veep, HBO Kathryn Hahn, Transparent, Amazon Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live, NBC Judith Light, Transparent, Amazon Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live, NBC

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Louie Anderson, Baskets, FX Networks Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live, NBC Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix Ty Burrell, Modern Family, ABC Tony Hale, Veep, HBO Matt Walsh, Veep, HBO

VARIETY SKETCH SERIES Billy On The Street, truTV Documentary Now!, IFC Drunk History, Comedy Central Portlandia, IFC Saturday Night Live, NBC Tracey Ullman’s Shows, HBO

OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM Archer, FX Bob’s Burgers, Fox Elena And The Secret Of Avalor (Sofia The First), Disney Channel The Simpsons, Fox South Park, Comedy Central

UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM Born This Way, A&E Deadliest Catch, Discovery Channel Gaycation With Ellen Page, Viceland Intervention, A&E RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, YouTube United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell, CNN

HOST FOR A REALITY/REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM Alec Baldwin, Match Game, ABC W. Kamau Bell, United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell, CNN RuPaul Charles, RuPaul’s Drag Race, VH1 Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, Project Runway, Lifetime Gordon Ramsay, MasterChef Junior, Fox Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg, Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party, VH1

OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE American Dad!, Dee Bradley Baker as Klaus, TBS/20th Century Fox Television Bob’s Burgers, Kevin Kline as Mr. Fischoeder, Fox BoJack Horseman, Kristen Schaal as Sarah Lynn, Netflix F Is For Family, Mo Collins as Ginny, Jimmy Fitzsimmons, Lex, Ben, Cutie Pie, Netflix Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Fox The Simpsons, Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson, Fox

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES Brown Girls, Open TV Fear The Walking Dead: Passage, AMC.com Hack Into Broad City, ComedyCentral.com Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot, ABC.com

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES Behind The Voice Epic Rap Battles of History Honest Trailers The Daily Show-Between the Scenes The Star Wars Show

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM NONFICTION OR REALITY SERIES Creating Saturday Night Live Feud: Bette and Joan: Inside Look Jay Leno’s Garage National Endowment For The Arts: United States of Arts Viceland at The Women’s March

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES  Ty Burell, Boondoggle Alan Tudyk, Con Man Kim Estes, Dicks Jason Ritter, Tales of Titans Ben Schwartz, The Earliest Show John Michael Higgins, Tween Fest

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A SHORT FORM COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES  Mindy Sterling, Con Man Jane Lynch, Dropping the Soap Kelsey Scott, Fear The Walking Dead: Passage Mindy Sterling, secs & EXECS Lauren Lapkus, The Earliest Show 

OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM ANIMATED PROGRAM Adventure Time, Cartoon Network Disney Mickey Mouse, The Disney Channel Marvel’s Rocket & Groot, Disney XD Steven Universe, Cartoon Network Teen Titans Go!, Cartoon Network

DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Donald Glover, Atlanta Jamie Babbit, Silicon Valley Morgan Sackett, Veep David Mandel, Veep Dale Stern, Veep

DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES Derek Waters & Jeremy Konner, Drunk History Andy Fisher, Jimmy Kimmel Live Paul Pennolino, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Jim Hoskinson, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live

DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL Paul Pennolino, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Glenn Weiss, The Oscars Jim Hiskinson, Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This S—? Jerry Foley, Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best is Yet to Come

WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES Donald Glover, Atlanta Stephen Glover, Atlanta Aziz Ansari & Lena Waithe, Master of None Alec Berg, Silicon Valley Billy Kimball, Veep David Mandel, Veep

WRITING FOR A VARIETY SERIES -Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Jo Miller, Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdae, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn, Melinda Taub & Jason Reich -Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss & Juli Weiner  -Late Night with Seth Meyers, Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Dina Gusovky, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker & Ben Warheit  -The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Opus Moreschi, Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Matt Lappin, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Daniel Kibblesmith, Michael Pielocik, Kate Sidley, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack & John Thibodeaux  -SNL, Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Pete Schultz, James Anderson, Kristen Bartlett, Jeremy Beiler, Zach Bornstein, Joanna Bradley, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Anna Drezen, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Nick Kocher, Dave McCary, Brian McElhaney, Dennis McNicholas, Drew Michael, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Katie Rich, Streeter Seidell, Will Stephen & Julio Torres 

WRITING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL -Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Samantha Bee, Jo Miller, Ashley Nicole Black, Patt Cassels, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn & Melinda Taub  -Louis C.K. 2017, Louis C.K. -Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust, Sarah Silverman  -Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This S—?, Jay Katsir, Opus Moreschi, Stephen Colbert, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Michael Pielocik, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack & John Thibodeaux -70th Annual Tony Awards, Dave Boone, Mike Gibbons, Lauren Greenberg, Ian Karmel, Ben Winston & Justin Shanes 

WRITING FOR A NONFICTION PROGRAM Amanda Knox, Brian McGinn  Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, Anthony Bourdain  The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years, Mark Monroe  Bill Nye Saves the World, Prashanth Venkataramanujam, CeCe Pleasants, Sanden Totten, Mike Drucker & Flora Lichtman  13th, Ava DuVernay & Spencer Averick 

OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE PROGAM Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Saturday Night Live Multiplatform Experience The Late Late Show with James Corden The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Get the full list of all this year’s Primetime Emmys nominees, including all of the Creative Arts Emmys here.