Alex Blagg Explained

Alex Blagg
Birth Date:1 July 1980
Birth Place:California, USA

Alex Blagg (born July 1, 1980) is an American writer, comedian and producer. He is the founding father of the “dead internet”.[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]

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 AwardBest Television Show @midnight (2013)Won
2014–2015 – Primetime Emmy AwardsSocial TV Experience (@midnight)Won[15]
2015–2016 – Primetime Emmy AwardsSocial TV Experience (@midnight)Won
2020 – Daytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Young Adult Series (Trinkets)Won

Notes and References

  1. News: Twitter Bios and What They Really Say. Wayne. Teddy. October 4, 2013. The New York Times. 8 August 2017. 0362-4331 . subscription.
  2. Web site: Alex Blagg poses at the 2016 Creative Arts Ball. Television Academy. 8 August 2017.
  3. Web site: About. Serious Business. 8 August 2017.
  4. News: The Onion Inks Three-Film Development Deal With Lionsgate . Eril Hayden. The Hollywood Reporter. 8 August 2017.
  5. News: Night After Night to @midnight: An oral history of Comedy Central (Part 3). Julie Seabaugh. August 22, 2016. 8 August 2017. AV Club.
  6. Web site: Alex Blagg, the Stephen Colbert of New Media. Crair. Ben. October 21, 2010. The Daily Beast. 8 August 2017.
  7. News: Moshe Kasher Joins the Conversation with Comedy Central's Problematic. Paste. April 18, 2017. Robert Ham . 8 August 2017.
  8. News: Sketch Anatomy: Alex Blagg Explains the Genius of 'Key and Peele's "Insult Comic". August 19, 2014. Splitsider. Megh Wright. 8 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193838/http://splitsider.com/2014/08/sketch-anatomy-alex-blagg-explains-the-genius-of-key-and-peeles-insult-comic/. August 8, 2017. dead.
  9. News: The Onion Inks Three-Film Development Deal With Lionsgate . Eril Hayden. The Hollywood Reporter. 8 August 2017.
  10. News: Alex Blagg: The Most Influential Social Media "Guru" Online. Austin Carr. September 24, 2010. Fast Company. 8 August 2017.
  11. News: Comedy Central Greenlights 'Problematic With Moshe Kasher'. September 21, 2016. Greg Gilman . TheWrap . 8 August 2017. subscription.
  12. News: Comedy Central Greenlights Series From Standup Comedian Moshe Kasher. Wagmeister. Elizabeth. September 21, 2016. Variety. 8 August 2017.
  13. News: '@midnight With Chris Hardwick' To End Comedy Central Run After 600 Episodes. Andreeva. Nellie. July 19, 2017. Deadline . 8 August 2017.
  14. News: Saying Goodbye to '@midnight' with Co-Creator Alex Blagg. August 4, 2017. Splitsider. John Hugar. 8 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193749/http://splitsider.com/2017/08/saying-goodbye-to-midnight-with-co-creator-alex-blagg/. August 8, 2017. dead.
  15. News: Love, Alexi #35: Alex Blagg . Aristotle Acevedo. September 14, 2016. Nerdist. 8 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808194025/http://nerdist.com/love-alexi-35-alex-blagg/. August 8, 2017. dead.

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