The Daily Show had a great start to Emmy nominations day and it continued through the morning.
The Comedy Central series landed one of only three slots in the Outstanding Talk Series category – going up against Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – at 4:47am PT.
Later on, when the rest of the nominations were unveiled, it added another 11 noms to this, taking its total to 12. This was a record for the show, which tied its best haul last year with seven nominations.
The show, marshaled on Mondays by Jon Stewart, scored noms in Outstanding Talk Series, Outstanding Production Design For A Variety Or Reality Series, Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series, Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming (Segment), Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming (Segment), Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special, Outstanding Technical Direction And Camerawork For A Series and Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series.
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: Maga: The Next Generation Pulse received its first nomination in the Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series Or Special category and the co-host’s show also landed a nom in Outstanding Writing For A Nonfiction Program.
Desi Lydic, who hosts Foxsplains, became the most-nominated performer in the Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category since its creation after landing a nom in that category as well as Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series. This takes The Daily Show’s total Emmy nominations to 106 over its run.
