Alex Blagg

Alex Blagg
Born	(1980-07-01) July 1, 1980 (age 43) California, USA
Occupations	Writer Comedian Producer
Known for	@midnight Problematic with Moshe Kasher

Alex Blagg (born July 1, 1980) is an American writer, comedian and producer.^[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

Awards	Category	Result	Ref
2014 Streamy Award	Best Television Show @midnight (2013)	Won	^[citation needed]
2014–2015 – Primetime Emmy Awards	Social TV Experience (@midnight)	Won	[15]
2015–2016 – Primetime Emmy Awards	Social TV Experience (@midnight)	Won
2020 – Daytime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Young Adult Series (Trinkets)	Won

References

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

External links

• Official website
• Alex Blagg at IMDb