Alex Blagg
American writer and producer
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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]
- Writer
- Comedian
- Producer
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| Born | July 1, 1980 California, USA |
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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 |
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| 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 | |
