“Modern Family,” “Bridesmaids,” “30 Rock” and Louis C.K. lead the nominees list for the second annual installment of “The Comedy Awards,” each racking up five nominations, Comedy Central said Tuesday.

Nominees are chosen by the Comedy Awards’ board of directors, which includes Stephen Colbert, Carol Burnett, James Burrows, Brad Grey, Chris Rock and Ray Romano, among numerous others.
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Last year, the Emmy race for best comedy series was no laughing matter. Three-time champ “30 Rock” entered the contest undefeated, facing off against newbies “Modern Family” and “Glee.” “Modern Family” triumphed and has continued its quality in Season 2.

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Comedy Central is planning its first-ever Comedy Awards on April 10, and Modern Family is doing well with nominations in:

Comedy Series

• 30 Rock
• Eastbound & Down
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Modern Family
• The Office

TV Comedy Actor

• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Ty Burrell, Modern Family
• Steve Carell, The Office
• Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
• Danny McBride, Eastbound & Down

TV Comedy Writing

• 30 Rock
• Louie
• Modern Family
• The Office
• The Simpsons

TV Comedy Directing

• 30 Rock
• Community
• Modern Family
• The Office
• Saturday Night Live

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If ya need any more reasons to be convinced that Alec Baldwin is one of the coolest guys out there, here’s another: He not only supports gay marriage, but he’s made a video about it.

In the vid, the 30 Rock stars talks about a certain out gay Modern Family star…

“Lately, I’ve been getting emails, texts and yes, tweets about a video Jesse Tyler Ferguson that’s made the rounds of the internet,” Baldwin says. “On it, Jesse said he and I are getting married in New York next year.”

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WHERE’S your cupcake? Nolan Gould, the trouble-making boy on Modern Family, asked Ariel Winter, who plays his sister Alex, backstage at the Emmy Awards on Sunday night.

After only one season, Modern Family had just come of age, capturing the Emmy for Best Comedy Series and unseating 30 Rock, the winner for the past three years.

Behind the scenes, E! channel was handing out cupcakes, which Winter skipped, smartly, as Gould was soon whining: “Chocolate’s dripping everywhere!” He was doing what many 11-year-old boys do best – shouting.

Meanwhile, Rico Rodriguez, 12, who plays the old soul Manny (son of Vergara’s character; stepson of O’Neill’s), was on the phone with his father, who was wishing him a good night. He had school on Monday morning.

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The rookie comedy “Modern Family” won the Emmy for the best TV comedy series on Sunday, ending the three-year reign of “30 Rock.”

Thanks to all the fans!

Source: Reuters

Hulu Movers & Shakers report for the week of February 15th through February 21st shows “Modern Family”‘s episode “My Funky Valentie” as number 20, guess you can’t wait for a new episode…

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The team from ‘Modern Family,’ led by Steve Levitan, revealed that his characters are Hawaii-bound for the show’s freshman finale. “It won’t be about Hawaii,” Levitan explained. “It’ll be about a family on vacation.”

Levitan says that ‘Modern Family’ won’t be seeing a lot of celebrity cameos. “We like our cast,” he said. “We get approached more and more every week by people who want to do the show. We’re so flattered, but we want to keep it on check and not do too many guest stars. Our cast can do no wrong in my eyes. Only when it’s exactly right do we want to bring someone in.”

Levitan made two trips to the press room during the evening. His team won for New Series and Levitan picked up a solo statue for Episodic Comedy for writing the show’s pilot. (The latter award tied with an episode ’30 Rock,’ titled ‘Apollo, Apollo.’)

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Modern Family took home the trophy for achievements on the small screen at the annual Writers Guild Awards, held yesterday in Los Angeles.

New series: Modern Family.

Episodic comedy: “Apollo, Apollo,” 30 Rock, written by Robert Carlock, and the pilot of Modern Family, written by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd.

While accepting one of two awards for Modern Family, creator/executive producer Steve Levitan told the crowd that because TV was “so screwed up and mismanaged,” many of his writing peers have been rooting for the single-camera comedy’s success on ABC. “Thanks for that, Jeff Zucker,” Levitan said — a reference to the NBC Universal Chairman’s failed attempt to launch Jay Leno’s show in prime time, which put many writers out of work this season.

Source: EW.