Article: Comedy Central Tries Its Own Awards Show

DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer
AP Online
12-01-2003
Dateline: NEW YORK


Host Andy Richter addresses the audience during taping of Comedy Central's "The Commies," at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif., Nov. 22, 2003. The first ever awards show will air Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003 at 9 p.m. EST on Comedy Central. (AP Photo/Comedy Central, Kevin Winter)

Yet another awards show. It sounds like something the folks at Comedy Central would rather mock than be responsible for.

So they're trying to do both.

The ad campaign for the first Commie Awards, to be shown 9 p.m. Dec. 7 on Comedy Central, questions whether another awards show is really necessary.

"We really wanted to strike a balance ...

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