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“Defying Democracy”: How Political Satirist Randy Rainbow Sang His Way Into His First Emmy Performer Nomination (opens the original)
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Musical comedian, acclaimed political satirist and producer Randy Rainbow is no stranger to receiving Emmy nominations. However, for the first time, the New Yorker has received a nod for best performer in a shortform comedy or drama series for the political-parody music videos that make up his YouTube hit The Randy Rainbow Show. Also up for best short form comedy, drama or variety series, bringing his total number of Emmy nominations since 2019 to six, Rainbow is hoping this could be his year to
How ‘Fallout’ Made 120-Pound Power Armor Look Effortless (opens the original)
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The Emmy-nominated stunt work that drops audiences’ jaws in Fallout‘s second season only represents a fraction of the energy and skill involved. Like a duck on water, under the surface is a coordinated frenzy of precision: The duck, in this case, is a 120-pound robot suit, and the paddling feet are stunt performers Jeremy Fitzgerald and Tim Soergel. The pair are nominated for best stunt performance for their work on “The Profligate,” the third episode of the second season of Prime Video’s hit vi
‘Beef’ Isn’t ‘Veep.’ Its Emmy-Nominated Editor Explains Why That Matters (opens the original)
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When two-time Emmy-winning editor Laura Zempel was cutting the second season of Netflix’s acclaimed limited anthology series Beef, she found inspiration in everything, from neo-noir cinema to her love of dogs. “Michael Mann is a huge influence on this season,” she reveals, specifically citing his Oscar-nominated film The Insider as a marker for how she approached the edit that has now earned her an Emmy nomination. It’s one of 16 nods Beef received this year; season one won eight. As with the fi
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