Kevin Bleyer, 'Daily Show' Writer and Four-Time Emmy Winner, Dies at 54 in Car Crash
Kevin Bleyer, the American comedy writer who spent 2005 to 2013 on Comedy Central's The Daily Show and won four Primetime Emmy Awards for outstanding writing for a variety series, has died in a car crash near Millrift in Pike County, Pennsylvania, The Hollywood Reporter reported Oct. 27. He was 54.
Bleyer was a core writer of the Jon Stewart era of The Daily Show, known for his political satire. He also wrote for President Barack Obama's White House Correspondents' Dinner address and authored the 2012 satirical book “Me the People.”
During Bleyer's years on the show, The Daily Show repeatedly won Emmy and Peabody honors and became one of the most influential political satire programs in the United States.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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