The writers of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert have taken an unusual step during this year’s Emmy race. The team released its own For Your Consideration campaign video after claiming that CBS was not running an awards push for them. The campaign quickly attracted attention online, with the writers using humor to address the situation publicly.
Stephen Colbert writers take Emmy campaign into own hands after CBS snub
The writers of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show have launched their own Emmy campaign after not receiving dedicated awards support from CBS following the show’s final season. They produced a promotional video themselves and shared it online ahead of Emmy voting.
The campaign was unveiled by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer Felipe Torres Medina, who shared the video on Instagram. Along with the post, He wrote, “CBS is not doing a For Your Consideration campaign for us, so ‘for strictly financial reasons’ the @colbertlateshow writers made our own #FYC campaign.”
The video presents the writers through a parody inspired by classic sitcom opening credits. It opens with the line, “From the writers who brought you The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this summer comes… ‘We’d Love an Emmy.'” Members of the staff appear throughout the clip.
This includes Ariel Dumas, Gabe Gronli, Delmonte Bent, Steve Waltien, Caroline Lazar, Tom Purcell, Felipe Torres Medina, Michael Brumm, Matt Lappin, Aaron Nemo and more. The final shot features Stephen Colbert under the caption, “Introducing Stephen T. Colbert as ‘Da Boss.’”
Meanwhile, the phrase “strictly financial reasons” used in the writers’ campaign references CBS’ explanation for canceling the program. When the network announced the decision last year, it stated that the move had been made “for purely financial reasons.”
However, The Hollywood Reporter reported that CBS had not entirely abandoned Emmy promotion for the series. According to the publication, the network aired For Your Consideration advertisements in New York and Los Angeles. The network also placed an advertisement on The Hollywood Reporter’s website linking to a page that listed the show’s writers.
Originally reported by Disheeta Maheshwari on ComingSoon.net.
