Daily Show's Kevin Bleyer Dies: Former Obama Speechwriter Was 54
The Emmy- and Peabody-winning writer contributed to 1,041 episodes and helped shape President Barack Obama’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner speeches.
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'Daily Show' Writer Kevin Bleyer Killed In Car Crash At 54
Kevin Bleyer, an Emmy- and Peabody Award winning television writer whose credits included The Daily Show and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, and who contributed speeches for President Barack Obama including all of the president’s addresses to the annual White House Correspondents Dinners, died in a car accident on Sunday, October 25, on a rural road in Millrift, PA, where he had a country home. He was 54. His death was announced by his f…
Kevin Bleyer, Emmy-Winning Daily Show Comedy Writer and Author of ‘Me the People,’ Dies At 54
Punchlines delivered from the podium of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, satirical headlines on The Daily Show and a comedy program built from scratch in Central Asia all shared a common source: a writer who believed laughter could make people pay closer attention to the world around them. Kevin Bleyer, the Emmy and Peabody-winning comedy […]
Kevin Bleyer Dies: Emmy Winning ‘Daily Show’ Writer & Barack Obama Speech Writer Dies In Car Crash At 54
Kevin Bleyer, an Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning television writer whose credits included The Daily Show and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher and who contributed speeches for President Barack Obama including all of his addresses to the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, died October 25 in a car accident on a rural road in Millrift, PA,…
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