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  • Amy Schumer Shares Awkward Lesbian Kiss With Tina Fey At Peabody Awards

    2015 is shaping up to be Amy Schumer’s year.

    The comedienne is riding high right now. Her show Inside Amy Schumer is finally getting the recognition it deserves, winning major awards at the Critics’ Choice Television Awards and the Peabody Awards over the weekend.

    The Trainwreck actress couldn’t be at the Critics’ Choice Awards show but tweeted a heartfelt message, thanking the critics “whose writing made me realize, ‘Wow, they heard [us]. They see us and understand.”

    It’s easy to understand why the Critics’ Choice and Peabody awards were especially poignant for Schumer and her team. Her ultra-feminist Comedy Central show’s brilliant sketches have resonated and generated a cult-like following for their irreverent but hard hitting way of portraying what’s happening today, from the hilarious Last Fuckable Day sketch that underlined Hollywood’s ageism to A Very Realistic Military Game which daringly touched on rape in the military.

    During the Peabody Awards, Tina Fey stepped in for emcee Fred Armisen to hand out Schumer’s award.

    The Saturday Night Live alum, who was part of Schumer’s Last Fuckable Day skit, introduced the 34-year-old comedienne as doing the “impossible on a regular basis.”

    “In a culture where young female entertainers are expected to be sexy without being too sexual, Amy’s honesty is making everyone furious,” Fey continued.

    The 30 Rock mainstay also described Schumer as the biggest deal in comedy at the moment.

    “And that’s why I really wanted to come down here tonight in a Madonna kind of way … maybe suck her soul out in a maybe very awkward staged lesbian kiss,” the funny lady explained. “but when I pitched that idea to Amy’s camp, they came back with such an immediate yes that it kind of grossed me out.”

    But Fey didn’t just go ahead and make out with Schumer, she was nice enough to hand her the award first.

  • Netflix’s ‘House Of Cards’ And ‘Orange Is The New Black’ Win Peabody Awards

    The awards for Netflix’s original programming just keep coming. Now, House of Cards and Orange is the New Black have both won Peabody Awards, which are designed to award “stories that matter”.

    Both shows have been ever-present throughout the awards circuit, and both are just in their sophomore seasons, with House of Cards: Season 2 having been released a couple months ago, and Orange is the New Black: Season 2 due out in June.

    Some words from Peabody Awards Director Dr. Jeffrey P. Jones:

    By recognizing specific programming, the Peabody Awards spotlight instances of how electronic media can teach, expand our horizons, defend the public interest, or encourage empathy with others. Such excellent stories exist across genres and media types, and across regions and borders.

    When the first set of Peabody Awards were given out in 1941, broadcasting meant radio. Before the decade was over, the scope of the award grew to include television storytelling. By the late 20th Century, television was redefined through cable and satellite technologies. The Peabody Awards again recognized shifts in storytelling as a result of these changes.

    Early into the 21st century, we began to celebrate exemplary web content, which continues to open doors for new forms of storytelling. And now, with programming readily available for on-demand and online streaming through new platforms and exhibition spaces, what separates these spaces is less meaningful than the stories being told there. Throughout all this, the scope of the Peabody Awards continues to grow as media changes, but our goal remains the same: to recognize stories that matter.

    Obviously Netflix’s big hits illustrate Jones’ point about the changing landscape of how we consume media. These shows have been huge in ushering in web content as a truly valid and respected form of entertainment on par with premium cable channels.

    You can see all the winners here.

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