Awards & Winners

Elliott Kalan

Date of Birth 1982
Place of Birth New York City
(New York, United States of America, Area code 917)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Elliott Charles Kalan
Profession Screenwriter, Comedian, Actor
Elliott Kalan is an American comedian and the head writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Kalan grew up in New Jersey and attended Tisch School of the Arts, where he majored in screenwriting at the Rita & Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing. Kalan lives in New York City, where he began at The Daily Show as a production assistant in 2003 before moving up to producer, staff writer, and ultimately head writer. Kalan was co-founder of comedy group The Hypocrites with fellow TV writer Brock Mahan. He also hosted a live talk/variety stage show, The Primetime Kalan. The show was created by Kalan, producer Erik Marcisak, and director Joe Guercio, and written and performed by Kalan, Marcisak, and Dan McCoy. Many of Kalan's Daily Show co-workers appeared on his show, including Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, and Rob Corddry. Kalan occasionally appears in bit parts on The Daily Show and provided voice-over narration for "The Decider" comic-book segments. He was instrumental in putting together the "gay cowboy" montage, when Jon Stewart hosted the 78th Academy Awards.

Awards by Elliott Kalan

Check all the awards nominated and won by Elliott Kalan.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television The Daily Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Daily Show

2013


Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television The Daily Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Daily Show

2012


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Honored for : The Daily Show

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television The Daily Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series The Daily Show

2011


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
Honored for : The Daily Show

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television The Daily Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety, Music Or Comedy Series The Daily Show
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Writing The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

2010


WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television
Honored for : The Daily Show

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series - Television The Daily Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety, Music Or Comedy Series The Daily Show
Episode #15040

2009


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
Honored for : The Daily Show

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety, Music Or Comedy Series The Daily Show