''The Wayne Brady Show'' is an American
variety show
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a comp� ...
hosted by comedian
Wayne Brady
Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American television personality, comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series ''Whose Line Is It Anyway? (American TV series) ...
that aired in two separate forms.
On August 8, 2001,
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
, for whom Brady had been working as a panelist on ''
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' is a short-form improvisational comedy show originating as a British radio programme, before moving to British television in 1988. Following the conclusion of the British run in 1999, ABC began airing an American ...
'', launched the first ''Wayne Brady Show'' as a primetime variety series that failed to catch on and was cancelled in March 2002.
Later that fall, plans to bring the show back as a daily syndicated daytime series came to fruition and ''The Wayne Brady Show'' premiered on local stations nationwide on September 2, 2002. Although the show was a hit at the start, the ratings began sliding during the first season and continued into its second, and on May 21, 2004, ''The Wayne Brady Show'' aired its final episode.
Awards
During its time in syndication, it was nominated for several awards:
Won
*
Daytime Emmy Award
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:
** Outstanding Achievement in Live & Direct to Tape Sound Mixing (2003)
** Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show (2003)
** Outstanding Talk Show (2003) (tied with ''
The View'')
** Outstanding Talk Show Host (2003)
** Outstanding Talk Show Host (2004)
*
American Choreography Award:
** Outstanding Achievement in Television – Variety or Special (2003)
Nominated
* Daytime Emmy Award:
** Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Design (2004)
** Outstanding Achievement in Multiple Camera Editing (2004)
** Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition (2004)
** Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show (2004)
** Outstanding Talk Show (2004)
References
External links
*
Official ABC era site (via Internet Archive)
2000s American variety television series
2001 American television series debuts
2004 American television series endings
American Broadcasting Company original programming
2000s American television talk shows
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show winners
English-language television shows
First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Television series by Disney–ABC Domestic Television
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