‘Ted Lasso’s Bill Lawrence Set For WGA East’s Herb Sargent Award For Comedy Excellence
deadline.comBill Lawrence is set to receive the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence at the 77th annual Writers Guild Awards, the East Coast edition of which is set to take place in New York’s Edison Ballroom on Saturday, February 15.
The Sargent Award is presented to a writer who embodies the spirit, commitment and comic genius of Sargent — a writer-producer known for his work on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show, who served as president of the WGAE for 14 years and was a dedicated mentor to new writers.
Previously, the prize has been bestowed upon the likes of Paul Simms, Judd Apatow, Tina Fey & Robert Carlock, Steve O’Donnell, Norman Stiles, Lorne Michaels, Paula Pell and James L.
Brooks. In a statement on the honor, Lawrence said, “I couldn’t be more honored to be included with the amazing writers who received this before me.
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