Emmy Awards 2013 include nominations for Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld car programs on the Internet

 

(Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld are both nominated for a 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for their Internet programs about cars.  Credit:  Getty Images.)

When the 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday morning, included in the 71-page full press release of nominations were 2 that most people might not expect -- comedians Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld were nominated for shows they produce on the Internet. 

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If you're interested in the full list of nominations, check out this other article on Examiner.com from my TV  Over 20 page.

I guess I never thought of the Internet as being eligible for television awards.  Am I behind the times in that?  I know there is more and more original programming happening online; however, I would not have thought that the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences would have put these programs under its umbrella.  This year, Netflix is actually making news because it also has Emmy nominations.  Is our definition of television changing?  Perhaps.

As far as cars go -- Leno's show, "Jay Leno's Garage," features cars, but he also chats with motor sports book authors, which I like.  Check out an article about his interview with Watkins Glen's Michael Argetsinger and his book about Formula 1 at the Glen here.

Seinfeld continues his comedy about "nothing" theme with his online show, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee."  He picks up a fellow comedian in a car he describes, talks with him/her about the car, and then they go get coffee and chat some more there and on the way back.

Interesting how both of these comedians enjoy their sporty cars. 

[Muse:  Do comedy and cars go together?  What do you think!].