Emmy-winning Daily Show writer Kevin Bleyer dies in car crash at 54
The gist
Four-time Emmy-winning Daily Show writer Kevin Bleyer died at 54 in a Pennsylvania car crash.
He also wrote Obama's dinner speeches and built satire shows abroad.
How it unfolded
- 2000Bleyer joined Bill Maher's ABC late-night show Politically Incorrect, staying until its 2002 cancellation.
- 2005He joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart at Comedy Central as a staff writer.
- 2006He was among the Daily Show writers who worked on the Academy Awards that Stewart hosted.