AOL's 'Park Bench With Steve Buscemi' picks up Emmy
LOS ANGELES -- AOL's Park Bench With Steve Buscemi won an Emmy for Best Short-form Variety Series on Sunday, beating titles from fellow digital players Funny Or Die, Maker Studios and Defy Media's ScreenJunkies.
AOL, which Verizon acquired for $4.4 billion, has bolstered its efforts in creating video content for each of its individual brands geared towards various audiences. Most recently, it launched a new face-tracking app called Switch at VidCon.
Park Bench had been previously nominated for an Emmy in 2014, alongside another AOL original called Future Starts Here.
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Created by and starring Buscemi, Park Bench follows the actor as he hangs out with various famous friends in New York to discuss people, places and the spirit that embodies the city.
Season two, which launched in June 2015, featured a handful of guests including musician Elvis Costello, comedian John Oliver, actress Amber Tamblyn, actress Zosia Mamet, actor Paul Sparks, comedian Robert Smigel as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, and comedian Gilbert Gottfried.
Olive Productions' Wren Arthur and Steve Buscemi serve as executive producers, alongside Justin Wilkes, Joe Killian and Jon Doran from RadicalMedia.
This was Buscemi’s eighth Primetime Emmy nomination and his first win.
The show also beat fellow AOL original Making A Scene With James Franco.
Here's a list of the other live-action short-form winners:
Short-form Comedy or Drama Series: Childrens Hospital (Adult Swim)
Actor in a Short-form Comedy or Drama Series: Rob Corddry (Childrens Hospital)
Actress in a Short-form Comedy or Drama Series: Patrika Darbo (Acting Dead)
Short-form Nonfiction or Reality Series: Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX Networks)
Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
