Comedy Centric just has to give a big shout-out to Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston.

As the photo above shows, during the September 20th 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards, the veteran of the long-running Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle received his second Best Lead Drama Actor Emmy in a row for his hit AMC dark dramedy. Excellent!
And in case fans are wondering, both Breaking Bad and Cranston’s mesmerizing character Walter White will return for a much-deserved third season of 13 episodes in 2010.

Photo: Bryan Cranston (Newscom)

As reported earlier, the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards — notably hosted by hilarious How I Met Your Mother standout Neil Patrick Harris — aired on Sunday, September 20, and I have a complete list of the comedy winners right here.

Follow the jump to read ‘em and weep … or jump for joy, depending on whether or not your favorites took home one of those dazzling little statues.

Comedy lovers are now about a day away from learning which of their favorite funny people and funny shows have managed to score primetime Emmy awards for 2009.

Even better, when it airs on CBS on Sunday, September 20, at 8pm ET, the three-hour 61st Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony will be hosted by How I Met Your Mother superstar, Doogie Howser, M.D. veteran, and current Best Comedy Actor Emmy nominee Neil Patrick Harris.
So, who exactly is up for a shiny little statuette tomorrow? Follow the jump to learn all of the 2009 comedy Emmy nominees in this year’s bigger, better …read more

Go, Tina!
Tina Fey, the super-talented creative force behind NBC’s clever sitcom 30 Rock, recently landed a nice reward in honor of her terrific turn parodying Republican politician Sarah Palin during numerous skits at her old haunt Saturday Night Live.

On September 12, she received a Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in acknowledgment of her spot-on Palin impersonations. The award marked Fey’s sixth Emmy win, and she also has two additional nominations in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series categories for her involvement with 30 Rock.

It’s shaping up to be a stellar week for the AMC dramedy Breaking Bad.
Not only was the Emmy-winning Bryan Cranston-led series honored with a prestigious George Foster Peabody Award yesterday, but not too long after that announcement, its home network announced the show has been renewed for a third season projected to begin in 2010. The second piece of good news comes just four episodes into the show’s sophomore run.
Said AMC executive Joel Stillerma: “Breaking Bad is one of the most unique and layered dramas on television today. The Peabody win, the critical acclaim and strong audience growth …read more

30 Rock! 30 Rock! 30 Rock!
Honestly — if you haven’t yet heard, Tina Fey’s masterful NBC sitcom 30 Rock is on an awards-show roll, and January 25th’s 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards was no different than all of the other ceremonies in recent memory.
The NBC sitcom positively swept the comedy television awards in all three categories: Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Series. I don’t even have to specify the names of the first two winners because savvy viewers already know.
The biggest loser among the nominees? Ugly Betty, which dropped out of two categories all …read more

Last night, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association sponsored the television broadcast of the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards, and the comedy television winners follow.
Unsurprisingly, 30 Rock made good on its name and rocked the competition with a total of three wins in the usual categories of Best Comedy, Best Lead Actress (Tina Fey), and Best Lead Actor (Alec Baldwin). I think from now on I’ll reserve my surprise for when those three don’t come up victors when they’re nominated.
NOTE: Comedy TV winners are at the top in bold.

Best Television Series: Comedy or Musical

30 Rock (NBC)
Californication (Showtime)
Entourage (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
Weeds …read more

Is anyone surprised to learn that a recent survey of movie theater owners and film buyers revealed the “Duh!” news that super-talented Will Smith is the top moneymaking movie star of 2008? I mean, c’mon — tell me something I couldn’t figure out while asleep!
In 2008 alone, the former Fresh Prince of both Bel-Air and lollipop hip-hop starred in two big-deal flicks: the reluctant superhero saga Hancock and the touching let’s-feel-good drama Seven Pounds.
The recently announced achievement makes Smith just the second black actor to rank first in the Quigley Publishing Co. poll, which — in case, like me, …read more

Following in the footsteps of last year’s politically savvy comedian winner Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey has been named the Associated Press Entertainer of the Year, and I couldn’t be happier.
The honor means that AP members believe Fey is the one performer who has had the greatest impact on culture and entertainment in 2008. Second runner-up was Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. and third runner-up was deceased Dark Knight star Heath Ledger, whose death was named the AP’s biggest entertainment story of 2008.
Says Lexington Herald-Leader assistant features editor Scott Shive: “[Fey] simultaneously entertained us with her wit and put …read more

It’s a nice gig if you can get it, and this year, two extremely talented and phenomenally popular entertainers with rhyming names (which I’d never noticed before) — Tyler Perry and Halle Berry — have.
Fox announced earlier this week that Perry and Oscar winner Berry will share hosting duties during the network’s broadcast of the 40th NAACP Image Awards next year. The ceremony annually honors individuals who champion and further diversity in the arts.
Berry has received an impressive four Image Awards in the past, while Perry has been nominated numerous times and has seen his TBS sitcom House of …read more