Kevin Bleyer, Emmy-winning ‘Daily Show’ Writer, Dies at 54 in Car Accident

Kevin Bleyer, an Emmy-winning writer for “The Daily Show”, died aged 54 in a car accident on Sunday in Millrift, Pennsylvania, his family said. His career spanned comedy, television, books and political speechwriting, while his work to establish satire programmes abroad brought political media to audiences in several countries.

Bleyer spent nine years on “The Daily Show” and eight years writing for “Politically Incorrect”; he won four Primetime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award and a Writers Guild Award. He helped launch political satire shows in North Macedonia, Nigeria, Moldova, Kenya, Jordan and Estonia, and contributed to speeches by Barack Obama, including White House Correspondents’ Dinners. He is survived by his wife, Nella Vera, and other family members.