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‘The Bear is not a comedy’: How category misplacement led to the show's surprise loss and the case for eliminating genre categories at the Emmys

‘The Bear is not a comedy’: How category misplacement led to the show's surprise loss and the case for eliminating genre categories at the Emmys

On Sunday night, fans of The Bear were overjoyed to see the team behind their favorite show take home the top comedy prize at the Emmys for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, many detractors were likely face-palming, shaking their heads, and posting angry tweets about how The Bear is not a comedy. Each time the Jeremy Allen White-led series wins an award in this field, there is a resurgence of articles and “hot takes” on social media criticizing the fact that it has been categorized as a come…
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