Kevin Bleyer, Emmy-winning Daily Show writer, dies at 54 in car crash

Kevin Bleyer, a writer who won four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on The Daily Show, died Sunday in a car accident in Millrift, Pennsylvania, where he had a country home, Variety reported.

Bleyer spent nine years on The Daily Show and also wrote for Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher and Dennis Miller, according to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. He contributed speeches for President Barack Obama, including all of the president’s White House Correspondents Dinners addresses, Deadline noted.

His other credits included writing for Disney+’s The Right Stuff, Fox’s Sleepy Hollow, and Bravo’s Significant Others. He also worked as a writer and producer for NBC News’ Today Show and as a supervising producer for MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow Daily, Variety and Hollywood Reporter stated.

Bleyer was involved in international media initiatives, executive producing the first political satire news show in Central Asia and supporting similar programs in several countries, according to Variety.

He authored books including Me the People and co-authored Earth: The Book and How to Sweet-Talk a Shark. Bleyer also had a weekly column and was the voice of Onion Radio News, Variety reported.

Bleyer was 54 years old. No other individuals were reported injured in the accident, The Hollywood Reporter said.