Joseph Opio bags another Emmy nomination

Joseph Opio's love affair with Primetime Emmy awards continues to burn brighter than ever. 

Opio made history by becoming the first Ugandan to ever win an Emmy earlier this year.

And on Wednesday, the New York-based comedian got nominated once again for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. 

Opio has written over 1,250 episodes of The Daily Show --- helping Trevor Noah become the first Black man to win a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Variety Talk series last January. But this is his first nomination for contributing to The Daily Show reboot with Jon Stewart. 

Opio shows off his award in May 2024

"This nomination definitely hits different," Opio admitted. "My past four Emmys were for collaborating with Trevor Noah. But this latest one is for working with Jon Stewart -- and the two hosts couldn't be any more different." 

He added: "Besides being friends, Noah and I shared the same comic sensibility as young African comedians in America. Jon, on the other hand, is an American TV icon, born and bred in New York. This nomination is a beautiful reminder that I can adapt my pen to a different comedic voice." 

This also marks Opio's fifth Emmy nomination in total. But the former New Vision journalist says being nominated for such a prestigious accolade never gets old. 

"After multiple Emmy nominations and wins, it's easy to take another nomination for granted. But I try to always remember that this is my peers recognizing me as one of the best and brightest writers on American TV."