TV Land Awards

[StevenIsMyName]

TV LAND ANNOUNCES AN ALL-STAR LINE UP OF PRESENTERS FOR THE “TV LAND AWARDS 2011”

BARBARA WALTERS, BEN STILLER, PAUL REISER, VALERIE BERTINELLI,

JANE LEEVES, WENDIE MALICK, MARLO THOMAS AND

“THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY” TO BESTOW HONORS UPON JOHN TRAVOLTA AND THE CAST OF

“WELCOME BACK, KOTTER,” MICHAEL J. FOX AND THE CAST OF “FAMILY TIES,” “THE COSBY SHOW,” REGIS PHILBIN,

“THE FACTS OF LIFE” AND DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES

Award Show Tapes Sunday, April 10 And Premieres

Sunday, April 17 At 9 pm ET/PT

New York, NY, April 7, 2011 – TV Land announced today that some of television and film’s most iconic names will be presenters at the “TV Land Awards 2011.” Barbara Walters, Ben Stiller, Paul Reiser, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, and Marlo Thomas in addition to the cast of “The Real Housewives of New York City” – Cindy Barshop, Kelly Bensimon, LuAnn de Lesseps, Alex McCord, Sonja Morgan and Jill Zarin - will be on hand to salute some of television and music’s biggest stars at the annual award show. The “TV Land Awards 2011” tapes on Sunday, April 10 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City and airs on TV Land on Sunday, April 17 at 9 pm ET/PT.

Now in its ninth year, the “TV Land Awards 2011″ pays tribute to classic and contemporary luminaries of television, music and movies. The ninety-minute telecast will feature exhilarating tributes to some of the most iconic television casts and musical performers.

Previously announced honorees include: Regis Philbin who will receive the Legend Award; the full cast of “Family Ties,” (Michael J. Fox, Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Justine Bateman, Tina Yothers, Marc Price, Tracy Pollan and Billy Vera) who will be honored with the Fan Favorite Award and “The Cosby Show” cast (Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Sabrina LeBeauf and Raven Symone) who will be honored with the Impact Award. TV Land will also honor the entire cast of “Welcome Back Kotter” (John Travolta, Gabe Kaplan, Ron Palillo, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Robert Hegyes, Marcia Strassman and Ellen Travolta) with the 35th Anniversary Award and the cast of “The Facts of Life” (Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, Cloris Leachman and Geri Jewell) with the Pop Culture Award. Additionally, Daryl Hall and John Oates will receive the Music Icon Award and will perform some of their most popular hit songs.

Michael Levitt (“Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List,” “Ask Oprah’s All Stars,” “Scream Awards”) is executive producer; Glen Weiss is director (The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards,” “BET Awards,” “The 64th Annual Tony Awards”); Greg Sills is supervising producer (“VH1 Rock Honors,” “The Teen Choice Awards,” “Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards”) and TV Land’s Larry W. Jones and Casey Patterson are executive producers.

[Classicshowsgurl15]

Thanks for this information. I hope they say who's hosting soon. Also who is getting the Legacy of Laughter Award too.

[ComedyGuy]

Who are the past winners of The Legacy of Laughter Award ???

[StevenIsMyName]

I don't think I've ever actually watched the TVLand Awards before (at least not in its entirety), but am looking forward to it this year because of the honoring of THE FACTS OF LIFE. I was unfamiliar with the "Legacy Of Laughter" Award, so I did a little research. As best I can find, Lucille Ball (posthumously, of course) was given the honor at the 2007 awards. In the two years that followed, the award <renamed The Lucille Ball Legacy of Laughter award> went to Mike Myers ('08) and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss ('09). I'm not sure if they even gave it out last year or will this year.

[Tubehead]

i like tv landa lot i hand't watch it in years.ever since they got rid of i love lucy. when they add home inmprovmentt to late night. i ben back waching threes copany and home iinmprovment. i like tv land awrdd imsupprise thatfmily ties is getting one. they didnt even give it a chnce to see if people likedi t or not. hall mark chnneldidnt give it a chnce eithr.

[BigManMike]

I don't even have cable, so someone please record the TV Land Awards and upload it to YouTube. I really want to see The Facts of Life, Family Ties, and Cosby Show reunions.

[ComedyGuy]

IMHO The Legacy Of Laughter award should go to the following. . . . . . .

Sid Cesaer

Martha Raye

Red Skelton

Jackie Gleason

Abbott and Costello

The 3 Stooges

All classics and all hilarious plain and simple

[treky]

Originally Posted by ComedyGuy

IMHO The Legacy Of Laughter award should go to the following. . . . . . .

Sid Cesaer

Martha Raye

Red Skelton

Jackie Gleason

Abbott and Costello

The 3 Stooges

All classics and all hilarious plain and simple

[ComedyGuy]

I'm adding more to my list. . . . . . .

Art Carney

Bob Hope

Dick Van Dyke

Morey Amsterdam

[McGillicuddy]

Originally Posted by ComedyGuy

IMHO The Legacy Of Laughter award should go to the following. . . . . . .

Sid Cesaer

Martha Raye

Red Skelton

Jackie Gleason

Abbott and Costello

The 3 Stooges

All classics and all hilarious plain and simple

Sid Caeser was a recipiant. Not sure if it was this catagory though. Also, I think Lucille Ball was the only TVLand award presented posthumously(to an individual).