Casey Patterson Entertainment Casey Patterson Entertainment is a production company for content, live events, and talent-driven series and specials with offices in New York City and Los Angeles. Casey Patterson is a four-time Emmy and two-time PGA Awards-nominated executive producer who has created an array of programming during her 20-year tenure at Viacom.
As Executive producer Patterson was an Executive Producer for The
2003 GQ Men of the Year Awards and The
2004 Spike VGA Video Game Awards. In 2006 she created and executive produced two awards shows for Spike:
Scream and
Guys Choice. In 2009 Patterson was promoted to Executive Vice President of Talent Development, Event Production and Studio Relations for the Viacom Entertainment Group, which includes Spike, Comedy Central and TV Land. As EVP Patterson became the executive producer of The
TV Land Awards Guys Choice and
Keith Richards at Guys Choice Awards Patterson created
Guys Choice in 2006 and has been Executive Producer since its inception. and the "Decade of Hotness" award given to actresses such as
Charlize Theron,
Halle Berry,
Jennifer Aniston, and most recently,
Sandra Bullock. The show's signature award, "The Guy Movie Hall of Fame," reunited
Brad Pitt,
Edward Norton and
David Fincher to induct
Fight Club. As Executive Producer, Patterson also put an emphasis on the military, partnering with the US Armed Forces to feature and honor veterans and active duty officers and giving out the "Troops Choice" award, which is voted on by enlisted military personnel. Past winners include
Ben Affleck,
Justin Timberlake,
Vin Diesel, and
Mark Wahlberg. In 2010 the award was given to
Sandra Bullock, who accepted the award in her first public appearance following her highly publicized split from
Jesse James.
Scream Awards Patterson co-created and executive produced
The Scream Awards, Scream was the first awards show dedicated to honoring the "fan boy" genres. It immediately garnered the attention of movie studios and genre favorites such as J.J. Abrams, Christopher Nolan, and Quentin Tarantino, all of whom were early supporters and attended multiple ceremonies. As Executive Producer, Patterson partnered with Comic-Con International to present the "Comic-Con Icon" award annually. In 2008 the award was presented to
George Lucas when, in a rare public appearance, Lucas arrived onstage accompanied by three hundred Imperial Stormtroopers from the "Star Wars" films.
TV Land Award The TV Land Awards is a two-hour prime time special celebrating the best of classic TV and popular culture, featuring all-star reunions of legendary television casts such as The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Freaks and Geeks, Ally McBeal, M.A.S.H., Happy Days, Mary Tyler Moore, and The Dick Van Dyke Show.
The Comedy Awards In 2011, Patterson created and executive produced the inaugural
Comedy Awards with Don Mischer productions. The show was created to honor outstanding achievement in comedy, a genre traditionally overlooked at other awards ceremonies. To legitimize the proceedings, Patterson assembled a board of directors to select the categories and nominees composed of
Jon Stewart,
Seth MacFarlane,
Jim Burroughs,
Carol Burnett,
Chris Rock,
Conan O'Brien and other comedy luminaries. Winners were then chosen by a 1,500 member voting body composed of members of the comedy community including producers, writers, directors, and stand-up comedians. Patterson partnered with the John W. Carson Foundation to name the show's highest honor after
Johnny Carson. The first ever "Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence" was presented to
David Letterman by
Bill Murray and was given the following year to legendary comedian
Don Rickles by Jon Stewart and Robert De Niro. The inaugural ceremony was
simulcast on April 10 on CMT,
Comedy Central,
Logo TV,
Nick at Nite,
Spike,
TV Land and
VH1. Patterson was also the Executive in Charge of Production for the pre-show "Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York," the televised debut of the comedy web series
Between Two Ferns starring
Zach Galifianakis.
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only In 2012, Patterson created and executive produced the special "Eddie Murphy: One Night Only" with Don Mischer productions. The special marked the first time the elusive Murphy ever agreed to be honored. The event took place just months after his departure as host of the
84th Academy Awards and included presentations from Murphy's friends and co-stars including
Chris Rock,
Jamie Foxx,
Tracy Morgan,
Adam Sandler,
Stevie Wonder,
Tyler Perry and
Arsenio Hall.
One Night Only: An All-Star Comedy Tribute to Don Rickles In 2014, Patterson honored another comedic legend with the special she executive produced "One Night Only: An All-Star Comedy Tribute to Don Rickles" with Don Mischer productions. The special was one of the only shows dedicated to
Don Rickles' prolific sixty plus year career. Recorded at New York City's famous Apollo Theater,
Jerry Seinfeld was the Master Of Ceremonies for the two-hour special. Monologues were performed by
Johnny Depp,
Martin Scorsese and
Robert De Niro,
Jon Stewart,
David Letterman,
Tracy Morgan,
Brian Williams, and
Amy Poehler and
Tina Fey. Recorded segments included bits from
Bob Newhart,
Bill Cosby,
Jimmy Kimmel, and
Eddie Murphy. == Other work ==