Why ‘How Long Gone’ Created Their Own Awards Show — and ‘Squashed the Beef’ With Bowen Yang

Tonight in Los Angeles, Hollywood is buzzing ahead of the biggest night in television, as stars of the small screen storm the Emmys.

But across the country, a different crowd is preparing for a new awards show, one with performances from indie cult heroes like Nirosta Steel and categories like Ally of the Year “For the Gay Guy Who’s Rockin With Us the Most.”