The Daily Show’s John Oliver To Host The Crunchies

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It’s often said that the Crunchies are the Oscars of tech. It’s with great anticipation that we bring you the best of innovation in technology from the past year in an environment that’s fun and elegant. In an effort to continue to raise the bar each year, we are excited to announce John Oliver as our host for the 2012 Crunchies Awards.

John Oliver has been a writer and correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart since 2006, and he’s also had his own Comedy Central series, John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, since 2009. He’s also had multiple Writers Guild and Emmy Nomination for his writing on The Daily Show and won the Emmy Award for Best Comedy Writing In A Comedy or Variety Series in both 2009 and 2011.

We invite all of you to come out on Jan 31st to participate in what’s one of the most exciting nights for all of us here at TechCrunch and for the tech community. You can get your tickets below!

The 6th Annual Crunchies Awards

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Ave.
San Francisco, CA

7:30pm – midnight – Awards Ceremony and After Party
A night of celebration with festive attire.

Tickets are on sale here. Be sure to act fast!

Voting is open now.
Voting closes: Thursday, January 24th at 11:59 p.m. PST

Finalists were announced yesterday.

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Best Hardware Startup (New for 2012)
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Best Time Sink (2011 winner: Words With Friends)
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VC of the Year (2011 winner: Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz)
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Founder of the Year (2011 winner: Jack Dorsey)
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