Frasier Writer Wins Literary Award

Television writer-producer Joe Keenan, who won an Emmy a decade ago for his work on Frasier, is this year's winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, cited for his novel My Lucky Star.

Keenan, who has also served as a writer-producer for Desperate Housewives, will receive $5,000, prize officials said Tuesday.

The finalists were Merrill Markoe, for Walking in Circles Before Lying Down, and Bob Newhart, for his memoir, I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!

The Thurber Prize, named for the author and humorist James Thurber, was founded in 1997. Previous winners include Jon Stewart, David Sedaris, and Christopher Buckley. (AP)