Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series explained

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Awarded For:Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Presenter:Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1955
Holder:Christopher Storer,
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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series is an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. It recognizes writing excellence in regular comedic series, most of which can generally be described as situation comedies.[1] It was first presented in 1955 as Outstanding Written Comedy Material.

Winners and nominations

1950s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
Best Written Comedy Material
The George Gobel ShowJames B. Allardice, Jack Douglas, Hal Kanter and Harry WinklerNBC
I Love LucyJess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr.CBS
The Jack Benny ShowGeorge Balzer, Milt Josefsberg, Sam Perrin and John Tackaberry
The Jackie Gleason ShowJackie Gleason and staff writers
Make Room for DaddyDanny Thomas and staff writersABC
Mister PeepersJim Fritzell and Everett GreenbaumNBC
Best Comedy Writing
The Phil Silvers ShowArnold M. Auerbach, Barry Blitzer, Vincent Bogert, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Harvey Orkin, Arnold Rosen, Terry Ryan and Tony WebsterCBS
Caesar's HourMel Brooks, Selma Diamond, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller and Mel TolkinNBC
The George Gobel ShowEverett Greenbaum, Hal Kanter, Howard Leeds and Harry Winkler
I Love LucyJess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob WeiskopfCBS
The Jack Benny ShowGeorge Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin
Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy
The Phil Silvers ShowBilly Friedberg, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen, Leonard B. Stern and Tony WebsterCBS
Caesar's HourGary Belkin, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller, Neil Simon and Michael Stewart and Mel TolkinNBC
The Ernie Kovacs ShowLouis M. Heyward, Ernie Kovacs, Rex Lardner and Mike Marmer
The Jack Benny ShowGeorge Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam PerrinCBS
The Perry Como ShowGoodman Ace, Jay Burton, George Foster and Mort GreenNBC
Best Comedy Writing
The Phil Silvers ShowBilly Friedberg, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen, A.J. Russell, Terry Ryan, Phil Sharp, Tony Webster and Sydney ZelinkaCBS
Caesar's HourGary Belkin, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller, Neil Simon and Michael Stewart and Mel TolkinNBC
The Ernie Kovacs Show"No Dialogue Show"Ernie Kovacs
Father Knows BestRoswell Rogers and Paul West
The Jack Benny ShowGeorge Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam PerrinCBS
Best Writing of a Single Program of a Comedy Series
The Jack Benny Show"Ernie Kovacs"George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam PerrinCBS
The Bob Cummings Show"Grandpa Clobbers the Air Force"Paul Henning and Dick WessonNBC
Father Knows Best"Medal for Margaret"Roswell RogersCBS
The Phil Silvers Show"Bilko's Vampire"Billy Friedberg, Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen
The Real McCoys"Once There Was a Traveling Saleswoman"Bill ManhoffABC

1960s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy
The Jack Benny ShowGeorge Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam PerrinCBS
The Ballad of Louie the LouseNat HikenCBS
Father Knows BestDorothy Cooper and Roswell Rogers
The Red Skelton ShowDave O'Brien, Martin Ragaway, Al Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz and Red SkeltonCBS
The Danny Thomas ShowJack Elinson and Charles StewartCBS
HenneseyRichard Baer
The Dick Van Dyke ShowCarl ReinerCBS
The Bob Newhart ShowErnest Chambers, Dean Hargrove, Don Hinkley, Robert Kaufman, Roland Kibbee, Norm Liebman, Bob Newhart, Milt Rosen, Charles Sherman, Larry Siegel and Howard SnyderNBC
Car 54, Where Are You?Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Tony Webster
Chun King Chow Mein HourStan FrebergABC
The Red Skelton ShowDave O'Brien, Arthur Phillips, Martin Ragaway, Al Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz, Ed Simmons and Red SkeltonCBS
The Dick Van Dyke ShowCarl ReinerCBS
The Beverly HillbilliesPaul HenningCBS
Car 54, Where Are You?Nat HikenNBC
The Jack Benny ShowGeorge Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam PerrinCBS
The Red Skelton ShowMort Greene, Bruce Howard, Rick Mittleman, Dave O'Brien, Arthur Phillips, Martin A. Ragaway, Larry Rhine, Ed Simmons, Red Skelton and Hugh Wedlock
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy or Variety
The Dick Van Dyke ShowCarl Reiner, Bill Persky and Sam DenoffCBS
The Danny Kaye ShowHerbert Baker, Gary Belkin, Ernest Chambers, Larry Gelbart, Saul Ilson, Sheldon Keller, Paul Mazursky, Mel Tolkin and Larry TuckerCBS
The Farmer's DaughterSteven Gethers, Jerry Davis, Lee Loeb and John McGreeveyABC
That Was the Week That WasRobert Emmett, Gerald Gardner, Thomas Meehan, David Panich, Ed Sherman, Saul Turteltaub and Tony WebsterNBC
Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment – Writers
The Defenders"The 700 Year Old Gang"David KarpCBS
The Danny Thomas HourThe Wonderful World of BurlesqueColeman Jacoby and Arnie RosenNBC
The Dick Van Dyke Show"Never Bathe on Saturday"Carl ReinerCBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame"The Magnificent Yankee"Robert HartungNBC
That Was the Week That WasWilliam Boardman, Dee Caruso, Robert Emmett, David Frost, Gerald Gardner, Buck Henry, Joseph Hurley, Thomas Meehan, Herbert Sargent, Larry Siegel, Gloria Steinem, Jim Stevenson, Calvin Trillin and Saul Turteltaub
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy
The Dick Van Dyke Show"Coast to Coast Big Mouth"Bill Persky and Sam DenoffCBS
The Dick Van Dyke Show"The Ugliest Dog in the World"Bill Persky and Sam DenoffCBS
Get Smart"Mr. Big"Mel Brooks and Buck HenryNBC
Get Smart"Ship of Spies"Buck Henry and Leonard B. SternNBC
Family Affair"Buffy"Edmund HartmannCBS
I Dream of Jeannie"The Lady in the Bottle"Sidney SheldonNBC
He & She"The Coming-Out Party"Chris Hayward and Allan BurnsCBS
He & She"The Old Man and the She"Leonard Stern and Arne SultanCBS
The Lucy Show"Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account"Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer
That Girl"The Mailman Cometh"Danny Arnold and Ruth Brooks FlippenABC
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"February 16, 1969"Allan Blye, Bob Einstein, Carl Gottlieb, Cy Howard, Steve Martin, Lorenzo Music, Murray Roman, Cecil Tuck, Paul Wayne and Mason WilliamsCBS
The Carol Burnett Show"November 11, 1968"Bill Angelos, Stan Burns, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Don Hinkley, Buz Kohan, Mike Marmer, Gail Parent, Arnie Rosen and Kenny SolmsCBS
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"February 3, 1969"Chris Bearde, Jim Carlson, David M. Cox, Phil Hahn, Jack Hanrahan, Coslough Johnson, Paul Keyes, Marc London, Allan Manings, Jack Mendelsohn, Lorne Michaels, James Mulligan, Hart Pomerantz, David Panich and Hugh Wedlock Jr.NBC

1970s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music
Annie, the Women in the Life of a ManThomas Meehan, Peter Bellwood, Herb Sargent, Judith Viorst and Gary BelkinCBS
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"November 3, 1969"Jim Carlson, John Carsey, Jack Douglas, Gene Farmer, Coslough Johnson, Paul Keyes, Jeremy Lloyd, Marc London, Allan Manings, Jim Mulligan, David Panich, John Rappaport and Stephen SpearsNBC
"December 20, 1969"Jim Abell, Jim Carlson, John Carsey, Jack Douglas, Chet Dowling, Gene Farmer, Coslough Johnson, Jeremy Lloyd, Marc London, Allan Manings, Jim Mulligan, David Panich, John Rappaport, Stephen Spears and Barry Took
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy
The Mary Tyler Moore Show"Support Your Local Mother"Allan Burns and James L. BrooksCBS
All in the Family"Meet the Bunkers"Norman LearCBS
"Oh My Aching Back"Stanley Ralph Ross
Here's Lucy"Lucy Meets the Burtons"Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Pugh
All in the Family"Edith's Problem"Burt StylerCBS
All in the Family"Mike's Problem"CBS
"The Saga of Cousin Oscar"
All in the Family"The Bunkers and the Swingers"Michael Ross, Bernie West and Lee KalcheimCBS
M*A*S*H"Pilot"Larry GelbartCBS
The Mary Tyler Moore Show"The Good-Time News"Allan Burns and James L. Brooks
Best Writing in Comedy
The Mary Tyler Moore Show"The Lou and Edie Story"Treva SilvermanCBS
M*A*S*H"Hot Lips and Empty Arms"Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Mary Kay PlaceCBS
"The Trial of Henry Blake"McLean Stevenson
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
The Mary Tyler Moore Show"Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?"Stan Daniels and Ed. WeinbergerCBS
The Mary Tyler Moore Show"Lou and That Woman"David LloydCBS
Rhoda"Rhoda's Wedding"James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, David Davis, Lorenzo Music, Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore and David Lloyd
The Mary Tyler Moore Show"Chuckles Bites the Dust"David LloydCBS
Barney Miller"The Hero"Danny Arnold and Chris HaywardABC
M*A*S*H"Hawkeye"Larry Gelbart and Simon MuntnerCBS
"The More I See You"Larry Gelbart and Gene Reynolds
Maude"The Analyst"Jay Folb
The Mary Tyler Moore Show"The Last Show"James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels, David Lloyd and Bob EllisonCBS
Barney Miller"Quarantine, Part 2"Tony Sheehan and Danny ArnoldABC
M*A*S*H"Dear Sigmund"Alan AldaCBS
The Mary Tyler Moore Show"Mary Midwife"David Lloyd
"Ted's Change of Heart"Earl Pomerantz
All in the Family"Cousin Liz"CBS
All in the Family"Edith's Crisis of Faith, Part 2"CBS
"Edith's 50th Birthday"Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf
M*A*S*H"Fallen Idol"Alan Alda
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
M*A*S*H"Inga"Alan AldaCBS
All in the Family"California, Here We Are, Part 2"Milt Josefsberg, Phil Sharp, Bob Schiller and Bob WeiskopfCBS
M*A*S*H"Point of View"Ken Levine and David Isaacs
Saturday Night Live"Host: Richard Benjamin"Dan Aykroyd, Anne Beatts, Tom Davis, James Downey, Brian Doyle-Murray, Al Franken, Brian McConnachie, Lorne Michaels, Don Novello, Herbert Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster, Walter Williams and Alan ZweibelNBC
Taxi"Blind Date"Michael J. LeesonABC

1980s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
Barney Miller"The Photographer"Bob CollearyABC
The Associates"The Censors"Stan Daniels and Ed. WeinbergerABC
"The First Day"
M*A*S*H"Goodbye Radar, Part 2"Ken Levine and David IsaacsCBS
Taxi"Honor Thy Father"Glen and Les CharlesABC
Taxi"Tony's Sister and Jim"Michael J. LeesonABC
The Greatest American Hero"Pilot"Stephen J. CannellABC
M*A*S*H"Death Takes a Holiday"CBS
Taxi"Going Home"Glen and Les CharlesABC
"Elaine's Strange Triangle"David Lloyd
Taxi"Elegant Iggy"Ken EstinABC
Barney Miller"Landmark, Part 3"Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein and Tony SheehanABC
M*A*S*H"Follies of the Living, Concerns of the Dead"Alan AldaCBS
Police Squad!"A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)"Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry ZuckerABC
Taxi"Jim the Psychic"
Cheers"Give Me a Ring Sometime"Glen and Les CharlesNBC
Buffalo Bill"Pilot"Tom Patchett and Jay TarsesNBC
Cheers"The Boys in the Bar"Ken Levine and David Isaacs
"Diane's Perfect Date"David Lloyd
Taxi"Jim's Inheritance"Ken Estin
Cheers"Old Flames"David AngellNBC
Buffalo Bill"Wilkinson's Sword"Tom PatchettNBC
"Jo-Jo's Problem, Part 2"Jay Tarses
Cheers"Homicidal Ham"David Lloyd
"Power Play"Glen and Les Charles
The Cosby Show"Pilot"Ed. Weinberger and Michael J. LeesonNBC
Cheers"I Call Your Name"Peter Casey and David LeeNBC
"Rebound, Part 2"Glen and Les Charles
"Sam Turns the Other Cheek"David Lloyd
The Cosby Show"Goodbye Mr. Fish"Earl Pomerantz
The Golden Girls"A Little Romance"Mort Nathan and Barry FanaroNBC
Cheers"2 Good 2 Be 4 Real"Peter Casey and David LeeNBC
The Cosby Show"Denise's Friend"John Markus
"Theo's Holiday"John Markus, Carmen Finestra and Matt Williams
Family Ties"The Real Thing, Part 2"Michael J. Weithorn
The Golden Girls"Pilot"Susan Harris
Family Ties"A, My Name is Alex"Gary David Goldberg and Alan UgerNBC
Cheers"Abnormal Psychology"Janet LeahyNBC
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd"Here's Why Cosmetics Should Come in Unbreakable Bottles"Jay Tarses
The Golden Girls"Isn't it Romantic?"Jeffrey Duteil
Newhart"Co-Hostess Twinkie"David MirkinCBS
Frank's Place"The Bridge"Hugh WilsonCBS
Cheers"Home Is the Sailor"Glen and Les CharlesNBC
Designing Women"Killing All the Right People"Linda Bloodworth-ThomasonCBS
It's Garry Shandling's Show"It's Garry and Angelica's Show, Part 2"Sam Simon, Tom Gammill and Max ProssShowtime
"No Baby, No Show"Alan Zweibel and Garry Shandling
The Wonder Years"Pilot"Neal Marlens and Carol L. BlackABC
Murphy Brown"Respect"Diane EnglishCBS
The Wonder Years"Pottery Will Get You Nowhere"Matthew CarlsonABC
"Coda"Todd W. Langen
"Loosiers"David M. Stern
"Our Miss White"Michael J. Weithorn

1990s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
The Wonder Years"Good-bye"Bob BrushABC
Cheers"Death Takes a Holiday on Ice"Ken Levine and David IsaacsNBC
The Famous Teddy Z"Pilot"Hugh WilsonCBS
Murphy Brown"Brown Like Me"Diane English
Newhart"The Last Newhart"Mark Egan, Mark Solomon and Bob Bendetson
Murphy Brown"Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way"Gary Dontzig and Steven PetermanCBS
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd"Here's a Little Touch of Harry in the Night"Jay TarsesLifetime
Murphy Brown"On Another Plane"Diane EnglishCBS
Seinfeld"The Deal"Larry DavidNBC
"The Pony Remark"Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld
Seinfeld"The Fix-Up"Elaine Pope and Larry CharlesNBC
Murphy Brown"Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are"Gary Dontzig and Steven PetermanCBS
"Uh-Oh, Part 2"
Roseanne"A Bitter Pill to Swallow"Amy Sherman and Jennifer HeathABC
Seinfeld"The Parking Garage"Larry DavidNBC
"The Tape"Larry David, Bob Shaw and Don McEnery
Seinfeld"The Contest"Larry DavidNBC
Dream On"For Peter's Sake"David Crane and Marta KauffmanHBO
The Larry Sanders Show"The Hey Now Episode"Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein
"The Spider Episode"Garry Shandling, Rosie Shuster, Paul Simms and Peter Tolan
Seinfeld"The Outing"Larry CharlesNBC
Frasier"The Good Son"David Angell, Peter Casey and David LeeNBC
Frasier"The Show Where Lilith Comes Back"Ken Levine and David IsaacsNBC
The Larry Sanders Show"Larry's Agent"HBO
Seinfeld"The Mango"NBC
"The Puffy Shirt"Larry David
Frasier"An Affair to Forget"Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-GiordanoNBC
Frasier"The Matchmaker"Joe KeenanNBC
Friends"The One Where Underdog Gets Away"Jeff Greenstein and Jeff Strauss
The Larry Sanders Show"Hank's Night in the Sun"Peter TolanHBO
"The Mr. Sharon Stone Show"Garry Shandling and Peter Tolan
Frasier"Moon Dance"Joe Keenan, Christopher Lloyd, Rob Greenberg, Jack Burditt, Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Linda Morris and Vic RauseoNBC
The Larry Sanders Show"Arthur After Hours"Peter TolanHBO
"Hank's Sex Tape"Jon Vitti
"Roseanne's Return"
Seinfeld"The Soup Nazi"Spike FerestenNBC
Ellen"The Puppy Episode"ABC
The Larry Sanders Show"Ellen, or Isn't She?"HBO
"Everybody Loves Larry"Jon Vitti
"My Name is Asher Kingsley"Peter Tolan
Seinfeld"The Yada Yada"Peter Mehlman and Jill FranklynNBC
The Larry Sanders Show"Flip"Peter Tolan and Garry ShandlingHBO
Ally McBeal"Theme of Life"David E. KelleyFox
Ellen"Emma"Lawrence BrochABC
Frasier"The Ski Lodge"Joe KeenanNBC
The Larry Sanders Show"Putting the ‘Gay’ Back in Litigation"Richard Day, Alex Gregory and Peter HuyckHBO
Frasier"Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz"Jay KogenNBC
Ally McBeal"Sideshow"David E. KelleyFox
Friends"The One Where Everybody Finds Out"Alexa JungeNBC
Just Shoot Me!"Slow Donnie"Steven Levitan
Sports Night"The Apology"Aaron SorkinABC

2000s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
Malcolm in the Middle"Pilot"Linwood BoomerFox
Everybody Loves Raymond"Bad Moon Rising"Ray Romano and Philip RosenthalCBS
Frasier"Something Borrowed, Someone Blue"Christopher Lloyd and Joe KeenanNBC
Freaks and Geeks"Pilot"Paul Feig
Sex and the City"Evolution"Cindy ChupackHBO
"Ex and the City"Michael Patrick King
Malcolm in the Middle"Bowling"Alex ReidFox
Ed"Pilot"Jon Beckerman and Rob BurnettNBC
Freaks and Geeks"Discos and Dragons"Paul Feig
Sex and the City"Easy Come, Easy Go"Michael Patrick KingHBO
Will & Grace"Lows in the Mid-Eighties"Jeff GreensteinNBC
The Bernie Mac Show"Pilot"Larry WilmoreFox
Andy Richter Controls the Universe"Pilot"Victor FrescoFox
Everybody Loves Raymond"The Angry Family"Philip RosenthalCBS
"Marie's Sculpture"Jennifer Crittenden
Sex and the City"My Motherboard, My Self"Julie Rottenberg and Elisa ZuritskyHBO
Everybody Loves Raymond"Baggage"Tucker CawleyCBS
The Bernie Mac Show"Goodbye Dolly"Steve TompkinsFox
Everybody Loves Raymond"Counseling"Mike RoyceCBS
Lucky"Pilot"Robb Cullen and MarkFX
Sex and the City"I Love a Charade"Cindy Chupack and Michael Patrick KingHBO
Arrested Development"Pilot"Mitchell HurwitzFox
Frasier"Goodnight, Seattle"Christopher Lloyd and Joe KeenanNBC
Scrubs"My Screw Up"Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan
Sex and the City"An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux"Michael Patrick KingHBO
"The Ick Factor"Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky
Arrested Development"Righteous Brothers"Mitchell Hurwitz and Jim VallelyFox
Arrested Development"Sad Sack"Barbie AdlerFox
"Sword of Destiny"Brad Copeland
Desperate Housewives"Pilot"Marc CherryABC
Everybody Loves Raymond"The Finale"Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Tom Caltabiano and Leslie CavenyCBS
My Name Is Earl"Pilot"Greg GarciaNBC
Arrested Development"Development Arrested"Fox
Entourage"Exodus"Doug EllinHBO
Extras"Kate Winslet"Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
The Office"Christmas Party"Michael SchurNBC
The Office"Gay Witch Hunt"Greg DanielsNBC
30 Rock"Jack-Tor"Robert CarlockNBC
"Tracy Does Conan"Tina Fey
Extras"Daniel Radcliffe"Ricky Gervais and Stephen MerchantHBO
The Office"The Negotiation"Michael SchurNBC
30 Rock"Cooter"Tina FeyNBC
30 Rock"Rosemary's Baby"Jack BurdittNBC
Flight of the Conchords"Yoko"James Bobin, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzieHBO
The Office"Dinner Party"Gene Stupnitsky and Lee EisenbergNBC
Pushing Daisies"Pie-lette"Bryan FullerABC
30 Rock"Reunion"Matt HubbardNBC
30 Rock"Apollo, Apollo"Robert CarlockNBC
"Kidney Now!"Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock
"Mamma Mia"Ron Weiner
Flight of the Conchords"Prime Minister"James Bobin, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzieHBO

2010s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
Modern Family"Pilot"Steven Levitan and Christopher LloydABC
30 Rock"Anna Howard Shaw Day"Matt HubbardNBC
"Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter"Kay Cannon and Tina Fey
Glee"Pilot"Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian BrennanFox
The Office"Niagara"Greg Daniels and Mindy KalingNBC
Modern Family"Caught in the Act"Steven Levitan and Jeffrey RichmanABC
30 Rock"Reaganing"Matt HubbardNBC
Episodes"Episode 107"David Crane and Jeffrey KlarikShowtime
Louie"Poker/Divorce"Louis C.K.FX
The Office"Goodbye, Michael"Greg DanielsNBC
Louie"Pregnant"Louis C.K.FX
Community"Remedial Chaos Theory"Chris McKennaNBC
Girls"Pilot"Lena DunhamHBO
Parks and Recreation"The Debate"Amy PoehlerNBC
"Win, Lose, or Draw"Michael Schur
30 Rock"Last Lunch"Tina Fey and Tracey WigfieldNBC
30 Rock"Hogcock!"Jack Burditt and Robert CarlockNBC
Episodes"Episode 209"David Crane and Jeffrey KlarikShowtime
Louie"Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 1"FX
The Office"Finale"Greg DanielsNBC
Louie"So Did the Fat Lady"Louis C.K.FX
Episodes"Episode 305"David Crane and Jeffrey KlarikShowtime
Orange Is the New Black"I Wasn't Ready"Liz Friedman and Jenji KohanNetflix
Silicon Valley"Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency"Alec BergHBO
Veep"Special Relationship"
Veep"Election Night"HBO
Episodes"Episode 409"David Crane and Jeffrey KlarikShowtime
The Last Man on Earth"Alive in Tucson"Will ForteFox
Louie"Bobby's House"Louis C.K.FX
Silicon Valley"Two Days of the Condor"Alec BergHBO
Transparent"Pilot"Jill SolowayAmazon
Master of None"Parents"Aziz Ansari and Alan YangNetflix
Catastrophe"Episode 1"Rob Delaney and Sharon HorganAmazon
Silicon Valley"Founder Friendly"Dan O'KeefeHBO
"The Uptick"Alec Berg
Veep"Morning After"David Mandel
"Mother"Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck
Master of None"Thanksgiving"Aziz Ansari and Lena WaitheNetflix
Atlanta"B.A.N."Donald GloverFX
"Streets on Lock"Stephen Glover
Silicon Valley"Success Failure"Alec BergHBO
Veep"Georgia"Billy Kimball
"Groundbreaking"David Mandel
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"Pilot"Amy Sherman-PalladinoAmazon
Atlanta"Alligator Man"Donald GloverFX
"Barbershop"Stefani Robinson
Barry""Alec Berg and Bill HaderHBO
""Elizabeth Sarnoff
Silicon Valley"Fifty-One Percent"Alec Berg
Fleabag"Episode 201"Phoebe Waller-BridgeAmazon
Barry"ronny/lily"Alec Berg and Bill HaderHBO
The Good Place"Janet(s)"Josh Siegal and Dylan MorganNBC
PEN15"Anna Ishii-Peters"Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle and Stacy Osei-KuffourHulu
Russian Doll"Nothing in This World Is Easy"Netflix
"A Warm Body"Allison Silverman
Veep"Veep"David MandelHBO

2020s

YearProgramEpisodeNominee(s)Network
Schitt's Creek"Happy Ending"Daniel LevyPop TV
The Good Place"Whenever You're Ready"Michael SchurNBC
The Great"The Great"Tony McNamaraHulu
Schitt's Creek "The Presidential Suite" David West ReadPop TV
What We Do in the Shadows"Collaboration" Sam Johnson and Chris MarcilFX
"Ghosts"Paul Simms
"On the Run"Stefani Robinson
Hacks"There Is No Line"Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen StatskyHBO Max
The Flight Attendant"In Case of Emergency"Steve YockeyHBO Max
Girls5eva"Pilot"Meredith ScardinoPeacock
PEN15"Play" Maya ErskineHulu
Ted Lasso"Make Rebecca Great Again" Apple TV+
"Pilot"
2022
[2]
Abbott Elementary"Pilot"Quinta BrunsonABC
Barry"710N"Duffy BoudreauHBO
"starting now"Alec Berg and Bill Hader
Hacks"The One, the Only"Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen StatskyHBO Max
Only Murders in the Building"True Crime"Steve Martin and John HoffmanHulu
Ted Lasso"No Weddings and a Funeral"Jane BeckerApple TV+
What We Do in the Shadows "The Casino" Sarah NaftalisFX
"The Wellness Center"Stefani Robinson
2023
[3]
The Bear"System"Christopher StorerFX
Barry"wow"Bill HaderHBO
Jury Duty"Ineffective Assistance"Mekki LeeperAmazon Freevee
Only Murders in the Building"I Know Who Did It"John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese and Rob TurbovskyHulu
The Other Two"Cary & Brooke Go to an AIDS Play"Chris Kelly and Sarah SchneiderHBO Max
Ted Lasso"So Long, Farewell"Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly and Jason SudeikisApple TV+
2024
[4]
Abbott Elementary"Career Day"Quinta BrunsonABC
The Bear"Fishes"Christopher Storer and Joanna CaloFX
Girls5eva"Orlando"Meredith Scardino and Sam MeansNetflix
Hacks"Bulletproof"Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen StatskyMax
The Other Two"Brooke Hosts a Night of Undeniable Good"Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider
What We Do in the Shadows"Pride Parade"Jake Bender and Zach DunnFX

Total awards by network

Individuals with multiple awards

3 awards
2 awards

Individuals with multiple nominations

9 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

Programs with multiple awards

5 awards
4 awards
3 awards
2 awards

Programs with multiple nominations

13 nominations
12 nominations
11 nominations
10 nominations
9 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations

See also

Notes and References

  1. In 1969 and 1970, the nominees for the comedy writing award were variety programs.
  2. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . July 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . July 15, 2023.
  4. Web site: Nominees/Winners | Television Academy . . July 18, 2024.