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This article is about the Comedy Central award. For other uses, see Comedy award.
The Comedy Awards is an annual award ceremony run by the American television network Comedy Central, honoring the best of comedy.[1] The first ceremony took place on March 26, 2011 and aired on April 10 on CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, Spike TV, TV Land and VH1. It debuted on The Comedy Channel in Australia on May 22, 2011.
The Comedy Awards represent Comedy Central's second attempt at creating an annual awards show, after the Commie Awards, which ran once in 2003.
Contents
Categories
The award categories consist of:[2]
Film
- Comedy Film
- Animated Comedy Film
- Comedy Actor - Film
- Comedy Actress - Film
- Comedy Screenplay
- Comedy Director - Film
Television
- Comedy Series
- Comedy Actor - Television
- Comedy Actress - Television
- Late Night Comedy Series
- Sketch Comedy/Alternative Comedy Series
- Stand-Up Special
- Animated Comedy Series
- Comedy Writing - Television
- Comedy Directing - Television
Viewers Choice
- Breakthrough Performer
- Best Viral Original
Special Awards
2011 Comedy Awards
The awards aired on April 10 on Comedy Central and other Viacom-owned networks including Spike, CMT, VH1, LOGO and TV Land.
Film
Comedy Film
Animated Comedy Film
- Despicable Me
- Megamind
- Shrek Forever After
- Toy Story 3
Comedy Actor - Film
- Russell Brand for Get Him to the Greek
- Will Ferrell for The Other Guys
- Zach Galifianakis for Dinner for Schmucks
- Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version
- Jonah Hill for Cyrus
Comedy Actress - Film
- Tina Fey for Date Night
- Anne Hathaway for Love and Other Drugs
- Helen Mirren for Red
- Chlöe Moretz for Kick-Ass
- Emma Stone for Easy A
Comedy Director - Film
- Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass for Cyrus
- Will Gluck for Easy A
- Adam McKay for The Other Guys
- Matthew Vaughn for Kick-Ass
- Edgar Wright for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Comedy Screenplay
- Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass for Cyrus
- Bert V. Royal for Easy A
- Josh Heald, Jarrad Paul and Sean Anders for Hot Tub Time Machine
- Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman for Kick-Ass
- Lena Dunham for Tiny Furniture
Television
Comedy Series
- 30 Rock
- Eastbound & Down
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Modern Family
- The Office
Comedy Actor - TV
- Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock
- Ty Burrell for Modern Family
- Steve Carell for The Office
- Tracy Morgan for 30 Rock
- Danny McBride for Eastbound & Down
Comedy Actress - TV
- Tina Fey for 30 Rock
- Jane Krakowski for 30 Rock
- Jane Lynch for Glee
- Betty White for Hot in Cleveland
- Kristen Wiig for Saturday Night Live
Late Night Comedy Series
- The Colbert Report
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
- The Late Show with David Letterman
Sketch Comedy/Alternative Comedy Series
- Childrens Hospital
- Funny or Die Presents
- Saturday Night Live
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
- Tosh.0
Stand-up Special
- Aziz Ansari for Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening
- Bill Maher for But I'm Not Wrong
- Louis C.K. for Hilarious
- Ricky Gervais for Out of England 2
- Whitney Cummings for Money Shot
Animated Comedy Series
Comedy Writing - TV
Comedy Directing - TV
Comedy Icon Award
The inaugural Comedy Icon Award was presented to Eddie Murphy by Tracy Morgan.
Johnny Carson Comedy Award
The inaugural Johnny Carson Comedy Award was presented to David Letterman by Bill Murray.
References
- ^ Levin, Gary (March 27, 2011). "Comedy Central hands out laughs with its awards". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/televisionawards/2011-03-28-comedyawards28_st_N.htm. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ "Categories". The Comedy Awards. MTV Networks. http://www.thecomedyawards.com/categories/. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ Carter, Bill (March 6, 2011). "MTV Creates Johnny Carson Comedy Award". The New York Times. pp. March 6, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/07/business/media/07carson.html. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ Tobey, Matt (March 21, 2011). "Eddie Murphy to Receive Inaugural Comedy Icon Award at The Comedy Awards". The Comedy Awards. Viacom International Inc.. http://www.thecomedyawards.com/news/eddie-murphy-to-receive-inaugural-comedy-icon-award-at-the-comedy-awards. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
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