The Comedy Awards

This article is about the Comedy Central award. For other uses, see Comedy award.

The Comedy Awards was an annual award ceremony run by the American television network Comedy Central, honoring the best of comedy.^[1] It was held twice, in 2011 and 2012. The 2011 ceremony took place on March 26 and aired on April 10 on CMT, Comedy Central, Logo TV, Nick at Nite, Spike, TV Land and VH1. It debuted on The Comedy Channel in Australia on May 22, 2011.

The Comedy Awards represented Comedy Central's second attempt at creating an annual awards show. Comedy Central’s first attempt, the Commie Awards, ran once in 2003. Comedy Central also hosted the American Comedy Awards in 2001, which was those awards' last successive year after having been founded in 1987.^[2]

Categories

The award categories consist of:^[3]

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

• Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence^[4]
• Comedy Icon Award^[5]

2011 Comedy Awards

Nominations were announced on February 15, 2011.^[6] The awards aired on April 10 on Comedy Central and other Viacom-owned networks including Spike, CMT, VH1, LOGO and TV Land. The Comedy Award statuette was created by New York firm Society Awards.

Film

Comedy Icon Award

The inaugural Comedy Icon Award was presented to Eddie Murphy by Tracy Morgan.

Comedy Film	Animated Comedy Film
Cyrus Easy A Get Him to the Greek Kick-Ass The Other Guys	Despicable Me Megamind Shrek Forever After Toy Story 3
Comedy Actor	Comedy Actress
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	Tina Fey for Date Night Anne Hathaway for Love & Other Drugs Helen Mirren for Red Chloë Grace Moretz for Kick-Ass Emma Stone for Easy A
Comedy Director	Comedy Screenplay
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	Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass for Cyrus Bert V. Royal for Easy A Josh Heald, Sean Anders & John Morris for Hot Tub Time Machine Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman for Kick-Ass Lena Dunham for Tiny Furniture

Television

Johnny Carson Comedy Award

The inaugural Johnny Carson Comedy Award was presented to David Letterman by Bill Murray.

Comedy Series	Animated Comedy Series
30 Rock Eastbound & Down It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Modern Family The Office	American Dad! Archer Family Guy The Simpsons South Park
Comedy Actor	Comedy Actress
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	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	Sketch Comedy/Alternative Comedy Series
The Colbert Report The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Jimmy Kimmel Live! Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Late Show with David Letterman	Childrens Hospital Funny or Die Presents Saturday Night Live Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Tosh.0
Stand-up Special	Comedy Writing
Bill Maher... But I'm Not Wrong Louis C.K.: Hilarious Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 - The Stand-Up Special Whitney Cummings: Money Shot	30 Rock Louie Modern Family The Office The Simpsons
Comedy Directing
30 Rock Community Modern Family The Office Saturday Night Live

2012 Comedy Awards

The nominees were announced on March 6, 2012.^[7]

Film

Comedy Film	Animated Comedy Film
The Artist Bridesmaids Crazy, Stupid, Love Horrible Bosses Midnight in Paris	Cars 2 Kung Fu Panda 2 Puss in Boots Rango Rio
Comedy Actor	Comedy Actress
Jason Bateman for Horrible Bosses Steve Carell for Crazy, Stupid, Love Jean Dujardin for The Artist Zach Galifianakis for The Hangover Part II Owen Wilson for Midnight in Paris	Jennifer Aniston for Horrible Bosses Cameron Diaz for Bad Teacher Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids Emma Stone for Crazy, Stupid, Love Kristen Wiig for Bridesmaids
Comedy Director	Comedy Screenplay
Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris James Bobin for The Muppets Paul Feig for Bridesmaids Glenn Ficarra and John Requa for Crazy, Stupid, Love Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist	50/50 Bridesmaids Crazy, Stupid, Love Horrible Bosses Midnight in Paris

Television

Johnny Carson Comedy Award

The Johnny Carson Comedy Award was presented to Don Rickles by Robert De Niro and Jon Stewart.

Comedy Series	Animated Comedy Series
30 Rock Curb Your Enthusiasm Happy Endings Modern Family Parks and Recreation	Archer Family Guy The Life & Times of Tim The Simpsons South Park
Comedy Actor	Comedy Actress
Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock Ty Burrell for Modern Family Louis C.K. for Louie Steve Carell for The Office Larry David for Curb Your Enthusiasm	Zooey Deschanel for New Girl Tina Fey for 30 Rock Amy Poehler for Parks and Recreation Kristen Wiig for Saturday Night Live Sofía Vergara for Modern Family
Late Night Comedy Series	Sketch Comedy/Alternative Comedy Series
The Colbert Report The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Late Show with David Letterman Real Time with Bill Maher	Childrens Hospital Louie Portlandia Saturday Night Live Tosh.0
Comedy Writing	Comedy Directing
30 Rock Curb Your Enthusiasm Louie Modern Family Parks and Recreation Saturday Night Live	30 Rock Curb Your Enthusiasm Louie Modern Family The Office
Comedy Special of the Year
Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour Colin Quinn Long Story Short Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts

Other awards

Comedy Icon Award

The Stand-Up Icon Award was presented to Robin Williams by Patton Oswalt.

Club Comic

• Ted Alexandro
• Hannibal Buress
• Pete Holmes
• Anthony Jeselnik
• Moshe Kasher
• John Mulaney
• Kumail Nanjiani
• Chelsea Peretti
• Amy Schumer
• Rory Scovel

Stand-Up Tour

• Dave Attell
• Lewis Black
• Louis C.K.
• Kevin Hart
• Jerry Seinfeld

Viewer's Choice

• Zooey Deschanel
• Josh Gad
• Donald Glover
• Melissa McCarthy
• Jason Sudeikis

Best Viral Original

• "Songify This - Winning - A Song by Charlie Sheen"

References

1. Levin, Gary (March 27, 2011). "Comedy Central hands out laughs with its awards". USA Today. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
2. P, A (1987-05-21). "Bette Midler Wins 4 Comedy Awards". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
3. "Categories". The Comedy Awards. MTV Networks. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
4. Carter, Bill (March 6, 2011). "MTV Creates Johnny Carson Comedy Award". The New York Times. pp. March 6, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
5. Tobey, Matt (March 21, 2011). "Eddie Murphy to Receive Inaugural Comedy Icon Award at The Comedy Awards". The Comedy Awards. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
6. "30 ROCK," "TOY STORY 3," "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE," "RICKY GERVAIS: OUT OF ENGLAND 2,""MODERN FAMILY," "SOUTH PARK" AND "LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN" AMONG THE NOMINEES IN FIRST ANNUAL "THE COMEDY AWARDS"
7. The Comedy Awards 2012: Nominations in full

External links

• The Comedy Awards - Official Website