The Comedy Awards


The Comedy Awards was an annual award ceremony run by the American television network Comedy Central, honoring the best of comedy. 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, after the Commie Awards, which ran once in 2003. Comedy Central had also hosted the American Comedy Awards in 2001, which was those awards' last successive year after having been founded in 1989.

Categories

The award categories consist of:

Film

Nominations were announced on February 15, 2011. 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 FilmAnimated 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 ActorComedy 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 DirectorComedy 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 SeriesAnimated Comedy Series

  • American Dad!
  • Archer
  • Family Guy
  • The Simpsons
  • South Park
    • Comedy ActorComedy 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 SeriesSketch 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 SpecialComedy 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
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    2012 Comedy Awards

    The nominees were announced on March 6, 2012.

    Film

    Television

    Johnny Carson Comedy Award

    The Johnny Carson Comedy Award was presented to Don Rickles by Robert De Niro and Jon Stewart.
    Comedy SeriesAnimated 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 ActorComedy 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 SeriesSketch 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 WritingComedy 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
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    Other awards

    Comedy Icon Award

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

    Club Comic