The Comedy Awards

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.

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

Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence^[3]
Comedy Icon Award^[4]

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

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

Comedy Actor - TV

Comedy Actress - TV

Late Night Comedy Series

Sketch Comedy/Alternative Comedy Series

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.

External Links

The Comedy Awards - Official Website