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2017 Emmy nominations for comedy and comedians on TV

I’ll get into all of this in detail later, but for now, just the facts, ma’am. Here are your nominees in the comedy categories for the 69th annual Emmy Awards, to be handed out live Sept. 17, 2017, on CBS.

Full list here

Comedy Series

  • Atlanta (FX)
  • black-ish (ABC)
  • Master of None (Netflix)
  • Modern Family (ABC)
  • Silicon Valley (HBO)
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
  • Veep (HBO)

Variety Talk

  • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
  • Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO)
  • The Late Late Show With James Corden (CBS)
  • The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
  • Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)

Variety Sketch Series

  • Billy On The Street (truTV)
  • Documentary Now! (IFC)
  • Drunk History (HBO)
  • Portlandia (IFC)
  • Saturday Night Live (NBC)
  • Tracey Ullman’s Shows (HBO)

Variety Special

  • Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017 • CBS
  • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Presents Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner • TBS
  • Louis C.K. 2017 • Netflix
  • Sarah Silverman: A Speck Of Dust • Netflix
  • Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going To Clean Up This Sh*t ? • Showtime

Comedy Actress

  • Pamela Adlon (Better Things, FX)
  • Jane Fonda (Grace and Frankie, Netflix)
  • Allison Janney (Mom, CBS)
  • Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix)
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep, HBO)
  • Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish, ABC)
  • Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie, Netflix)

Comedy Actor

  • Anthony Anderson (black-ish, ABC)
  • Aziz Ansari (Master of None, Netflix)
  • Zach Galifianakis (Baskets, FX)
  • Donald Glover (Atlanta, FX)
  • William H. Macy (Shameless, Showtime)
  • Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent, Amazon)

Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

  • Louie Anderson, Baskets • FX
  • Ty Burrell, Modern Family • ABC
  • Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live • NBC
  • Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt • Netflix
  • Tony Hale, Veep • HBO
  • Matt Walsh, Veep • HBO

Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

  • Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live • NBC
  • Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live • NBC
  • Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live • NBC
  • Kathryn Hahn, Transparent • Amazon
  • Judith Light, Transparent • Amazon
  • Anna Chlumsky, Veep • HBO

Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

  • Riz Ahmed, Girls • HBO
  • Matthew Rhys, Girls • HBO
  • Dave Chappelle, hosting Saturday Night Live • NBC
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, hosting Saturday Night Live • NBC
  • Tom Hanks, hosting Saturday Night Live • NBC
  • Hugh Laurie, Veep • HBO

Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

  • Wanda Sykes, black-ish • ABC
  • Carrie Fisher, Catastrophe • Amazon
  • Becky Ann Baker, Girls • HBO
  • Angela Bassett, Master Of None • Netflix
  • Kristen Wiig, hosting Saturday Night Live • NBC
  • Melissa McCarthy, hosting Saturday Night Live • NBC

Actor In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series

  • Boondoggle • ABCd/ABC.com • Ty Burrell as Ty
  • Con Man • Comic-Con HQ • Alan Tudyk as Wray Nerely
  • Dicks • Vimeo • Kim Estes as Amanda
  • The Earliest Show • FunnyOrDie • Ben Schwartz as Josh Bath
  • Tales Of Titans • go90 • Funny Or Die Jason Ritter as Greg Tween
  • Fest • go90 • Funny Or Die John Michael Higgins as Todd Crawford

Actress In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series

  • Con Man • Comic-Con HQ • Mindy Sterling as Bobbie Dropping
  • The Soap • Amazon • Jane Lynch as Olivia Vanderstein
  • The Earliest Show • FunnyOrDie • Lauren Lapkus as Samantha Newman
  • Fear The Walking Dead: Passage • AMC.com • Kelsey Scott as Sierra
  • secs & EXECS • tellofilms.com •  Mindy Sterling as Shirla

Host for a Reality/Reality-Competition Program

  • Alec Baldwin (Match Game, ABC)
  • W. Kamau Bell (United Shades Of America With W. Kamau Bell, CNN)
  • RuPaul Charles (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Logo)
  • Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn (Project Runway, Lifetime)
  • Gordon Ramsay (MasterChef Junior, FOX)
  • Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg, Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party (Vh1)

Character Voice-Over Performance

  • American Dad! • TBS • Dee Bradley Baker as Klaus
  • Bob’s Burgers •  FOX • Kevin Kline as Mr. Fischoeder
  • BoJack Horseman • Netflix • Kristen Schaal as Sarah Lynn
  • F Is For Family •  Netflix • Mo Collins as Ginny, Jimmy Fitzsimmons, Lex, Ben, Cutie Pie
  • Family Guy • FOX • Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire
  • The Simpsons • FOX • Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson

Animated Program

  • Archer • FX
  • Bob’s Burgers • FOX
  • Elena And The Secret Of Avalor • Disney Channel
  • The Simpsons • FOX
  • South Park  • Comedy Central

Interactive Program

  • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Online • SamanthaBee.com
  • Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO
  • The Late Late Show With James Corden • CBS
  • Saturday Night Live Multiplatform Experience • NBC
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon • NBC

Original Music And Lyrics

  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend • Song Title: We Tapped That Ass • CW • Music & Lyrics by Adam Schlesinger, Lyrics by Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen
  • Duck The Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christ mas Special • Song Title: Jing-A-Ling-A-Ling • Disney Channel • Music & Lyrics by Christopher Willis,Darrick Bachman, Paul Rudish
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live • Jessica Chastain/Willie Nelson/Hunter Hayes / Song Title: The Ballad of Claus Jorstad (Devil Stool) • ABC • Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Kimmel and Gary Greenberg
  • Saturday Night Live • Song Title: Last Christmas • NBC • Music by Eli Brueggemann, Lyrics by Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, Kenan Thompson, Will Stephen
  • 13th • Song Title: Letter To The Free • Netflix • Music & Lyrics by Common, with Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt • Song Title: Hell No • Netflix • Music by Jeff Richmond, Lyrics by Tina Fey and Sam Means

Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series

  • Brown Girls • Open TV
  • Fear The Walking Dead: Passage • AMC.com
  • Hack Into Broad City • ComedyCentral.com
  • Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training • AMC
  • Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot • ABCd/ABC.com

Short Form Variety Series

  • Behind The Voice • YouTube
  • The Daily Show – Between The Scenes • TheDailyShow.com
  • Epic Rap Battles of Hist ory • YouTube
  • The Star Wars Show • YouTube

Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series

  • Creating Saturday Night Live • NBC
  • FEUD: Bette And Joan: Inside Look • FX.com
  • Jay Leno’s Garage • nbc.com
  • National Endowment For The Arts: United States Of Arts • arts.gov
  • Viceland At The Women’s March • Viceland

Writing For A Comedy Series

  • Atlanta • B.A.N. • FX Networks • Donald Glover
  • Atlanta • St reet s On Lock • FX Networks • Stephen Glover
  • Master Of None • Thanksgiving • Netflix •  Aziz Ansari, Lena Waithe
  • Silicon Valley • Success Failure • HBO • Alec Berg
  • Veep • Georgia • HBO • Billy Kimball
  • Veep • Groundbreaking • HBO • David Mandel

Writing For A Variety Series

  • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee • TBS • Jo Miller, Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn, Melinda Taub, Jason Reich
  • Last Week Tonight With John Oliver • HBO • Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner
  • Lat e Night With Seth Meyers • NBC • Jermaine Affonso,  Alex Baze,  Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Dina Gusovky, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit
  • The Late Show With Stephen Colbert • CBS • Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Opus Moreschi, Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Matt Lappin, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Daniel Kibblesmith, Michael Pielocik, Kate Sidley, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux
  • Saturday Night Live • NBC • Chris Kelly, Sarah Schneider, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, Pete Schultz, James Anderson, Kristen Bartlett, Jeremy Beiler, Zack Bornstein, Joanna Bradley, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Anna Drezen, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Nick Kocher, Dave McCary, Brian McElhaney, Dennis McNicholas, Drew Michael, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Katie Rich, Streeter Seidell, Will Stephen, Julio Torres

Writing For A Variety Special

  • Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Present s Not The White House Correspondents’ Dinner • TBS • Samantha Bee, Jo Miller, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn, Melinda Taub
  • Louis C.K. 2017 • Netflix • Louis C.K.
  • Sarah Silverman: A Speck Of Dust • Netflix • Sarah Silverman
  • Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going To Clean Up This Sh*t ? • Showtime • Jay Katsir, Opus Moreschi, Stephen Colbert, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Michael Pielocik, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux,
  • 70th Annual Tony Awards • CBS • Dave Boone, Mike Gibbons, Lauren Greenberg, Ian Karmel, Ben Winston, Justin Shanes

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