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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
...| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First awarded | 1955 |
| Currently held by | Christopher Storer, The Bear (2023) |
| Website | emmys |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series is an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. It recognizes writing excellence in regular comedic series, most of which can generally be described as situation comedies.[note 1] It was first presented in 1955 as Outstanding Written Comedy Material.
Winners and nominations
1950s
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Written Comedy Material | ||||
| The George Gobel Show | James B. Allardice, Jack Douglas, Hal Kanter and Harry Winkler | NBC | ||
| I Love Lucy | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr. | CBS | ||
| The Jack Benny Show | George Balzer, Milt Josefsberg, Sam Perrin and John Tackaberry | |||
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Jackie Gleason and staff writers | |||
| Make Room for Daddy | Danny Thomas and staff writers | ABC | ||
| Mister Peepers | Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum | NBC | ||
| Best Comedy Writing | ||||
| The Phil Silvers Show | Arnold M. Auerbach, Barry Blitzer, Vincent Bogert, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Harvey Orkin, Arnold Rosen, Terry Ryan and Tony Webster | CBS | ||
| Caesar's Hour | Mel Brooks, Selma Diamond, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller and Mel Tolkin | NBC | ||
| The George Gobel Show | Everett Greenbaum, Hal Kanter, Howard Leeds and Harry Winkler | |||
| I Love Lucy | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf | CBS | ||
| The Jack Benny Show | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | |||
| Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy | ||||
| The Phil Silvers Show | Billy Friedberg, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen, Leonard B. Stern and Tony Webster | CBS | ||
| Caesar's Hour | Gary Belkin, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller, Neil Simon and Michael Stewart and Mel Tolkin | NBC | ||
| The Ernie Kovacs Show | Louis M. Heyward, Ernie Kovacs, Rex Lardner and Mike Marmer | |||
| The Jack Benny Show | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | ||
| The Perry Como Show | Goodman Ace, Jay Burton, George Foster and Mort Green | NBC | ||
| Best Comedy Writing | ||||
| The Phil Silvers Show | Billy Friedberg, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen, A.J. Russell, Terry Ryan, Phil Sharp, Tony Webster and Sydney Zelinka | CBS | ||
| Caesar's Hour | Gary Belkin, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller, Neil Simon and Michael Stewart and Mel Tolkin | NBC | ||
| The Ernie Kovacs Show | "No Dialogue Show" | Ernie Kovacs | ||
| Father Knows Best | Roswell Rogers and Paul West | |||
| The Jack Benny Show | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | ||
| Best Writing of a Single Program of a Comedy Series | ||||
| The Jack Benny Show | "Ernie Kovacs" | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | |
| The Bob Cummings Show | "Grandpa Clobbers the Air Force" | Paul Henning and Dick Wesson | NBC | |
| Father Knows Best | "Medal for Margaret" | Roswell Rogers | CBS | |
| The Phil Silvers Show | "Bilko's Vampire" | Billy Friedberg, Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen | ||
| The Real McCoys | "Once There Was a Traveling Saleswoman" | Bill Manhoff | ABC | |
1960s
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | ||||
| The Jack Benny Show | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | ||
| The Ballad of Louie the Louse | Nat Hiken | CBS | ||
| Father Knows Best | Dorothy Cooper and Roswell Rogers | |||
| The Red Skelton Show | Dave O'Brien, Martin Ragaway, Al Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz and Red Skelton | CBS | ||
| The Danny Thomas Show | Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart | CBS | ||
| Hennesey | Richard Baer | |||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Carl Reiner | CBS | ||
| The Bob Newhart Show | Ernest Chambers, Dean Hargrove, Don Hinkley, Robert Kaufman, Roland Kibbee, Norm Liebman, Bob Newhart, Milt Rosen, Charles Sherman, Larry Siegel and Howard Snyder | NBC | ||
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Tony Webster | |||
| Chun King Chow Mein Hour | Stan Freberg | ABC | ||
| The Red Skelton Show | Dave O'Brien, Arthur Phillips, Martin Ragaway, Al Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz, Ed Simmons and Red Skelton | CBS | ||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Carl Reiner | CBS | ||
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Paul Henning | CBS | ||
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Nat Hiken | NBC | ||
| The Jack Benny Show | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | ||
| The Red Skelton Show | Mort Greene, Bruce Howard, Rick Mittleman, Dave O'Brien, Arthur Phillips, Martin A. Ragaway, Larry Rhine, Ed Simmons, Red Skelton and Hugh Wedlock | |||
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy or Variety | ||||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Carl Reiner, Bill Persky and Sam Denoff | CBS | ||
| The Danny Kaye Show | Herbert Baker, Gary Belkin, Ernest Chambers, Larry Gelbart, Saul Ilson, Sheldon Keller, Paul Mazursky, Mel Tolkin and Larry Tucker | CBS | ||
| The Farmer's Daughter | Steven Gethers, Jerry Davis, Lee Loeb and John McGreevey | ABC | ||
| That Was the Week That Was | Robert Emmett, Gerald Gardner, Thomas Meehan, David Panich, Ed Sherman, Saul Turteltaub and Tony Webster | NBC | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment – Writers | ||||
| The Defenders | "The 700 Year Old Gang" | David Karp | CBS | |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | The Wonderful World of Burlesque | Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen | NBC | |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | "Never Bathe on Saturday" | Carl Reiner | CBS | |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | "The Magnificent Yankee" | Robert Hartung | NBC | |
| That Was the Week That Was | William Boardman, Dee Caruso, Robert Emmett, David Frost, Gerald Gardner, Buck Henry, Joseph Hurley, Thomas Meehan, Herbert Sargent, Larry Siegel, Gloria Steinem, Jim Stevenson, Calvin Trillin and Saul Turteltaub | |||
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | ||||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | "Coast to Coast Big Mouth" | Bill Persky and Sam Denoff | CBS | |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | "The Ugliest Dog in the World" | Bill Persky and Sam Denoff | CBS | |
| Get Smart | "Mr. Big" | Mel Brooks and Buck Henry | NBC | |
| Get Smart | "Ship of Spies" | Buck Henry and Leonard B. Stern | NBC | |
| Family Affair | "Buffy" | Edmund Hartmann | CBS | |
| I Dream of Jeannie | "The Lady in the Bottle" | Sidney Sheldon | NBC | |
| He & She | "The Coming-Out Party" | Chris Hayward and Allan Burns | CBS | |
| He & She | "The Old Man and the She" | Leonard Stern and Arne Sultan | CBS | |
| The Lucy Show | "Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account" | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | ||
| That Girl | "The Mailman Cometh" | Danny Arnold and Ruth Brooks Flippen | ABC | |
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music | ||||
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | "February 16, 1969" | Allan Blye, Bob Einstein, Carl Gottlieb, Cy Howard, Steve Martin, Lorenzo Music, Murray Roman, Cecil Tuck, Paul Wayne and Mason Williams | CBS | |
| The Carol Burnett Show | "November 11, 1968" | Bill Angelos, Stan Burns, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Don Hinkley, Buz Kohan, Mike Marmer, Gail Parent, Arnie Rosen and Kenny Solms | CBS | |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | "February 3, 1969" | Chris Bearde, Jim Carlson, David M. Cox, Phil Hahn, Jack Hanrahan, Coslough Johnson, Paul Keyes, Marc London, Allan Manings, Jack Mendelsohn, Lorne Michaels, James Mulligan, Hart Pomerantz, David Panich and Hugh Wedlock Jr. | NBC | |
1970s
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music | ||||
| Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man | Thomas Meehan, Peter Bellwood, Herb Sargent, Judith Viorst and Gary Belkin | CBS | ||
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | "November 3, 1969" | Jim Carlson, John Carsey, Jack Douglas, Gene Farmer, Coslough Johnson, Paul Keyes, Jeremy Lloyd, Marc London, Allan Manings, Jim Mulligan, David Panich, John Rappaport and Stephen Spears | NBC | |
| "December 20, 1969" | Jim Abell, Jim Carlson, John Carsey, Jack Douglas, Chet Dowling, Gene Farmer, Coslough Johnson, Jeremy Lloyd, Marc London, Allan Manings, Jim Mulligan, David Panich, John Rappaport, Stephen Spears and Barry Took | |||
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | ||||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Support Your Local Mother" | Allan Burns and James L. Brooks | CBS | |
| All in the Family | "Meet the Bunkers" | Norman Lear | CBS | |
| "Oh My Aching Back" | Stanley Ralph Ross | |||
| Here's Lucy | "Lucy Meets the Burtons" | Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Pugh | ||
| All in the Family | "Edith's Problem" | Burt Styler | CBS | |
| All in the Family | "Mike's Problem" | Story by : Alan J. Levitt Teleplay by : Alan J. Levitt and Phil Mishkin |
CBS | |
| "The Saga of Cousin Oscar" | Story by : Burt Styler Teleplay by : Burt Styler and Norman Lear | |||
| All in the Family | "The Bunkers and the Swingers" | Michael Ross, Bernie West and Lee Kalcheim | CBS | |
| M*A*S*H | "Pilot" | Larry Gelbart | CBS | |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "The Good-Time News" | Allan Burns and James L. Brooks | ||
| Best Writing in Comedy | ||||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "The Lou and Edie Story" | Treva Silverman | CBS | |