International Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series

The International Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series is presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) to the best comedy television series, produced and initially aired outside the United States.^[1]

International Emmy Award for best comedy series
Awarded for	Best Comedy Series
Country	United States
Presented by	International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
First award	2003
Currently held by	División Palermo  Argentina(2024)
Website	www.iemmys.tv

Rules and regulations

Under the International Academy's rules, the award is given to a program primarily devoted to humor with scripted dialogue (i.e. skit, comedy, sitcom, parodies, stand-up, etc.). The program should fit the minimum format length of a televised half-hour time slot. If the show is a drama, the comedy aspect should be predominant. If the show is a series, only one episode is eligible as a representative. Multiple submissions from the same series are not permitted.^[1]

Winners and nominees

2000s

Year	English title	Original title	Production company/Network	Country
2003 [2]	The Kumars at No. 42		BBC	United Kingdom
	Alt und durchgeknallt		Brainpool TV	Germany
	The Perfect Manual		TV Asahi	Japan
	Lenny Henry in Pieces		BBC	United Kingdom
2004 [3][4]	Berlin, Berlin		ARD	Germany
	Corner Gas		CTV Television Network	Canada
	The Newsroom		CBC Television
	Stokvel		Penguin Films	South Africa
2005 [5][6]	The Newsroom		CBC Television	Canada
	Little Britain		BBC	United Kingdom
	Berlin, Berlin		ARD	Germany
	Ohne Worte		Sony Pictures / RTL Television
2006 [7]	Little Britain		BBC	United Kingdom
	Paare		Sony Pictures / Arte	Germany
	Os Amadores		Rede Globo	Brazil
	The IT Crowd		Channel 4	United Kingdom
2007 [8][9]	Little Britain		BBC	United Kingdom
	Alle lieben Jimmy		RTL	Germany
	Os Amadores		Rede Globo	Brazil
	NEO – Office Chuckles	サラリーマンNEO	NHK	Japan
	Sorted		SABC 3	South Africa
2008 [10][11]	The IT Crowd		Channel 4	United Kingdom
	Geile Zeit		Sony Pictures / RTL	Germany
	Mi Problema con las Mujeres		Frecuencia Latina	Peru
	NEO – Office Chuckles	サラリーマンNEO	NHK	Japan
2009 [12][13]	Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts		NHK	Japan
	Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor		Channel 4	United Kingdom
	Ó Paí, Ó		Rede Globo	Brazil
	Türkisch für Anfänger		ARD-Werbung / GmbH	Germany

2010s

Year	English title	Original title	Production company/Network	Country
2010 [14][15]	Traffic Light	Ramzor	Channel 2	Israel
	Los Simuladores		Televisa	Mexico
	Peep Show		Channel 4	United Kingdom
	Talok Hok Chak		Workpoint Entertainment / Channel 5	Thailand
2011 [16][17]	Benidorm Bastards		Shelter / VMMA	Belgium
	Breaking Up	Separação?!	Rede Globo	Brazil
	Facejacker		Channel 4	United Kingdom
	The Noose		MediaCorp	Singapore
2012 [18][19]	The Invisible Woman	A Mulher Invisível	Rede Globo	Brazil
	Absolutely Fabulous		Saunders & French Productions / BBC Studios BBC America / Logo / BBC One	United Kingdom
	Spy		Sky1
	What If?	Wat Als?	Shelter	Belgium
2013 [20][21]	Moone Boy		Sky1	United Kingdom
	Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola		eNews Channel Africa	South Africa
	WorkinGirls		Canal+	France
	How to Enjoy the End of the World	Como Aproveitar o Fim do Mundo	Rede Globo	Brazil
2014 [22][23]	What If?	Wat Als?	Shelter	Belgium
	Please Like Me		Pigeon Fancier Productions / John & Josh / International / Australian Broadcasting Corporation / Participant Media / ABC TV	Australia
	Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola		eNews Channel Africa	South Africa
	The Mayor's Wife	A Mulher do Prefeito	Rede Globo	Brazil
2015 [24][25]	Sweet Mother	Doce de Mãe	Rede Globo	Brazil
	Fais Pas Ci, Fais Pas Ca		France Télévisions / France 2	France
	Familia en Venta		Fox Telecolombia	Colombia
	Sensitive Skin		HBO Canada	Canada
	Puppet Nation ZA		Both Worlds / Star1	South Africa
2016 [26][27]	Hoff the Record		Me & You Productions	United Kingdom
	Call My Agent!	Dix pour cent	France Télévisions / Mon Voisin / Productions / Mother Production / Ce qui me meut / France 2	France
	Puppet Nation ZA		Both Worlds / Star1	South Africa
	Zorra		Rede Globo	Brazil
2017 [28][29]	Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle		KEO Films / BBC Two	United Kingdom
	Callboys		Woestijnvis / FBO	Belgium
	Rakugo The Movie	Rakugo Eiga / らくごえいが	East Entertainment / NHK	Japan
	Tá no Ar: a TV na TV		Rede Globo	Brazil
2018 [30][31]	Nebsu		Endemol Shine / Gesher' Fun / Avi Chai Fund	Israel
	Club de Cuervos		Alazraki Films / Netflix	Mexico
	Workin' Moms		Wolf + Rabbit Entertainment	Canada
	El fin de la comedia		Comedy Central España	Spain
2019 [32][33]	The Last Hangover	Especial de Natal Porta dos Fundos	Porta dos Fundos / Netflix	Brazil
	FAM!		Oak 3 Films Pte Ltd	Singapore
	Checkout!	Kupa Rashit	July August Productions	Israel
	Workin' Moms		Wolf+Rabbit Entertainment / CBC	Canada

2020s

Year	English title	Original title	Production company/Network	Country
2020 [34][35]	Nobody's Looking	Ninguém Tá Olhando	Gullane Entretenimento / Netflix	Brazil
	Four More Shots Please!		Pritish Nandy Communications / Amazon Video	India
	Fifty		Endemol Shine Israel / Yes	Israel
	Back to Life		Two Brothers Pictures / BBC One	United Kingdom
2021 [36]	Call My Agent!	Dix pour cent	France Télévisions / Netflix	France
	Motherland: "Christmas Special"		Merman Television / Twofour / Lionsgate / BBC One	United Kingdom
	Promesas de Campaña		TeleColombia / Claro Video	Colombia
	Vir Das: For India		Weirdass Comedy / Netflix	India
2022 [37]	Sex Education		Eleven Film / Netflix	United Kingdom
	Dreaming Whilst Black		BBC Three / Big Deal Films	United Kingdom
	Búnker		HBO Latin America / WarnerMedia	Mexico
	On the Verge		Canal+ / The Film TV	France
2023 [38][39]	Derry Girls		Hat Trick Productions	United Kingdom
	Vir Das: Landing		Weirdass Comedy / Rotten Science	India
	The Boss	El encargado	Star+ / Pegsa	Argentina
	La Flamme	Le Flambeau	Entre 2 & 4 / Making Prod	France
2024 [40]	División Palermo		K&S Films / Netflix	Argentina
	Deadloch		Amazon MGM Studios	Australia
	Daily Dose of Sunshine	정신병동에도 아침이 와요 / Jungsinbyeongdong-edo achim-i wayo	Film Monster / Netflix	South Korea
	HPI		Itinéraire Productions / Septembre Productions / TF1 / Pictanovo / Be-Films / RTBF	France