Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

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.

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 award	1955
Currently held by	Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky Hacks (2024)
Website	emmys.com

Winners and nominations

1950s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
Best Written Comedy Material
1955	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
1956	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
1957	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
1958	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
1959	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
1960	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
1961	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
1962	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
1963	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
1964	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
1965 [note 2]	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
1966	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
1967	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
1968	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
1969 [note 1]	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
1970 [note 1]	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
1971	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
1972	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
1973	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
1974	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"The Lou and Edie Story"	Treva Silverman	CBS
	M*A*S*H	"Hot Lips and Empty Arms"	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Mary Kay Place	CBS
		"The Trial of Henry Blake"	McLean Stevenson
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
1975	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?"	Stan Daniels and Ed. Weinberger	CBS
	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"Lou and That Woman"	David Lloyd	CBS
	Rhoda	"Rhoda's Wedding"	James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, David Davis, Lorenzo Music, Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore and David Lloyd
1976	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"Chuckles Bites the Dust"	David Lloyd	CBS
	Barney Miller	"The Hero"	Danny Arnold and Chris Hayward	ABC
	M*A*S*H	"Hawkeye"	Larry Gelbart and Simon Muntner	CBS
		"The More I See You"	Larry Gelbart and Gene Reynolds
	Maude	"The Analyst"	Jay Folb
1977	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"The Last Show"	James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels, David Lloyd and Bob Ellison	CBS
	Barney Miller	"Quarantine, Part 2"	Tony Sheehan and Danny Arnold	ABC
	M*A*S*H	"Dear Sigmund"	Alan Alda	CBS
	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"Mary Midwife"	David Lloyd
		"Ted's Change of Heart"	Earl Pomerantz
1978	All in the Family	"Cousin Liz"	Story by : Barry Harman and Harve Brosten Teleplay by : Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf	CBS
	All in the Family	"Edith's Crisis of Faith, Part 2"	Story by : Erik Tarloff Teleplay by : Erik Tarloff, Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine	CBS
		"Edith's 50th Birthday"	Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf
	M*A*S*H	"Fallen Idol"	Alan Alda
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
1979	M*A*S*H	"Inga"	Alan Alda	CBS
	All in the Family	"California, Here We Are, Part 2"	Milt Josefsberg, Phil Sharp, Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf	CBS
	M*A*S*H	"Point of View"	Ken Levine and David Isaacs
	Saturday Night Live	"Host: Richard Benjamin"	Dan Aykroyd, Anne Beatts, Tom Davis, James Downey, Brian Doyle-Murray, Al Franken, Brian McConnachie, Lorne Michaels, Don Novello, Herbert Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster, Walter Williams and Alan Zweibel	NBC
	Taxi	"Blind Date"	Michael J. Leeson	ABC

1980s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
1980	Barney Miller	"The Photographer"	Bob Colleary	ABC
	The Associates	"The Censors"	Stan Daniels and Ed. Weinberger	ABC
		"The First Day"	Story by : Charlie Hauck Teleplay by : Michael J. Leeson
	M*A*S*H	"Goodbye Radar, Part 2"	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	CBS
	Taxi	"Honor Thy Father"	Glen and Les Charles	ABC
1981	Taxi	"Tony's Sister and Jim"	Michael J. Leeson	ABC
	The Greatest American Hero	"Pilot"	Stephen J. Cannell	ABC
	M*A*S*H	"Death Takes a Holiday"	Story by : Burt Metcalfe, Thad Mumford and Dan Wilcox Teleplay by : Mike Farrell, John Rappaport and Dennis Koenig	CBS
	Taxi	"Going Home"	Glen and Les Charles	ABC
		"Elaine's Strange Triangle"	David Lloyd
1982	Taxi	"Elegant Iggy"	Ken Estin	ABC
	Barney Miller	"Landmark, Part 3"	Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein and Tony Sheehan	ABC
	M*A*S*H	"Follies of the Living, Concerns of the Dead"	Alan Alda	CBS
	Police Squad!	"A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)"	Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker	ABC
	Taxi	"Jim the Psychic"	Story by : Holly Holmberg Brooks Teleplay by : Barry Kemp
1983	Cheers	"Give Me a Ring Sometime"	Glen and Les Charles	NBC
	Buffalo Bill	"Pilot"	Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses	NBC
	Cheers	"The Boys in the Bar"	Ken Levine and David Isaacs
		"Diane's Perfect Date"	David Lloyd
	Taxi	"Jim's Inheritance"	Ken Estin
1984	Cheers	"Old Flames"	David Angell	NBC
	Buffalo Bill	"Wilkinson's Sword"	Tom Patchett	NBC
		"Jo-Jo's Problem, Part 2"	Jay Tarses
	Cheers	"Homicidal Ham"	David Lloyd
		"Power Play"	Glen and Les Charles
1985	The Cosby Show	"Pilot"	Ed. Weinberger and Michael J. Leeson	NBC
	Cheers	"I Call Your Name"	Peter Casey and David Lee	NBC
		"Rebound, Part 2"	Glen and Les Charles
		"Sam Turns the Other Cheek"	David Lloyd
	The Cosby Show	"Goodbye Mr. Fish"	Earl Pomerantz
1986	The Golden Girls	"A Little Romance"	Mort Nathan and Barry Fanaro	NBC
	Cheers	"2 Good 2 Be 4 Real"	Peter Casey and David Lee	NBC
	The Cosby Show	"Denise's Friend"	John Markus
		"Theo's Holiday"	John Markus, Carmen Finestra and Matt Williams
	Family Ties	"The Real Thing, Part 2"	Michael J. Weithorn
	The Golden Girls	"Pilot"	Susan Harris
1987	Family Ties	"A, My Name is Alex"	Gary David Goldberg and Alan Uger	NBC
	Cheers	"Abnormal Psychology"	Janet Leahy	NBC
	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	"Here's Why Cosmetics Should Come in Unbreakable Bottles"	Jay Tarses
	The Golden Girls	"Isn't it Romantic?"	Jeffrey Duteil
	Newhart	"Co-Hostess Twinkie"	David Mirkin	CBS
1988	Frank's Place	"The Bridge"	Hugh Wilson	CBS
	Cheers	"Home Is the Sailor"	Glen and Les Charles	NBC
	Designing Women	"Killing All the Right People"	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	CBS
	It's Garry Shandling's Show	"It's Garry and Angelica's Show, Part 2"	Sam Simon, Tom Gammill and Max Pross	Showtime
		"No Baby, No Show"	Alan Zweibel and Garry Shandling
	The Wonder Years	"Pilot"	Neal Marlens and Carol L. Black	ABC
1989	Murphy Brown	"Respect"	Diane English	CBS
	The Wonder Years	"Pottery Will Get You Nowhere"	Matthew Carlson	ABC
		"Coda"	Todd W. Langen
		"Loosiers"	David M. Stern
		"Our Miss White"	Michael J. Weithorn

1990s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
1990	The Wonder Years	"Good-bye"	Bob Brush	ABC
	Cheers	"Death Takes a Holiday on Ice"	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	NBC
	The Famous Teddy Z	"Pilot"	Hugh Wilson	CBS
	Murphy Brown	"Brown Like Me"	Diane English
	Newhart	"The Last Newhart"	Mark Egan, Mark Solomon and Bob Bendetson
1991	Murphy Brown	"Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way"	Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman	CBS
	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	"Here's a Little Touch of Harry in the Night"	Jay Tarses	Lifetime
	Murphy Brown	"On Another Plane"	Diane English	CBS
	Seinfeld	"The Deal"	Larry David	NBC
		"The Pony Remark"	Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld
1992	Seinfeld	"The Fix-Up"	Elaine Pope and Larry Charles	NBC
	Murphy Brown	"Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are"	Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman	CBS
		"Uh-Oh, Part 2"	Story by : Diane English and Korby Siamis Teleplay by : Diane English
	Roseanne	"A Bitter Pill to Swallow"	Amy Sherman and Jennifer Heath	ABC
	Seinfeld	"The Parking Garage"	Larry David	NBC
		"The Tape"	Larry David, Bob Shaw and Don McEnery
1993	Seinfeld	"The Contest"	Larry David	NBC
	Dream On	"For Peter's Sake"	David Crane and Marta Kauffman	HBO
	The Larry Sanders Show	"The Hey Now Episode"	Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein
		"The Spider Episode"	Garry Shandling, Rosie Shuster, Paul Simms and Peter Tolan
	Seinfeld	"The Outing"	Larry Charles	NBC
1994	Frasier	"The Good Son"	David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee	NBC
	Frasier	"The Show Where Lilith Comes Back"	Ken Levine and David Isaacs	NBC
	The Larry Sanders Show	"Larry's Agent"	Story by : Victor Levin Teleplay by : Garry Shandling, Paul Simms, Maya Forbes and Drake Sather	HBO
	Seinfeld	"The Mango"	Story by : Lawrence H. Levy Teleplay by : Lawrence H. Levy and Larry David	NBC
		"The Puffy Shirt"	Larry David
1995	Frasier	"An Affair to Forget"	Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano	NBC
	Frasier	"The Matchmaker"	Joe Keenan	NBC
	Friends	"The One Where Underdog Gets Away"	Jeff Greenstein and Jeff Strauss
	The Larry Sanders Show	"Hank's Night in the Sun"	Peter Tolan	HBO
		"The Mr. Sharon Stone Show"	Garry Shandling and Peter Tolan
1996	Frasier	"Moon Dance"	Joe Keenan, Christopher Lloyd, Rob Greenberg, Jack Burditt, Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Linda Morris and Vic Rauseo	NBC
	The Larry Sanders Show	"Arthur After Hours"	Peter Tolan	HBO
		"Hank's Sex Tape"	Jon Vitti
		"Roseanne's Return"	Story by : Garry Shandling Teleplay by : Maya Forbes and Steven Levitan
	Seinfeld	"The Soup Nazi"	Spike Feresten	NBC
1997	Ellen	"The Puppy Episode"	Story by : Ellen DeGeneres Teleplay by : Mark Driscoll, Dava Savel, Tracy Newman and Jonathan Stark	ABC
	The Larry Sanders Show	"Ellen, or Isn't She?"	Story by : Garry Shandling, Judd Apatow and John Markus Teleplay by : Judd Apatow and John Markus	HBO
		"Everybody Loves Larry"	Jon Vitti
		"My Name is Asher Kingsley"	Peter Tolan
	Seinfeld	"The Yada Yada"	Peter Mehlman and Jill Franklyn	NBC
1998	The Larry Sanders Show	"Flip"	Peter Tolan and Garry Shandling	HBO
	Ally McBeal	"Theme of Life"	David E. Kelley	Fox
	Ellen	"Emma"	Lawrence Broch	ABC
	Frasier	"The Ski Lodge"	Joe Keenan	NBC
	The Larry Sanders Show	"Putting the ‘Gay’ Back in Litigation"	Richard Day, Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck	HBO
1999	Frasier	"Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz"	Jay Kogen	NBC
	Ally McBeal	"Sideshow"	David E. Kelley	Fox
	Friends	"The One Where Everybody Finds Out"	Alexa Junge	NBC
	Just Shoot Me!	"Slow Donnie"	Steven Levitan
	Sports Night	"The Apology"	Aaron Sorkin	ABC

2000s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
2000	Malcolm in the Middle	"Pilot"	Linwood Boomer	Fox
	Everybody Loves Raymond	"Bad Moon Rising"	Ray Romano and Philip Rosenthal	CBS
	Frasier	"Something Borrowed, Someone Blue"	Christopher Lloyd and Joe Keenan	NBC
	Freaks and Geeks	"Pilot"	Paul Feig
	Sex and the City	"Evolution"	Cindy Chupack	HBO
		"Ex and the City"	Michael Patrick King
2001	Malcolm in the Middle	"Bowling"	Alex Reid	Fox
	Ed	"Pilot"	Jon Beckerman and Rob Burnett	NBC
	Freaks and Geeks	"Discos and Dragons"	Paul Feig
	Sex and the City	"Easy Come, Easy Go"	Michael Patrick King	HBO
	Will & Grace	"Lows in the Mid-Eighties"	Jeff Greenstein	NBC
2002	The Bernie Mac Show	"Pilot"	Larry Wilmore	Fox
	Andy Richter Controls the Universe	"Pilot"	Victor Fresco	Fox
	Everybody Loves Raymond	"The Angry Family"	Philip Rosenthal	CBS
		"Marie's Sculpture"	Jennifer Crittenden
	Sex and the City	"My Motherboard, My Self"	Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky	HBO
2003	Everybody Loves Raymond	"Baggage"	Tucker Cawley	CBS
	The Bernie Mac Show	"Goodbye Dolly"	Steve Tompkins	Fox
	Everybody Loves Raymond	"Counseling"	Mike Royce	CBS
	Lucky	"Pilot"	Robb Cullen and Mark	FX
	Sex and the City	"I Love a Charade"	Cindy Chupack and Michael Patrick King	HBO
2004	Arrested Development	"Pilot"	Mitchell Hurwitz	Fox
	Frasier	"Goodnight, Seattle"	Christopher Lloyd and Joe Keenan	NBC
	Scrubs	"My Screw Up"	Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan
	Sex and the City	"An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux"	Michael Patrick King	HBO
		"The Ick Factor"	Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky
2005	Arrested Development	"Righteous Brothers"	Mitchell Hurwitz and Jim Vallely	Fox
	Arrested Development	"Sad Sack"	Barbie Adler	Fox
		"Sword of Destiny"	Brad Copeland
	Desperate Housewives	"Pilot"	Marc Cherry	ABC
	Everybody Loves Raymond	"The Finale"	Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Tom Caltabiano and Leslie Caveny	CBS
2006	My Name Is Earl	"Pilot"	Greg Garcia	NBC
	Arrested Development	"Development Arrested"	Story by : Richard Day and Mitchell Hurwitz Teleplay by : Chuck Tatham and Jim Vallely	Fox
	Entourage	"Exodus"	Doug Ellin	HBO
	Extras	"Kate Winslet"	Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
	The Office	"Christmas Party"	Michael Schur	NBC
2007	The Office	"Gay Witch Hunt"	Greg Daniels	NBC
	30 Rock	"Jack-Tor"	Robert Carlock	NBC
		"Tracy Does Conan"	Tina Fey
	Extras	"Daniel Radcliffe"	Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant	HBO
	The Office	"The Negotiation"	Michael Schur	NBC
2008	30 Rock	"Cooter"	Tina Fey	NBC
	30 Rock	"Rosemary's Baby"	Jack Burditt	NBC
	Flight of the Conchords	"Yoko"	James Bobin, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie	HBO
	The Office	"Dinner Party"	Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg	NBC
	Pushing Daisies	"Pie-lette"	Bryan Fuller	ABC
2009	30 Rock	"Reunion"	Matt Hubbard	NBC
	30 Rock	"Apollo, Apollo"	Robert Carlock	NBC
		"Kidney Now!"	Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock
		"Mamma Mia"	Ron Weiner
	Flight of the Conchords	"Prime Minister"	James Bobin, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie	HBO

2010s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
2010 [1]	Modern Family	"Pilot"	Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd	ABC
	30 Rock	"Anna Howard Shaw Day"	Matt Hubbard	NBC
		"Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter"	Kay Cannon and Tina Fey
	Glee	"Pilot"	Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan	Fox
	The Office	"Niagara"	Greg Daniels and Mindy Kaling	NBC
2011 [2]	Modern Family	"Caught in the Act"	Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman	ABC
	30 Rock	"Reaganing"	Matt Hubbard	NBC
	Episodes	"Episode 107"	David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik	Showtime
	Louie	"Poker/Divorce"	Louis C.K.	FX
	The Office	"Goodbye, Michael"	Greg Daniels	NBC
2012 [3]	Louie	"Pregnant"	Louis C.K.	FX
	Community	"Remedial Chaos Theory"	Chris McKenna	NBC
	Girls	"Pilot"	Lena Dunham	HBO
	Parks and Recreation	"The Debate"	Amy Poehler	NBC
		"Win, Lose, or Draw"	Michael Schur
2013 [4]	30 Rock	"Last Lunch"	Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield	NBC
	30 Rock	"Hogcock!"	Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock	NBC
	Episodes	"Episode 209"	David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik	Showtime
	Louie	"Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 1"	Story by : Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K. Teleplay by : Louis C.K.	FX
	The Office	"Finale"	Greg Daniels	NBC
2014 [5]	Louie	"So Did the Fat Lady"	Louis C.K.	FX
	Episodes	"Episode 305"	David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik	Showtime
	Orange Is the New Black	"I Wasn't Ready"	Liz Friedman and Jenji Kohan	Netflix
	Silicon Valley	"Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency"	Alec Berg	HBO
	Veep	"Special Relationship"	Story by : Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche Teleplay by : Simon Blackwell and Tony Roche
2015 [6]	Veep	"Election Night"	Story by : Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche Teleplay by : Simon Blackwell and Tony Roche	HBO
	Episodes	"Episode 409"	David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik	Showtime
	The Last Man on Earth	"Alive in Tucson"	Will Forte	Fox
	Louie	"Bobby's House"	Louis C.K.	FX
	Silicon Valley	"Two Days of the Condor"	Alec Berg	HBO
	Transparent	"Pilot"	Jill Soloway	Amazon
2016 [7]	Master of None	"Parents"	Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang	Netflix
	Catastrophe	"Episode 1"	Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan	Amazon
	Silicon Valley	"Founder Friendly"	Dan O'Keefe	HBO
		"The Uptick"	Alec Berg
	Veep	"Morning After"	David Mandel
		"Mother"	Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck
2017 [8]	Master of None	"Thanksgiving"	Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe	Netflix
	Atlanta	"B.A.N."	Donald Glover	FX
		"Streets on Lock"	Stephen Glover
	Silicon Valley	"Success Failure"	Alec Berg	HBO
	Veep	"Georgia"	Billy Kimball
		"Groundbreaking"	David Mandel
2018 [9]	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	"Pilot"	Amy Sherman-Palladino	Amazon
	Atlanta	"Alligator Man"	Donald Glover	FX
		"Barbershop"	Stefani Robinson
	Barry	"Chapter One: Make Your Mark"	Alec Berg and Bill Hader	HBO
		"Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going"	Elizabeth Sarnoff
	Silicon Valley	"Fifty-One Percent"	Alec Berg
2019 [10]
	Fleabag	"Episode 201"	Phoebe Waller-Bridge	Amazon
	Barry	"ronny/lily"	Alec Berg and Bill Hader	HBO
	The Good Place	"Janet(s)"	Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan	NBC
	PEN15	"Anna Ishii-Peters"	Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle and Stacy Osei-Kuffour	Hulu
	Russian Doll	"Nothing in This World Is Easy"	Story by : Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler Teleplay by : Leslye Headland	Netflix
		"A Warm Body"	Allison Silverman
	Veep	"Veep"	David Mandel	HBO

2020s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
2020 [11]
	Schitt's Creek	"Happy Ending"	Daniel Levy	Pop TV
	The Good Place	"Whenever You're Ready"	Michael Schur	NBC
	The Great	"The Great"	Tony McNamara	Hulu
	Schitt's Creek	"The Presidential Suite"	David West Read	Pop TV
	What We Do in the Shadows	"Collaboration"	Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil	FX
		"Ghosts"	Paul Simms
		"On the Run"	Stefani Robinson
2021 [12]
	Hacks	"There Is No Line"	Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky	HBO Max
	The Flight Attendant	"In Case of Emergency"	Steve Yockey	HBO Max
	Girls5eva	"Pilot"	Meredith Scardino	Peacock
	PEN15	"Play"	Maya Erskine	Hulu
	Ted Lasso	"Make Rebecca Great Again"	Story by : Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly Teleplay by : Jason Sudeikis	Apple TV+
		"Pilot"	Story by : Jason Sudeikis & Bill Lawrence and Brendan Hunt & Joe Kelly Teleplay by : Jason Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence
2022 [13]
	Abbott Elementary	"Pilot"	Quinta Brunson	ABC
	Barry	"710N"	Duffy Boudreau	HBO
		"starting now"	Alec Berg and Bill Hader
	Hacks	"The One, the Only"	Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky	HBO Max
	Only Murders in the Building	"True Crime"	Steve Martin and John Hoffman	Hulu
	Ted Lasso	"No Weddings and a Funeral"	Jane Becker	Apple TV+
	What We Do in the Shadows	"The Casino"	Sarah Naftalis	FX
		"The Wellness Center"	Stefani Robinson
2023 [14]
	The Bear	"System"	Christopher Storer	FX
	Barry	"wow"	Bill Hader	HBO
	Jury Duty	"Ineffective Assistance"	Mekki Leeper	Amazon Freevee
	Only Murders in the Building	"I Know Who Did It"	John Hoffman, Matteo Borghese and Rob Turbovsky	Hulu
	The Other Two	"Cary & Brooke Go to an AIDS Play"	Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider	HBO Max
	Ted Lasso	"So Long, Farewell"	Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly and Jason Sudeikis	Apple TV+
2024 [15]
	Hacks	"Bulletproof"	Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky	Max
	Abbott Elementary	"Career Day"	Quinta Brunson	ABC
	The Bear	"Fishes"	Christopher Storer and Joanna Calo	FX
	Girls5eva	"Orlando"	Meredith Scardino and Sam Means	Netflix
	The Other Two	"Brooke Hosts a Night of Undeniable Good"	Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider	Max
What We Do in the Shadows	"Pride Parade"	Jake Bender and Zach Dunn	FX

Total awards by network

• CBS – 22
• NBC – 19
• ABC – 8
• Fox – 5
• FX – 2
• HBO – 2
• HBO Max — 2
• Netflix – 2
• Prime Video – 2
• Pop TV – 1

Individuals with multiple awards

3 awards Allan Burns Nat Hiken Coleman Jacoby Carl Reiner Arnold Rosen Tony Webster Ed. Weinberger

2 awards David Angell Lucia Aniello Aziz Ansari George Balzer James L. Brooks Louis C.K. Stan Daniels Sam Denoff Paul W. Downs Tina Fey Anne Flett-Giordano Billy Friedberg Hal Goldman Al Gordon Mitchell Hurwitz Michael Leeson Steven Levitan Christopher Lloyd David Lloyd Sam Perrin Bill Persky Chuck Ranberg Terry Ryan Jen Statsky Leonard Stern

Individuals with multiple nominations

9 nominations David Lloyd 8 nominations Alec Berg 7 nominations George Balzer Larry David Larry Gelbart Hal Goldman Al Gordon Sam Perrin Garry Shandling 6 nominations Glen Charles Les Charles Nat Hiken Arnie Rosen Peter Tolan 5 nominations Allan Burns Louis C.K. David Crane David Isaacs Coleman Jacoby Joe Keenan Ken Levine Mel Tolkin Tony Webster

4 nominations Alan Alda Gary Belkin James L. Brooks Mel Brooks Jack Burditt Robert Carlock Greg Daniels Diane English Tina Fey Bill Hader Sheldon Keller Michael Patrick King Jeffrey Klarik Michael Leeson Steven Levitan Christopher Lloyd David Panich Carl Reiner Bob Schiller Michael Schur Jay Tarses Ed. Weinberger Bob Weiskopf

3 nominations Lucia Aniello Danny Arnold Jim Carlson Bob Carroll, Jr. Peter Casey Stan Daniels Sam Denoff Jack Douglas Paul W. Downs Buck Henry Matt Hubbard Brendan Hunt Mitchell Hurwitz Coslough Johnson Milt Josefsberg Joe Kelly Norman Lear David Lee Marc London David Mandel Allan Manings Thomas Meehan Dave O'Brien Bill Persky Madelyn Pugh Martin Ragaway John Rappaport Stefani Robinson Roswell Rogers Philip Rosenthal Terry Ryan Herbert Sargent Paul Simms Red Skelton Jen Statsky Leonard B. Stern Jason Sudeikis

2 nominations David Angell Aziz Ansari Simon Blackwell Linda Bloodworth-Thomason James Bobin Quinta Brunson John Carsey Tucker Cawley Ernest Chambers Larry Charles Cindy Chupack Jemaine Clement Richard Day Gary Dontzig Robert Emmett Maya Erskine Ken Estin Gene Farmer Paul Feig Anne Flett-Giordano Donald Glover Maya Forbes Gerald Gardner Ricky Gervais Everett Greenbaum Jeff Greenstein Alex Gregory Chris Hayward Paul Henning Don Hinkley John Hoffman Peter Huyck Armando Iannucci Hal Kanter Chris Kelly David E. Kelley Paul Keyes Ernie Kovacs Jeremy Lloyd

John Markus Mike Marmer Bret McKenzie Stephen Merchant Lorne Michaels Jim Mulligan Lorenzo Music Jess Oppenheimer Tom Patchett Steven Peterman Arthur Phillips Amy Poehler Earl Pomerantz Larry Rhine Tony Roche Ray Romano Julie Rottenberg Mike Royce Meredith Scardino Sarah Schneider Al Schwartz Sherwood Schwartz Phil Sharp Tony Sheehan Amy Sherman-Palladino Rosie Shuster Larry Siegel Ed Simmons Neil Simon Stephen Spears Michael Stewart Christopher Storer Burt Styler Saul Turteltaub Jim Vallely Jon Vitti Hugh Wedlock Jr. Michael J. Weithorn Hugh Wilson Harry Winkler Elisa Zuritsky Alan Zweibel

Programs with multiple awards

5 awards The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) (4 consecutive) 4 awards The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS) (3 consecutive) Frasier (NBC) (3 consecutive) 3 awards 30 Rock (NBC) (2 consecutive) All in the Family (CBS) (2 consecutive) The Phil Silvers Show (CBS) (consecutive)

2 awards Arrested Development (Fox) (consecutive) Cheers (NBC) (consecutive) Hacks (HBO Max) The Jack Benny Show (CBS) (consecutive) Louie (FX) Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) (consecutive) Master of None (Netflix) (consecutive) Modern Family (ABC) (consecutive) Murphy Brown (CBS) Seinfeld (NBC) (consecutive) Taxi (ABC) (consecutive)

Programs with multiple nominations

13 nominations 30 Rock (NBC) Cheers (NBC) The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) 12 nominations M*A*S*H (CBS) 11 nominations Seinfeld (NBC) 10 nominations All in the Family (CBS) 9 nominations Frasier (NBC) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) 8 nominations Taxi (ABC/NBC) 7 nominations The Jack Benny Show (CBS) The Office (NBC) Sex and the City (HBO) Veep (HBO)

6 nominations Barry (HBO) The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS) Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Murphy Brown (CBS) Silicon Valley (HBO) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) The Wonder Years (ABC) 5 nominations Arrested Development (Fox) Louie (FX) 4 nominations Atlanta (FX) Barney Miller (ABC) The Cosby Show (NBC) Episodes (Showtime) The Phil Silvers Show (CBS) Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) 3 nominations Buffalo Bill (NBC) Caesar's Hour (NBC) Father Knows Best (NBC/CBS) The Golden Girls (NBC) Hacks (HBO Max) The Red Skelton Show (CBS) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC)

2 nominations Abbott Elementary (ABC) Ally McBeal (Fox) The Associates (ABC) The Bear (FX) The Bernie Mac Show (Fox) Car 54, Where Are You? (NBC) The Danny Thomas Show (ABC/CBS) (originally known as Make Room for Daddy) The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (NBC/Lifetime) Ellen (ABC) Extras (HBO) Family Ties (NBC) Flight of the Conchords (HBO) Freaks and Geeks (NBC) Friends (NBC) The George Gobel Show (NBC) Get Smart (NBC) Girls5eva (Peacock / Netflix) The Good Place (NBC) He & She (CBS) I Love Lucy (CBS) It's Garry Shandling's Show (Showtime) Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) Master of None (Netflix) Modern Family (ABC) Newhart (CBS) Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) The Other Two (Max) Parks and Recreation (NBC) PEN15 (Hulu) Russian Doll (Netflix) Schitt's Creek (Pop TV) That Was the Week That Was (NBC)

See also

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

Notes

1. In 1969 and 1970, the nominees for the comedy writing award were variety programs.
2. The 17th Primetime Emmy Awards did not have genre-specific categories.