Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series debuted in 1966, and has been annually awarded most years since the mid-1960s. It has had a large number of name changes, mostly involving the addition or subtraction of the word comedy. Generally, the category has recognized the writers of variety and sketch comedy shows. However, in 1969, 1970 and 1979, it was the main category for writers of situation comedies. Prior to 1966, variety series were eligible in Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series where The Red Skelton Show and other variety programs were occasionally nominated.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for Variety Series | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Writing for Variety Special |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
Currently held by | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2019) |
Website | emmys |
For most of the 1970s, the category was effectively split into two branches. From 1971 to 1978, one-off specials were awarded separately from ongoing series. The divide was reinstated in 2009 as Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. The writers of one-off variety specials competed against series writers in the interim, and occasionally won, as in 1991 and 2000. This has led to some anomalies, such as when a special edition of Late Night with David Letterman beat out regular editions of The Tracey Ullman Show and Saturday Night Live in 1987, despite the fact that typical episodes of Late Night were not nominated that year.
The category eventually found greater stability with its name in 1982, when it settled on Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program for almost two decades. In 2000, it added the word comedy. Of all the writing Emmy categories, it has recently become the one most dominated by cable networks. Since 1996 it has been won by a major terrestrial broadcaster only twice, with the overwhelming majority of winners coming from HBO and Comedy Central.
The following list of winners is organized both by year and the name being used by the category in that year:
Winners and nominations
1960s
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety
Year | Program | Episode | Writers | Network |
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1966 (18th) | ||||
An Evening with Carol Channing | Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sheldon Keller | CBS | ||
The Danny Kaye Show | Norman Barasch, Billie Barnes, Ernest Chambers, Ron Friedman, Paul Mazursky, Pat McCormick, Carrol Moore, Bernard Rothman and Larry Tucker | CBS | ||
The Julie Andrews Show | Sam Denoff and Bill Persky | NBC | ||
1967 (19th) | ||||
The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special | Mel Brooks, Sam Denoff, Bill Persky, Carl Reiner and Mel Tolkin | CBS | ||
The Dean Martin Show | Harry Crane, Rich Eustis, Lee Hale, Paul Keyes and Al Rogers | NBC | ||
The Jackie Gleason Show | Marvin Marx, Rod Parker and Walter Stone | CBS | ||
1968 (20th) | ||||
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Chris Bearde, Phil Hahn, Jack Hanrahan, Coslough Johnson, Paul Keyes, Marc London, Allan Manings, David Panich, Hugh Wedlock Jr. and Digby Wolfe | NBC | ||
The Carol Burnett Show | Bill Angelos, Stan Burns, Don Hinkley, Buz Kohan, Mike Marmer, Gail Parent, Arnie Rosen, Kenny Solms and Saul Turtletaub | CBS | ||
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | "Pilot" | Larry Hovis, Paul Keyes, Jim Mulligan, David Panich, George Schlatter and Digby Wolfe | NBC | |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | "Ronnie Schell, Kate Smith and Simon & Garfunkel" | Allan Blye, Bob Einstein, Carl Gottlieb, Cy Howard, Steve Martin, Lorenzo Music, Murray Roman, Cecil Tuck, Paul Wayne and Mason Williams | CBS | |
1969 (21st) | ||||
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | "David Frye and Liberace" | 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 | "Nanette Fabray, Mel Tormé and Don Rickles" | Roger Beatty, Stan Hart, Don Hinkley, Arthur Julian, Woody Kling, Jack Mendelsohn, Gail Parent, Arnie Rosen, Larry Siegel and Kenny Solms | CBS | |
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | "Don Rickles" | 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 | Writers | Network |
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1970 (22nd) | ||||
Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man | Gary Belkin, Peter Bellwood, Thomas Meehan, Herbert Sargent, and Judith Viorst | CBS | ||
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | "Buddy Hackett" | 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 | |
"Nancy Sinatra" | 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 | |||
1971 (23rd) [1] | ||||
The Flip Wilson Show | "Lena Horne and Tony Randall" | Herbert Baker, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Bob Schiller, Norman Steinberg, Bob Weiskopf and Flip Wilson | NBC | |
The Carol Burnett Show | "Rita Hayworth" | Roger Beatty, Stan Hart, Don Hinkley, Arthur Julian, Woody Kling, Jack Mendelsohn, Gail Parent, Arnie Rosen, Larry Siegel and Kenny Solms | CBS | |
Kraft Music Hall | "The Kopykats Kopy TV" | Norman Barasch, Bob Ellison, Marty Farrell, Coleman Jacoby, Carroll Moore, Danny Simon and Tony Webster | NBC | |
1972 (24th) [2] | ||||
The Carol Burnett Show | "Ray Charles" | Art Baer, Roger Beatty, Stan Burns, Stan Hart, Don Hinkley, Ben Joelson, Woody Kling, Mike Marmer, Arnie Rosen and Larry Siegel | CBS | |
The Flip Wilson Show | "Sammy Davis Jr., Lily Tomlin and Ed McMahon" | Herbert Baker, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Flip Wilson, Dick Hills and Sid Green | NBC | |
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | "Carroll O'Connor" | Bob Arnott, Chris Bearde, Allan Blye, George Burditt, Bob Einstein, Phil Hahn, Coslough Johnson, Steve Martin and Paul Wayne | CBS | |
1973 (25th) [3] | ||||
The Carol Burnett Show | "Steve Lawrence and Lily Tomlin" | Bill Angelos, Roger Beatty, Stan Hart, Robert Hilliard, Woody Kling, Arnie Kogen, Buz Kohan, Gail Parent, Tom Patchett, Larry Siegel and Jay Tarses | CBS | |
The Flip Wilson Show | "Sammy Davis Jr., Ed Sullivan and Marilyn Michaels" | Herbert Baker, Stan Burns, Peter Gallay, Don Hinkley, Mike Marmer, Paul McCauley, Flip Wilson, Dick Hills and Sid Green | NBC | |
The Julie Andrews Hour | "Eliza Doolittle and Mary Poppins" | John Aylesworth, George Bloom, Jay Burton, Bob Ellison, Lila Garrett, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein and Frank Peppiatt | ABC | |
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy – Variety or Music Series
1980s
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Year | Program | Episode | Writers | Network |
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1980 (32nd) [9] | ||||
Shirley MacLaine... Every Little Moment | Buz Kohan | CBS | ||
Carol Burnett & Company | "Sally Field" | Bob Arnott, Roger Beatty, Dick Clair, Tim Conway, Ann Elder, Arnie Kogen, Buz Kohan, Jenna McMahon and Kenny Solms | ABC | |
Goldie and Liza Together | Fred Ebb | CBS | ||
The Muppet Show | "Alan Arkin" | Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, Jerry Juhl and David Odell | Syndicated | |
Saturday Night Live | "Teri Garr" | Peter Aykroyd, Anne Beatts, Tom Davis, Jim Downey, Brian Doyle-Murray, Al Franken, Lorne Michaels, Matt Neuman, Don Novello, Sarah Paley, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Harry Shearer, Rosie Shuster, Alan Zweibel, Tom Gammill and Max Pross | NBC | |
Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
Year | Program | Episode | Writers | Network |
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1981 (33rd) [10] | ||||
The Muppet Show | "Carol Burnett" | Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham and David Odell | Syndicated | |
The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire | Joseph McBride and George Stevens Jr. | CBS | ||
Lily: Sold Out | Nancy Audley, Ann Elder, Irene Mecchi, Elaine Pope, Ziggy Steinberg, Rocco Urbisci, Jane Wagner and Rod Warren | |||
Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight II | Sylvia Fine Kaye | PBS | ||
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | "18th Anniversary Show" | Michael Barrie, Greg Fields, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Pat McCormick, Jim Mulholland, Kevin Mulholland, Gary Murphy, Raymond Siller and Robert Smith | NBC | |
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
1990s
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
2000s
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series
2010s
Year | Program | Writers | Network |
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2010 (62nd) [39] | |||
The Colbert Report | Barry Julien, Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman, Tom Purcell, Rich Dahm, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Opus Moreschi, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Peter Grosz, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner and Eric Drysdale | Comedy Central | |
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Steve Bodow, Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Tim Carvell, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, J. R. Havlan, David Javerbaum, Elliott Kalan, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart | Comedy Central | |
Real Time with Bill Maher | Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Billy Martin, Jonathan Schmock, Danny Vermont and Scott Carter | HBO | |
Saturday Night Live | Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jillian Bell, Hannibal Buress, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Christine Nangle, Michael Patrick O'Brien, Paula Pell, Ryan Perez, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone and Bryan Tucker | NBC | |
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Mike Sweeney, Conan O'Brien, Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Deon Cole, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff, Andres du Bouchet, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Rob Kutner, Todd Levin, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Matt O'Brien, Andy Richter, Brian Stack and Andrew Weinberg | ||
2011 (63rd) [40] | |||
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, J. R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Josh Lieb, Sam Means, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart | Comedy Central | |
The Colbert Report | Barry Julien, Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Rich Dahm, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Opus Moreschi, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner, Eric Drysdale, Scott Sherman, Dan Guterman and Paul Dinello | Comedy Central | |
Conan | Mike Sweeney, Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Frank Smiley, Jose Arroyo, Andres du Bouchet, Deon Cole, Josh Comers, Dan Cronin, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Laurie Kilmartin, Rob Kutner, Todd Levin, Brian McCann, Matt O'Brien and Brian Stack | TBS | |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | A. D. Miles, David Angelo, Patrick Borelli, Michael Blieden, Gerard Bradford, Jeremy Bronson, Michael Dicenzo, Jimmy Fallon, Eric Ledgin, Morgan Murphy, Robert Patton, Gavin Purcell, Amy Ozols, Diallo Riddle, Bashir Salahuddin, Justin Shanes, Michael Shoemaker, Jon Rineman and Bobby Tisdale | NBC | |
Saturday Night Live | Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Heather Anne Campbell, Jessica Conrad, Matt Craig, James Downey, Tom Flanigan, Shelly Gossman, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Christine Nangle, Michael Patrick O'Brien, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Schneider, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone and Bryan Tucker | ||
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Year | Program | Writers | Network |
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2012 (64th) | |||
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Tim Carvell, Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Wyatt Cenac, Hallie Haglund, J. R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross and Jon Stewart | Comedy Central | |
The Colbert Report | Barry Julien, Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Rich Dahm, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Opus Moreschi, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Glenn Eichler, Meredith Scardino, Max Werner, Eric Drysdale, Scott Sherman, Dan Guterman and Paul Dinello | Comedy Central | |
Portlandia | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel and Karey Dornetto | IFC | |
Real Time with Bill Maher | Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Mike Larsen, Bill Maher, Billy Martin and Scott Carter | HBO | |
Saturday Night Live | James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Shelly Gossman, Steve Higgins, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Christine Nangle, Michael Patrick O'Brien, Paula Pell, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, John Solomon, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker and Emily Spivey | NBC | |
2013 (65th) | |||
The Colbert Report | Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Stephen Colbert, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Rob Dubbin, Eric Drysdale, Glenn Eichler, Dan Guterman, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Bobby Mort, Tom Purcell, Meredith Scardino and Max Werner | Comedy Central | |
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, J. R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh, Jason Ross, Lauren Sarver and Jon Stewart | Comedy Central | |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Gary Greenberg, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Josh Halloway, Bess Kalb, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeff Loveness, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Danny Ricker and Rick Rosner | ABC | |
Portlandia | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel and Bill Oakley | IFC | |
Real Time with Bill Maher | Scott Carter, Adam Felber, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Billy Martin and Danny Vermont | HBO | |
Saturday Night Live | James Anderson, Alex Baze, Neil Casey, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Joe Kelly, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, Mike O'Brien, Josh Patten, Marika Sawyer, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, Robert Smigel, John Solomon, Kent Sublette and Bryan Tucker | NBC | |
2014 (66th) | |||
The Colbert Report | Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Rich Dahm, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Sam Kim, Matt Lappin, Frank Lesser, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Meredith Scardino and Max Werner | Comedy Central | |
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Rory Albanese, Dan Amira, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, J. R. Havlan, Elliott Kalan, Matt Koff, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, John Oliver, Zhubin Parang, Daniel Radosh, Lauren Sarver and Jon Stewart | Comedy Central | |
Inside Amy Schumer | Emily Altman, Jeremy Beiler, Neil Casey, Kyle Dunnigan, Jessi Klein, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle and Amy Schumer | ||
Key & Peele | Rebbeca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Keegan-Michael Key, Jay Martel, Jordan Peele, Ian Roberts, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders and Rich Talarico | ||
Portlandia | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Karey Dornetto, Jonathan Krisel and Graham Wagner | IFC | |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Patrick Borelli, Gerard Bradford, Luke Cunningham, Mike DiCenzo, Mike Drucker, Jess Dweck, Dicky Eagan, Jimmy Fallon, John Haskel, Michael Jann, Josh Lieb, Arthur Meyer, A.D. Miles, Chase Mitchell, Dan Opsal, Gavin Purcell, Jon Rineman, Albertina Rizzo, Jason Ross and David Young | NBC | |
2015 (67th) | |||
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Dan Amira, Steve Bodow, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, Elliott Kalan, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Dan McCoy, Jo Miller, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parsons, Daniel Radosh, Lauren Sarver, Jon Stewart and Delaney Yeager | Comedy Central | |
The Colbert Report | Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell and Max Werner | Comedy Central | |
Inside Amy Schumer | Hallie Cantor, Kim Caramele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jon Glaser, Jessi Klein, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Tami Sagher and Amy Schumer | ||
Key & Peele | Rebbeca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Phil Augusta Jackson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jay Martel, Jordan Peele, Ian Roberts, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders and Rich Talarico | ||
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss and Juli Weiner | HBO | |
2016 (68th) [41] | |||
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss and Juli Weiner | HBO | |
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Joe Grossman, Jo Miller, Jason Reich and Melinda Taub | TBS | |
Inside Amy Schumer | Kim Caramele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jessi Klein, Michael Lawrence, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Claudia O'Doherty, Daniel Powell, Tami Sagher and Amy Schumer | Comedy Central | |
Key & Peele | Rebbeca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Phil Augusta Jackson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jay Martel, Jordan Peele, Ian Roberts, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders and Rich Talarico | ||
Portlandia | Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Graham Wagner and Karey Dornetto | IFC | |
Saturday Night Live | James Anderson, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Paul Masella, Dave McCary, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, Fred Armisen, Josh Patten, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Dave Sirus, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette, Julio Torres and Bryan Tucker | NBC | |
2017 (69th) [42] | |||
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss and Juli Weiner | HBO | |
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn, Jo Miller, Jason Reich and Melinda Taub | TBS | |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | 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 and Ben Warheit | NBC | |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Stephen Colbert, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Michael Pielocik, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack and John Thibodeaux | CBS | |
Saturday Night Live | James Anderson, Kristen Bartlett, Jeremy Beiler, Zack Bornstein, Joanna Bradley, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Anna Drezen, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Nick Kocher, Dave McCary, Brian McElhaney, Dennis McNicholas, Drew Michael, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Katie Rich, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette, Julio Torres and Bryan Tucker | NBC | |
2018 (70th) [43] | |||
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Raquel D'Apice, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, Brian Parise, Scott Sherman, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali and Juli Weiner | HBO | |
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Melinda Taub, Samantha Bee, Pat Cassels, Mike Drucker, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Miles Kahn, Nicole Silverberg, Ashley Nicole Black and Joe Grossman | TBS | |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | 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 and Ben Warheit | NBC | |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Jay Katsir, Opus Moreschi, Michael Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Michael Pielocik, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack and John Thibodeaux | CBS | |
Saturday Night Live | Michael Che, Colin Jost, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, James Anderson, Steven Castillo, Andrew Dismukes, Megan Callahan, Anna Drezen, Claire Friedman, Steve Higgins, Sam Jay, Erik Kenward, Michael Koman, Dave McCary, Dennis McNicholas, Lorne Michaels, Nimesh Patel, Josh Patten, Katie Rich, Gary Richardson, Pete Schultz, Will Stephen, Julio Torres, Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori, Tim Kalpakis, Erik Marino, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green and Streeter Seidell | NBC | |
2019 (71st) [44] | |||
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner, Tim Carvell, Raquel D'Apice, Josh Gondelman, Daniel O'Brien, John Oliver, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Ben Silva and Seena Vali | HBO | |
Documentary Now! | John Mulaney and Seth Meyers | IFC | |
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Melinda Taub, Samantha Bee, Miles Kahn, Kristen Bartlett, Mike Drucker, Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Nicole Silverberg, Ashley Nicole Black, Joe Grossman and Allison Silverman | TBS | |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Karen Chee, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Dina Gusovsky, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Michael Karnell, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker and Ben Warheit | NBC | |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Opus Moreschi, Jay Katsir, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Tom Purcell, Barry Julien, Paul Dinello, Matt Lappin, Michael Brumm, Emmy Blotnick, Cullen Crawford, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Greg Iwinski, Daniel Kibblesmith, Kate Sidley, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux, Michael Pielocik, Asher Perlman and Eliana Kwartler | CBS | |
Saturday Night Live | Michael Che, Colin Jost, Kent Sublette, Bryan Tucker, James Anderson, Steven Castillo, Andrew Dismukes, Anna Drezen, Alison Gates, Steve Higgins, Sam Jay, Erik Kenward, Michael Koman, Alan Linic, Eli Coyote Mandel, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Josh Patten, Simon Rich, Gary Richardson, Pete Schultz, Marika Sawyer, Will Stephen, Julio Torres, Bowen Yang, Megan Callahan, Dennis McNicholas, Katie Rich, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green and Streeter Seidell | NBC |
2020s
Year | Program | Writers | Network |
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2020 (72nd) [45] | |||
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Dan Amira, Lauren Sarver Means, Daniel Radosh, David Angelo, Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, Geoff Haggerty, Josh Johnson, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, X Mayo, Christiana Mbakwe, Dan McCoy, Trevor Noah, Joseph Opio, Randall Otis, Zhubin Parang, Kat Radley and Scott Sherman | Comedy Central | |
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Samantha Bee, Pat Cassels, Kristen Bartlett, Mike Drucker, Melinda Taub, Nicole Silverberg, Joe Grossman, Sean Crespo, Mathan Erhardt, Miles Kahn, Sahar Rizvi and Alison Zeidman | TBS | |
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner, John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Daniel O'Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Ben Silva and Seena Vali | HBO | |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Alex Baze, Jermaine Affonso, Karen Chee, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Dina Gusovsky, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, John Lutz, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker and Ben Warheit | NBC | |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Ariel Dumas, Jay Katsir, Stephen Colbert, Michael Brumm, River Clegg, Aaron Cohen, Nicole Conlan, Paul Dinello, Glenn Eichler, Django Gold, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Daniel Kibblesmith, Eliana Kwartler, Matt Lappin, Felipe Torres Medina, Opus Moreschi, Asher Perlman, Tom Purcell, Kate Sidley, Brian Stack, John Thibodeaux and Steve Waltien | CBS |
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Notes
- Though this category is the dominant one in which variety writing has been recognized, there were a few years in which variety series writers competed directly with writers of sitcoms.
References
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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