Here are the 2017 comedy Emmy nominations

The Emmys come only but once a year. And this year's looks to be more diverse than ever, comedy wise that is. The usual suspects like Veep are there but then newcomers like Samantha Bee and Pamela Aldon join the fun. The Emmys air on Sunday, September 17th at 8 PM. Stephen Colbert will host so we know who's not winning his award...(jk I don't know).

“Outstanding Comedy Series
Atlanta
Black-ish
Master of None
Modern Family
Silicon Valley
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Real Time with Bill Maher

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Billy on the Street
Documentary Now!
Drunk History
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live
Tracey Ullman’s Show

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Aziz Ansari, Master of None
Zach Galifianakis, Baskets
Donald Glover, Atlanta
William H. Macy, Shameless
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon, Better Things
Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie
Allison Janney, Mom
Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Julia-Louis Dreyfus, Veep
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish
Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Louie Anderson, Baskets
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale, Veep
Matt Walsh, Veep

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Vanessa Bayer, Saturday Night Live
Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Kathryn Hahn, Transparent
Judith Light, Transparent
Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Riz Ahmed, Girls
Matthew Rhys, Girls
Dave Chappelle, Saturday Night Live
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Saturday Night Live
Tom Hanks, Saturday Night Live
Hugh Laurie, Veep

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Wanda Sykes, Black-ish
Carrie Fisher, Catastrophe
Becky Ann Baker, Girls
Angela Bassett, Master of None
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Jamie Babbitt, Silicon Valley
Mike Judge, Silicon Valley
Morgan Sackett, Veep
David Mandell, Veep
Dale Stern, Veep

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Stephen Glover, Atlanta
Lena Waithe, Master of None
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley
Billy Kimball, Veep
David Mandell, Veep

Outstanding Animated Program
Archer
Bob’s Burgers
Elena and the Secret of Avalor
The Simpsons
South Park

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Louis C.K. 2017
Sarah Silverman: A Speak of Dust
Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This Sh*t?
70th Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama
Brown Girls
Fear the Walking Dead: Passage
Hack into Broad City
Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot

Outstanding Short Form Series – Variety
Behind the Voice
The Daily Show – Between the Scenes
Epic Rap Battles of History
Honest Trailers
The Star Wars Show

Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama
Ty Burrell, Boondoggle
Alan Tudyk, Con Man
Kim Estes, Dicks
Ben Schwartz, The Earliest Show
Jason Ritter, Tales of Titans
John Michael Higgins, Tween Fest

Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama
Mindy Sterling, Con Man
Jane Lynch, Dropping the Soap
Lauren Lapkus, The Earliest Show
Kelsey Scott, Fear the Walking Dead: Passage
Mindy Sterling, secs & EXECS”

Upright Citizens Brigade founders to reunite at Carnegie Hall next year

Fans of improv and alternative comedy are in f or a treat. The founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade are coming together for a new sketch showcase at Carnegie Hall. On Thursday, June 28, 2018, Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Matt Walsh and Ian Roberts are taking A.S.S.S.C.A.T. to the stage for one night only.

The performance is a part of the 20th annual Del Close Marathon where comedy fans celebrate the work of the festival's titular man.

Tickets, of course, cannot be bought yet. This year's Del Close Marathon recently came to a close this past weekend. For now, fans of UCB can check out the Seeso series The UCB Show for a look at a new crop of comedy groups. You can also check out the documentary about Del Close that came out last year.

Pray that 'Veep' comes back faster in this trailer for the new season

The best comedy on television right now returns to HBO's airwaves on Sunday April 24. If you haven't seen Veep, then you're doing TV wrong. HBO released a trailer for the upcoming season and it does not provide enough Julia Louis Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Gary Cole, Matt Walsh, Sam Richardson -- let's just say it doesn't provide enough of anyone. But how could it cover such an all star cast in a short amount of time? Check out the trailer and watch only reruns of Veep to prepare for the premiere.

The UCB now has a podcast network

Are you a fan of alternative comedy, improv, or anything of the like? Are you also a fan of podcasts? You're in luck because world famous comedy company UCB now has a podcast network. Starting today, you can check out new shows. Splitsider reports that favorites and soon to be favorites will be relaunched under The UCB Comedy Podcast netwrok umbrella. Here, you can find The Hooray Show and UCB Longform Conversations alongside Menage a Trois Radio and The UCB Digital Podcast. This is the business side of things and shouldn't affect the way you listen to podcasts, just where they live. Hit up the list below:

“PODCASTS LAUNCHING WEEK OF 2/22

UCB Long­Form Conversations

The UCB Long­Form Conversations Podcast is the definitive source for news, information, and in­depth conversations about the best alternative comedy theatre on the planet. Now in its fourth incarnation, this podcast is a LaRonde, where the guest of episode 1 becomes the host of episode 2, the guest of episode 2 becomes the host of episode 3, and on, and on, and on. Sporadically, we also present “Palate Cleansers”, where UCB teachers and staff present official UCB news/updates, and offer experimental one­off episodes. Tune in for passionate, insightful conversations about the art, comedy, and love of long form improv, presented by the comedians who teach and perform at UCB (NYC and LA). This podcast feed also features the full archive of this podcast going back to 2009.

[Series Relaunch Mondays (Weekly) Starting 2/22 w/ host Nathan Russell and guest, Don Fanelli]

Bear Down: Chicago Bears Podcast

Matt Walsh of the Upright Citizens Brigade and screenwriter Scot Armstrong gather with fellow Chicagoans in Los Angeles to discuss their favorite football team: The Bears. Featuring a long list of special guests chock full of UCB royalty, they perform their show inspired by all things Chicago.

[Official New Season Launch Week of 2/22 (Schedule TBD)]

The Hooray Show

Welcome to The Hooray Show, with Horatio Sanz, recorded weekly from Echo Park, California. Each week, Horatio and his co­host Chad Krueger invite you into Bro Bro Studios to listen in on some friendly conversations with friends, comedians and special guests. Break out the tissues, because we bring out the issues. Improv, Sketch and Music interweave their way through the episodes each week after the record button is pressed, and you never know where the conversation will lead. Horatio Sanz was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998­2006, where he played many memorable characters, and was the temporary replacement for Tina Fey as Amy Poehler’s Weekend Update co­anchor while Fey was on maternity leave. Sanz was also one of the founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade.

[Official Season 3 Launch set for Week of 2/22 (schedule TBD)]

GENTRIFY!

GENTRIFY is a weekly variety show that brings comedy’s hottest stand up, improv and sketch groups to the part of the city where no one would ever dare go: The East Village. GENTRIFY is the exposed brick of comedy, the working fireplace of laughter and the roof deck of fun at UCBeast.

[Official Series Launch set for Mondays (Weekly) starting 2/22]



PODCASTS CURRENTLY ON UCB COMEDY PODCAST NETWORK

UCB Digital Podcast

This bi­monthly podcast hosted by Nathan Russell, Creative Director of UCB Comedy, is a behind­the­scenes look at comedy filmmaking featuring conversations with creators about their craft in a converging digital media landscape. Expect to hear from a varied group of industry professionals (writers, directors, actors and more) who shed light on their unique creative process. UCB Digital Podcast offers a great resource for anyone interested in examining comedy and filmmaking.

[Upcoming Guests to include: 2/9 Avery Monsen (Vine, contributor, MTV) and 2/23 Joel Jensen (founder, Denizen]

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Griffin Newman (HBO’s Vinyl, Draft Day) is a comedian. David Sims (The Atlantic, A/V Club) is a critic. On Blank Check, they delve into the works of film’s most outsized personalities and the passion projects they produce, movie by movie, in painstakingly hilarious detail. Blank Check tells one story­an egocentric, true story­over the course of a season. Each season, we follow along with the hosts as they investigate a body of work and the trajectory of a career that led these individuals from complete creative control to their fall from grace. Each week, Griffin and David, with special guests (comedians, writers, critics and more) offer original, refined commentary on cinema and its figures.

Current Season: Having dealt with George Lucas, Griffin and David move on to another director of supersized ego and skill: M. Night Shyamalan. They’ll dive into all of his films to see if he deserves a reputation as a master of suspense or a master of flops.

[Previous Seasons Include: Season 1​: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | Season 2​: Star Wars: Episode II ­ Attack of the Clones | Season 3:​Star Wars: Episode III ­ Revenge of the Sith/Episodes VI­IV(Original Trilogy)/Star Wars: Episode VII ­ The Force Awakens]

Ménage à Trois Radio

Sex sells…and everybody’s buying! Real life lovers Diana Kolsky and Murf Meyer are hosting a saucy podcast called Ménage à Trois Radio on the UCB Comedy Network with an accompanying live show, After Dark, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Chelsea every month.

Each episode, the husband & wife duo are joined in the sack (studio) by a third party to discuss sex, relationships, and everything in between. Ménage à Trois Radio welcomes guests from various backgrounds—artists, musicians, chefs, comedians, politicians—to give each episode its own special flavor. Along with each episode’s guest, Diana and Murf explore listener submitted queries to give advice, share sexy stories, and opine on various current events, peering through a heart­shaped lens to attack weekly segments.

Diana and Murf ’s repartee always comes from an honest place, as they share more of themselves than their mothers are comfortable with. The two met in an improv class, became fast lovers and were recently wed! They use this experience to color each episode with an exceptional perspective—one that only a couple can give.

Because of their candid nature, they are able to draw out personal anecdotes and hilarious truths from their guests. When it comes to topics of the hearts and parts of their listeners, Diana and Murf aren’t afraid to go there. You can listen to new episodes every Wednesday here. Visit the UCBT NY schedule for live show dates.

Notable guests include: Amy Poehler​(Parks and Recreation), Bridget Everett​(Inside Amy Schumer), Mike Birbiglia​(Orange is the New Black), Vinny Guadagnino​(Jersey Shore), Bobby Moynihan​(SNL), Ilana Glazer​(Broad City), Kaki King​(Guitar Goddess), Matt Walsh (Veep), Zach Woods​(Silicon Valley), Matt Rubano​(The All­American Rejects), Stoya​(Adult Film Superstar), Jimmy McMillan​(NYC Mayoral Candidate), Sasheer Zamata​(SNL), Chris Gethard​(The Chris Gethard Show), Nina Payne​(World­Renowned Dominatrix), Opus Moreschi​(Late Show with Stephen Colbert)…and many more!

[Upcoming Valentine’s Day video release on UCB Comedy’s YouTube page]

What Else?

Alright, so you’re a comedian, teacher or astronaut, but What Else? Hosts Shannon O’Neill and Keaton Patti invite comedians, semi­famous people and other humans to discuss the jobs they’ve had outside their chosen occupation.

[Upcoming Guests: 2/16 Cipha Sounds (DJ, Hot 97.1, The Chappelle Show), 3/15 Todd Bieber (Director, Thank You Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon)]”

Matt Walsh, Timothy Simons to hit the field as 'Red Shirts' in football comedy

Between Veep and A Better You (not to mention the hit Hollywood film Into The Storm), Matt Walsh is super busy. Now, the comedian is teaming up with his Veep costar Timothy Simons in order to make a comedy film about football. The movie is titled Red Shirts and it's being produced by Ben Stiller's Red Hour Films. That's all we know as of now as Variety reports the log line is being kept under lock and key. For now though, we can speculate as to what the plot will be about. Red shirting is an age old college football move for teams to maintain a certain player's eligibility. Perhaps the idea will follow Simons as he repeatedly gets red shirted by his coach, played by Walsh, and they have it out. Whatever the story is, I'm sure it'll be funny. That's how comedies work after all.