Silicon Valley returns for its fifth season on HBO in just two months. The Emmy winning series will have its first season sans actor TJ Miller. In a press release, HBO said the series will return on Sunday, March 25th at 10:00pm
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”
The WGA's recognize a whole bunch of your favorite comedy shows
The Writer's Guild Awards were last this past weekend and you might've missed them because guild stuff doesn't matter to you. Looks like you have a life. Good for you. Anyways, homeruns like Bob's Burgers, Veep, and Silicon Valley defeated their contemporaries and took home the gold. The entirety of the awards' winners can be found on WGA's website. Check out the comedy winners below:
COMEDY SERIES
Broad City
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
ANIMATION
“Gayle Makin’ Bob Sled” (Bob’s Burgers), written by Lizzie Molyneux and Wendy Molyneux
“Halloween of Horror” (The Simpsons), written by Carolyn Omine
“Hank After Dark” (BoJack Horseman), written by Kelly Galuska
“Housetrap” (Bob’s Burgers), written by Dan Fybel
“Sky Police” (The Simpsons), written by Matt Selman
“Walking Big & Tall” (The Simpsons), written by Michael Price
EPISODIC COMEDY
“Alive in Tucson” (The Last Man On Earth), written by Will Forte
“Connection Lost” (Modern Family), written by Megan Ganz and Steven Levitan
“Joint Session” (Veep), teleplay by Simon Blackwell and Georgia Pritchett, story by Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell and Georgia Pritchett
“Racegate” (Maron), written by Dave Anthony
“Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun” (black–ish), written by Peter Saji
“Sand Hill Shuffle” (Silicon Valley), written by Clay Tarver
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) — SERIES
Conan
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
COMEDY / VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Saturday Night Live
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
The 69th Annual Tony Awards
2014 Kennedy Center Honors
Amy Schumer: Live at The Apollo
Jimmy Kimmel Live: 10th Annual After The Oscars Special
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
The WGA Awards nominate all of your favorite shows
The Writer's Guild of America has released their nominations for the 2016 WGA Awards. Comedy had a banner year and, if these nominees are any indication, it'll be hard to choose a winner. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Veep, Broad City, Transparent and Silicon Valley are all nominated for best comedy series. The WGA Awards go down on February 13 in New York and Los Angeles. The whole list compiled by Splitsider is available below:
“COMEDY SERIES
Broad City
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep
NEW SERIES
Better Call Saul
Bloodline
The Last Man on Earth
Mr. Robot
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
ANIMATION
“Gayle Makin’ Bob Sled” (Bob’s Burgers), written by Lizzie Molyneux and Wendy Molyneux
“Halloween of Horror” (The Simpsons), written by Carolyn Omine
“Hank After Dark” (BoJack Horseman), written by Kelly Galuska
“Housetrap” (Bob’s Burgers), written by Dan Fybel
“Sky Police” (The Simpsons), written by Matt Selman
“Walking Big & Tall” (The Simpsons), written by Michael Price
EPISODIC COMEDY
“Alive in Tucson” (The Last Man On Earth), written by Will Forte
“Connection Lost” (Modern Family), written by Megan Ganz and Steven Levitan
“Joint Session” (Veep), teleplay by Simon Blackwell and Georgia Pritchett, story by Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell and Georgia Pritchett
“Racegate” (Maron), written by Dave Anthony
“Rock, Paper, Scissors, Gun” (black–ish), written by Peter Saji
“Sand Hill Shuffle” (Silicon Valley), written by Clay Tarver
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) — SERIES
Conan
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
COMEDY / VARIETY SKETCH SERIES
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Saturday Night Live
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
The 69th Annual Tony Awards
2014 Kennedy Center Honors
Amy Schumer: Live at The Apollo
Jimmy Kimmel Live: 10th Annual After The Oscars Special
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special”