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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. It was first presented in 1955 as Outstanding Written Comedy Material.

Winners and nominations
1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s ==Total awards by network==
Total awards by network
• CBS – 22 • NBC – 19 • ABC – 8 • Fox – 5 • FX – 2 • HBO – 2 • HBO Max — 2 • Netflix – 2 • Prime Video – 2 • Apple TV+ - 1 • Pop TV – 1 ==Individuals with multiple awards==
Individuals with multiple awards
;3 awards • Allan BurnsNat HikenColeman JacobyCarl Reiner • Arnold Rosen • Tony WebsterEd. Weinberger ;2 awards • David AngellLucia AnielloAziz AnsariGeorge BalzerJames L. BrooksLouis C.K.Stan DanielsSam DenoffPaul W. DownsTina FeyAnne Flett-Giordano • Billy Friedberg • Hal GoldmanAl GordonMitchell HurwitzMichael LeesonSteven LevitanChristopher LloydDavid LloydSam PerrinBill Persky • Chuck Ranberg • Terry RyanJen StatskyLeonard Stern ==Individuals with multiple nominations==
Individuals with multiple nominations
;9 nominations • David Lloyd ;8 nominations • Alec Berg ;7 nominations • George BalzerLarry DavidLarry GelbartHal GoldmanAl GordonSam PerrinGarry Shandling ;6 nominations • Glen CharlesLes CharlesNat Hiken • Arnie Rosen • Peter Tolan ;5 nominations • Allan BurnsLouis C.K.David CraneDavid IsaacsColeman JacobyJoe KeenanKen LevineMel Tolkin • Tony Webster ;4 nominations • Alan AldaLucia Aniello • Gary Belkin • James L. BrooksMel BrooksJack BurdittRobert CarlockGreg DanielsPaul W. DownsDiane EnglishTina FeyBill HaderSheldon KellerMichael Patrick KingJeffrey KlarikMichael LeesonSteven LevitanChristopher Lloyd • David Panich • Carl ReinerBob SchillerMichael SchurPaul SimmsJen StatskyJay TarsesEd. WeinbergerBob Weiskopf ;3 nominations • Danny ArnoldQuinta BrunsonJim CarlsonBob Carroll, Jr.Peter CaseyStan DanielsSam DenoffJack Douglas • Alex Gregory • Buck HenryMatt HubbardBrendan HuntMitchell Hurwitz • Peter Huyck • Coslough Johnson • Milt Josefsberg • Joe Kelly • Norman LearDavid Lee • Marc London • David MandelAllan ManingsThomas MeehanDave O'BrienBill PerskyMadelyn PughMartin Ragaway • John Rappaport • Stefani Robinson • Roswell Rogers • Philip RosenthalTerry RyanHerbert SargentRed SkeltonLeonard B. SternJason Sudeikis ;2 nominations • David AngellAziz AnsariSimon BlackwellLinda Bloodworth-ThomasonJames Bobin • John Carsey • Tucker Cawley • Ernest Chambers • Larry CharlesCindy ChupackJemaine ClementRichard DayGary Dontzig • Robert Emmett • Maya ErskineKen Estin • Gene Farmer • Paul FeigAnne Flett-GiordanoDonald GloverMaya ForbesGerald GardnerRicky GervaisEverett GreenbaumJeff GreensteinChris HaywardPaul Henning • Don Hinkley • John Hoffman • Peter Huyck • Armando IannucciSam JohnsonHal KanterChris KellyDavid E. Kelley • Paul Keyes • Ernie KovacsJeremy Lloyd • John Markus • Mike Marmer • Bret McKenzieStephen MerchantLorne MichaelsJim MulliganLorenzo Music • Sarah Naftalis • Jess Oppenheimer • Tom Patchett • Steven Peterman • Arthur Phillips • Amy PoehlerEarl Pomerantz • Larry Rhine • Tony RocheRay Romano • Julie Rottenberg • Mike RoyceMeredith ScardinoSarah SchneiderAl SchwartzSherwood SchwartzPhil SharpTony SheehanAmy Sherman-PalladinoRosie ShusterLarry Siegel • Ed Simmons • Neil Simon • Stephen Spears • Michael Stewart • Christopher StorerBurt Styler • Saul Turteltaub • Jim Vallely • Jon Vitti • Hugh Wedlock Jr. • Michael J. WeithornHugh WilsonHarry Winkler • Elisa Zuritsky • Alan Zweibel ==Programs with multiple awards==
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==
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) • What We Do in the Shadows (FX) ;6 nominations • Barry (HBO) • The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS) • Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) • Murphy Brown (CBS) • Silicon Valley (HBO) • The Wonder Years (ABC) ;5 nominations • Arrested Development (Fox) • Louie (FX) ;4 nominations • Atlanta (FX) • Barney Miller (ABC) • The Cosby Show (NBC) • Episodes (Showtime) • Hacks (HBO Max) • The Phil Silvers Show (CBS) • Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) ;3 nominations • Abbott Elementary (ABC) • Buffalo Bill (NBC) • ''Caesar's Hour'' (NBC) • Father Knows Best (NBC/CBS) • The Golden Girls (NBC) • The Red Skelton Show (CBS) • ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' (NBC) ;2 nominations • 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==
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