Black Reel Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

Black Reel Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Awarded forOutstanding Comedy Series
CountryUnited States
Presented byBlack Reel Awards for Television
First awarded2017
Currently held byA Black Lady Sketch Show (2021)
Websiteblackreelawards.com

The Black Reel Award for Television for Outstanding Comedy Series is an annual award given to the best television comedy series of the year. Atlanta became the first winner in this category. Atlanta and Insecure are both tied for most wins in this category with two each. Black-ish holds the record with the most nominations with 5.

2010s

Year Program Showrunners Network
2017
1st
[1][2][3]
Atlanta
(Season 1) 		Stephen Glover, showrunner FX
black-ish
(Season 3) 		Kenya Barris & Jonathan Groff, showrunner ABC
Chewing Gum
(season 2) 		Michaela Coel, showrunner Netflix/E4
Ballers
(season 2) 		Peter Berg & Evan T. Reilly, showrunner HBO
Insecure
(Season 1) 		Prentice Penny, showrunner HBO
2018
(2nd)
[4][5]
Atlanta
(Season 2) 		Stephen Glover, showrunner FX
Insecure
(Season 2) 		Prentice Penny, showrunner HBO
black-ish
(Season 4) 		Kenya Barris & Jonathan Groff, showrunner ABC
grown-ish
(Season 1) 		Kenya Barris, showrunner Freeform
Dear White People
(Season 1) 		Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner Netflix
2019
3rd
[6][7]
Insecure
(Season 3) 		Prentice Penny, showrunner HBO
grown-ish
(Season 2) 		Jenifer Rice-Genzuk, showrunner Freeform
black-ish
(Season 5) 		Kenny Smith Jr. & Jonathan Groff, showrunner ABC
She's Gotta Have It
(Season 2) 		Spike Lee, showrunner Netflix
On My Block
(Season 2) 		Lauren Iungerich, showrunner Netflix

2020s

Year Program Showrunners Network
2020
4th
[8][9][10]
Insecure
(Season 4) 		Prentice Penny, showrunner HBO
black-ish
(Season 6) 		Kenny Smith Jr. & Jonathan Groff, showrunner ABC
Ballers
(season 5) 		Peter Berg & Evan T. Reilly, showrunner HBO
Dear White People
(Season 3) 		Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner Netflix
High Fidelity
(Season 1) 		Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West HULU
2021
5th
[11][12]
A Black Lady Sketch Show
(Season 2) 		Robin Thede, showrunner HBO
That Damn Michael Che
(Season 1) 		Michael Che, showrunner HBO Max
black-ish
(Season 7) 		Courtney Lily, showrunner ABC
Run the World
(Season 1) 		Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner Starz
grown-ish
(Season 3) 		Julie Bean, showrunner Freeform
2022
6th 		Abbott Elementary Quinta Brunson, showrunner ABC
Atlanta Donald Glover, showrunner FX
Black-ish Courtney Lilly, showrunner ABC
Insecure Prentice Penny, showrunner HBO
South Side Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle, showrunners HBO Max
2023
7th 		Abbott Elementary Quinta Brunson, showrunner ABC
Atlanta Donald Glover, showrunner FX
Harlem Tracy Oliver, showrunner Prime Video
Unprisoned Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner Hulu
The Upshaws Regina Y. Hicks, showrunner Netflix

Programs with multiple awards

Programs with multiple nominations

Total awards by network

  • HBO - 3
  • FX - 2

References

  1. ^ 2017 Black Reel Awards for Television
  2. ^ http://blackreelawards.com/blackish-paces-the-black-reel-awards-for-telvision/ Archived 2017-08-12 at the Wayback Machine BLACK*ISH PACES THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION FIELD
  3. ^ https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2017/08/1st-annual-black-reel-awards-television-winners/ Archived 2022-05-15 at the Wayback Machine NEW EDITION STORY AND THIS IS US DOMINATE THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION
  4. ^ 2018 Black Reel Awards for Television
  5. ^ http://blackreelawards.com/historic-night-for-queen-sugar/ Archived 2018-06-24 at the Wayback Machine VOTERS ARE “SWEET” ON QUEEN SUGAR
  6. ^ 2019 Black Reel Awards for Television
  7. ^ https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/billy-porter-wins-emmy-outstanding-actor-drama-series-pose-1202175093/ Billy Porter Makes History as First Openly Gay Black Man to Win Emmy for Outstanding Actor in Drama Series
  8. ^ 2020 Black Reel Awards for Television
  9. ^ https://awardswatch.com/watchmen-insecure-top-black-reel-awards-for-television-winners/ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Insecure’ top Black Reel Awards for Television winners
  10. ^ http://blackreelawards.com/watchmen-insecure-pace-the-black-reel-awards-for-tv-nominations/ Archived 2020-07-04 at the Wayback Machine WATCHMEN & INSECURE PACE THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TV NOMINATIONS
  11. ^ "Black Reel Awards for Television (2021)". IMDb.
  12. ^ Gordon, Tim. "PLENTY OF "LOVE" IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY!". blackreelawards.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.