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Here are the comedians you can nominate for Emmys on the 2024 ballots

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele celebrate their Emmy win in 2016 for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Credit: ABC

Voting opened June 13 and remains open until 10 p.m. (Pacific?) on Monday, June 24, to nominate people and programs for the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards. Programs must have aired between June 1, 2023, and May 31, 2024. Note that not all programs will be eligible for the Emmys, and not all eligible programs have submitted themselves for consideration.

That said, here are the comedians you can support on this year’s ballot if the Television Academy has given you the right to vote in the 2024 Emmys. If you’d like me to write up a separate dispatch with the lists of potential performer and writing nominees, I can do that, too, but lordy lordy, it’d be another forty pages long!

Nominees will be announced July 17, with a final round of voting from Aug. 15-26, and winners announced Sept. 7-8 during the Creative Arts awards, and Sept. 15 live on ABC.

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW

  1. Black Girl Stuff 
  2. The Conversations Project 
  3. The Daily Show 
  4. Hart To Heart 
  5. Hot Ones 
  6. Jimmy Kimmel Live! 
  7. John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In LA 
  8. Late Night With Seth Meyers 
  9. The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 
  10. The Pit Stop With Trixie Mattel 
  11. Real Time With Bill Maher
  12. Tez On Ten 
  13. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 
  14. Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (LIVE)

  1. The Greatest Roast Of All Time: Tom Brady
  2. Katt Williams: Woke Foke
  3. 66th Grammy Awards (hosted by Trevor Noah)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY SPECIAL (pre-recorded)

  1. Alex Edelman: Just For Us
  2. Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact
  3. Chappelle’s Home Team – Donnell Rawlings: A New Day
  4. Chappelle’s Home Team – Luenell: Town Business
  5. Chris Fleming: Hell
  6. The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse
  7. Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
  8. Dick Van Dyke 98 Years Of Magic
  9. Dina Hashem: Dark Little Whispers
  10. The Domino Effect Part 3: First Day Of School (Ali Siddiq)
  11. The Domino Effect Part 4: Pins & Needles (Ali Siddiq)
  12. Eric André Live Near Broadway
  13. Gary Gulman: Born On 3rd Base
  14. Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda
  15. Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas
  16. Heather McMahan: Son I Never Had
  17. Jacqueline Novak: Get On Your Knees
  18. Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional
  19. Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale
  20. Joe Pera: Slow & Steady Pera
  21. John Early: Now More Than Ever
  22. Kevin Hart: Reality Check
  23. Kevin Hart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor
  24. Kevin James: Irregardless
  25. Kountry Wayne: A Woman’s Prayer
  26. Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!
  27. Liz Miele: Murder Sheets
  28. Matt Rife: Natural Selection
  29. Michelle Wolf: It’s Great To Be Here
  30. Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man And The Pool
  31. Mike Epps: Ready To Sell Out
  32. Neal Brennan: Crazy Good
  33. Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die
  34. Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli
  35. Rachel Feinstein: Big Guy
  36. Ralph Barbosa: Cowabunga Comedian
  37. Ramy Youssef: More Feelings
  38. Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
  39. Rory Scovel: Religion, Sex And A Few Things In Between
  40. Sam Jay: Salute Me Or Shoot Me
  41. Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs
  42. Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All
  43. Tig Notaro: Hello Again
  44. Tom Segura: Sledgehammer
  45. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special
  46. Tracy Morgan: Takin’ It Too Far
  47. Trevor Noah: Where Was I
  48. Trevor Wallace: Pterodactyl
  49. 2023: Back That Year Up With Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
  50. David Cross Worst Daddy In The World
  51. Zainab Johnson: Hijabs Off

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

  1. Abbott Elementary
  2. Acapulco
  3. The Afterparty
  4. And Just Like That…
  5. Animal Control
  6. Based On A True Story
  7. The Bear
  8. The Big Door Prize
  9. Bob Hearts Abishola
  10. Bodkin
  11. Bookie
  12. Breeders
  13. The Brothers Sun
  14. Chad
  15. Colin From Accounts
  16. The Conners
  17. Cooper’s Bar
  18. Curb Your Enthusiasm
  19. Diarra From Detroit
  20. Dinner With The Parents
  21. Dreaming Whilst Black
  22. Extended Family
  23. Frasier
  24. Gen V
  25. The Gentlemen
  26. Ghosts
  27. Girls5eva
  28. Good Omens
  29. Grown-ish
  30. Hacks
  31. High Desert
  32. The Horror Of Dolores Roach
  33. I’m A Virgo
  34. iCarly
  35. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
  36. Julia
  37. Killing It
  38. Knuckles
  39. Life & Beth
  40. Loot
  41. Lopez vs Lopez
  42. The Ms. Pat Show
  43. The Neighborhood
  44. Never Have I Ever
  45. Night Court
  46. Not Dead Yet
  47. Only Murders In The Building
  48. Our Flag Means Death
  49. The Outlaws
  50. Palm Royale
  51. Physical
  52. Platonic
  53. Rap Sh!t
  54. Renegade Nell
  55. Reservation Dogs
  56. Resident Alien
  57. The Righteous Gemstones
  58. Shining Vale
  59. So Help Me Todd
  60. Son Of A Critch
  61. Ted
  62. This Fool
  63. Tires
  64. Twisted Metal
  65. Underdeveloped
  66. Upload
  67. The Upshaws
  68. We Are Lady Parts
  69. What We Do In The Shadows
  70. With Love
  71. Wolf Like Me
  72. The Wonder Years
  73. Young Sheldon

OUTSTANDING LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES

  1. Alice & Jack (cast includes Aisling Bea, Sunil Patel)
  2. Baby Reindeer (starring/created by Richard Gadd)
  3. Fargo (this season included Dave Foley and Lamorne Morris)
  4. Full Circle (dramatic miniseries co-starring Jim Gaffigan)

OUTSTANDING TV MOVIE

  1. Dashing Through The Snow (featuring Lil Rel Howery, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Gina Brillon)
  2. First Time Female Director (from Chelsea Peretti)
  3. Genie (starring Melissa McCarthy)
  4. Good Burger 2 (Kenan and Kel)
  5. Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (starring/from Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben Marshall)
  6. Quiz Lady (starring Awkwafina, Will Ferrell)
  7. Ricky Stanicky (featuring Jermaine Fowler, Jeff Ross, Andrew Santino)
  8. Self Reliance (featuring Andy Samberg)
  9. Totally Killer (featuring Randall Park)
  10. The UnderDoggs (featuring Mike Epps, George Lopez, Andrew Schulz)
  11. Unfrosted (from Jerry Seinfeld, featuring Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Amy Schumer)
  12. Vacation Friends 2 (featuring Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, Ronny Chieng)
  13. Zoey 102 (featuring Ms. Pat, Thomas Lennon)

SHORT FORM (COMEDY, DRAMA, VARIETY)

  1. Caesar’s Special (sketches from Jessica A. Caesar)
  2. Desi Lydic Foxsplains – The Daily Show
  3. The Eric Andre Show
  4. Good Mythical Morning With Rhett & Link
  5. Keith vs.
  6. Late Night With Seth Meyers Corrections
  7. Only Murders In The Building: One Killer Question
  8. Pepito’s America Mamadas
  9. The Randy Rainbow Show
  10. Real Time With Bill Maher: Overtime
  11. The Tonight Show: During Commercial Break
  12. Very Important People

SHORT FORM (NONFICTION, REALITY)

  1. After The Cut – The Daily Show
  2. Hacks: Bit By Bit
  3. Reality Check
  4. Reservation Dogs – Defining The Spirit
  5. RuPaul’s Drag Race: Fashion Photo RuView
  6. Saturday Night Live Presents: Behind The Sketch
  7. Whatcha Packin’ With Michelle Visage

HOSTED NONFICTION SERIES OR SPECIAL

  1. Conan O’Brien Must Go
  2. How To With John Wilson
  3. My Next Guest With David Letterman And John Mulaney
  4. The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy
  5. Roots Of Comedy With Jesus Trejo
  6. Somebody Feed Phil
  7. Trippin’ With Anthony Anderson And Mama Doris
  8. The Unbelievable With Dan Aykroyd

STRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

  1. Chrissy & Dave Dine Out (with Joel Kim Booster)
  2. The Magic Prank Show With Justin Willman
  3. The Prank Panel
  4. Ridiculousness
  5. We’re Here

UNSTRUCTURED REALITY PROGRAM

  1. Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show
  2. Kevin Hart’s Muscle Car Crew
  3. RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
  4. Welcome To Wrexham

HOST, REALITY/COMPETITION

  1. Will Arnett, LEGO Masters
  2. Nicole Byer, The Big Nailed It! Baking Challenge
  3. Nick Cannon, The Masked Singer
  4. Joel Kim Booster, Co-Host, Chrissy & Dave Dine Out
  5. Zach Cherry and Casey Wilson, The Great American Baking Show
  6. Mikey Day, Is It Cake?
  7. Matt Iseman, American Ninja Warrior
  8. Joel McHale, House Of Villains
  9. Retta, Ugliest House In America
  10. Daniel Tosh, The GOAT

HOST, GAME

  1. Anthony Anderson, We Are Family
  2. Elizabeth Banks, Press Your Luck
  3. Wayne Brady, Let’s Make A Deal Primetime
  4. D.C. Young Fly, Celebrity Squares
  5. Adam Growe, Cash Cab Music
  6. Chris Hardwick, The Wall
  7. Steve Harvey, Celebrity Family Feud
  8. Sam Reich, Game Changer

DOCUMENTARY OR NONFICTION SPECIAL

  1. Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
  2. Good One: A Show About Jokes
  3. Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only
  4. M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
  5. Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
  6. Steve! (Martin) A Documentary In 2 Pieces

2 responses to “Here are the comedians you can nominate for Emmys on the 2024 ballots”

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    thecomicscomic

    If you’re wondering where the Outstanding Variety Sketch Series category is this year (you know, the one pictured above where Key & Peele won in 2016), there’s a semi-rational explanation from the Television Academy. Last year, they moved Last Week Tonight into the category against SNL and A Black Lady Sketch Show (with John Oliver and crew winning out). This year, they only have four prospective submissions in SNL, Last Week Tonight, plus After Midnight and Painting With John, so instead of allowing nomination voting, with a jury instead deciding which two of those four will go forward?!?

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    For the writing categories, the first-round Emmy ballot lists programs and episodes but not the names of the writers, so, um, yeah. There are more than 100 different comedy episodes up for writing, animated and live-action against one another, including all of the eps of the last season of Reservation Dogs?! So, um, yeah. https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/ballots/writing-2024-v1.pdf

    Vying for nominations, though, for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series, are the staffs of After Midnight, The Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In LA, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Painting With John, Real Time with Bill Maher, Saturday Night Live, and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

    Fewer stand-ups put their names in the hat for whatever reason for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special. Among those who did: Alex Edelman, Amy Schumer, Donnell Rawlings, Luenell, Chris Fleming, The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse – Moscow Tools, Dave Chappelle, Gary Gulman, Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda, Jacqueline Novak, Jenny Slate, Jim Gaffigan, Joe Pera, John Early, Katt Williams, Kevin Hart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize For American Humor, Kevin James, Kountry Wayne, Leo Reich, Matt Rife, Michelle Wolf, Mike Birbiglia, Mike Epps, Neal Brennan, Nikki Glaser, Pete Davidson, Rachel Feinstein, Ralph Barbosa, Ramy Youssef, Ricky Gervais, Rory Scovel, Sam Jay, Shane Gillis, Taylor Tomlinson, Tig Notaro, Tom Segura, Tracy Morgan, and Trevor Noah.

    — Knowing that both the Variety Special and Writing For a Variety Special noms usually only go to people already rich and famous (and sometimes comedians get iced out entirely, if not mostly, for big names in music or other awards ceremonies), I do want to single out a few names for their writing — I’d be overjoyed if any of these comedians broke through for writing: Alex Edelman, Chris Fleming, Gary Gulman, Jacqueline Novak, Mike Birbiglia, Nikki Glaser, Taylor Tomlinson. I think Ramy might be famous enough to not need my boost, but obviously him, too.

    And for your consideration, here are 239 pages of individual acting performances submitted for various categories! https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/ballots/performer-2024-v1.pdf

    Remember, if you have the ability to vote, the deadline is Monday night, which is tomorrow!

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