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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2021: The Comedy Series Nominees

Here are the nominees for Comedy Series catgeories!

Check out the nominees from 2020!

There are 39 eligible shows I watched at least three episodes of. Since that falls between 31-40, my rule is that there are eight nominees per category.

The eligible series in alphabetical order are: American Housewife (ABC), B Positive (CBS), Black-ish (ABC), Call Me Kat (FOX), Central Park (Apple TV+), Chad (TBS), The Conners (ABC), Dash & Lily (Netflix), Dickinson (Apple TV+), Emily in Paris (Netflix), Everything's Gonna Be Okay (Freeform), The Flight Attendant (HBO Max), Girls5Eva (Peacock), The Goldbergs (ABC), Grown-ish (Freeform), Hacks (HBO Max), Home Economics (ABC), Kenan (NBC), The Kominsky Method (Netflix), Love Victor (Hulu), Master of None (Netflix), Mixed-ish (ABC), Mom (CBS), Mr. Mayor (NBC), The Neighborhood (CBS), PEN15 (Hulu), The Politician (Netflix), Punky Brewster (Peacock), Rutherford Falls (Peacock), Saturday Night Live (NBC), Shrill (Hulu), Superstore (NBC), Ted Lasso (Apple TV+), The Unicorn (CBS), United We Fall (ABC), Woke (Hulu), Young Rock (NBC), Young Sheldon (CBS), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)

And the Nominees Are.....

Outstanding Comedy Series
Dickinson (Apple TV+)
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Girls5Eva (Peacock)
Hacks (HBO Max)
PEN15 (Hulu)
Shrill (Hulu)
Superstore (NBC)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Note: Second nomination for Superstore. Shrill was eligible last year but was not nominated.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks (HBO Max)
Renee Elise Goldsberry, Girls5Eva (Peacock)
Anna Konkle, PEN15 (Hulu)
Jane Levy, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
Nasim Pedrad, Chad (TBS)
Jean Smart, Hacks (HBO Max)
Hailee Steinfeld, Dickinson (Apple TV+)

Note: Second nomination for Jane Levy. Aidy Bryant was nominated last year and eligible again this year but not nominated.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (ABC)
Iain Armitage, Young Sheldon (CBS)
Ted Danson, Mr. Mayor (NBC)
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
Ed Helms, Rutherford Falls (Peacock)
Lamore Morris, Woke (Hulu)
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Josh Thomas, Everything's Gonna Be Okay (Freeform)

Note: Second nominations for Anthony Anderson and Michael Douglas. Ted Danson was the winner last year for a different series, The Good Place. Iain Armitage and Josh Thomas were eligible last year but not nominated.

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Naomi Ackie, Master of None (Netflix)
Anna Baryshnikov, Dickinson (Apple TV+)
Lecy Goranson, The Conners (ABC)
Rachel Hilson, Love Victor (Hulu)
Zosia Mamet, The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Busy Philipps, Girls5Eva (Peacock)
Maeve Press, Everything's Gonna Be Okay (Freeform)
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Note: Lecy Goranson and Maeve Press were eligible last year but not nominated. Kaliko Kauahi of Superstore was nominated last year and eligible this year but did not receive a nomination.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Skylar Astin, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Michael Huisman, The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Brendan Hunt, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Griffin Matthews, The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Nico Santos, Superstore (NBC)
Jeremy Swift, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Note: Skyler Astin, Nico Santos and Kenan Thompson were eligible last year but not nominated. Gary Cole in Mixed-ish was nominated last year and eligible this year but did not receive a nomination.

Outstanding Directing of a Comedy Series
MJ Delaney, Ted Lasso "The Hope That Kills You" (Apple TV+)
Susanna Fogel, The Flight Attendant "In Case of Emergency" (HBO Max)
Silas Howard, Everything's Gonna Be Okay "Gray Bird Grasshopper" (Freeform)
Maurice Marable, Woke "Rhymes With Broke" (Hulu)
Mandy Moore, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist "Zoey's Extraordinary Double Date" (NBC)
Stacie Passon, Dickinson "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?" (Apple TV+)
Victor Nelli Jr., Superstore "Essential" (NBC)
Sam Zvibleman, PEN15 "Play" (Hulu)

Outstanding Writing of a Comedy Series
Kara Lee Corthron & Ryan Jennifer Jones, The Flight Attendant "Funeralia" (HBO Max)
Maya Erskine, PEN15 "Play" (Hulu)
Ariel Karlin & Jen Statsky, Hacks "I Think She Will" (HBO Max)
Joe Kelly, Jason Sudeikis & Brendan Hunt, Ted Lasso "The Hope That Kills You" (Apple TV+)
Dave King, Chad "Ikrimah Breakup" (TBS)
Bridget Kyle & Vicky Luu, Superstore "Essential" (NBC)
Josh Levine, PEN15 "Sleepover" (Hulu)
Alena Smith & Ayo Edebiri, Dickinson "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?" (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Comedy Series
Aziz Ansari, Master of None (Netflix)
Fred Armisen, Shrill (Hulu)
Cordelia Blair, Master of None (Netflix)
Peter Gallagher, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
Ashlee Grubbs, PEN15 (Hulu)
Ann Magnudson, The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Andrew Rannells, Girls5Eva (Peacock)
Robin Weigert, The Politician (Netflix)

Outstanding Technical Design of a Comedy Series
Dickinson (Apple TV+)
Emily in Paris (Netflix)
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Girls5Eva (Peacock)
Hacks (HBO Max)
PEN15 (Hulu)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)

Note: Second nomination in this category for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.

Nominations
9 nominations: The Flight Attendant, Ted Lasso
7 nominations: PEN15
6 nominations: Dickinson
5 nominations: Girls5Eva, Hacks
4 nominations: Superstore, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
3 nominations: Everything's Gonna Be Okay, Master of None, Shrill
2 nominations: Chad, Woke
1 nomination: Black-ish, The Conners, Emily in Paris, The Kominsky Method, Love Victor, Mr. Mayor, The Politician, Rutherford Falls, Saturday Night Live, Young Sheldon
0 nominations: American Housewife, B Positive, Call Me Kat, Central Park, Dash & Lily, The Goldbergs, Grown-ish, Home Economics, Kenan, Mixed-ish, Mom, The Neighborhood, Punky Brewster, The Unicorn, United We Fall, Young Rock
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