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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2022: The Comedy Series Nominees

Here are the nominees for the Comedy Series categories! This was an extremely competitive genre this year.

Check out the nominees from 2021 and 2020!

There are 46 eligible shows I watched at least four episodes of. Since that falls between 41-50, my rule is nine nominees per category.

The eligible series in alphabetical order are: Abbott Elementary (ABC), The Afterparty (Apple TV+), American Auto (NBC), B Positive (CBS), Barry (HBO), Better Things (FX), Black-ish (ABC), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC), Call Me Kat (FOX), The Chair (Netflix), The Conners (ABC), Dickinson (Apple TV+), Emily in Paris (Netflix), The Flight Attendant (HBO Max), Ghosts (CBS), Girls5Eva (Peacock), The Goldbergs (ABC), Grand Crew (NBC), The Great (Hulu), Grown-ish (Freeform), Hacks (HBO Max), Home Economics (ABC), How I Met Your Father (Hulu), Julia (HBO Max), Kenan (NBC), Kevin Can F**k Himself (AMC), Love Victor (Hulu), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), Mr. Mayor (NBC), The Neighborhood (CBS), Never Have I Ever (Netflix), Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), The Other Two (HBO Max), PEN15 (Hulu), Physical (Apple TV+), Reservation Dogs (FX/Hulu), The Righteous Gemstones (HBO), Russian Doll (Netflix), Saturday Night Live (NBC), Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+), The Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max), Somebody Somewhere (HBO), Ted Lasso (Apple TV+), What We Do in the Shadows (FX), The Wonder Years (ABC) and Young Sheldon (CBS)

And the Nominees Are...

Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Barry (HBO)
Ghosts (CBS)
Hacks (HBO Max)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
The Other Two (HBO Max)
Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination for Hacks, 2020 winner The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and 2021 winner Ted Lasso. Previous nominees that were eligible but not nominated in this category were Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Conners, Never Have I Ever, Dickinson, The Flight Attendant, Girls5Eva and PEN15.

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon, Better Things (FX)
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks (HBO Max)
Elle Fanning, The Great (Hulu)
Sarah Lancashire, Julia (HBO Max)
Jean Smart, Hacks (HBO Max)
Helene Yorke, The Other Two (HBO Max)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination for 2020 winner Rachel Brosnahan, 2021 winner Kaley Cuoco, Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart. Previous nominees that were eligible but not nominated were Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Never Have I Ever), Renee Elise Goldsberry (Girls5Eva), Anna Konkle (PEN15) and Hailee Steinfeld (Dickinson).

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (ABC)
Iain Armitage, Young Sheldon (CBS)
Bill Hader, Barry (HBO)
Nicholas Hoult, The Great (Hulu)
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Danny McBride, The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
Kayvan Novak, What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Drew Tarver, The Other Two (HBO Max)

Notes on Nominees: Third nomination for Anthony Anderson, second nomination for Iain Armitage and 2021 winner Jason Sudeikis. Previous nominees that were eligible but not nominated were John Goodman (The Conners) and Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Sarah Goldberg, Barry (HBO)
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Zosia Mamet, The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Edi Patterson, The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Molly Shannon, The Other Two (HBO Max)
Juno Temple, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination for 2020 winner Alex Borstein, 2021 winner Hannah Waddingham and Zosia Mamet. Juno Temple was eligible last year but not nominated. Molly Shannon was also nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Limited/Anthology series this year for The White Lotus. Previous nominees that were eligible but not nominated were Marin Hinkle (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Poorna Jagannathan (Never Have I Ever), Anna Baryshnikov (Dickinson), Lecy Goranson (The Conners), Rachel Hilson (Love Victor) and Busy Phillips (Girls5Eva).

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Paul W. Downs, Hacks (HBO Max)
Walton Goggins, The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Brandon Scott Jones, Ghosts (CBS)
Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Mark Proksch, What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Henry Winkler, Barry (HBO)
Michael Zegen, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination for Brett Goldstein, Tony Shalhoub and Michael Zegen. Previous nominees that were eligible but not nominated were 2020 winner Andre Braugher (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), 2021 winner Brendan Hunt (Ted Lasso), Griffin Matthews (The Flight Attendant), Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso) and Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live).

Outstanding Directing of a Comedy Series
Pamela Adlon, Better Things (FX)
Cherien Dabis, Only Murders in the Building "The Boy From 6B" (Hulu)
Bill Hader, Barry "Limonada" (HBO)
Judy Hill, The Righteous Gemstones "I Will Tell of All Your Deeds" (HBO)
Melissa Kosar, Abbott Elementary "Desking" (ABC)
Declan Lowney, Ted Lasso "Carol of the Bells" (Apple TV+)
Jennifer Phang, The Flight Attendant "The Reykjavik Ice Sculpture Festival is Lovely This Time of Year" (HBO Max)
Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel "How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?" (Amazon)
Barry Sonnenfeld, Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination this year for Pamela Adlon and Bill Hader. This is also the second nomination in this category for Amy Sherman-Palladino.

Outstanding Writing of a Comedy Series
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, Hacks "The One, The Only" (HBO Max)
Alec Berg & Bill Hader, Barry "Limonada" (HBO)
Kira Kalush, Ghosts "Pete's Wife" (CBS)
Chris Kelly & Sarah Schneider, The Other Two "Pat Connects With Her Fans" (HBO Max)
Joe Kelly, Ted Lasso "Carol of the Bells" (Apple TV+)
Julie Klausner & Bowen Yang, Schmigadoon! "Cross That Bridge" (Apple TV+)
Morgan Murphy, Abbott Elementary "Desking" (ABC)
Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel "How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?" (Amazon)
Ian Weinrich & Kristin Layne Tucker, The Flight Attendant "Brothers & Sisters" (HBO Max)

Notes on Nominees: Third nomination this year for Bill Hader and second for Paul W. Downs and Amy Sherman-Palladino (third overall). This is also the second nomination in this category for Jen Statsky.

Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Comedy Series
Gillian Anderson, The Great (Hulu)
Odessa A'Zion, Ghosts (CBS)
Vanessa Bayer, Barry (HBO)
Harriet Harris, Hacks (HBO Max)
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
LeRoy McClain, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Laurie Metcalf, Hacks (HBO Max)
Larry Owens, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Sharon Stone, The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)

Notes on Nominees: Gillian Anderson won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series last year for The Crown. Jane Lynch and LeRoy McClain were nominated as Supporting Actress and Actor in 2020 but were eligible as guests this year.

Outstanding Technical Design of a Comedy Series
Barry (HBO)
The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
The Great (Hulu)
Julia (HBO Max)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+)
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Notes on Nominees: Second nomination for 2020 winner The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, 2021 winner The Flight Attendant and Ted Lasso. Previous nominees that were eligible but not nominated were Never Have I Ever, Dickinson, Emily in Paris, Girls5Eva, Hacks and PEN15.

Nominations
11 nominations: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
8 nominations: Barry, Ted Lasso
7 nominations: Abbott Elementary, Hacks
6 nominations: The Flight Attendant
5 nominations: The Other Two
4 nominations: Ghosts, The Great, Only Murders in the Building, The Righteous Gemstones, Schmigadoon!
3 nominations: What We Do in the Shadows
2 nominations: Better Things, Julia
1 nomination: Black-ish, Young Sheldon
0 nominations: The Afterparty, American Auto, B Positive, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Call Me Kat, The Chair, The Conners, Dickinson, Emily in Paris, Girls5Eva, The Goldbergs, Grand Crew, Grown-ish, Home Economics, How I Met Your Father, Kenan, Kevin Can F**k Himself, Love Victor, Mr. Mayor, The Neighborhood, Never Have I Ever, PEN15, Physical, Reservation Dogs, Russian Doll, Saturday Night Live, The Sex Lives of College Girls, Somebody Somewhere, The Wonder Years

Tomorrow: Outstanding Technical Design of a Limited/Anthology Series!

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