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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2025: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Today's award is Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series!

Past Awards in This Category: 2024   2023   2022   2021   2020

This year's nominees are... 










MATT BERRY as Laszlo Cravensworth in What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
ADAM BRODY as Noah Roklov in Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
TED DANSON as Charles in A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
KAYVAN NOVAK as Nandor in What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
SETH ROGEN as Matt Remick in The Studio (Apple TV+)
JASON SEGEL as Jimmy in Shrinking (Apple TV+)
VINCE VAUGHN as Andrew Yancy in Bad Monkey (Apple TV+)

And the Winner Is...
TED DANSON
A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
Ted Danson won this award in my first year of doing these awards (2020) for The Good Place and he's back again on the podium for A Man on the Inside. Ted Danson is one of the closest things we have to an actively working TV legend. He has done it all but still manages to find interesting and different roles into his 70s and after decades of success. He was a major reason for the success of A Man on the Inside with a part that was his most likable... ever? As a grieving widower, he was easy to root for and he also played the bumbling aspect of his character to great comedic effect. He really shined though in the sentimental moments to make a really well-rounded character.

Thoughts on the Rest of the Nominees:
This was a strong category in general. In the final season of What We Do in the Shadows, Matt Berry and Kayvan Novak delivered more great performances. Berry can do a line reading like no other while Novak has always been my MVP of the show and had a lot to do in the final season with a great comedic performance. Jason Segel was much stronger in the second season of Shrinking for me with a much more empathetic performance. Among actors from new series, Seth Rogen was a winner last year for Platonic and was back again for The Studio with a very funny performance though I wished there were more levels. Adam Brody was very charming in Nobody Wants This and his chemistry with Kristen Bell was a big reason the show worked. Finally, Vince Vaughn was really funny as a straight man, at times, amidst all the crazy in Bad Monkey.

Tomorrow: Outstanding Lead Actress of a Limited/Anthology Series!
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