The 2016 Emmy nominations were announced today, there are some surprises as well as some predictable nominees. Black-ish, Master of None, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Veep, Transparent, and SNL are among the shows with multiple noms, while late night newcomers The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah were snubbed in the acting/writing categories along with shows like You’re the Worst, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Billy on the Street. On the bright side, Kate McKinnon is nominated for her work on Saturday Night Live, Key and Peele and Childrens Hospital’s final seasons got recognition, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee received its first Emmy nom in the variety series writing category. Check out all the comedy-related nominees below:
Outstanding Comedy Series Black-ish Master of None Modern Family Silicon Valley Veep Transparent Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Outstanding Variety Talk Series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Jimmy Kimmel Live Last Week Tonight With John Oliver The Late Late Show With James Cordon Real Time With Bill Maher Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Documentary Now Drunk History Inside Amy Schumer Key & Peele Portlandia Saturday Night Live Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson, Black-ish Aziz Ansari, Master of None Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth William H. Macy, Shameless Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Laurie Metcalfe, Getting On Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Louie Anderson, Baskets Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Matt Walsh, Veep Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Ty Burrell, Modern Family Tony Hale, Veep Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Niecy Nash, Getting On Kate McKinnon, SNL Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent Allison Janney, Mom Judith Light, Transparent Anna Chlumsky, Veep Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Bob Newhart, The Big Bang Theory Tracy Morgan, Saturday Night Live Larry David, Saturday Night Live Bradley Whitford, Transparent Martin Mull, Veep Peter MacNicol, Veep Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live Melissa McCarthy, Saturday Night Live Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory Melora Hardin, Transparent Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Aziz Ansari, “Parents†(Master of None) Alec Berg, “Daily Active Users†(Silicon Valley) Mike Judge, “Founder Friendly†(Silicon Valley) Jill Soloway, “Man on the Land†(Transparent) Dave Mandel, Kissing Your Sister (Veep) Chris Addison, “Morning After†(Veep) Dale Stern, “Mother†(Veep) Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan, “Episode 1†(Catastrophe) Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, “Parents†(Master of None) Dan O’Keefe, “Founder Friendly†(Silicon Valley) Alec Berg, “The Uptick†(Silicon Valley) David Mandel, “Morning After†(Veep) Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, “Mother†(Veep) Outstanding Animated Program Archer Bob’s Burgers Phineas and Ferb The Simpsons South Park Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Inside Amy Schumer Key and Peele Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Portlandia Saturday Night Live Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted Triumph’s Election Special 2016 Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama Childrens Hospital Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 Hack Into Broad City Her Story UnREAL The Auditions Outstanding Short Form Series – Variety Epic Rap Battles of History Gay of Thrones Honest Trailers Making a Scene with James Franco Park Bench with Steve Buscemi Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama Rob Corddry, Childrens Hospital Rob Huebel, Childrens Hospital Lou Diamond Phillips, The Crossroads Of History Oscar Nuñez as Jack, The Crossroads Of History Jack McBrayer, Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama Patrika Darbo, Acting Dead Erinn Hayes, Childrens Hospital Janet Varney, Everyone’s Crazy But Us Michelle Ang, Fear The Walking Dead: Flight 462 Tracie Thoms, Send Me: an original web series