OUTSTANDING VARIETY SERIES

The Colbert Report (“Grimmy”) (Produced by Stephen Colbert , Jon Stewart, Tom Purcell, Meredith Bennett, Emily Lazar, Barry Julien, Rich Dahm, Tanya Michnevich , Paul Dinello, Matt Lappin)

Inside Amy Schumer (“12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer”) (Produced by Ryan Cunningham, Kevin Kane, Daniel Powell, John Skidmore, Steve Ast, Jessi Klein, Amy Schumer, Ayesha Rokadia, Lilly Burns, Kim Caramele, Tony Hernandez, Kelsie Kiley)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (“Government Surveillance”) (Produced by Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, James Taylor, Jon Thoday, John Oliver, Diane Fitzgerald, Katie Nelson Thomson, Ari Fishman, Christopher Werner, Amanda Bayard Mike Rubens, Kate Mullaney, Matt Passet, Josh Gondelman, Pat King, Jeremy Tchaban, Dani Drusin & Matthew Scheffler)

Late Show with David Letterman (“The final episode of “Late Show with David Letterman””) (Produced by Nancy Agostini, Mary Barclay, Jude Brennan, Rob Burnett, Jerry Foley, Barbara Gaines, Kathy Mavrikakis, Michael Z. McIntee, Matt Roberts, Sheila Rogers & Brian Teta)

Nathan For You (“Dumb Starbucks”) (Produced by Jace Armstrong, Nathan Fielder, Dave Kneebone, Michael Koman, David Paige, Clark Reinking, L.E. Correia, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Dan Mintz, Sarah Peters, Jonathan Roig, Katie Crown, Brian Reich & James Risolo)

AND THE WINNER IS:

INSIDE AMY SCHUMER (“12 ANGRY MEN INSIDE AMY SCHUMER”)

This is the first win for Steve Ast, Kim Caramele, Kevin Kane & Ayesha Rokadia, Tony Hernandez, Kelsie Kiley, Jessi Klein, Lilly Burns, John Skidmore & Daniel Powell, third win for Ryan Cunningham & Amy Schumer for their work on Inside Amy Schumer Season 3 episode “12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer”. This is first nomination for Steve Ast, Kim Caramele, Kevin Kane & Ayesha Rokadia, second nomination for Tony Hernandez (Producer: Broad City (2014)), Kelsie Kiley (Producer: Broad City (2014)), Jessi Klein (Writer: Saturday Night Live (2010)), third nomination for Lilly Burns (Producer: Louie (2013), Broad City (2014)), John Skidmore (Producer: Broad City (2014), Louie (2014)), fourth nomination for Daniel Powell (Producer: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2004-2005), Writing: Inside Amy Schumer (2015)), Amy Schumer (Performer: Inside Amy Schumer (2015), Directing: Inside Amy Schumer (2015), Writing: Inside Amy Schumer (2015)) & sixth nomination for Ryan Cunningham (Producing: Louis C.K. Oh My God (2013), Broad City (2014), Louie (2013-2014), Louis C.K. Live at the Comedy Store (2015)).

Inside Amy Schumer for me was were it was at for 2015 in variety comedy. The show was good in previous seasons but something about this third season just hit so well that it became one of my favourite things to watch on television. For the episode “12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer” the show really hit a peak of perfection where everything came together and formed such a special and wonderful episode. Filmed in Black & White and parodying the great 12 Angry Men play this episode tackled if Amy Schumer was hot enough for tv and with the great cast of men playing these jurors plus the changes made to make it about Schumer really made for the peak of a great third season of Inside Amy Schumer.