Black Reel Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

Awarded for| Outstanding Comedy Series
Country| United States
Presented by| Black Reel Awards for Television
First award| 2017
Currently held by| A Black Lady Sketch Show (2021)
Website| blackreelawards.com

The Black Reel Award for Television for Outstanding Comedy Series is an annual award given to the best television comedy series of the year. Atlanta became the first winner in this category. Atlanta and Insecure are both tied for most wins in this category with two each. Black-ish holds the record with the most nominations with 5.

## 2010s

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Year  | Program  | Showrunners  | Network

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2017
1st
[1][2][3]
Atlanta
(Season 1) | Stephen Glover, showrunner | FX
black-ish
(Season 3) | Kenya Barris & Jonathan Groff, showrunner  | ABC
Chewing Gum
(season 2) | Michaela Coel, showrunner  | Netflix/E4
Ballers
(season 2) | Peter Berg & Evan T. Reilly, showrunner  | HBO
Insecure
(Season 1) | Prentice Penny, showrunner  | HBO
2018
(2nd)
[4][5]
Atlanta
(Season 2) | Stephen Glover, showrunner | FX
Insecure
(Season 2) | Prentice Penny, showrunner  | HBO
black-ish
(Season 4) | Kenya Barris & Jonathan Groff, showrunner  | ABC
grown-ish
(Season 1) | Kenya Barris, showrunner  | Freeform
Dear White People
(Season 1) | Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner  | Netflix
2019
3rd
[6][7]
Insecure
(Season 3) | Prentice Penny, showrunner | HBO
grown-ish
(Season 2) | Jenifer Rice-Genzuk, showrunner  | Freeform
black-ish
(Season 5) | Kenny Smith Jr. & Jonathan Groff, showrunner  | ABC
She's Gotta Have It
(Season 2) | Spike Lee, showrunner  | Netflix
On My Block
(Season 2) | Lauren Iungerich, showrunner  | Netflix

## 2020s

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Year  | Program  | Showrunners  | Network

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2020
4th
[8][9][10]
Insecure
(Season 4) | Prentice Penny, showrunner | HBO
black-ish
(Season 6) | Kenny Smith Jr. & Jonathan Groff, showrunner  | ABC
Ballers
(season 5) | Peter Berg & Evan T. Reilly, showrunner  | HBO
Dear White People
(Season 3) | Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner  | Netflix
High Fidelity
(Season 1) | Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West  | HULU
2021
5th
[11][12]
A Black Lady Sketch Show
(Season 2) | Robin Thede, showrunner | HBO
That Damn Michael Che
(Season 1) | Michael Che, showrunner  | HBO Max
black-ish
(Season 7) | Courtney Lily, showrunner  | ABC
Run the World
(Season 1) | Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner  | Starz
grown-ish
(Season 3) | Julie Bean, showrunner  | Freeform
2022
6th | Abbott Elementary | Quinta Brunson, showrunner | ABC
Atlanta | Donald Glover, showrunner  | FX
Black-ish | Courtney Lilly, showrunner  | ABC
Insecure | Prentice Penny, showrunner  | HBO
South Side | Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle, showrunners  | HBO Max
2023
7th | Abbott Elementary | Quinta Brunson, showrunner | ABC
Atlanta | Donald Glover, showrunner  | FX
Harlem | Tracy Oliver, showrunner  | Prime Video
Unprisoned | Yvette Lee Bowser, showrunner  | Hulu
The Upshaws | Regina Y. Hicks, showrunner  | Netflix

## Programs with multiple awards

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2 awards

* Abbott Elementary (consecutive)
* Atlanta (consecutive)
* Insecure (consecutive)

## Programs with multiple nominations

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5 nominations

* black-ish

4 nominations

* Insecure

3 nominations

* grown-ish

2 nominations

* Atlanta
* Ballers
* Dear White People

## Total awards by network

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* HBO - 3
* FX - 2

## References

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1. ^ 2017 Black Reel Awards for Television
2. ^ http://blackreelawards.com/blackish-paces-the-black-reel-awards-for-telvision/ Archived 2017-08-12 at the Wayback Machine BLACK*ISH PACES THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION FIELD
3. ^ https://www.blackfilm.com/read/2017/08/1st-annual-black-reel-awards-television-winners/ Archived 2022-05-15 at the Wayback Machine NEW EDITION STORY AND THIS IS US DOMINATE THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TELEVISION
4. ^ 2018 Black Reel Awards for Television
5. ^ http://blackreelawards.com/historic-night-for-queen-sugar/ Archived 2018-06-24 at the Wayback Machine VOTERS ARE “SWEET” ON QUEEN SUGAR
6. ^ 2019 Black Reel Awards for Television
7. ^ https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/billy-porter-wins-emmy-outstanding-actor-drama-series-pose-1202175093/ Billy Porter Makes History as First Openly Gay Black Man to Win Emmy for Outstanding Actor in Drama Series
8. ^ 2020 Black Reel Awards for Television
9. ^ https://awardswatch.com/watchmen-insecure-top-black-reel-awards-for-television-winners/ ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Insecure’ top Black Reel Awards for Television winners
10. ^ http://blackreelawards.com/watchmen-insecure-pace-the-black-reel-awards-for-tv-nominations/ Archived 2020-07-04 at the Wayback Machine WATCHMEN & INSECURE PACE THE BLACK REEL AWARDS FOR TV NOMINATIONS
11. ^ "Black Reel Awards for Television (2021)". IMDb.
12. ^ Gordon, Tim. "PLENTY OF "LOVE" IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY!". blackreelawards.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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Black Reel Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

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* Atlanta (2018)
* Insecure (2019)
* Insecure (2020)
* A Black Lady Sketch Show (2021)
* Abbott Elementary (2022)
* Abbott Elementary (2023)

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