Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
Awarded forOutstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
Country United States
Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded2011
Currently held by Only Murders in the Building: One Killer Question (2024)
Website emmys.com

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series was first awarded at the 63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2011 as Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program. The award was divided in 2016 to recognize Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. Starting in 2021, the categories were combined again and renamed Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series. [1]

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Winners and nominations

  indicates the winner

2010s

YearProgramProducersNetwork
2011
(63rd)
[2]
The Daily Show: Correspondents Explain Steve Grimes, executive producer; Rachel Maceiras, senior producer; Nick Poppy and Judi Stroh, producers thedailyshow.com
30 Rock: The Webisodes Eric Gurian, Bill Sell and Clint Koltveit, producers NBC.com
2012
(64th)
[3]
Childrens Hospital Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, Keith Crofford and Nick Weidenfeld, executive producers; Rich Rosenthal, co-executive producer Cartoon Network
The Daily Show: Correspondents Explain Steve Grimes, executive producer; Rachel Maceiras, senior producer; Nick Poppy and Judi Stroh, producers thedailyshow.com
Parks and Recreation: April and Andy's Road Trip Morgan Sackett, Michael Schur and Dean Holland, producers NBC.com
30 Rock: The Webisodes Eric Gurian, Bill Sell and Clint Koltveit, producers
Web Therapy Dan Bucatinsky, Lisa Kudrow, Diane Charles and Ron Qurashi, executive producers; Jodi Binstock and David Codron, co-executive producers lstudio.com
2013
(65th)
[4]
Childrens Hospital Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, Keith Crofford and Nick Weidenfeld, executive producers; Rich Rosenthal, co-executive producer Cartoon Network
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis Mike Farah, Scott Aukerman, Zach Galifianakis and B. J. Porter, executive producers; Anna Wenger and Betsy Koch, producers FunnyOrDie.com
Burning Love Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld, Mike Rosenstein, Ken Marino, Erica Oyama and Jonathan Stern, executive producers Yahoo.com
The Daily Show: Correspondents Explain Steve Grimes, executive producer; Rachel Maceiras, senior producer; Courtney Powell, producer thedailyshow.com
Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show Starring Beyoncé Ricky Kirshner and Steve Bornstein, executive producers; Mark Quenzel, supervising producer; Lawrence Randall, producer; Beyoncé, performer CBS
30 Rock: The Webisodes Eric Gurian, Tina Fey, Bill Sell, Clint Koltveit and Nick Bernardone, producers NBC.com
2014
(66th)
[5]
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama Mike Farah, Scott Aukerman, Zach Galifianakis and B. J. Porter, executive producers; Sean Boyle and Rachel Goldenberg, producers FunnyOrDie.com
Childrens Hospital Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, Keith Crofford and Mike Lazzo, executive producers; Ken Marino, co-executive producer Adult Swim
Parks and Rec in Europe Morgan Sackett, Michael Schur, Dean Holland and David Hyman, producers NBC.com
The Soup: True Detective Edward Boyd and K.P. Anderson, executive producers; Joel McHale and Dominic DeLeo, co-executive producers; Hathaway Loftus, supervising producer; Dan Riesser, producer E!
Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show Starring Bruno Mars Ricky Kirshner and Steve Bornstein, executive producers; Rob Paine, supervising producer; Bruno Mars, performer Fox
2015
(67th)
[6]
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Brad Pitt Mike Farah, Scott Aukerman, Zach Galifianakis and B. J. Porter, executive producers; Sean Boyle and Michelle Fox, producers FunnyOrDie.com
Billy on the Street with First Lady Michelle Obama Billy Eichner, Mike Farah and Anna Wenger, executive producers; Doug Brady, co-executive producer; Elizabeth Baquet, producer FunnyOrDie.com
Childrens Hospital Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, Keith Crofford and Mike Lazzo, executive producers; Ken Marino, co-executive producer Adult Swim
Key & Peele Presents Van and Mike: The Ascension Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Peter Atencio, Ian Roberts and Jay Martel, executive producers; Matt Enlow, producer ComedyCentral.com
Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show Starring Katy Perry Ricky Kirshner, executive producer; Rob Paine, supervising producer; Katy Perry, performer NBC

2020s

YearProgramProducersNetwork
2021
(73rd)
[7]
Carpool Karaoke: The Series Ben Winston, James Corden and Eric Pankowski, executive producers; David Young, co-executive producer; Sheila Rogers, supervising producer; Diana Miller, producer Apple TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers: CORRECTIONS Seth Meyers, host; Mike Shoemaker, produced by YouTube
The Randy Rainbow Show Randy Rainbow, executive producer/performer; John Retsios, Jeff Romley and Victoria Varela, producers
Reno 911! Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney-Silver, John Landgraf and Peter Principato, executive producers; David Lincoln, producer Quibi
Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News Stephen T. Colbert, Chris Licht, R.J. Fried and Tim Luecke, executive producers; Zach Smilovitz and Mike Leech, co-executive producers Paramount+
2022
(74th)
[8]
Carpool Karaoke: The Series Ben Winston, James Corden and Eric Pankowski, executive producers; David Young, co-executive producer; Blake Webster, producer Apple TV+
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Zach Kanin, Tim Robinson, Akiva Schaffer, Ali Bell, Alex Bach and Alice Mathias, executive producers Netflix
Late Night with Seth Meyers: CORRECTIONS Seth Meyers, executive producer/host; Mike Shoemaker, executive producer YouTube
The Randy Rainbow Show Randy Rainbow, executive producer; Victoria Varela, Michael J. Moritz Jr. and Jesse Kissel, producers
Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News R.J. Fried, Tim Luecke, Chris Licht and Stephen T. Colbert, executive producers; Zach Smilovitz and Mike Leech, co-executive producers Paramount+
2023
(75th)
[9]
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Tim Robinson, Zach Kanin, Akiva Schaffer, Ali Bell, Alex Bach and Alice Mathias, executive producers Netflix
Awkwafina is Hangin' with Grandma Nora Lum, Teresa Hsiao, Sean Fogel, Emily Moffatt and Harika Manne, executive producers; Minnie Bennett, supervising producer Comedy Central
Better Call Saul: Filmmaker Training Dan Appel, Melissa Bernstein, Peter Gould and Ariel Levine, executive producers; Dan Marcus, producer AMC
Carpool Karaoke: The Series Ben Winston, James Corden and Eric Pankowski, executive producers; David Young, co-executive producer; Blake Webster, producer Apple TV+
Only Murders in the Building: One Killer QuestionDave Roth, Janice C. Molinari, Zuriht Serna, Trisha Choate, Jillian Novak and Xavier Salas, executive producers Hulu
2024
(76th)
[10]
Only Murders in the Building: One Killer QuestionJanice C. Molinari, Dave Roth, Zuriht Serna, Trisha Choate, Jillian Novak and Xavier Salas, executive producers Hulu
Carpool Karaoke: The Series Ben Winston, James Corden and Eric Pankowski, executive producers; David Young, co-executive producer; Blake Webster, producer Apple TV+
The Eric Andre Show Eric André, Kitao Sakurai, Dan Curry, Dave Kneebone, Mike Rosenstein and Walter Newman, executive producers Adult Swim
Late Night with Seth Meyers: CORRECTIONS Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker, executive producers NBC
Real Time with Bill Maher: Overtime Bill Maher, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Billy Martin and Dean E. Johnsen, executive producers; Matt Wood, producer HBO

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Programs with multiple nominations

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