Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded	2015
Currently held by	Key & Peele (2016)
Official website	emmys.com

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series is an presented to the best television sketch series of the year.

In 2015, Outstanding Variety Series was separated into two categories – Outstanding Variety Talk Series and Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.^[1]

Winners and nominations

2010s

Year	Program	Producers	Network
2014–2015 (67th)
	Inside Amy Schumer	Amy Schumer, Jessi Klein, Daniel Powell, Steven Ast, Tony Hernandez, Kim Caramele, Kevin Kane	Comedy Central
	Drunk History	Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Owen Burke, Derek Waters, Jeremy Konner, Seth Weitberg, Melissa Wylie	Comedy Central
	Key & Peele	Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Ian Roberts, Jay Martel, Joel Zadak, Peter Principato, Paul Young, Peter Atencio, Linda Morel, Keith Raskin	Comedy Central
	Portlandia	Lorne Michaels, Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Andrew Singer, Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner, David Cress, Alice Mathias	IFC
	Saturday Night Live	Lorne Michaels, Ken Aymong, Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward	NBC
2015–2016 (68th)
	*Key & Peele*	Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Ian Roberts, Jay Martel, Joel Zadak, Peter Principato, Paul Young, Peter Atencio, Linda Morel	Comedy Central
	Documentary Now!	Lorne Michaels, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Rhys Thomas, Andrew Singer, Erik Kenward, Hilary Marx, Alice Mathias, Stephanie Meurer	IFC
	Drunk History	Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Owen Burke, Derek Waters, Jeremy Konner, Seth Weitberg, Melissa Wylie	Comedy Central
	Inside Amy Schumer	Amy Schumer, Daniel Jason Powell, Jessi Klein, Steven Ast, Tony Hernandez, Kim Caramele, Kevin Kane, Ayesha Rokadia, Ryan Cunningham, Tami Sagher, Christine Nangle, Kurt Metzger, Kyle Dunnigan	Comedy Central
	Portlandia	Lorne Michaels, Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Andrew Singer, Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner, Alice Mathias, David Cress	IFC
	Saturday Night Live	Lorne Michaels, Ken Aymong, Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward	NBC

References

↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2015). "EMMYS: TV Academy Splits Best Miniseries & TV Movie, Reality Program & Voice-Over Categories, Expands Combined Longform Fields To 6 Nominees, Sets Possibility For 7 Best Drama & Comedy Series Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

External links

Primetime Emmy Award categories

Programs	Comedy Series Drama Series Limited Series Television Movie Variety Talk Series Variety Sketch Series Reality-Competition Program Animated Program Children's Program Documentary or Nonfiction Series Documentary or Nonfiction Special Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Informational Series or Special Short-Format Animation Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series Short Form Variety Series Special Class Program Structured Reality Program Unstructured Reality Program Variety Special

Performance	Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Lead Actor in a Drama Series Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Guest Actor in a Drama Series Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Guest Actress in a Drama Series Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Character Voice-Over Performance Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Narrator

Directing	Directing for a Comedy Series Directing for a Drama Series Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Directing for a Variety Series Directing for a Variety Special Directing for Nonfiction Programming

Writing	Writing for a Comedy Series Writing for a Drama Series Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Writing for a Variety Series Writing for a Variety Special Writing for Nonfiction Programming

Creative Arts	Casting for a Comedy Series Casting for a Drama Series Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Choreography Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Cinematography for a Reality Program Commercial Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series Individual Achievement in Animation Main Title Design Main Title Theme Music Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic) Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Music and Lyrics Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Music Composition for a Series Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Sound Editing for a Series Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special Special and Visual Effects / Special and Visual Effects in a Supporting Role Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie

Engineering	Engineering Philo T. Farnsworth Award

Retired	Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Animated Program (One Hour or More) Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series Cinematography for a One Hour Series Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Miniseries or Movie New Series Picture Editing for Reality Programming Program of the Year Reality Program Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program Stunt Coordination Super Emmy Variety Series Voice-Over Performance

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