Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Scripted Variety Series

{{Short description|Annual TV award}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Scripted Variety Series

| awarded_for = Outstanding Scripted Variety Series

| presenter = Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

| country = United States

| year = 2015

| holder = Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2024)

| website = {{url|emmys.com}}

}}

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Scripted Variety Series is an award presented to the best sketch comedy-driven variety show of the year. The award goes to the producers of the series.

History

In 2015, Outstanding Variety Series was separated into two categories – Outstanding Variety Talk Series and Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=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|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmys-change-rules-7-series-775632|access-date=July 16, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 20, 2015}}

In 2023, the category was renamed Outstanding Scripted Variety Series.

Winners and nominations

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colspan="4"|Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" | 2015
(67th)
{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2015/outstanding-variety-sketch-series|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 13, 2017}}
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| Inside Amy Schumer
(Season 3)

| Amy Schumer, Jessi Klein, Daniel Powell, Steven Ast and Tony Hernandez, executive producers; Kim Caramele and Kevin Kane, producers

| Comedy Central

Drunk History
(Season 2)

| Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Owen Burke, Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner, executive producers; Melissa Wylie, produced by

| rowspan=2 | Comedy Central

Key & Peele
(Season 4)

| Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Ian Roberts, Jay Martel, Joel Zadak, Peter Principato and Paul Young, executive producers; Peter Atencio, co-executive producer; Linda Morel, produced by; Keith Raskin, consulting producer

Portlandia
(Season 5)

| Lorne Michaels, Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel and Andrew Singer, executive producers; Karey Dornetto and Graham Wagner, co-executive producers; David Cress and Alice Mathias, producers

| IFC

Saturday Night Live
(Season 40)

| Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Ken Aymong, supervising producer; Lindsay Shookus and Erin Doyle, producers; Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward, produced by

| NBC

rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2016
(68th)
{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2016/outstanding-variety-sketch-series|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 13, 2017}}
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| Key & Peele
(Season 5)

| Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Peter Principato, Paul Young and Joel Zadak, executive producers; Peter Atencio, co-executive producer; Linda Morel, produced by

| Comedy Central

Documentary Now!
(Season 1)

| Lorne Michaels, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Rhys Thomas and Andrew Singer, executive producers; Erik Kenward, supervising producer; Hilary Marx and Alice Mathias, producers; Stephanie Meurer, produced by

| IFC

Drunk History
(Season 3)

| Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Owen Burke, Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner, executive producers; Seth Weitberg, co-executive producer; Melissa Wylie, produced by

| rowspan=2 | Comedy Central

Inside Amy Schumer
(Season 4)

| Amy Schumer, Daniel Jason Powell, Jessi Klein, Steven Ast and Tony Hernandez, executive producers; Kim Caramele and Kevin Kane, supervising producers; Ayesha Rokadia, Ryan Cunningham, Tami Sagher, Christine Nangle, Kurt Metzger and Kyle Dunnigan, producers

Portlandia
(Season 6)

| Lorne Michaels, Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel and Andrew Singer, executive producers; Karey Dornetto, Graham Wagner and Alice Mathias, co-executive producers; David Cress, producer

| IFC

Saturday Night Live
(Season 41)

| Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Ken Aymong, supervising producer; Lindsay Shookus and Erin Doyle, producers; Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward, produced by

| NBC

rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2017
(69th)
{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2017/outstanding-variety-sketch-series|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 13, 2017}}
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| Saturday Night Live
(Season 42)

| Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Ken Aymong, supervising producer; Lindsay Shookus and Erin Doyle, producers; Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward, produced by

| NBC

Billy on the Street
(Season 5)

| Billy Eichner, Mike Farah, Anna Wenger, Doug Brady, Richard Kathlean and Bill Parker, executive producers; Elizabeth Baquet and Mary Zappulla, supervising producers

| truTV

Documentary Now!
(Season 2)

| Lorne Michaels, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Alex Buono, Rhys Thomas and Andrew Singer, executive producers; John Mulaney, co-executive producer; Alice Mathias, producer; Scott Sites, produced by

| IFC

Drunk History
(Season 4)

| Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Derek Waters, Jeremy Konner and Owen Burke, executive producers; Melissa Wylie, produced by

| Comedy Central

Portlandia
(Season 7)

| Lorne Michaels, Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel and Andrew Singer, executive producers; Graham Wagner and Alice Mathias, co-executive producers; David Cress, producer

| IFC

Tracey Ullman's Show
(Season 1)

| Tracey Ullman, Ben Farrell and Myfanwy Moore, executive producers; Caroline Norris, producer

| HBO

rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2018
(70th)
{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2018/outstanding-variety-sketch-series|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 12, 2018}}
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| Saturday Night Live
(Season 43)

| Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Ken Aymong, supervising producer; Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle and Tom Broecker, producers; Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward, produced by

| NBC

At Home with Amy Sedaris
(Season 1)

| Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Cindy Caponera, Vernon Chatman, John Lee and Alyson Levy, executive producers; Bernie Kaminski, co-executive producer; Jodi Lennon, Ryan Cunningham and Daria Scoccimarro, producers

| truTV

Drunk History
(Season 5)

| Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Owen Burke, Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner, executive producers; Greg Tuculescu, co-executive producer; Zachary Halley, produced by

| Comedy Central

I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman
(Season 1)

| Sarah Silverman, Amy Zvi, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Gavin Purcell and Joe Farrell, executive producers; David Ferguson, Meaghan Rady and Becca Kinskey, co-executive producers; Allyce Ozarski, produced by

| Hulu

Portlandia
(Season 8)

| Lorne Michaels, Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Jonathan Krisel, Andrew Singer, Graham Wagner, Alice Mathias and Karey Dornetto, executive producers; David Cress, producer

| IFC

Tracey Ullman's Show
(Season 2)

| Tracey Ullman, executive producer; Caroline Norris, producer

| HBO

rowspan="7" style="text-align:center" | 2019
(71st)
{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2019/outstanding-variety-sketch-series|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 16, 2019}}
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| Saturday Night Live
(Season 44)

| Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Ken Aymong, supervising producer; Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle and Tom Broecker, producers; Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward; produced by

| NBC

At Home with Amy Sedaris
(Season 2)

| Amy Sedaris, Ravi Nandan and Bill Benz, executive producers; Inman Young, Jeanie Igoe and Jodi Lennon, producers

| truTV

Documentary Now!
(Season 3)

| Lorne Michaels, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Alex Buono, Rhys Thomas and Andrew Singer, executive producers; Alice Mathias, co-executive producer; Matt Pacult and Tamsin Rawady, producers; David Cress, produced by

| IFC

Drunk History
(Season 5-6)

| Derek Waters, Jeremy Konner, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Owen Burke, executive producers; Greg Tuculescu, co-executive producer; Zachary Halley, produced by

| Comedy Central

I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman
(Season 2)

| Sarah Silverman, Amy Zvi, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Gavin Purcell, Joe Farrell, Bellamie Blackstone and Dave Ferguson, executive producers; Becca Kinskey and Meaghan Rady, co-executive producers; Eric B. Shanks, supervising producer

| Hulu

Who Is America?
(Season 1)

| Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Todd Schulman, Andrew Newman, Dan Mazer and Adam Lowitt, executive producers; Nicholas Hatton, Daniel Gray Longino, Dan Swimer, Tim Allsop and Debra Neil-Fisher, producers; Melanie J. Elin, produced by

| Showtime

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rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | 2020
(72nd)
{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2020/outstanding-variety-sketch-series|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 28, 2020}}
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| Saturday Night Live
(Season 45)

| Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Ken Aymong, supervising producer; Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle and Tom Broecker, producers; Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward, produced by

| NBC

A Black Lady Sketch Show
(Season 1)

| Robin Thede, Issa Rae, Tony Hernandez, Brooke Posch, Dave Becky and Jonathan Berry, executive producers; Lauren Ashley Smith and Dime Davis, co-executive producers; Deniese Davis, Montrel McKay and John Skidmore, producers; Erin Owens, produced by

| HBO

Drunk History
(Season 6)

| Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Derek Waters, Jeremy Konner and Owen Burke, executive producers; Greg Tuculescu, co-executive producer; Zachary Halley, produced by

| Comedy Central

rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 2021
(73rd)
{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2021/outstanding-variety-sketch-series|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 13, 2021}}
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| Saturday Night Live
(Season 46)

| Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Ken Aymong, supervising producer; Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker and Caroline Maroney, producers; Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward, produced by

| NBC

A Black Lady Sketch Show
(Season 2)

| Robin Thede, Issa Rae, Tony Hernandez, Brooke Posch, Dave Becky and Jonathan Berry, executive producers; Lauren Ashley Smith, co-executive producer; Deniese Davis, Montrel McKay and John Skidmore, producers; Linda Morel, produced by

| HBO

rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 2022
(74th)
{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-variety-sketch-series|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 12, 2022}}
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| Saturday Night Live
(Season 47)

| Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Javier Winnik, supervising producer; Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker and Caroline Maroney, producers; Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward, produced by

| NBC

A Black Lady Sketch Show
(Season 3)

| Robin Thede, Issa Rae, Tony Hernandez, Brooke Posch, Dave Becky and Jonathan Berry, executive producers; Tracey Ashley and Bridget Stokes, co-executive producers; Chloé Hilliard, Deniese Davis, Montrel McKay and John Skidmore, producers; Linda Morel, produced by

| HBO

colspan="4"|Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" | 2023
(75th)
{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2023/outstanding-variety-sketch-series|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 12, 2023}}
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| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

| John Oliver, executive producer/host; Tim Carvell and Liz Stanton, executive producers; Jeremy Tchaban, co-executive producer; Catherine Owens, supervising producer; Whit Conway, Kaye Foley, Laura L. Griffin, Christopher McDaniel, Kate Mullaney, Matt Passet, Megan Peck Shub, Wynn Van Dusen, Marian Wang and Charles Wilson, producers; Nicole Franza, line producer

| HBO

A Black Lady Sketch Show
(Season 4)

| Robin Thede, Issa Rae, Tony Hernandez, Brooke Posch, Dave Becky and Jonathan Berry, executive producers; Chloé Hilliard, Linda Morel, Monique Moses and Bridget Stokes, co-executive producers; Corin Wells, Montrel McKay and John Skidmore, producers

| HBO

Saturday Night Live
(Season 48)

| Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Javier Winnik, supervising producer; Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker and Caroline Maroney, producers; Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward, produced by

| NBC

rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 2024
(76th)
{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2024/outstanding-variety-sketch-series|title=Nominees/Winners|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=July 17, 2024}}
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| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

| John Oliver, executive producer/host; Tim Carvell and Liz Stanton, executive producers; Jeremy Tchaban, co-executive producer; Catherine Owens, supervising producer; Whit Conway, Kaye Foley, Laura L. Griffin, Christopher McDaniel, Kate Mullaney, Matt Passet, Megan Peck Shub, Wynn Van Dusen, Marian Wang, Charles Wilson and Rebecca Etchberger, producers; Nicole Franza, line producer

| HBO

Saturday Night Live
(Season 49)

| Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Javier Winnik, supervising producer; Erin Doyle, Tom Broecker and Caroline Maroney, producers; Steve Higgins and Erik Kenward, produced by

| NBC

Programs with multiple wins

Totals include wins for Outstanding Variety Series.

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;9 wins

;8 wins

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Programs with multiple nominations

Totals include nominations for Outstanding Variety Series.

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;29 nominations

;10 nominations

;6 nominations

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;4 nominations

;3 nominations

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;2 nominations

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Total awards by network

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  • NBC – 6
  • Comedy Central – 2
  • HBO – 2

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Notes

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References

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