| Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | TV Week |
| First award | 1967 |
| Website | www |
The Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Comedy Program is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award is given to recognise an outstanding Australian comedy series. The winner and nominees of this award are chosen by television industry juries.[1]
It was first awarded at the 9th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1967 as Best Comedy.[2] The award was renamed many times in subsequent ceremonies; Best Australian Comedy (1968, 1972-1974),[2][3] Best Comedy Show (1969),[2] Best Comedy (1970).[3] This award category was eliminated in 1975.
The category was reinstated as the Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Program in 1998[4] but in 1999, the category was dropped. From 2000, the award category was restored as Most Outstanding Comedy Program.[5] In 2010, the category changed to Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program which included comedy panel, talent and variety shows.[6] From 2015, the category was split into Most Outstanding Entertainment Program and a reinstated Most Outstanding Comedy Program category.[7] This award category was eliminated again in 2018.[8]
- ^ "Full list of nominations for the 55th Annual TV Week Logie Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.
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1970-1973 Logieswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Logie Awards 1990-1993". australian television information archive. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Logie Awards 2000". australian television information archive. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Logie Awards 2010". australian television information archive. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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2015 Logieswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Knox, David (28 May 2018). "Logie revamp drops categories". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 June 2018.