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]
| Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | TV Week |
| First awarded | 1967 |
| Website | www |
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]
Winners and nominees
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Indicates the winning program |
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year for Best Australian Comedy.
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?‡ | Seven Network | |
| 1968 | My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?‡ | Seven Network | |
| 1969 | I've Married A Bachelor‡ | ||
| 1971 | Noel Ferrier's Australia A-Z‡ | ||
| 1972 | The Group‡ | Nine Network | |
| 1973 | The Godfathers‡ | Seven Network | |
| 1974 | The Aunty Jack Show‡ |
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year for Most Outstanding Comedy Program.
From 2010 to 2014, comedy nominees were included in the Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program category.
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Utopia‡ | ABC | |
| Upper Middle Bogan | ABC | ||
| Black Comedy | ABC1 | ||
| Please Like Me | |||
| Legally Brown | SBS | ||
| 2016 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell‡ | ABC | |
| Please Like Me | |||
| Utopia | ABC | ||
| No Activity | |||
| Open Slather | The Comedy Channel | ||
| 2017 | Please Like Me‡ | ABC | |
| Upper Middle Bogan | ABC | ||
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | ABC | ||
| Rosehaven | ABC | ||
| Black Comedy | ABC |
From 2018 to 2022, comedy nominees were included in the Most Outstanding Entertainment Program category.
| Year | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Colin From Accounts‡ | ||
| Fisk | ABC | ||
| Have You Been Paying Attention? | Network Ten | ||
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | ABC | ||
| Summer Love | ABC | ||
| Taskmaster Australia | Network Ten |
Multiple wins
| Wins | |
|---|---|
| Number | Program |
2 | My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? |
2 | The Micallef Program |
2 | Kath & Kim |