50th Emmy Awards: Comedy Series Nominees

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

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Outstanding Comedy Series

• Ally McBeal (Fox)
• Frasier (NBC)
• The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
• Seinfeld (NBC)
• 3rd Rock From the Sun (NBC)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

• Allan Arkush: Ally McBeal: “Cro-Magnon”
• James Frawley: Ally McBeal: Pilot
• James Burrows: Dharma & Greg: Pilot
• Todd Holland: The Larry Sanders Show:“ Flip”
• Terry Hughes: 3rd Rock From the Sun: “Dick and the Other Guy”

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

• David E. Kelley: Ally McBeal: “Theme of Life”
• Lawrence Broch: Ellen: “Emma”
• Joe Keenan: Frasier: “The Ski Lodge”
• Richard Day, Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck: The Larry Sanders Show: “Putting the 'Gay' Back in Litigation”
• Peter Tolan and Garry Shandling: The Larry Sanders Show: “Flip”

Comedy Acting Nominees