The American Comedy Awards are a group of awards presented annually in the United States recognizing performances and performers in the field of comedy, with an emphasis on television comedy and comedy films. They began in 1987, billed as the "first awards show to honor all forms of comedy." In 1989, after the death of Lucille Ball, the statue was named "the Lucy" to honor the comic legend.
In 2001, the last edition for 13 years was presented on Comedy Central. NBC revived the awards in May 2014.
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History
George Schlatter created and produced the American Comedy Awards that first aired on ABC, then on Comedy Central. Only the title was similar. It was a TV special honoring comedians. ABC had broadcast a similar awards program for two years in the 1970s; it was called the "American Academy of Humor" and was "founded" by Alan King.
The last ACA ceremony in 2001 was held under the auspices of the cable network, Comedy Central; in 2003 that network replaced them with its own Commie Awards in what turned out to be a one-time replacement. In 2011 Comedy Central created a new annual awards show, The Comedy Awards, which first aired on April 10, 2011.
Maps American Comedy Awards
1987 Awards
Creative Achievement Award
- Norman Lear
Lifetime Achievement Award
1988 awards
Creative Achievement Award
- Blake Edwards
Lifetime Achievement Award
- George Burns
- Imogene Coca
1989 awards
Creative Achievement Award
- Neil Simon
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Katharine Hepburn
- Red Skelton
1990 awards
Creative Achievement Award
- Garry Marshall
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Art Carney
- Betty White
1991 awards
Creative Achievement Award
- Carl Reiner
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Doris Day
- Jack Lemmon
1992 awards
Creative Achievement Award
- Penny Marshall
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Johnny Carson
- Phyllis Diller
1993 awards
Creative Achievement Award
- Billy Crystal
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Shirley MacLaine
- Richard Pryor
1994 awards
Creative Achievement Award
- Mike Nichols
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Dick Van Dyke
- Elaine May
1995 awards
Creative Achievement Award
- Rodney Dangerfield
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Bob Hope
- Audrey Meadows
1996 awards
Creative Achievement Award
- James Burrows
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Anne Bancroft
- Milton Berle
1997 awards
Creative Achievement Award
- Rob Reiner
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Walter Matthau
- Debbie Reynolds
1998 awards
Creative Achievement Award
- Frank Oz
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Jerry Lewis
1999 awards
Creative Achievement Award
- Barry Levinson
2000 Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Steve Martin
2001 awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
- George Carlin
2014 awards
See also
- The Comedy Awards
- Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
- BBC Radio New Comedy Awards
- Robert Benchley Society Award for Humor
References
External links
- American Comedy Awards on IMDb
Source of article : Wikipedia
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