“Modern Family,” “Bridesmaids,” “30 Rock” and Louis C.K. lead the nominees list for the second annual installment of “The Comedy Awards,” each racking up five nominations, Comedy Central said Tuesday.

Nominees are chosen by the Comedy Awards’ board of directors, which includes Stephen Colbert, Carol Burnett, James Burrows, Brad Grey, Chris Rock and Ray Romano, among numerous others.
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Late Night ‘s David Letterman, stand-up comic Louis C.K. and TV hitModern Family were winners at the first-ever American Comedy Awards on the weekend.

The fledgling U.S. honour, hosted by the Comedy Central network in New York on Saturday night, presented awards for achievements in a host of categories that recognized film, television, sketch and online comedy.

Mockumentary-style TV comedy Modern Family nabbed the trophy for best comedy series as well as for its direction.

Source: CBC News

Comedy Central is planning its first-ever Comedy Awards on April 10, and Modern Family is doing well with nominations in:

Comedy Series

• 30 Rock
• Eastbound & Down
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Modern Family
• The Office

TV Comedy Actor

• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Ty Burrell, Modern Family
• Steve Carell, The Office
• Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
• Danny McBride, Eastbound & Down

TV Comedy Writing

• 30 Rock
• Louie
• Modern Family
• The Office
• The Simpsons

TV Comedy Directing

• 30 Rock
• Community
• Modern Family
• The Office
• Saturday Night Live

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