Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program


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.
It was first awarded at the 9th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1967 as Best Comedy. The award was renamed many times in subsequent ceremonies; Best Australian Comedy, Best Comedy Show, Best Comedy. This award category was eliminated in 1975.
The category was reinstated as the Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Program in 1998 but in 1999, the category was dropped. From 2000, the award category was restored as Most Outstanding Comedy Program. In 2010, the category changed to Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program which included comedy panel, talent and variety shows. From 2015, the category was split into Most Outstanding Entertainment Program and a reinstated Most Outstanding Comedy Program category. This award category was eliminated again in 2018.

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year for Best Australian Comedy.
YearProgramNetworkRef
1967My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?Seven Network
1968My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?Seven Network
1969I've Married A BachelorABC
1971Noel Ferrier's Australia A-ZABC
1972The GroupNine Network
1973The GodfathersSeven Network
1974The Aunty Jack ShowABC
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Listed below are the winners of the award for each year for Most Outstanding Comedy Program.
YearProgramNetworkRef
1998FrontlineABC
1998McFeastABC
1998Club BuggeryABC
2000The Micallef ProgramABC
2000BackBernerABC
2000Good News WeekABC
2000The PanelNetwork Ten
2001The GamesABC
2001The PanelNetwork Ten
2001The Dream with Roy and HGSeven Network
2001PizzaSBS
2002The Micallef ProgramNetwork Ten
2002The PanelNetwork Ten
2002Rove LiveNetwork Ten
2002PizzaSBS
2002The Election ChaserABC
2002The Monday DumpSeven Network
2003Kath & KimABC
2003CNNNNABC
2003The Ice Dream with Roy and HGSeven Network
2003Russell Coight's All Aussie AdventuresNetwork Ten
2003John Safran's Music JamboreeABC
2004Kath & KimABC
2004CNNNNABC
2004The Glass HouseABC
2004PizzaSBS
2004An Audience with Dame EdnaThe Comedy Channel
2005The Chaser DecidesABC
2005PizzaSBS
2005Kath & KimABC
2005DerrickThe Comedy Channel
2005John Safran vs GodSBS
2006We Can Be HeroesABC
2006The Glass HouseABC
2006Spicks & SpecksABC
2006The Ronnie Johns Half HourNetwork Ten
2006Comedy Inc.: The Late ShiftNine Network
2007Thank God You're HereNetwork Ten
2007The Glass HouseABC
2007Spicks & SpecksABC
2007The Chaser's War On EverythingABC
2007Stupid, Stupid ManTV1
2008Summer Heights HighABC1
2008Thank God You're HereNetwork Ten
2008Kath & KimSeven Network
2008The Chaser's War On EverythingABC
2008WilfredSBS
2009The HollowmenABC
2009Very Small BusinessABC1
2009Review with Myles BarlowABC1
2009Mark Loves SharonNetwork Ten
2009Mr Firth Goes To WashingtonSBS

From 2010 to 2014, comedy nominees were included in the Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program category.
YearProgramNetworkRef
2015UtopiaABC
2015Upper Middle BoganABC
2015Black ComedyABC1
2015Please Like MeABC2
2015Legally BrownSBS
2016Shaun Micallef's Mad as HellABC
2016Please Like MeABC2
2016UtopiaABC
2016No ActivityStan
2016Open SlatherThe Comedy Channel
2017Please Like MeABC
2017Upper Middle BoganABC
2017Shaun Micallef's Mad as HellABC
2017RosehavenABC
2017Black ComedyABC

From 2018 to 2022, comedy nominees were included in the Most Outstanding Entertainment Program category.
YearProgramNetworkRef
2023Colin From AccountsBinge
2023FiskABC
2023Have You Been Paying Attention?Network Ten
2023Shaun Micallef's Mad as HellABC
2023Summer LoveABC
2023Taskmaster AustraliaNetwork Ten