2025 Emmy predictions: best comedy series
No fewer than 20 shows received votes in this category in Round 1. And in something of a surprise, 'The Studio' landed ahead of reigning champ 'Hacks' in a battle of inside-baseball Hollywood comedies.
'Two brilliant showbiz satires, 'Hacks' and 'The Studio,' will likely be battling it out,' predicts Matt Roush. Trey Mangum says 'Abbott Elementary' is at its best now, but its 'main competition will be 'Hacks,' another show that, seasons in, is delivering some of its best work.'
Meanwhile, FX's once-dominant 'The Bear' is on the bubble in our poll — whether as a result of its category placement or its third season's mixed reception.
'We all know 'The Bear' is going to show up here, but let's pretend that voters gave that slot to an actual comedy,' says Kristen Baldwin, trumpeting 'Somebody Somewhere' instead. Glenn Whipp argues instead that the series' most recent run 'dazzled at its best, from the revelatory, impressionistic opener to the beautiful Tina origin story, 'Napkins.' And yes, (chef), it's a comedy.'
Praising the comedy field as a much-needed respite from outside events, Lorraine Ali writes, 'Here are the comedies that deserve to be honored because they stopped us from drowning in our own tears: 'Somebody Somewhere,' 'We Are Lady Parts,' 'Mo,' 'Poker Face,' 'Resident Alien' and 'Deli Boys.' ' While Tracy Brown adds, ''Agatha All Along' had me at campy, witchy and queer.'
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1. 'The Studio'2. 'Hacks'3. 'Abbott Elementary'4. (tie) 'Poker Face'4. (tie) 'Somebody Somewhere'6. 'Deli Boys'7. 'Only Murders in the Building'8. 'Shrinking'9. 'The Bear'10. 'Agatha All Along'
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