TV Show of the Year (Comedy)

This was a gut busting year and that’s not including the large amount of cake and hot dogs I ate during the New Year’s celebration this year. Thankfully, I heard that laughing can burn calories and the treadmill we just got home delivered doesn’t even work so I’ll be relying more on laughter to keep me slim and trim!

• 30 Rock
Let’s face it. 30 Rock is golden. It’s got the zaniness of a Zucker film (Hot Shots, Airplane!, Naked Gun), but still maintains hidden strings to keep the show grounded enough for audiences to remain attached to the characters. It’s an amazing balancing act, but the brilliant cast of characters and writers do it with ease.

• Modern Family
This show has been the AED for ABC. They hit all the right notes. The different points of view on the definition of family are thoughtfully written and always bring a smile to my face. I root for everyone, even when some of them butt heads against each other. It’s almost as if some higher power (Ed O’Neil) reached down and resuscitated the flailing channel.

• How I Met Your Mother
I was slow to hop aboard this show and have been kicking myself for that ever since The Doc graciously introduced me to how funny that show really is. All of the characters are hilarious. All of the storylines are entertaining. And once I learned that Bob Saget does the narrations, I was “super sold” on the show.

• Family Guy
I have to give kudos to the Emmys. They finally nominated Family Guy for best comedy—something we all knew should have happened ever since its first season on Fox after the show’s second cancellation. It’s one of the few shows where I own every season on DVD and watch it whenever I can and this season is right up there with all of the others. Seth MacFarlane is a comedy genius and he knows how to push the right buttons to make me laugh, be grossed out, and laugh some more.

• The Colbert Report
I’m an unofficial member of the official unofficial Colbert Report fan site called ColbertNation.com. Every show is gold. The Threat Down, Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger, Alpha Dog of the Week, and so on are all tasty treats to serve up horrible news with a funny spoonful of sugar to help everything go down smoothly.

And the Winner is…
30 Rock!

Yep, no shockers or upsets in this category. Do I really need to explain why this show wins? Watch the show. If Jane Krakowski doesn’t make you laugh with her first scene, then maybe the next one will.