Comedy Central, “Veep”, “Silicon Valley”, Louis C.K., and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Come Up Big in 2015 Primetime Emmy Nominations

Comedy Central received 26 Primetime Emmy nominations as a network, 9 went to Louis C.K. for his show Louie/hosting SNL/his own stand-up special and Veep, and 7 went to both Silicon Valley and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Actually, Veep, SNL, Inside Amy Schumer, Silicon Valley, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Key & Peele, The Late Show with David Letterman, Louie, The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, The Simpsons, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Last Man on Earth, and Last Week Tonight got more than four nominations each.

As far as networks go, Comedy Central racked its 25 Emmys between it plethora of acclaimed series including Inside Amy Schumer, Key & Peele, The Daily Show, @midnight with Chris Hardwick, South Park, Drunk History and The Colbert Report.

Cartoon Network got 4 nominations, Adult Swim received 3, and Funny or Die, IFC, and LouisCK.net all received 2.

Here are the individual nominees in the major categories:

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
black-ish-Anthony Anderson
Episodes-Matt LeBlanc
House Of Lies-Don Cheadle
The Last Man On Earth-Will Forte
Louie-Louis C.K.
Shameless-William H. Macy
Transparent-Jeffrey Tambor

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
The Comeback-Lisa Kudrow
Grace And Frankie-Lily Tomlin
Inside Amy Schumer-Amy Schumer
Nurse Jackie-Edie Falco
Parks And Recreation-Amy Poehler
Veep-Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Late Show With David Letterman
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Outstanding Comedy Series
Louie
Modern Family
Parks And Recreation
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Veep

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
Drunk History
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Portlandia
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine-Andre Braugher
Girls-Adam Driver
Key & Peele-Keegan-Michael Key
Modern Family-Ty Burrell
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt-Tituss Burgess
Veep-Tony Hale

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory-Mayim Bialik
Getting On-Niecy Nash
Modern Family-Julie Bowen
Mom-Allison Janney
Saturday Night Live-Kate McKinnon
Transparent-Gaby Hoffmann
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt-Jane Krakowski
Veep-Anna Chlumsky

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
The Comedians-Mel Brooks
Inside Amy Schumer-Paul Giamatti
Saturday Night Live-Bill Hader
Saturday Night Live-Louis C.K.
Transparent-Bradley Whitford
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt-Jon Hamm

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory-Christine Baranski
Girls-Gaby Hoffmann
Louie-Pamela Adlon
Modern Family-Elizabeth Banks
Shameless-Joan Cusack
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt-Tina Fey

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
Episodes
The Last Man On Earth
Louie
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
The Last Man On Earth
Louie
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep

Outstanding Variety Special
Bill Maher: Live From D.C.
The Kennedy Center Honors
Louis C.K.: Live At The Comedy Store
Mel Brooks Live At The Geffen
The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Inside Amy Schumer
Key & Peele
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards
Key & Peele Super Bowl Special
Louis C.K.: Live At The Comedy Store
Mel Brooks Live At The Geffen
The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Inside Amy Schumer
Late Show With David Letterman
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program
Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis
Billy On The Street
Childrens Hospital
Key & Peele Presents Van And Mike: The Ascension

Outstanding Interactive Program
@midnight With Chris Hardwick
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Saturday Night Live: SNL40
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Outstanding Animated Program
Archer
Bob’s Burgers
Over The Garden Wall
The Simpsons
South Park

Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
Adventure Time
Disney Mickey Mouse
Regular Show
Robot Chicken
Steven Universe
Wander Over Yonder

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Bob’s Burgers-John Roberts
Family Guy-Seth MacFarlane
Robot Chicken-Seth Green
The Simpsons-Dan Castellaneta
The Simpsons-Tress MacNeille
The Simpsons-Hank Azaria

Take a good long look at all of this note how this is a transitional period for comedy as the likes of Parks and Recreation, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Late Show with David Letterman have come to a close while Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Last Man on Earth signal the arrival of newcomers.

Get the full list of 2015 Primetime Emmy Nominees here.