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divorced)<br /> • Gaby Monet (her death)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">One daughter</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Coleman Jacoby</b> (April 16, 1915 –  October 20, 2010) was an American <a href="/wiki/Comedy_writer" class="mw-redirect" title="Comedy writer">comedy writer</a> for radio and television.<sup id="cite_ref-NYTObit_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTObit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coleman_Jacoby&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born Coleman Jacobs in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, his father abandoned the family mother died when he was young. </p><p>He was raised at the Jewish Home for Babies and Children from age 7. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Coleman_Jacoby&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After studying art, he moved to <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, where he worked painting murals for nightclubs. He also started writing jokes for comedians. Joke writing for <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hope" title="Bob Hope">Bob Hope</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fred_Allen" title="Fred Allen">Fred Allen</a> paved the way for steady work in radio. He changed his name to <b>Jacoby</b> on the recommendation of columnist <a href="/wiki/Earl_Wilson_(columnist)" title="Earl Wilson (columnist)">Earl Wilson</a>. </p><p>He wrote for <a href="/wiki/Sid_Caesar" title="Sid Caesar">Sid Caesar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Imogene_Coca" title="Imogene Coca">Imogene Coca</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/Your_Show_of_Shows" title="Your Show of Shows">Your Show of Shows</a></i>. Later, after teaming up with his longtime partner <a href="/w/index.php?title=Arnie_Rosen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arnie Rosen (page does not exist)">Arnie Rosen</a>, he wrote extensively for <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Gleason" title="Jackie Gleason">Jackie Gleason</a> and <a href="/wiki/Art_Carney" title="Art Carney">Art Carney</a>. 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Allardice">James Allardice</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jack_Douglas_(writer)" title="Jack Douglas (writer)">Jack Douglas</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hal_Kanter" title="Hal Kanter">Hal Kanter</a> & <a href="/wiki/Harry_Winkler_(writer)" title="Harry Winkler (writer)">Harry Winkler</a> for <i>The George Gobel Show</i> (1955)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap"><a href="/wiki/Arnold_M._Auerbach" title="Arnold M. Auerbach">Arnold M. Auerbach</a> & <a href="/wiki/Barry_Blitzer" title="Barry Blitzer">Barry Blitzer</a> & Vincent Bogert & <a href="/wiki/Nat_Hiken" title="Nat Hiken">Nat Hiken</a> & <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Coleman Jacoby</a> & Harvey Orkin & Arnold Rosen & <a href="/wiki/Terry_Ryan_(screenwriter)" title="Terry Ryan (screenwriter)">Terry Ryan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tony_Webster_(screenwriter)" title="Tony Webster (screenwriter)">Tony Webster</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phil_Silvers_Show" title="The Phil Silvers Show">The Phil Silvers Show</a></i></span> (1956)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1957)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap">Billy Friedberg & <a href="/wiki/Nat_Hiken" title="Nat Hiken">Nat Hiken</a> & <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Coleman Jacoby</a> & Arnold Rosen & A.J. Russell & <a href="/wiki/Terry_Ryan_(screenwriter)" title="Terry Ryan (screenwriter)">Terry Ryan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Phil_Sharp_(screenwriter)" title="Phil Sharp (screenwriter)">Phil Sharp</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tony_Webster_(screenwriter)" title="Tony Webster (screenwriter)">Tony Webster</a> & Sydney Zelinka for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phil_Silvers_Show" title="The Phil Silvers Show">The Phil Silvers Show</a></i></span> (1958)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Balzer" title="George Balzer">George Balzer</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hal_Goldman" title="Hal Goldman">Hal Goldman</a> & Al Gordon & <a href="/wiki/Sam_Perrin" title="Sam Perrin">Sam Perrin</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Benny_Program" title="The Jack Benny Program">The Jack Benny Show</a></i> (1959)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Balzer" title="George Balzer">George Balzer</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hal_Goldman" title="Hal Goldman">Hal Goldman</a> & Al Gordon & <a href="/wiki/Sam_Perrin" title="Sam Perrin">Sam Perrin</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Benny_Program" title="The Jack Benny Program">The Jack Benny Show</a></i> (1960)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dave_O%27Brien_(actor)" title="Dave O'Brien (actor)">Dave O'Brien</a> & <a href="/wiki/Martin_Ragaway" title="Martin Ragaway">Martin Ragaway</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Schwartz" title="Sherwood Schwartz">Sherwood Schwartz</a> & <a href="/wiki/Al_Schwartz_(writer)" title="Al Schwartz (writer)">Al Schwartz</a> & <a href="/wiki/Red_Skelton" title="Red Skelton">Red Skelton</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Red_Skelton_Show" title="The Red Skelton Show">The Red Skelton Show</a></i> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Reiner" title="Carl Reiner">Carl Reiner</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show" title="The Dick Van Dyke Show">The Dick Van Dyke Show</a></i> (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Reiner" title="Carl Reiner">Carl Reiner</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show" title="The Dick Van Dyke Show">The Dick Van Dyke Show</a></i> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Denoff" title="Sam Denoff">Sam Denoff</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bill_Persky" title="Bill Persky">Bill Persky</a> for "Coast to Coast Big Mouth" (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Buck_Henry" title="Buck Henry">Buck Henry</a> & <a href="/wiki/Leonard_B._Stern" title="Leonard B. Stern">Leonard B. Stern</a> for "Ship of Spies: Parts 1 and 2" (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Allan_Burns" title="Allan Burns">Allan Burns</a> & <a href="/wiki/Chris_Hayward" title="Chris Hayward">Chris Hayward</a> for "The Coming Out Party" (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1969)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_L._Brooks" title="James L. Brooks">James L. Brooks</a> & <a href="/wiki/Allan_Burns" title="Allan Burns">Allan Burns</a> for "Support Your Local Mother" (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Burt_Styler" title="Burt Styler">Burt Styler</a> for "Edith's Problem" (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lee_Kalcheim" title="Lee Kalcheim">Lee Kalcheim</a> & <a href="/wiki/Michael_Ross_(screenwriter)" title="Michael Ross (screenwriter)">Michael Ross</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bernie_West" title="Bernie West">Bernie West</a> for "The Bunkers and the Swingers" (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Treva_Silverman" title="Treva Silverman">Treva Silverman</a> for "The Lou and Edie Story" (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Daniels" title="Stan Daniels">Stan Daniels</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ed._Weinberger" title="Ed. Weinberger">Ed. Weinberger</a> for "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" (1975)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Lloyd_(writer)" title="David Lloyd (writer)">David Lloyd</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Chuckles_Bites_the_Dust" title="Chuckles Bites the Dust">Chuckles Bites the Dust</a>" (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap"><a href="/wiki/James_L._Brooks" title="James L. Brooks">James L. Brooks</a> & <a href="/wiki/Allan_Burns" title="Allan Burns">Allan Burns</a> & <a href="/wiki/Stan_Daniels" title="Stan Daniels">Stan Daniels</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ellison" title="Bob Ellison">Bob Ellison</a> & <a href="/wiki/David_Lloyd_(writer)" title="David Lloyd (writer)">David Lloyd</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ed._Weinberger" title="Ed. Weinberger">Ed. Weinberger</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Last_Show_(The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show)" title="The Last Show (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)">The Last Show</a>"</span> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harve_Brosten" title="Harve Brosten">Harve Brosten</a> & <a href="/wiki/Barry_Harman" title="Barry Harman">Barry Harman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Schiller" title="Bob Schiller">Bob Schiller</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Weiskopf" title="Bob Weiskopf">Bob Weiskopf</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Cousin_Liz" title="Cousin Liz">Cousin Liz</a>" (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1979)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/R.J._Colleary" title="R.J. Colleary">R.J. Colleary</a> for "The Photographer" (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Leeson" title="Michael J. Leeson">Michael J. Leeson</a> for "Tony's Sister and Jim" (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Estin" title="Ken Estin">Ken Estin</a> for "Elegant Iggy" (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Glen_and_Les_Charles" title="Glen and Les Charles">Glen Charles and Les Charles</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Give_Me_a_Ring_Sometime" title="Give Me a Ring Sometime">Give Me a Ring Sometime</a>" (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Angell" title="David Angell">David Angell</a> for "Old Flames" (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ed._Weinberger" title="Ed. Weinberger">Ed. Weinberger</a> & <a href="/wiki/Michael_J._Leeson" title="Michael J. Leeson">Michael J. Leeson</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(The_Cosby_Show)" title="Pilot (The Cosby Show)">"Pilot" (<i>The Cosby Show</i>)</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Fanaro" title="Barry Fanaro">Barry Fanaro</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mort_Nathan" title="Mort Nathan">Mort Nathan</a> for "A Little Romance" (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gary_David_Goldberg" title="Gary David Goldberg">Gary David Goldberg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Alan_Uger" title="Alan Uger">Alan Uger</a> for "<a href="/wiki/A,_My_Name_is_Alex" title="A, My Name is Alex">A, My Name is Alex</a>" (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Wilson_(director)" title="Hugh Wilson (director)">Hugh Wilson</a> for "The Bridge" (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Diane_English" title="Diane English">Diane English</a> for "Pilot" (<i>Murphy Brown</i>) (1989)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brush" title="Bob Brush">Bob Brush</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Good-bye_(The_Wonder_Years)" title="Good-bye (The Wonder Years)">Good-bye</a>" (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Dontzig" title="Gary Dontzig">Gary Dontzig</a> & <a href="/wiki/Steven_Peterman" title="Steven Peterman">Steven Peterman</a> for "Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way" (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elaine_Pope" title="Elaine Pope">Elaine Pope</a> & <a href="/wiki/Larry_Charles" title="Larry Charles">Larry Charles</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Fix-Up" title="The Fix-Up">The Fix-Up</a>" (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_David" title="Larry David">Larry David</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Contest" title="The Contest">The Contest</a>" (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Angell" title="David Angell">David Angell</a> & <a href="/wiki/Peter_Casey_(screenwriter)" title="Peter Casey (screenwriter)">Peter Casey</a> & <a href="/wiki/David_Lee_(screenwriter)" title="David Lee (screenwriter)">David Lee</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Good_Son_(Frasier)" title="The Good Son (Frasier)">The Good Son</a>" (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Ranberg" title="Chuck Ranberg">Chuck Ranberg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Anne_Flett-Giordano" title="Anne Flett-Giordano">Anne Flett-Giordano</a> for "An Affair to Forget" (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Keenan_(writer)" title="Joe Keenan (writer)">Joe Keenan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd_(TV_producer)" title="Christopher Lloyd (TV producer)">Christopher Lloyd</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rob_Greenberg" title="Rob Greenberg">Rob Greenberg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jack_Burditt" title="Jack Burditt">Jack Burditt</a> & <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Ranberg" title="Chuck Ranberg">Chuck Ranberg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Anne_Flett-Giordano" title="Anne Flett-Giordano">Anne Flett-Giordano</a> & <a href="/wiki/Linda_Morris" title="Linda Morris">Linda Morris</a> & <a href="/wiki/Vic_Rauseo" title="Vic Rauseo">Vic Rauseo</a> for "Moon Dance"</span> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="wrap"><a href="/wiki/Ellen_DeGeneres" title="Ellen DeGeneres">Ellen DeGeneres</a> & <a href="/wiki/Mark_Driscoll_(screenwriter)" title="Mark Driscoll (screenwriter)">Mark Driscoll</a> & <a href="/wiki/Dava_Savel" title="Dava Savel">Dava Savel</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Newman" title="Tracy Newman">Tracy Newman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Stark_(actor)" title="Jonathan Stark (actor)">Jonathan Stark</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Puppy_Episode" title="The Puppy Episode">The Puppy Episode</a>"</span> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Tolan" title="Peter Tolan">Peter Tolan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Garry_Shandling" title="Garry Shandling">Garry Shandling</a> for "Flip" (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jay_Kogen" title="Jay Kogen">Jay Kogen</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Merry_Christmas,_Mrs._Moskowitz" title="Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz">Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz</a>" (1999)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Linwood_Boomer" title="Linwood Boomer">Linwood Boomer</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Malcolm_in_the_Middle)" title="Pilot (Malcolm in the Middle)">"Pilot" (<i>Malcolm in the Middle</i>)</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Reid_(screenwriter)" title="Alex Reid (screenwriter)">Alex Reid</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Bowling_(Malcolm_in_the_Middle)" title="Bowling (Malcolm in the Middle)">Bowling</a>" (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Wilmore" title="Larry Wilmore">Larry Wilmore</a> for "Pilot" (<i>The Bernie Mac Show</i>) (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tucker_Cawley" title="Tucker Cawley">Tucker Cawley</a> for "Baggage" (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Hurwitz" title="Mitchell Hurwitz">Mitchell Hurwitz</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Arrested_Development)" title="Pilot (Arrested Development)">"Pilot" (<i>Arrested Development</i>)</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Hurwitz" title="Mitchell Hurwitz">Mitchell Hurwitz</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jim_Vallely" title="Jim Vallely">Jim Vallely</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Righteous_Brothers_(Arrested_Development)" title="Righteous Brothers (Arrested Development)">Righteous Brothers</a>" (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Garcia_(producer)" title="Greg Garcia (producer)">Greg Garcia</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(My_Name_Is_Earl)" title="Pilot (My Name Is Earl)">"Pilot" (<i>My Name Is Earl</i>)</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Daniels" title="Greg Daniels">Greg Daniels</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Gay_Witch_Hunt" title="Gay Witch Hunt">Gay Witch Hunt</a>" (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tina_Fey" title="Tina Fey">Tina Fey</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Cooter_(30_Rock)" title="Cooter (30 Rock)">Cooter</a>" (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Hubbard" title="Matt Hubbard">Matt Hubbard</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Reunion_(30_Rock)" title="Reunion (30 Rock)">Reunion</a>" (2009)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Levitan" title="Steven Levitan">Steven Levitan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd_(TV_producer)" title="Christopher Lloyd (TV producer)">Christopher Lloyd</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Modern_Family)" title="Pilot (Modern Family)">"Pilot" (<i>Modern Family</i>)</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Levitan" title="Steven Levitan">Steven Levitan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Richman" title="Jeffrey Richman">Jeffrey Richman</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Caught_in_the_Act_(Modern_Family)" title="Caught in the Act (Modern Family)">Caught in the Act</a>" (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_C.K." title="Louis C.K.">Louis C.K.</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Pregnant_(Louie)" title="Pregnant (Louie)">Pregnant</a>" (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tina_Fey" title="Tina Fey">Tina Fey</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tracey_Wigfield" title="Tracey Wigfield">Tracey Wigfield</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Last_Lunch" title="Last Lunch">Last Lunch</a>" (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_C.K." title="Louis C.K.">Louis C.K.</a> for "<a href="/wiki/So_Did_the_Fat_Lady" title="So Did the Fat Lady">So Did the Fat Lady</a>" (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Blackwell" title="Simon Blackwell">Simon Blackwell</a> & <a href="/wiki/Armando_Iannucci" title="Armando Iannucci">Armando Iannucci</a> & <a href="/wiki/Tony_Roche_(writer)" title="Tony Roche (writer)">Tony Roche</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Election_Night_(Veep)" title="Election Night (Veep)">Election Night</a>" (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Aziz_Ansari" title="Aziz Ansari">Aziz Ansari</a> & <a href="/wiki/Alan_Yang" title="Alan Yang">Alan Yang</a> for "Parents" (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Aziz_Ansari" title="Aziz Ansari">Aziz Ansari</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lena_Waithe" title="Lena Waithe">Lena Waithe</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Thanksgiving_(Master_of_None)" title="Thanksgiving (Master of None)">Thanksgiving</a>" (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Amy_Sherman-Palladino" title="Amy Sherman-Palladino">Amy Sherman-Palladino</a> for "Pilot" (<i>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</i>) (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Phoebe_Waller-Bridge" title="Phoebe Waller-Bridge">Phoebe Waller-Bridge</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Episode_1_(Fleabag_series_2)" title="Episode 1 (Fleabag series 2)">Episode 1</a>" (2019)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Levy_(Canadian_actor)" title="Dan Levy (Canadian actor)">Dan Levy</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Happy_Ending_(Schitt%27s_Creek)" title="Happy Ending (Schitt's Creek)">Happy Ending</a>" 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