The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series is an award given at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. This award and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series replaced Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series in 2003.
In the following list, the first titles listed in gold and bold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:
Winners and nominations 1970s Outstanding Film Editing for a Series Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network 1970(22nd) Bracken's World "Sweet Smell of Failure" Bill Mosher NBC The Ghost & Mrs. Muir "The Great Power Failure" Axel R. Hubert ABC Mission: Impossible Arthur David Hilton CBS 1971(23rd) The Bold Ones: The Senator "A Continual Roar of Musketry" Michael Economou NBC The Bold Ones: The Senator "To Taste of Death But Once" Douglas Stewart NBC Hawaii Five-O Arthur David Hilton CBS 1972(24th) Columbo "Death Lends a Hand" Edward M. Abroms NBC The Bold Ones: The Lawyers Richard Bracken, Gloryette Clark and J. Terry Williams NBC Longstreet Joseph Dervin ABC 1973(25th) The Waltons Gene Fowler, Marjorie Fowler and Anthony Wollner CBS M*A*S*H Fred W. Berger and Stanford Tischler CBS The Mary Tyler Moore Show Douglas Hines 1974(26th) The Blue Knight Samuel E. Beetley, Gene Fowler and Marjorie Fowler NBC M*A*S*H Fred W. Berger and Stanford Tischler CBS The Mary Tyler Moore Show Douglas Hines and Bud S. Isaacs
Outstanding Film Editing for a Single Episode of a Comedy Series Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network 1975(27th) The Mary Tyler Moore Show "An Affair to Forget" Douglas Hines CBS M*A*S*H "The General Flipped at Dawn" Fred W. Berger and Stanford Tischler CBS 1976(28th) M*A*S*H "Welcome to Korea" Fred W. Berger and Stanford Tischler CBS The Mary Tyler Moore Show "Chuckles Bites the Dust" Douglas Hines CBS 1977(29th) The Mary Tyler Moore Show "Murray Can't Lose" Douglas Hines CBS M*A*S*H "Dear Sigmund" Samuel E. Beetley and Stanford Tischler CBS 1978(30th) Happy Days "Richie Almost Dies" Ed Cotter ABC The Bob Newhart Show "A Jackie Story" M. Pam Blumenthal CBS The Love Boat "Masquerade/The Caper/Eyes of Love/Hollywood Royalty" Norman Wallerstein and Robert Moore ABC M*A*S*H "Fade Out, Fade In" Larry L. Mills and Stanford Tischler CBS
Outstanding Film Editing for a Series Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network 1979(31st) Taxi "Paper Marriage" M. Pam Blumenthal ABC Dallas "Reunion, Part 2" Fred W. Berger CBS Lou Grant "Hooker" James Galloway M*A*S*H "The Billfold Syndrome" Stanford Tischler and Larry L. Mills
1980s Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network 1980(32nd) Taxi "Louie and the Nice Girl" M. Pam Blumenthal ABC M*A*S*H "The Yalu Brick Road" Stanford Tischler and Larry L. Mills CBSSkag "Pilot" Sidney KatzNBC "The Working Girl, Part 1" Larry Strong 1981(33rd) Taxi "Elaine's Strange Triangle" M. Pam Blumenthal and Jack Michon ABC Dallas "Ewing-Gate" Fred W. Berger CBS Dynasty "The Dinner Party" Dick Darling ABC The Greatest American Hero "Pilot" Christopher Nelson Hill Street Blues "Hill Street Station" Ray Daniels and A. David MarshallNBC "Jungle Madness" Clay Bartels "Rites of Spring" Tom Stevens Lou Grant "Strike" James GallowayCBS M*A*S*H "Death Takes a Holiday" Stanford Tischler and Larry L. Mills Palmerstown, U.S.A. "Crossroads" Bernard Balmuth The White Shadow "A Day in the Life" Tony de Zarraga 1982(34th) Hill Street Blues "Of Mouse and Man" Andrew Chulack NBC Dallas "The Split" Fred W. Berger CBSFame "Musical Bridge" Mark Melnick NBC "Passing Grade" Michael A. Hoey Hill Street Blues "The Second Oldest Profession" Ray Daniels Quincy, M.E. "For Love of Joshua" Jeanene Ambler 1983(35th) Hill Street Blues "Phantom of the Hill" Ray Daniels NBC Cheers "Endless Slumper" Andrew Chulack NBC Dallas "Ewing's Inferno" Fred W. Berger CBS Dynasty "La Mirage" Bob Blake ABC M*A*S*H "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" Stanford Tischler and Larry L. Mills CBS Matt Houston "The Showgirl Murders" Bob Bring ABC Quincy, M.E. "Quincy's Wedding, Part 2" Jeanene Ambler NBC 1984(36th) Cheers "Old Flames" Andrew Chulack NBCCagney & Lacey "The Baby Broker" Millie MooreCBS "Choices" Geoffrey Rowland Hill Street Blues "Parting Is Such Sweep Sorrow" Ray Daniels NBC Simon & Simon "Double Play" Larry Heath CBS 1985(37th) Cagney & Lacey "Who Said It's Fair?, Part 2" Jim Gross CBS Crazy Like a Fox "Pilot" J. Terry Williams CBSMiami Vice "Evan" Robert A. DanielsNBC "Smuggler's Blues" Michael B. Hoggan Murder, She Wrote "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" Donald Douglas CBS
2000s Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (Single or Multi-Camera) Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network 2003(55th) Malcolm in the Middle "If Boys Were Girls" Mark Scheib and Steve Welch Fox Curb Your Enthusiasm "The Corpse Sniffing Dog" Steven Rasch HBO "Krazee-Eyez Killa" Jon Corn Sex and the City "Anchors Away" Wendey Stanzler "Luck Be an Old Lady" Michael Berenbaum 2004(56th) Arrested Development "Pilot" Lee Haxall Fox Curb Your Enthusiasm "Opening Night" Steven Rasch HBO "The Survivor" Jon Corn Scrubs "My Screw Up" John Michel NBC Sex and the City "An American Girl in Paris" Michael Berenbaum and Wendey Stanzler HBO 2005(57th) Desperate Housewives "Pilot" Michael Berenbaum ABC Arrested Development "Good Grief" Richard Candib Fox "Let 'Em Eat Cake" Steven Sprung "Motherboy XXX" Robert Bramwell Desperate Housewives "Pretty Little Picture" Jonathan Posell ABC 2006(58th) My Name Is Earl "Ruined Joy's Wedding" Lance Luckey NBC Arrested Development "The Ocean Walker" Stuart Bass Fox Curb Your Enthusiasm "The Ski Lift" Steven Rasch HBO Desperate Housewives "That's Good, That's Bad" Nancy Morrison ABC The Office "Booze Cruise" Dean Holland NBC "Christmas Party" David Rogers Weeds "Good Shit Lollipop" David Helfand Showtime 2007(59th) The Office "The Job" Dean Holland and David Rogers NBC My Name Is Earl "Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy" Lance Luckey NBC "The Trial" William Marrinson Weeds "Crush Girl Love Panic" Bill Turro Showtime "Ms. Botwin's Neighborhood" David Helfand 2008(60th) Pushing Daisies "Pie-lette" Stuart Bass ABC Curb Your Enthusiasm "The Bat Mitzvah" Steven Rasch HBO The Office "Goodbye, Toby" Dean Holland and David Rogers NBC 30 Rock "Cooter" Ken Eluto Weeds "A Pool and His Money" Bill Turro Showtime 2009(61st) 30 Rock "Apollo, Apollo" Ken Eluto NBC How I Met Your Mother "The Naked Man" Susan Federman CBS The Office "Dream Team" Claire Scanlon NBC "Stress Relief" Dean Holland and David Rogers "Two Weeks" Stuart Bass
2010s Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network 2010(62nd) Modern Family "Pilot" Ryan Case ABC Curb Your Enthusiasm "The Bare Midriff" Steven Rasch HBO "The Table Read" Jonathan Corn and Roger Nygard Modern Family "Family Portrait" Jonathan Schwartz ABC 30 Rock "Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001" Ken Eluto NBC 2011(63rd) How I Met Your Mother "Subway Wars" Susan Federman CBS The Big Bang Theory "The Agreement Dissection" Peter Chakos CBS Modern Family "Halloween" Ryan Case ABC "Slow Down Your Neighbors" Jonathan Schwartz 30 Rock "100" Meg Reticker NBC
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network 2012(64th) Curb Your Enthusiasm "Palestinian Chicken" Steven Rasch HBO Modern Family "Election Day" Steven Rasch ABC "Leap Day" Ryan Case 30 Rock "Leap Day" Meg Reticker NBC "The Tuxedo Begins" Ken Eluto 2013(65th) The Office "Finale" David Rogers and Claire Scanlon NBC Arrested Development "Flight of the Phoenix" Kabir Akhtar and A.J. Dickerson Netflix Louie "Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 2" Susan E. Morse FX Modern Family "Party Crasher" Ryan Case ABC 30 Rock "Hogcock!" / "Last Lunch" Ken Eluto and Meg Reticker NBC 2014(66th) Orange Is the New Black "Tit Punch" William Turro Netflix Modern Family "Las Vegas" Ryan Case ABC Orange Is the New Black "Can't Fix Crazy" Michael S. Stern Netflix "Tall Men With Feelings" Shannon Mitchell Portlandia "Getting Away" Bill Benz and Daniel Gray Longino IFC 2015(67th) Silicon Valley "Two Days of the Condor" Brian Merken HBO Inside Amy Schumer "Last Fuckable Day" Jesse Gordon, Nick Paley, Billy Song and Laura Weinberg Comedy Central The Last Man on Earth "Alive in Tucson" Stacey Schroeder Fox Silicon Valley "Sand Hill Shuffle" Tim Roche HBO Transparent "Pilot" Catherine Haight Amazon 2016(68th) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!" Kabir Akhtar The CW Silicon Valley "Daily Active Users" Tim Roche HBO "The Uptick" Brian Merken Veep "Inauguration" Steven Rasch "Mother" Shawn Paper 2017(69th) Master of None "The Thief" Jennifer Lilly Netflix Silicon Valley "Server Error" Brian Merken HBO "Success Failure" Tim Roche Veep "Chicklet" Roger Nygard and Gennady Fridman "Groundbreaking" Eric Kissack 2018(70th) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel "Pilot" Brian A. Kates Amazon Atlanta "Alligator Man" Isaac Hagy FX "Teddy Perkins" Kyle Reiter Barry "Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth" HBO "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going" Jeff Buchanan 2019(71st) Fleabag "Episode 1" Gary Dollner Amazon Barry "berkman ﹥ block" Kyle Reiter HBO "ronny/lily" Jeff Buchanan Russian Doll "Ariadne" Laura Weinberg Netflix The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel "Simone" Kate Sanford Amazon "We're Going to the Catskills!" Tim Streeto
2020s Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network 2020(72nd) Insecure "Lowkey Trying" Nena Erb and Lynarion Hubbard HBO Curb Your Enthusiasm "Elizabeth, Margaret and Larry" Steve Rasch HBO The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel "A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo..." Kate Sanford and Tim Streeto Prime Video Schitt's Creek "Happy Ending" Trevor Ambrose Pop TV "Start Spreading the News" Paul Winestock What We Do in the Shadows "Resurrection" Yana Gorskaya and Dane McMaster FX 2021(73rd) Ted Lasso "The Hope That Kills You" A.J. Catoline Apple TV+ The Flight Attendant "In Case of Emergency" Heather Persons HBO Max Hacks "Primm" Susan Vaill "There Is No Line" Jessica Brunetto "Tunnel of Love" Ali Greer Ted Lasso "Make Rebecca Great Again" Melissa McCoy Apple TV+ 2022(74th) Barry "starting now" Ali Greer HBO Hacks "There Will Be Blood" Jessica Brunetto HBO Max Insecure "Choices, Okay?!" Nena Erb HBO Only Murders in the Building "Fan Fiction" JoAnne Marie Yarrow Hulu "Open and Shut" Julie Monroe Ted Lasso "No Weddings and a Funeral" A.J. Catoline Apple TV+ "Rainbow" Melissa McCoy 2023(75th) The Bear "System" Joanna Naugle FX Barry "wow" Franky Guttman and Ali Greer HBO Only Murders in the Building "The Last Day of Bunny Folger" Peggy Tachdjian Hulu Ted Lasso "Mom City" A.J. Catoline and Alex Szabo Apple TV+ "So Long, Farewell" Melissa McCoy and Francesca Castro What We Do in the Shadows "Go Flip Yourself" Yana Gorskaya and Dane McMaster FX 2024(76th) The Bear "Fishes" Joanna Naugle FX Hacks "The Deborah Vance Christmas Spectacular" Jess Brunetto Max Only Murders in the Building "Sitzprobe" Shelly Westerman and Payton Koch Hulu "The White Room" Peggy Tachdjian Reservation Dogs "Dig" Patrick Tuck and Varun Viswanath FX What We Do in the Shadows "Pride Parade" Liza Cardinale and A.J. Dickerson 2025(77th) The Studio "The Promotion" Eric Kissack Apple TV+ The Bear "Tomorrow" Joanna Naugle FX Hacks "I Love L.A." Susan Vaill HBO Max The Rehearsal "My Controls" Adam Locke-Norton HBO "Pilot's Code" Stacy Moon What We Do in the Shadows "The Finale" Yana Gorskaya, Dane McMaster, Liza Cardinale, and Matthew Freund FX 2026(78th) Hacks "Hacks" Jon Philpot HBO Max The Bear "Bears" Joanna Naugle FX Hacks "The Cube" Peggy Tachdjian HBO Max Widow's Bay "Our History" Isaac Hagy Apple TV "Welcome to Widow's Bay" Kyle Reiter "What to Expect on Your Trip" Jen Bryson
Editors with multiple awards
3 awards M. Pam Blumenthal
2 awards Andrew Chulack Gene Fowler Marjorie Fowler Douglas Hines Joanna Naugle David Rogers
Programs with multiple awards
3 wins Taxi
2 wins The Bear The Mary Tyler Moore Show The Office
Editors with multiple nominations