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The Commie Awards was an award show that recognized the best in
comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...
in various categories. It was produced by
Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programmin ...
and meant to be a replacement for the defunct
American Comedy Awards The American Comedy Awards were a group of awards presented annually in the United States recognizing performances and performers in the field of comedy, with an emphasis on television comedy and comedy films. They began in 1987, billed as the "f ...
. The first ceremony aired on the network on December 7, 2003. The show featured Rodney Dangerfield receiving a
lifetime achievement award Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include: A * A.C. ...
, and a campaign to release
Tommy Chong Thomas B. Kin Chong (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, musician, activist. He is known for his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin, as well as playing the character Leo on Fox ...
from prison. The show also parodied awards shows themselves with such gags as not awarding Commies to those not present and choosing to then go through the list of nominees until one was present to accept the award or until they began shouting random names of celebrities until a winner was awarded. However for unknown reasons the network discontinued the awards and would not air another comedy awards ceremony until the 2011 Comedy Awards. American comedy and humor awards Comedy Central original programming 2000s in comedy {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub