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'' is an American comedy television series created by

Dan Harmon Daniel James Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator and producer of the NBC/Yahoo! Screen sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), creator and host of the comedy podcast ''Harmontown ...

. The show ran for six seasons and 110 episodes, with its first five seasons airing on NBC from September 17, 2009 to April 17, 2014 and the final season airing on

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from March 17, 2015 to June 2, 2015. Set at Greendale Community College, the series stars an

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playing members of a diverse study group. The

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includes

Joel McHale Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, and television host. He is best known for hosting ''The Soup'' (2004–2015) and his role as Jeff Winger on the NBC sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015). He has performed i ...

as Jeff Winger, Gillian Jacobs as Britta Perry, Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir, Yvette Nicole Brown as Shirley Bennett, Alison Brie as Annie Edison,

Donald Glover Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (; born September 25, 1983), also known by his stage name Childish Gambino (), is an American entertainer, writer, director, and producer. After working in Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glove ...

as Troy Barnes, Ken Jeong as Ben Chang,

Chevy Chase Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase (; born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He became a key cast member in the first season of ''Saturday Night Live'', where his recurring ''Weekend Update'' segment became a staple of the ...

as Pierce Hawthorne, and Jim Rash as Dean Craig Pelton. A comedy about friendships and relationships, the show uses frequent

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references and

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, as well as high-concept episodes including documentary spoofs, action movie homages and storylines inspired by movies. Despite being critically acclaimed and gaining a cult following, the show faced production issues and repeatedly came close to cancellation. The third season was subject to a mid-season replacement, its second half airing months later than originally planned. Harmon was fired as

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for the fourth season, though he was rehired by the fifth season. The end of the fourth season and middle of the fifth season saw the departures of Chase and Glover, respectively. The show was cancelled by NBC and moved to Yahoo! Screen for its sixth and final season, which also saw the departure of Brown. ''Community'' was effectively cancelled when Yahoo! Screen shut down in 2016. Over the course of its run, the series was nominated for many awards, including four

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s (winning one), ten

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s (winning one), and six

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(winning one). Among the main cast, McHale and Pudi were the most nominated individuals with seven nominations each; McHale won two awards and Pudi won one. Several episodes, including " Introduction to Statistics", " Modern Warfare", "

Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American comedy television series ''Community'' and the thirty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on NBC on December 9, 2010. In a break from the show's ...

", and "

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", received individual nominations for awards. Some commentators have considered the show's relative lack of awards recognition at the Emmys to be a snub.For examples, see: * * * *

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