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Dateline: 07/29/99 ~ Updated: 09/13/99

The 51st Annual Emmy Comedy Awards
Readers Poll


The awards were distributed September 12th with several comedy category surprises, as you'll notice in this complete list of winners posted in USA Today. Compare the official results with our esteemed voters here at About Humor. The voting in our poll is over, but you can see how we fared below.

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This poll is not scientific and is meant only for fun. Write-in votes deface your monitor.

Comedy Series

My choice for Comedy Series is

Ally McBeal, Fox
Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS
Frasier, NBC
Friends, NBC
Sex and the City, HBO

Actor

My choice for Actor is

Michael J. Fox, Spin City, ABC
Kelsey Grammer, Frasier, NBC
John Lithgow, 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC
Paul Reiser, Mad About You, NBC
Ray Romano, Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS

Actress

My choice for Actress is

Jenna Elfman, Dharma & Greg, ABC
Calista Flockhart, Ally McBeal, Fox
Patricia Heaton, Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS
Helen Hunt, Mad About You, NBC
Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City, HBO

Supporting Actor

My choice for Supporting Actor is

Peter Boyle, Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS
John Mahoney, Frasier, NBC
Peter MacNicol, Ally McBeal, Fox
David Hyde Pierce, Frasier, NBC
David Spade, Just Shoot Me, NBC

Supporting Actress

My choice for Supporting Actress is

Kristen Johnston, 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC
Lisa Kudrow, Friends, NBC
Lucy Liu, Ally McBeal, Fox
Wendie Malick, Just Shoot Me, NBC
Doris Roberts, Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

My choice for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series is

Mel Brooks, Mad About You, NBC
Woody Harelson, Frasier, NBC
Charles Nelson Reilly, The Drew Carey Show, ABC
John Ritter, Ally McBeal, Fox
William Shatner, 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

My choice for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series is

Christine Baranski, Frasier, NBC
Kathy Bates, 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC
Piper Laurie, Frasier, NBC
Laurie Metcalf, 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC
Tracey Ullman, Ally McBeal, Fox

Variety, Music or Comedy Series

My choice for Variety, Music or Comedy Series is

Dennis Miller Live, HBO
Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, ABC
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC
Tracey Takes On, HBO

Variety, Music or Comedy Special

My choice for Variety, Music or Comedy Special is

71st Annual Academy Awards, ABC
George Carlin: You Are All Diseased, HBO
Jerry Seinfeld, I'm Telling You for the Last Time, HBO
John Leguizamo's Freak, HBO
1998 Tony Awards, CBS

Performance in a Variety or Music Program

My choice for Performance in a Variety or Music Program is

George Carlin, George Carlin: You Are All Diseased, HBO
John Leguizamo, John Leguizamo's Freak, HBO
Dennis Miller, Dennis Miller Live, HBO
Chris Rock, The Chris Rock Show, HBO
Tracey Ullman, Tracey Takes On, HBO

Animated Program (for programming one hour or less)

My choice for Animated Program is

Futurama, Fox
King of the Hill, Fox
The PJs, Fox
The Powerpuff Girls, Cartoon Network
The Simpsons, Fox

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