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Nominations for the Second Annual "The Awards" Announced "," "Bridesmaids," "," "Crazy, Stupid, Love." and Louis C.K. Lead the Nominations for Comedy's Biggest of the Year

Television Event To Honor The Best In Comedy Tapes At City's Hammerstein Ballroom On Saturday, April 28 And Premieres On On Sunday, May 6 Nominees Chosen By Prestigious Board of Directors Beginning Today, Fans Can Vote For "Breakout Performer of the Year" At www.thecomedyawards.com

NEW YORK, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nominations for the second annual "" were announced today with "Modern Family," "Bridesmaids," "30 Rock," "Crazy, Stupid, Love." and Louis C.K. leading the way with the most nominations. The annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy will be taped at 's Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday, April 28 and will premiere on COMEDY CENTRAL on Sunday, May 6, 2012.

The nominees for the second annual event reflect an extensive range of comedic talent in , , stand-up and animation. "Modern Family," recipient of the "Comedy Series" award during last year's inaugural show, is once again nominated in the "Comedy Series" category, one of its five total nominations. Other nominees for "Comedy Series" include "30 Rock" (five total nominations), "" (four total nominations), "" (three total nominations) and "."

Leading the way in the "" category are "Bridesmaids" and "Crazy, Stupid, Love." with five total nominations each. Rounding out the "Comedy Film" nominees are "Midnight in Paris" and "" (four total nominations each) and the Academy Award-winning "The Artist," which received three total nominations. The recipients for the " Award," the "Comedy Icon Award" and The Comedy Awards Digital / Best Viral Original nominees will be announced in the coming weeks. A full list of nominations for The Comedy Awards 2012 can be found at the end of this release.

Reactions from The Comedy Awards nominees include:

"I want to thank everyone connected to the award and I want '30 Rock' to win." - , nominated for "Performance by an - TV"

"Does this mean I have to go?" - , nominated for "Performance by an Actor - TV"

"I'm hyped because I can finally wear my tuxedo." - , nominated for "Stand-up Tour"

Nominees were selected by the "The Comedy Awards" Board of Directors, which include such luminaries as: , , Greg Cavic, , James Dixon, Budd Friedman, Jim Gosnell, Rick Greenstein, Brad Grey, Caroline Hirsch, Sharon Jackson, Blair Kohan, Martin Lesak, Steve Levine, Jamie Masada, Adam McKay, Jimmy Miller, O'Brien, Peter Principato, Rivers, Jay Roach, , , Rory Rosegarten, Michael Rotenberg, George Schlatter, , , , , Sandy Wernick and Geof Wills.

Winners will be chosen by The Comedy Awards Voting Body, comprised of professionals from the comedy including writers, producers, performers, directors and stand-ups. And starting today, fans can vote for their pick for "Breakout Performer of the Year" at www.thecomedyawards.com.

"The Comedy Awards" will air on COMEDY CENTRAL as well as COMEDY CENTRAL's international channels across Europe, New Zealand, and Israel. Click here to view a highlight reel from last year's show. Follow "The Comedy Awards" on @thecomedyawards.

Last year, "The Comedy Awards" first annual show honored the biggest names in comedy with appearances by Alec Baldwin, , , , Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, , and , among others. was awarded "The Comedy Awards" most prestigious honor, the "Johnny Carson Award" and Murphy received the "Comedy Icon Award" for his extraordinary contribution to the world of comedy.

"The Comedy Awards" has once again joined forces with the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) to endow The American Comedy Fund. Without a union or other protection, many face unique challenges to succeed and survive. The fund provides much-needed financial assistance, health benefits and other resources for comedians across the country during times of need, crisis or transition. The American Comedy Fund is administered by EIF in collaboration with the Motion Picture & Television Fund and The Fund. Don Mischer, , EVP, Event Production, Entertainment Group and Charlie Haykel are the Executive Producers. Juliane Hare is Producer. Beth McCarthy Miller, the Peabody and DGA Award-Winning and Emmy®-nominated Director, will once again direct "The Comedy Awards."

About Don Mischer Productions

Don Mischer is an internationally acclaimed producer and director of television and live events. He has been honored with 15 Emmy® Awards, a record 10 Directors Guild of Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, 2 NAACP Image Awards, a Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting and Europe's prestigious Golden Rose of Montreux. And this past January, Mischer was also honored by the Producers Guild of America when he received the Achievement Award in Television.

Mischer has consistently chosen to produce programs that share the best of human experience, whether be through the work of our most acclaimed artists or the celebration of our greatest monuments and national events. As a producer-director, his credits range from Halftime Shows (with , , and Paul McCartney); Opening Ceremonies of both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games; and The ; to Obama's Inaugural Concert; Hong Kong's Handover to 1997; and specials with , , , Beyonce, Baryshnikov, , and among others. Mischer's long and illustrious body of work ranks among the best and most-watched in the world of entertainment.

About COMEDY CENTRAL

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THE COMEDY AWARDS 2012 NOMINATIONS

COMEDY FILM "The Artist" "Bridesmaids" "Crazy, Stupid, Love." "Horrible Bosses" "Midnight in Paris"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR—FILM , "Horrible Bosses" , "Crazy, Stupid, Love." Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" , "The Hangover Part II" , "Midnight in Paris"

COMEDY DIRECTOR—FILM , "Midnight in Paris" James Bobin, "" Paul Feig, "Bridesmaids" and , "Crazy, Stupid, Love." Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"

COMEDY SERIES "30 Rock" "Curb Your Enthusiasm" "Happy Endings" "Modern Family" "Parks and Recreation"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR—TV Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" Ty Burrell, "Modern Family" Louis C.K., "" Steve Carell, "" Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" COMEDY DIRECTING—TV "30 Rock" "Curb Your Enthusiasm" "Louie" "Modern Family" "The Office"

ANIMATED COMEDY FILM "Cars 2" "Kung Fu Panda 2" "Puss In Boots" "Rango" "Rio"

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS—FILM , "Horrible Bosses" Cameron Diaz, "Bad Teacher" Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids" , "Crazy, Stupid, Love." Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids"

COMEDY SCREENPLAY "50/50" "Bridesmaids" "Crazy, Stupid, Love." "Horrible Bosses" "Midnight in Paris"

ANIMATED COMEDY SERIES "Archer" "Family Guy" "The Life & Times of Tim" "" ""

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS—TV , "" Tina Fey, "30 Rock" , "Parks and Recreation" Kristen Wiig, "" Sofia Vergara, "Modern Family"

COMEDY WRITING—TV "30 Rock" "Curb Your Enthusiasm" "Louie" "Modern Family" "Parks and Recreation" "Saturday Night Live"

LATE NIGHT COMEDY SERIES "" " with Jon Stewart" " with " "Late Show with David Letterman" "Real Time with "

BREAKOUT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Zooey Deschanel Glover Melissa McCarthy CLUB COMIC Ted Alexandro

SKETCH / SERIES "Childrens Hospital" "Louie" "" "Saturday Night Live" "Tosh.0"

COMEDY SPECIAL OF THE YEAR "Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater" ": Me Doing Standup" " Finest Hour" " Long Story Short" ": Happy Thoughts"

STAND-UP TOUR Louis C.K. Kevin Hart Jerry

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