The 2021 Emmy Awards returned to familiar form on Sunday night with a live, in-person event broadcast around the globe from outside the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognizing some of the best in television from the past year. Among those are some of the best among comedy series with Ted Lasso winning for Outstanding Comedy Series. The Outstanding Comedy Series category was packed with steep competition, with a strong showing from streaming platforms. Nominated were Ted Lasso (Apple TV+), Hacks (HBO Max), The Flight Attendant (HBO Max), Black-ish (ABC), The Kominsky Method (Netflix), Pen15 (Hulu), Cobra Kai (Netflix), and Emily in Paris (Netflix). Ted Lasso follows the titular character, played by Jason Sudeikis, an American college football coach who has unexpectedly recruited to coach an English Premier League team, AFC Richmond, despite having absolutely no experience with British soccer. The series is currently in its second season on Apple TV+ and series creator Brendan Hunt is hopeful for more.
