Best Comedy Album
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Best Comedy Album is a Grammy Award category that honors outstanding comedic recordings, typically including stand-up performances and other spoken-word humor releases.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grammy Award category
ⓘ
music award category ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
Recording Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Recording Academy
|
| awardedFor |
artistic achievement in comedy recordings
ⓘ
overall excellence in comedy recordings ⓘ technical proficiency in comedy recordings ⓘ |
| awardFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field |
comedy
ⓘ
recorded entertainment ⓘ |
| firstAwardedAt |
1959 Grammy Awards
ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Annual Grammy Awards
|
| formerName |
Best Comedy Album, Spoken Word
ⓘ
Best Comedy Performance ⓘ Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording ⓘ
surface form:
Best Comedy Recording
|
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasAwardItem | Grammy Award statuette ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType |
genre-specific award
ⓘ
performance-based award ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRequirement | primarily English-language recordings ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
album
ⓘ
audio recording ⓘ |
| hasNotableFormatChange | category definitions and names have changed over time ⓘ |
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| includesSubgenre |
improvisational comedy
ⓘ
musical comedy ⓘ sketch comedy ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | various cities in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Bill Cosby
ⓘ
Chris Rock ⓘ Dave Chappelle ⓘ George Carlin ⓘ Louis C.K. ⓘ Richard Pryor ⓘ Robin Williams ⓘ Weird Al Yankovic ⓘ |
| organizer |
Recording Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
|
| partOf | General Field categories of the Grammy Awards ⓘ |
| presentedAt |
Grammy Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Awards
|
| recordingType |
comedy-focused audio program
ⓘ
non-musical spoken word with comedic content ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
outstanding comedic recordings
ⓘ
spoken-word humor releases ⓘ stand-up comedy performances ⓘ |
| submissionRequirement |
commercially released recording
ⓘ
release within the eligibility year ⓘ |
| typicalFormat |
live stand-up recording
ⓘ
studio comedy album ⓘ |
| votingBody | voting members of The Recording Academy ⓘ |
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