Issa Rae, Pamela Adlon — women lead the way in Emmys comedy categories
by Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times
Jun 18, 2020
3 minutes
For the last five years, the Emmy for comedy series has gone to shows telling a woman's story - "Veep," "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and "Fleabag."
That might not continue this year, as two of the season's strongest contenders, the sweet family saga "Schitt's Creek" and the insightful Muslim American comedy "Ramy," could easily win - and few would argue with either outcome.
What's most noteworthy this year, though, is that voters could easily fill the entire comedy series slate with shows starring women and, in doing so, have one of the strongest
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