# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. The category was initiated in 2016 alongside Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series. The awards replaced the now-retired category for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program. In 2021, this award was merged with Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series to form the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series. These awards were not presented at the Primetime Emmy Awards show, but at the Creative Arts Emmy Award show.

## Winners and nominations
### 2010s

| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
| 2016 (68th) |
| 2016 (68th) | Park Bench with Steve Buscemi | Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Wren Arthur, Justin Wilkes, Joe Killian and Jon Doran, executive producers | AOL |
| 2016 (68th) | Epic Rap Battles of History | Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist, executive producers | YouTube |
| 2016 (68th) | Gay of Thrones | Erin Gibson, executive producer; Matt Mazany and Ross Buran, producers | funnyordie.com |
| 2016 (68th) | Honest Trailers | Andy Signore and Barry Blumberg, executive producers; Dan Murrell and Spencer Gilbert, producers | YouTube |
| 2016 (68th) | Making a Scene with James Franco | Vince Jolivette, Eric Day, Jen Heftler, Jay Davis and Mark Koops, executive producers; James Franco, host/principal performer | AOL |
| 2017 (69th) |
| 2017 (69th) | The Daily Show — Between the Scenes | Trevor Noah, executive producer/host; Jennifer Flanz and Steve Bodow, executive producers; Ramin Hedayati, supervising producer; Jocelyn Conn, produced by | thedailyshow.com |
| 2017 (69th) | Behind The Voice | Chad Hines, executive producer; Amanda Horning, supervising producer; Suzanne Lee, producer | YouTube |
| 2017 (69th) | Epic Rap Battles of History | Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist, executive producers | YouTube |
| 2017 (69th) | Honest Trailers | Andy Signore, executive producer; Dan Murrell, Spencer Gilbert, Michael Bolton and Christina Kline, producers | YouTube |
| 2017 (69th) | The Star Wars Show | Mickey Capoferri, executive producer; Scott Bromley and John Harper, producers; Andi Gutierrez, host | YouTube |
| 2018 (70th) |
| 2018 (70th) | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Ben Winston, James Corden and Eric Pankowski, executive producer; Sheila Rogers, supervising producer | Apple Music |
| 2018 (70th) | Creating Saturday Night Live | Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Oz Rodriguez, Chris Voss and Matt Yonks, co-executive producers; Michael Scogin, supervising producer; and Erin Doyle, producer | nbc.com |
| 2018 (70th) | The Daily Show — Between the Scenes | Trevor Noah, executive producer/host; Jennifer Flanz and Steve Bodow, executive producers; Ramin Hedayati, supervising producer; Matt Negrin, producer; Jocelyn Conn, produced by | thedailyshow.com |
| 2018 (70th) | Gay of Thrones | Erin Gibson, Jonathan Van Ness, Kate Lilly and Matt Mazany, executive producers; Ross Buran, producer | Funny or Die |
| 2018 (70th) | Honest Trailers | Dan Murrell, Spencer Gilbert and Joe Starr, producers | YouTube |
| 2018 (70th) | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Cover Room | Jimmy Fallon, executive producer; Chris Tartaro, Chad Wollett, and Julie Gurovitsch, producers; Gerard Bradford and Mike DiCenzo, produced by | nbc.com |
| 2019 (71st) |
| 2019 (71st) | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Ben Winston, James Corden and Eric Pankowski, executive producers; David Young and Sheila Rogers, supervising producers; Diana Miller, producer | Apple Music |
| 2019 (71st) | Billy on the Street | Billy Eichner, executive producer/host; Mike Farah, Doug Brady and Bill Parker, executive producers; Elizabeth Baquet and Ciara Pavia, producers | Funny or Die |
| 2019 (71st) | Gay of Thrones | Erin Gibson, Jonathan Van Ness and Mike Farah, executive producers; Matt Mazany, co-executive producer; Ross Buran, supervising producer; Whitney Hodack, produced by | Funny or Die |
| 2019 (71st) | Honest Trailers | Spencer Gilbert, Dan Murrell and Joe Starr, producers | YouTube |
| 2019 (71st) | The Randy Rainbow Show | Randy Rainbow, executive producer; Tanase Popa, John Retsios, Rich Super and Jeff Romley, producers | YouTube |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
| 2020 (72nd) |
| 2020 (72nd) | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Ben Winston and James Corden, executive producers; David Young, co-executive producer; Sheila Rogers, supervising producer; Diana Miller and Blake Webster, producers | Apple TV |
| 2020 (72nd) | Being at Home with Samantha Bee | Samantha Bee, executive producer/host; Jason Jones, executive producer; Allana Harkin, co-executive producer; Elisa Kreisinger, Mike Drucker and Kristen Bartlett, producers | TBS |
| 2020 (72nd) | Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: The Movie, Sorta Uncut Interviews | Scott Aukerman, Zach Galifianakis, Mike Farah and Caitlin Daley, executive producers; Corinne Eckart, producer | Netflix |
| 2020 (72nd) | Jimmy Kimmel's Quarantine Minilogues | Jimmy Kimmel and Jill Leiderman, executive producers; Molly McNearney, co-executive producer; Tony Romero and Seth Weidner, supervising producers; Danny Ricker, producer | ABC |
| 2020 (72nd) | The Randy Rainbow Show | Randy Rainbow, executive producer; John Retsios, Jeff Romley and Victoria Varela, producers | YouTube |

## Programs with multiple awards
### 3 awards

* Carpool Karaoke: The Series

## Programs with multiple nominations

Totals include nominations for Outstanding Special Class — Short-Format Nonfiction Programs.