The award was discontinued in 1986 when nominees were included in the Most Popular Australian Light Entertainment Program category.
[3] In 2000, the categories were again combined as the Most Popular Comedy/Light Entertainment Program award.
[5] The winner and nominees of this category are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website.
[6] Full Frontal holds the record for the most wins, with four, followed by The Paul Hogan Show and Fast Forward with three each.
From 2000 to 2017, comedy nominees were included in the Logie Award for Most Popular Entertainment Program category.