Chelsea Peretti

The Webby Awards are excited to honor Chelsea Peretti with 2015’s Webby for Outstanding Comedic Performance for her Netflix special “Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats.” In her first full-length special, she proves why she is considered one of the funniest stand-ups working today, touching on topics ranging from hashtags and emojis to gender roles in the world of stand-up comedy. The special is full of meta-jokes and easter eggs, a format that practically begs the viewer to stream it again. As she told New York Magazine, producing the special for Netflix was a strategic choice—one that allowed her to tweet the link directly to her fans. And with almost half a million followers on Twitter, she clearly knows how to connect with her audience on social media. Chelsea Peretti understands the internet only as a native inhabitant could, and it is our privilege to present her with a Webby for Outstanding Comedic Performance this year.