Emmys Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Betting Odds: Bill Hader ODDS ON at 4/6 with betting sites to win a third Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Emmy!

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Emmys Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Betting Odds: Bill Hader ODDS ON at 4/6 with betting sites to win a third Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Emmy!
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  • Bill Hader leads the way in the betting at 4/6 to win a third Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Emmy in September
  • Jason Sudeikis is the second favourite with betting sites to achieve back-to-back awards after the win in 2021 for Ted Lasso
  • Steve Martin could grab another Emmy over 50 years on from his last win

Bill Hader leads the way in the betting at 4/6 to win a third Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Emmy in September

Bill Hader is the 4/6 favourite with betting sites to be win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy at the 74th Primetime Emmys in September.

Since the nominees were announced on July 12th, betting on the Emmy Awards has begun with Paddy Power offering odds on the outcome of many of the award categories.

Hader has twice before won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Emmy but it's been three years since his last win.

Outstanding Comedy Actor Emmy Awards Betting

Actor Show Odds Probability
Bill Hader Barry 4/6 60.0%
Jason Sudeikis Ted Lasso 13/8 38.1%
Martin Short Only Murders in the Building 7/1 12.5%
Steve Martin Only Murders in the Building 11/1 8.3%
Donald Glover Atlanta 20/1 4.8%
Nicholas Hoult The Great 25/1 3.8%

Ted Lasso actor Jason Sudeikis won the award last year and is the second favourite to follow up with back-to-back wins.

Season Three of Ted Lasso is set to be announced in the coming weeks.

Jason Sudeikis is after back-to-back wins in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy for his role as Ted Lasso, but it's Bill Hader who leads the way in the betting market as a 4/6 favourite for the award!

Steve Madgwick - Entertainment Betting Specialist - OLBG.com

Steve Martin could grab another Emmy over 50 years on from his last win

Steve Martin could win a Primetime Emmy for the first time since 1969, where he won an Emmy as a writer on the Smother Brothers Comedy Hour.

Martin created Only Murders in the Building, the Comedy-Mystery show, and is up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy as an actor on the show. 

It's the first time Martin has been nominated in this category despite a long illustrious career as an actor.

Steve Martin with Spectacles onJoella Marano from Manhattan, NY, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Previous Winners for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy at the Primetime Emmys

Year Lead Comedy Actor
2022 Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
2021 Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
2020 Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek)
2019 Bill Hader (Barry)
2018 Bill Hader (Barry)
2017 Donald Glover (Atlanta)
2016 Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)
2015 Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent)
2014 Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
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