The Laugh Index Players, the resident performers of LIT, have spoken. By their popular vote, here are the winners for the 2016–17 LIT Awards:
THE SPIRIT OF LAUGHY AWARDS (Team mvps)
CLOAKING DEVICE
David Byrd
COMMUNITY SAUNA
Jeff Hewitt
HOT & SWEATY
Randa Stephens
HOUSE COMICS
Val Paschall
MR. LIFEGUARD
Jacob Sweeney
SEPARATE BEDS
Minki Kim
THE EMPLOYABLES
Brandon "Bam" Alston
THERMAL RUNAWAY
Kalynn Chambers
WONDERBALL
Carlic Huynh
FAVORITE RECURRING SHOW
IMPROV WARS
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FAVORITE SPECIALTY SHOW
Fuck Salad
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FAVORITE IMPROV SET
Cloaking Device August 7, 2016
BEST ONE-LINERS
Community Sauna
BEST SKETCH
A Very Disney World by Hot & Sweaty
BEST SHORT PLAY
Mother Daughter Book Club
BEST EPISODE OF A SPECIAL PROJECT
ValiDation Episode 7 Annastasia
BEST PROP & COSTUME DESIGN
Separate Beds' Puff Puff Power Rangers by Minki Kim
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BEST CHARACTER
Jack Crude, Crude's Rebellion, Mr. Lifeguard
BEST PHYSICAL COMEDY
Dan Labrecque, Hot & Sweaty
Randa Stephens, Hot & Sweaty
Community Sauna
BEST SONG
Follicle Follies
BEST SINGER/SONGWRITER
Wesley Fox, Hot & Sweaty
Julia Capizzi, The Employables
BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS
JP McElyea, The Employables
Rachel Kaplan, Mr. Lifeguard
BEST STAND-UP
Tok Moffat, Hot & Sweaty
Kirsten Eyles, House Comics
BEST (MOST SUPPORTIVE) IMPROVISER
David Stauffer, Hot & Sweaty
Jonathan Lynch, Community Sauna
BEST WRITING TEAM
Separate Beds
BEST IMPROV TEAM
Thermal Runaway
WRITER OF THE YEAR
Langdon Page, The Employables
Dusty Terrill, Separate Beds
TEAM OF THE YEAR
The Employables
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jesse Robinson
STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR
David Stauffer, Managing Director
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Nancy Safavi