This album should win, but it won't, because the world is a horrible place.

Hey, comedy fans. It’s that time of the year again when powerful people somewhere nominate artists for Grammy awards, most of which, as we all know, are musicians. But there is the lowly, oft over-looked Best Comedy Album category.

Most years, the nominations in this category simply serve us as a reminder that the Grammy board knows and cares very little about the art of stand-up comedy. Yes, we said it. So, without further exposition, here are the comedy nods for this year.

• Back From The Dead
  Spinal Tap
  [The Label Industry/Artist2Market Distribution]
• A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!
  Stephen Colbert
  [Comedy Central Records]
• Internet Leaks
  “Weird Al” Yankovic
  [Volcano]
• My Weakness Is Strong
  Patton Oswalt
  [Degenerate/Warner Bros.]
• Suckin’ It For The Holidays
  Kathy Griffin
  [Music With A Twist]
• Tall, Dark & Chicano
  George Lopez
  [Comedy Central Records]

The awards ceremony will be aired live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles at 8 pm EST on Jan. 31. But we’re pretty sure they won’t be airing the comedy category. So it’s probably not worth watching, unless you want to see Katy Perry present an award in some breast-baring outfit or Linkin Park give a shout out to their mook fans. We’ll just let you know who wins. Unfortunately, it’s probably not going to be Patton Oswalt.