Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series#2000s
{{Short description|American television award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
| image = File:Jon Bernthal by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| image_upright = 0.8
| caption = The 2024 recipient: Jon Bernthal
| awarded_for = Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
| presenter = Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
| country = United States
| year = 1986
| holder = Jon Bernthal,
The Bear (2024)
| website = {{url|emmys.com}}
}}
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. Prior to 1988 the category was not gender specific, thus was called Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series. These awards, like the other "Guest" awards, are not presented at the Primetime Emmy Award ceremony, but rather at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony.
Beginning with the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, performers are no longer eligible in guest acting categories if they were previously nominated for a lead or supporting award for playing the same character role in the same series.{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=January 8, 2025 |title=Emmys Rule Changes Eliminate Double Dipping For Nominated Series Regulars As Guest Stars, Expand Directing Eligibility & More |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/emmys-rule-changes-2025-guest-stars-director-eligibility-main-title-1236251303/ |publisher=Deadline.com |access-date=January 8, 2025}}
Winners and nominations
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=1970s=
=1980s=
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| colspan=5 | Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series |
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| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1986 (38th) |
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| Dr. Barnabus Foster | NBC |
| Earle Hyman
| rowspan=4|The Cosby Show | Russell Huxtable | rowspan=4|NBC |
| Danny Kaye
| Dr. Burns |
| Clarice Taylor
| Anna Huxtable |
| Stevie Wonder
| Himself |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1987 (39th) |
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| Cheers | Dr. Simon Finch-Royce | NBC |
| Art Carney
| James "Weasel" Cavanaugh | CBS |
| Herb Edelman
| rowspan=3|The Golden Girls | Stan Zbornak | rowspan=3|NBC |
| Lois Nettleton
| Jean |
| Nancy Walker
| Angela |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1988 (40th) |
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| Mrs. Varden | CBS |
| Herb Edelman
| rowspan=2|The Golden Girls | Stan Zbornak | rowspan=3|NBC |
| Geraldine Fitzgerald
| Anna |
| Eileen Heckart
| Mrs. Hickson |
| Gilda Radner
| Herself | Showtime |
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| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1989 (41st) |
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| Tony Larkin | NBC |
| Sammy Davis Jr.
| Ray Palomino | rowspan=3|NBC |
| Jack Gilford
| Max Weinstock |
| Leslie Nielsen
| Jack Harper |
| Robert Picardo
| Mr. Cutlip | ABC |
=1990s=
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| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1990 (42nd) |
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| Jerry Gold | CBS |
| David Huddleston
| Grandpa Arnold | ABC |
| Darren McGavin
| Murphy Brown | Bill Brown | CBS |
| Jerry Orbach
| rowspan=2|The Golden Girls | Glenn O'Brien | rowspan=2|NBC |
| Dick Van Dyke
| Ken Whittingham |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1991 (43rd) |
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| Jerry Gold | CBS |
| Sheldon Leonard
| Cheers | Sid Nelson | NBC |
| Alan Oppenheimer
| Murphy Brown | Eugene Kinsella | CBS |
| Tom Poston
| Coach | Art Hibke | ABC |
| Danny Thomas (posthumous)
| Dr. Leo Brewster | rowspan="3"|NBC |
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 1992 (44th) | Harvey Fierstein{{efn|Harvey Fierstein was nominated in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his guest appearance on Cheers, but lost to Michael Jeter, who won for his role on Evening Shade.}} | Cheers | Mark Newberger |
| Kelsey Grammer{{efn|Kelsey Grammer was nominated in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his guest appearance on Wings, but lost to Craig T. Nelson, who won for his role on Coach.}}
| Wings | Dr. Frasier Crane |
| Jay Thomas{{efn|Jay Thomas was nominated in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his guest appearance on Murphy Brown, but lost to Michael Jeter, who won for his role on Evening Shade.}}
| Jerry Gold | CBS |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1993 (45th) |
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| Dream On | Peter Brewer | HBO |
| Tom Berenger
| Cheers | Don Santry | NBC |
| Dana Carvey
| Himself | HBO |
| Bill Erwin
| Seinfeld | Sid Fields | NBC |
| Joel Grey
| Jacob Pressman | CBS |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1994 (46th) |
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| Nick Brody | CBS |
| Jason Alexander
| rowspan=2|Dream On | Randall Townsend | rowspan=2|HBO |
| Paul Dooley
| Mickey Tupper |
| John Glover
| Frasier | Ned Miller | rowspan=2|NBC |
| Judge Reinhold
| Seinfeld | Aaron |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1995 (47th) |
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| Alan Brady | NBC |
| Sid Caesar
| Stein | CBS |
| Nathan Lane
| Frasier | Phil | NBC |
| Robert Pastorelli
| rowspan=2|Murphy Brown | Eldin Bernecky | rowspan=2|CBS |
| Paul Reubens
| Andrew J. Lansing III |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1996 (48th) |
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| Coach | Kenny Montague | ABC |
| Griffin Dunne
| Frasier | Bob | NBC |
| Mandy Patinkin
| Himself | HBO |
| Larry Thomas
| Seinfeld | The Soup Nazi | NBC |
| Harris Yulin
| Frasier | Jerome Belasco | NBC |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1997 (49th) |
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| Uncle Phil | NBC |
| Sid Caesar
| Mad About You | Uncle Harold | NBC |
| David Duchovny
| Himself | HBO |
| James Earl Jones
| Frasier | Norman | rowspan="2"| NBC |
| Jerry Stiller
| Seinfeld | Frank Costanza |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1998 (50th) |
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| Uncle Phil | NBC |
| Hank Azaria
| Mad About You | Nat | rowspan=4|NBC |
| Lloyd Bridges (posthumous)
| Seinfeld | Izzy Mandelbaum |
| John Cleese
| Dr. Liam Neesam |
| Nathan Lane
| Mad About You | Nathan Twilley |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 1999 (51st) |
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| Uncle Phil | NBC |
| Woody Harrelson
| Frasier | NBC |
| Charles Nelson Reilly
| Mr. Hathaway | ABC |
| John Ritter
| George Madison | Fox |
| William Shatner
| 3rd Rock from the Sun: Dick's Big Giant Headache | NBC |
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=2000s=
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| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2000 (52nd) |
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| Friends | NBC |
| Anthony LaPaglia
| Frasier | NBC |
| William H. MacyIn 2000, Henry Winkler was nominated for the canceled NBC sitcom Battery Park. After the Television Academy learned that his episode aired in June — after the May 31 cut-off — Winkler was ruled ineligible and sixth place finisher William H. Macy received the nomination in his place.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/emmy-messes-fonz-53060/|title=Emmy messes with Fonz|work=TV Guide|access-date=July 18, 2016}}
| Sam Donovan | ABC |
| Carl Reiner
| Sid Barry | Showtime |
| Tom Selleck
| Friends | NBC |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2001 (53rd) |
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| Frasier | Jackson Hedley | NBC |
| Robert Loggia
| Grandpa Victor | Fox |
| Victor Garber
| Frasier | Ferguson | rowspan="2"|NBC |
| Gary Oldman
| Friends | Richard Crosby |
| Michael York
| The Lot | Colin Rhome | AMC |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2002 (54th) |
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| Frasier | NBC |
| Adam Arkin
| rowspan=2|Frasier | Tom | rowspan=4|NBC |
| Brian Cox |
| Michael Douglas
| Det. Gavin Hatch |
| Brad Pitt
| Friends |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2003 (55th) |
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| Mr. Stein | NBC |
| Hank Azaria
| Friends | David | NBC |
| David Duchovny
| Johnny Volcano | ABC |
| Fred Willard
| Hank MacDougall | CBS |
| Jonathan Winters
| Q.T. Marlens | ABC |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2004 (56th) |
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| Monk | USA |
| John Cleese
| Lyle Finster | rowspan=3|NBC |
| Danny DeVito
| Friends | Roy Goodbody |
| Anthony LaPaglia
| Frasier |
| Fred Willard
| Hank MacDougall | CBS |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2005 (57th) |
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| Vince D'Angelo | NBC |
| Alec Baldwin
| rowspan=3|Will & Grace | Malcolm | rowspan=3|NBC |
| Victor Garber
| Peter Bovington |
| Jeff Goldblum
| Scott Woolley |
| Fred Willard
| Hank MacDougall | CBS |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2006 (58th) |
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| Beverley Leslie | NBC |
| Alec Baldwin
| Will & Grace | Malcolm | NBC |
| Martin Sheen
| Harvey | CBS |
| Patrick Stewart
| rowspan=2|Extras | rowspan=2|Himself | rowspan=2|HBO |
| Ben Stiller |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2007 (59th) |
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| Monk | David Ruskin | USA |
| Beau Bridges
| NBC |
| Martin Landau
| Bob Ryan | rowspan=2|HBO |
| Ian McKellen
| Extras | Himself |
| Giovanni Ribisi
| My Name Is Earl | NBC |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2008 (60th) |
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| 30 Rock | Bucky Bright | NBC |
| Will Arnett
| 30 Rock | Devon Banks | NBC |
| Shelley Berman
| HBO |
| Steve Buscemi
| rowspan="2"|30 Rock | Lenny Wosniak | rowspan="2"|NBC |
| Rip Torn
| Don Geiss |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2009 (61st) |
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| Various characters | NBC |
| Alan Alda
| 30 Rock | Milton Greene | NBC |
| Beau Bridges
| Eli Scruggs | ABC |
| Jon Hamm
| rowspan="2"|30 Rock | Dr. Drew Baird | rowspan="2"|NBC |
| Steve Martin
| Gavin Volure |
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=2020s=
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| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | 2020 (72nd) |
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| Various Characters | "Host: Eddie Murphy" | NBC |
| Adam Driver
| Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Adam Driver" | NBC |
| Luke Kirby
| "It's Comedy or Cabbage" |rowspan=2| Amazon |
| Dev Patel
| Joshua | "When Cupid Is a Prying Journalist" |
| Brad Pitt
| Saturday Night Live | "SNL at Home #2" | NBC |
| Fred Willard (posthumous)
| Frank Dunphy | "Legacy" | ABC |
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | 2021 (73rd) |
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| Various Characters | "Host: Dave Chappelle" | NBC |
| Alec Baldwin
| Saturday Night Live | President Donald Trump | "Host: Dave Chappelle" | NBC |
| Morgan Freeman
| Himself | "The Round Toes, Of The High Shoes" | Netflix |
| Daniel Kaluuya
| rowspan=2|Saturday Night Live | rowspan=2|Various Characters | "Host: Daniel Kaluuya" | rowspan=2|NBC |
| Dan Levy
| "Host: Dan Levy" |
| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | 2022 (74th) |
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| Only Murders in the Building | Teddy Dimas | "The Boy from 6B" | Hulu |
| Jerrod Carmichael
| Various Characters | "Host: Jerrod Carmichael" | NBC |
| Bill Hader
| Igor/Gregor/Timor | "Igor, Gregor, & Timor" | HBO |
| James Lance
| Trent Crimm | "Inverting the Pyramid of Success" |
| Christopher McDonald
| Hacks | Marty Ghilain | "The One, the Only" | HBO Max |
| Sam Richardson
| Ted Lasso | Edwin Akufo | "Midnight Train to Royston" | Apple TV+ |
| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | 2023 (75th) |
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| Edwin Akufo |
| Jon Bernthal
| The Bear | Michael Berzatto | "Braciole" | FX |
| Luke Kirby
| "Four Minutes" |
| Nathan Lane
| Only Murders in the Building | Teddy Dimas | "Here's Looking at You..." | Hulu |
| Pedro Pascal
| Various Characters | "Host: Pedro Pascal" | NBC |
| Oliver Platt
| The Bear | Jimmy "Cicero" Kalinowski | "Dogs" | FX |
| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | 2024 (76th) |
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| The Bear | Michael Berzatto | "Fishes" | FX |
| Matthew Broderick
| Only Murders in the Building | Matthew Broderick | "CoBro" | Hulu |
| Ryan Gosling
| Various Characters | "Host: Ryan Gosling" | NBC |
| Christopher Lloyd
| Hacks | Larry Arbuckle | "The Deborah Vance Christmas Spectacular" | Max |
| Bob Odenkirk
| rowspan="2"|The Bear | Uncle Lee | "Fishes" | rowspan="2"|FX |
| Will Poulter
| Luca | "Honeydew" |
Individuals with multiple wins
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;3 wins
- Mel Brooks (consecutive)
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;2 wins
- Dave Chappelle
- Tim Conway
- Jimmy Fallon
- Jay Thomas (consecutive)
- Justin Timberlake
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Programs with multiple awards
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;7 awards
- Saturday Night Live (2 consecutive)
;4 awards
- Mad About You (3 consecutive)
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;3 awards
- Murphy Brown (2 consecutive)
- Will & Grace (2 consecutive)
;2 awards
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Individuals with multiple nominations
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;7 nominations
;5 nominations
;4 nominations
;3 nominations
- Alec Baldwin
- Bobby Cannavale
- Louis C.K.
- John Cleese
- Bill Hader
- Luke Kirby
- Anthony LaPaglia
- Bob Newhart
- Justin Timberlake
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;2 nominations
- Hank Azaria
- Jon Bernthal
- Beau Bridges
- Roscoe Lee Browne
- Steve Buscemi
- Sid Caesar
- Dave Chappelle
- Tim Conway
- Matt Damon
- Danny DeVito
- David Duchovny
- Herb Edelman
- Jimmy Fallon
- Victor Garber
- Will Geer
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Brad Pitt
- Carl Reiner
- Sam Richardson
- Martin Sheen
- Jay Thomas
- Bradley Whitford
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Programs with multiple nominations
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;31 nominations
;14 nominations
;13 nominations
;9 nominations
;8 nominations
;7 nominations
;6 nominations
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;5 nominations
;4 nominations
;3 nominations
- The Big Bang Theory
- Cheers
- Dream On
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Extras
- Girls
- The Larry Sanders Show
- Nurse Jackie
- Only Murders in the Building
- Ted Lasso
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;2 nominations
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Coach
- Glee
- Hacks
- Life with Bonnie
- Monk
- My Name Is Earl
- Transparent
- The Wonder Years
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Notes
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References
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{{Primetime Emmy Award categories}}