Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

2022

Christopher McDonald / Hacks

2021

Morgan Freeman / The Kominsky Method

Dave Chappelle / Saturday Night Live

Alec Baldwin / Saturday Night Live

2020

Dev Patel / Modern Love

Eddie Murphy / Saturday Night Live

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Brad Pitt / Saturday Night Live

Adam Driver / Saturday Night Live

2019

Rufus Sewell / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Peter MacNicol / Veep

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Adam Sandler / Saturday Night Live

Matt Damon / Saturday Night Live

Robert De Niro / Saturday Night Live

2018

Katt Williams / Atlanta

2017

Hugh Laurie / Veep

Matthew Rhys / Girls

Lin-Manuel Miranda / Saturday Night Live

Tom Hanks / Saturday Night Live

Girls

2016

Larry David / Saturday Night Live

Martin Mull / Veep

Peter Scolari / Girls

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

Tracy Morgan / Saturday Night Live

2015

Paul Giamatti / Inside Amy Schumer

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Mel Brooks / The Comedians (2015)

2014

Gary Cole / Veep

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

Steve Buscemi / Portlandia

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

2013

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

Will Forte / 30 Rock

2012

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

2011

Matt Damon / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Zach Galifianakis / Saturday Night Live

Idris Elba / The Big C

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

2010

Eli Wallach / Nurse Jackie

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

2009

Beau Bridges / Desperate Housewives

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Steve Martin / 30 Rock

Alan Alda / 30 Rock

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

2008

Steve Buscemi / 30 Rock

Rip Torn / 30 Rock

Tim Conway / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

2007

Stanley Tucci / Monk

Beau Bridges / My Name Is Earl

Giovanni Ribisi / My Name Is Earl

Martin Landau / Entourage

2006

Alec Baldwin / Will & Grace

Leslie Jordan / Will & Grace

2005

Victor Garber / Will & Grace

Alec Baldwin / Will & Grace

Jeff Goldblum / Will & Grace

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Bobby Cannavale / Will & Grace

2004

John Cleese / Will & Grace

John Turturro / Monk

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

2003

David Duchovny / Life with Bonnie

Jonathan Winters / Life with Bonnie

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Gene Wilder / Will & Grace

2002

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

Adam Arkin / Frasier

Brian Cox / Frasier

Michael Douglas / Will & Grace

2001

Robert Loggia / Malcolm in the Middle

Victor Garber / Frasier

Derek Jacobi / Frasier

Michael York / The Lot

2000

William H. Macy / Sports Night

Carl Reiner / Beggars and Choosers

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

1999

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

Charles Nelson Reilly / The Drew Carey Show

John Ritter / Ally McBeal

Woody Harrelson / Frasier

1998

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

Nathan Lane / Mad About You

Hank Azaria / Mad About You

Lloyd Bridges / Seinfeld

1997

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

Sid Caesar / Mad About You

Jerry Stiller / Seinfeld

James Earl Jones / Frasier

David Duchovny / The Larry Sanders Show

1996

Tim Conway / Coach

Larry Thomas / Seinfeld

Harris Yulin / Frasier

Mandy Patinkin / The Larry Sanders Show

Griffin Dunne / Frasier

1995

Carl Reiner / Mad About You

Nathan Lane / Frasier

Robert Pastorelli / Murphy Brown

Sid Caesar / Love & War

Paul Reubens / Murphy Brown

1994

Jason Alexander / Dream On

John Glover / Frasier

Paul Dooley / Dream On

Martin Sheen / Murphy Brown

Judge Reinhold / Seinfeld

1993

Joel Grey / Brooklyn Bridge

Bill Erwin / Seinfeld

David Clennon / Dream On

Dana Carvey / The Larry Sanders Show

1991

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

Alan Oppenheimer / Murphy Brown

Tom Poston / Coach

Danny Thomas / Empty Nest

1990

Darren McGavin / Murphy Brown

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

David Huddleston / The Wonder Years

1989

Sammy Davis Jr. / The Cosby Show

Leslie Nielsen / Day by Day

Cleavon Little / Dear John (1988)

Robert Picardo / The Wonder Years

1987

Art Carney / The Cavanaughs

1986

Earle Hyman / The Cosby Show

Stevie Wonder / The Cosby Show

Danny Kaye / The Cosby Show

Roscoe Lee Browne / The Cosby Show

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