Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

2022

Christopher McDonald / Hacks

2021

Dave Chappelle / Saturday Night Live

Morgan Freeman / The Kominsky Method

Alec Baldwin / Saturday Night Live

2020

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Adam Driver / Saturday Night Live

Brad Pitt / Saturday Night Live

Eddie Murphy / Saturday Night Live

Dev Patel / Modern Love

2019

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Rufus Sewell / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Robert De Niro / Saturday Night Live

Matt Damon / Saturday Night Live

Adam Sandler / Saturday Night Live

Peter MacNicol / Veep

2018

Katt Williams / Atlanta

2017

Tom Hanks / Saturday Night Live

Girls

Hugh Laurie / Veep

Matthew Rhys / Girls

Lin-Manuel Miranda / Saturday Night Live

2016

Martin Mull / Veep

Peter Scolari / Girls

Larry David / Saturday Night Live

Tracy Morgan / Saturday Night Live

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

2015

Paul Giamatti / Inside Amy Schumer

Mel Brooks / The Comedians (2015)

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

2014

Gary Cole / Veep

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Steve Buscemi / Portlandia

2013

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Will Forte / 30 Rock

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

2012

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

2011

Idris Elba / The Big C

Zach Galifianakis / Saturday Night Live

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Matt Damon / 30 Rock

2010

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Eli Wallach / Nurse Jackie

2009

Steve Martin / 30 Rock

Alan Alda / 30 Rock

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Beau Bridges / Desperate Housewives

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

2008

Steve Buscemi / 30 Rock

Tim Conway / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Rip Torn / 30 Rock

2007

Stanley Tucci / Monk

Giovanni Ribisi / My Name Is Earl

Beau Bridges / My Name Is Earl

Martin Landau / Entourage

2006

Leslie Jordan / Will & Grace

Alec Baldwin / Will & Grace

2005

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Victor Garber / Will & Grace

Bobby Cannavale / Will & Grace

Jeff Goldblum / Will & Grace

Alec Baldwin / Will & Grace

2004

John Cleese / Will & Grace

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

John Turturro / Monk

2003

David Duchovny / Life with Bonnie

Gene Wilder / Will & Grace

Jonathan Winters / Life with Bonnie

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

2002

Brian Cox / Frasier

Michael Douglas / Will & Grace

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

Adam Arkin / Frasier

2001

Derek Jacobi / Frasier

Victor Garber / Frasier

Michael York / The Lot

Robert Loggia / Malcolm in the Middle

2000

Carl Reiner / Beggars and Choosers

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

William H. Macy / Sports Night

1999

Charles Nelson Reilly / The Drew Carey Show

Woody Harrelson / Frasier

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

John Ritter / Ally McBeal

1998

Lloyd Bridges / Seinfeld

Nathan Lane / Mad About You

Hank Azaria / Mad About You

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

1997

James Earl Jones / Frasier

David Duchovny / The Larry Sanders Show

Jerry Stiller / Seinfeld

Sid Caesar / Mad About You

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

1996

Griffin Dunne / Frasier

Harris Yulin / Frasier

Tim Conway / Coach

Mandy Patinkin / The Larry Sanders Show

Larry Thomas / Seinfeld

1995

Paul Reubens / Murphy Brown

Robert Pastorelli / Murphy Brown

Carl Reiner / Mad About You

Sid Caesar / Love & War

Nathan Lane / Frasier

1994

Jason Alexander / Dream On

Judge Reinhold / Seinfeld

John Glover / Frasier

Martin Sheen / Murphy Brown

Paul Dooley / Dream On

1993

Bill Erwin / Seinfeld

Joel Grey / Brooklyn Bridge

Dana Carvey / The Larry Sanders Show

David Clennon / Dream On

1991

Alan Oppenheimer / Murphy Brown

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

Danny Thomas / Empty Nest

Tom Poston / Coach

1990

Darren McGavin / Murphy Brown

David Huddleston / The Wonder Years

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

1989

Robert Picardo / The Wonder Years

Sammy Davis Jr. / The Cosby Show

Cleavon Little / Dear John (1988)

Leslie Nielsen / Day by Day

1987

Art Carney / The Cavanaughs

1986

Stevie Wonder / The Cosby Show

Danny Kaye / The Cosby Show

Earle Hyman / The Cosby Show

Roscoe Lee Browne / The Cosby Show

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