Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
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.
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First awarded | 1986 |
| Currently held by | Eddie Murphy, Saturday Night Live (2020) |
| Website | emmys |
Winners and nominations
indicates the winner
1970s
| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Submitted episode(s) | Network |
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| 1975 (27th) [1] | |||||
| Patrick McGoohan | Columbo: By Dawn's Early Light | Col. Lyle C. Rumford | "By Dawn's Early Light" | NBC | |
| Lew Ayres | Kung Fu | Beaumont | "The Vanishing Image" | ABC | |
| Harold Gould | Police Story | Andrea Basic | "Fathers and Sons" | NBC | |
| Harry Morgan | M*A*S*H | Maj. Gen. Bartford Hamilton Steele | "The General Flipped at Dawn" | CBS | |
| 1976 (28th) | |||||
| Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series[2] | |||||
| Ed Asner | Rich Man, Poor Man | Axel Jordache | "Parts I" | ABC | |
| Bill Bixby | The Streets of San Francisco | Eric Doyle | "The Police Buff" | ABC | |
| Tony Musante | Medical Story | Dr. Paul Brandon | "The Quality of Mercy" | NBC | |
| Robert Reed | Medical Center | Dr. Pat Caddison | "John Quincy Adams, Diplomat" | CBS | |
| Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series[3] | |||||
| Gordon Jackson | Upstairs, Downstairs | Hudson | "The Beastly Hun" | PBS | |
| Bill Bixby | Rich Man, Poor Man | Willie Abbott | "Part VI" | ABC | |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | Barney Miller | Charlie Jeffers | "The Escape Artist" | ||
| Norman Fell | Rich Man, Poor Man | Smitty | "Part V" | ||
| Van Johnson | Marsh Goodwin | "Parts VII" | |||
| 1977 (29th) | |||||
| Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series[4] | |||||
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Roots | Fiddler | "Part IV" | ABC | |
| John Amos | Roots | Toby | "Part V" | ABC | |
| LeVar Burton | Kunta Kinte | "Part I" | |||
| Ben Vereen | "Chicken" George Moore | "Part VI" | |||
| Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series[5] | |||||
| Ed Asner | Roots | Capt. Davies | "Part 1" | ABC | |
| Charles Durning | Captains and the Kings | Billy Rice | "Chapter 2" | NBC | |
| Moses Gunn | Roots | Kintango | "Part I" | ABC | |
| Robert Reed | Dr. William Reynolds | "Part V" | |||
| Ralph Waite | Third mate Slater | "Part I" | |||
| 1978 (30th) | |||||
| Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series[6] | |||||
| Barnard Hughes | Lou Grant | Judge Felix Rushman | "Judge" | CBS | |
| Will Geer | The Love Boat | Franklyn Bootherstone | "The Old Man and the Runaway" | ABC | |
| David Cassidy | Police Story | Officer Dan Shay | "A Chance to Live" | NBC | |
| Judd Hirsch | Rhoda | Mike Andretti | "Rhoda Likes Mike" | CBS | |
| John Rubinstein | Family | Jeff Maitland | "And Baby Makes Three" | ABC | |
| Keenan Wynn | Police Woman | Ben Fletcher | "Good Old Uncle Ben" | NBC | |
| Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series[7] | |||||
| Ricardo Montalbán | How the West Was Won | Satangkai | "Part I" | ABC | |
| Will Geer | Eight is Enough | Santa Claus | "Yes, Nicholas... There is a Santa Claus" | ABC | |
| Larry Gelman | Barney Miller | Edward Sellers | "Goodbye, Mr. Fish" | ||
| Harold Gould | Rhoda | Martin Morgenstern | "Happy Anniversary" | CBS | |
| Abe Vigoda | Barney Miller | Det. Phil Fish | "Goodbye, Mr. Fish" | ABC | |
1980s
Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
| Year | Actor/Actress | Program | Role | Network |
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| 1986 (38th) | ||||
| Roscoe Lee Browne | The Cosby Show | Dr. Barnabus Foster | NBC | |
| Earle Hyman | The Cosby Show | Russell Huxtable | NBC | |
| Danny Kaye | Dr. Burns | |||
| Clarice Taylor | Anna Huxtable | |||
| Stevie Wonder | Himself | |||
| 1987 (39th) | ||||
| John Cleese | Cheers | Dr. Simon Finch-Royce | NBC | |
| Art Carney | The Cavanaughs | James "Weasel" Cavanaugh | CBS | |
| Herb Edelman | The Golden Girls | Stan Zbornak | NBC | |
| Lois Nettleton | Jean | |||
| Nancy Walker | Angela | |||
| 1988 (40th) | ||||
| Beah Richards | Frank's Place | Mrs. Varden | CBS | |
| Herb Edelman | The Golden Girls | Stan Zbornak | NBC | |
| Geraldine Fitzgerald | Anna | |||
| Eileen Heckart | The Cosby Show | Mrs. Hickson | ||
| Gilda Radner | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Herself | Showtime | |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Network |
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| 1989 (41st) | ||||
| Cleavon Little | Dear John | Tony Larkin | NBC | |
| Sammy Davis Jr. | The Cosby Show | Ray Palomino | NBC | |
| Jack Gilford | The Golden Girls | Max Weinstock | ||
| Leslie Nielsen | Day by Day | Jack Harper | ||
| Robert Picardo | The Wonder Years | Mr. Cutlip | ABC |
1990s
2000s
2010s
| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Episode | Network |
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| 2010 (62nd) [9] | |||||
| Neil Patrick Harris | Glee | Bryan Ryan | "Dream On" | Fox | |
| Will Arnett | 30 Rock | Devon Banks | "Into the Crevasse" | NBC | |
| Jon Hamm | Dr. Drew Baird | "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" | |||
| Mike O'Malley | Glee | Burt Hummel | "Wheels" | Fox | |
| Eli Wallach | Nurse Jackie | Bernard Zimberg | "Chicken Soup" | Showtime | |
| Fred Willard | Modern Family | Frank Dunphy | "Travels with Scout" | ABC | |
| 2011 (63rd) [10] | |||||
| Justin Timberlake | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Justin Timberlake" | NBC | |
| Will Arnett | 30 Rock | Devon Banks | "Plan B" | NBC | |
| Matt Damon | Carol Burnett | "Double-Edged Sword" | |||
| Idris Elba | The Big C | Lenny Charles | "Blue-Eyed Iris" | Showtime | |
| Zach Galifianakis | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Zach Galifianakis" | NBC | |
| Nathan Lane | Modern Family | Pepper Saltzman | "Boys' Night" | ABC | |
| 2012 (64th) [11] | |||||
| Jimmy Fallon | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Jimmy Fallon" | NBC | |
| Will Arnett | 30 Rock | Devon Banks | "Idiots Are People Three!" | NBC | |
| Bobby Cannavale | Nurse Jackie | Dr. Mike Cruz | "Disneyland Sucks" | Showtime | |
| Michael J. Fox | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Michael J. Fox | "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox" | HBO | |
| Jon Hamm | 30 Rock | Abner / David Brinkley | "Live from Studio 6H" | NBC | |
| Greg Kinnear | Modern Family | Tad Murray | "Me? Jealous?" | ABC | |
| 2013 (65th) [12] | |||||
| Bob Newhart | The Big Bang Theory | Arthur Jeffries | "The Proton Resurgence" | CBS | |
| Louis C.K. | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Louis C.K." | NBC | |
| Bobby Cannavale | Nurse Jackie | Dr. Mike Cruz | "Walk of Shame" | Showtime | |
| Will Forte | 30 Rock | Paul L'astnamé | "My Whole Life Is Thunder" | NBC | |
| Nathan Lane | Modern Family | Pepper Saltzman | "A Slight at the Opera" | ABC | |
| Justin Timberlake | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Justin Timberlake" | NBC | |
| 2014 (66th) [13] | |||||
| Jimmy Fallon | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Jimmy Fallon" | NBC | |
| Steve Buscemi | Portlandia | Marty | "Celery" | IFC | |
| Louis C.K. | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Louis C.K." | NBC | |
| Gary Cole | Veep | Kent Davison | "Crate" | HBO | |
| Nathan Lane | Modern Family | Pepper Saltzman | "The Wedding" (Part 2) | ABC | |
| Bob Newhart | The Big Bang Theory | Arthur Jeffries | "The Proton Transmogrification" | CBS | |
| 2015 (67th) [14] | |||||
| Bradley Whitford | Transparent | Marcy May | "Best New Girl" | Prime Video | |
| Mel Brooks | The Comedians | Mel Brooks | "Celebrity Guest" | FX | |
| Louis C.K. | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Louis C.K." | NBC | |
| Paul Giamatti | Inside Amy Schumer | Juror #10 | "12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer" | Comedy Central | |
| Bill Hader | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Bill Hader" | NBC | |
| Jon Hamm | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Richard Wayne Gary Wayne | "Kimmy Makes Waffles!" | Netflix | |
| 2016 (68th) [15] | |||||
| Peter Scolari [note 2][16] | Girls | Tad Horvath | "Good Man" | HBO | |
| Larry David | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Larry David" | NBC | |
| Tracy Morgan | "Host: Tracy Morgan" | ||||
| Martin Mull | Veep | Bob Bradley | "The Eagle" | HBO | |
| Bob Newhart | The Big Bang Theory | Arthur Jeffries | "The Opening Night Excitation" | CBS | |
| Bradley Whitford | Transparent | Magnus Hirschfeld | "Oscillate" | Prime Video | |
| 2017 (69th) [17] | |||||
| Dave Chappelle | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Dave Chappelle" | NBC | |
| Riz Ahmed | Girls | Paul-Louis | "All I Ever Wanted" | HBO | |
| Tom Hanks | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Tom Hanks" | NBC | |
| Hugh Laurie | Veep | Tom James | "Blurb" | HBO | |
| Lin-Manuel Miranda | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Lin-Manuel Miranda" | NBC | |
| Matthew Rhys | Girls | Chuck Palmer | "American Bitch" | HBO | |
| 2018 (70th) | |||||
| Katt Williams | Atlanta | Uncle Willie | "Alligator Man" | FX | |
| Sterling K. Brown | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Philip Davidson | "The Box" | Fox | |
| Bryan Cranston | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Dr. Lionel Templeton | "Running with the Bulls" | HBO | |
| Donald Glover | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Donald Glover" | NBC | |
| Bill Hader | "Host: Bill Hader" | ||||
| Lin-Manuel Miranda | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Lin-Manuel Miranda | "Fatwa!" | HBO | |
| 2019 (71st) | |||||
| Luke Kirby | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Lenny Bruce | "All Alone" | Prime Video | |
| Matt Damon | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Matt Damon" | NBC | |
| Robert De Niro | Robert Mueller | "Host: Sandra Oh" | |||
| Peter MacNicol | Veep | Jeff Kane | "Oslo" | HBO | |
| John Mulaney | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: John Mulaney" | NBC | |
| Adam Sandler | "Host: Adam Sandler" | ||||
| Rufus Sewell | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Declan Howell | "Look, She Made a Hat" | Prime Video |
2020s
| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Episode | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (72nd) | |||||
| Eddie Murphy | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Eddie Murphy" | NBC | |
| Adam Driver | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Adam Driver" | NBC | |
| Luke Kirby | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Lenny Bruce | "It's Comedy or Cabbage" | Prime Video | |
| Dev Patel | Modern Love | Joshua | "When Cupid Is a Prying Journalist" | ||
| Brad Pitt | Saturday Night Live | Anthony Fauci | "SNL at Home #2" | NBC | |
| Fred Willard (posthumous) | Modern Family | Frank Dunphy | "Legacy" | ABC |
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Notes
- In 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.
- In 2016, Peter MacNicol was nominated for the HBO series Veep. His nomination was rescinded after it was determined that MacNicol had appeared in five out of ten episodes in the fifth season of Veep, violating the TV Academy's rule that to be ruled eligible for a guest acting category, a performer must have appeared in "less than 50 percent" of a season's episodes. Seventh place finisher Peter Scolari received the nomination in his place, going on to win the category.
References
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