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This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program. Awards in this category from 1974 through 1978 were presented for Outstanding Supporting Actor or Actress in A Variety Show or Special. This award was retired in 2009 beginning with the 61st Annual Emmy Awards.

Award winners

1970s

1974: Harvey Korman – The Carol Burnett Show;
and Brenda Vaccaro – The Shape of Things
1975: Jack Albertson – Cher (series);
and Cloris Leachman – Cher (series)
1976: Chevy Chase – Saturday Night Live;
and Vicki Lawrence – The Carol Burnett Show
1977: Tim Conway – The Carol Burnett Show;
and Rita Moreno – The Muppet Show
1978: Tim Conway – The Carol Burnett Show;
and Gilda Radner – Saturday Night Live
1979: no award

1980s

1980: no award
1981: no award
1982: no award
1983: no award
1984: Cloris Leachman – Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration
1985: George Hearn – Sweeney Todd
1986: Whitney Houston – The 28th Annual Grammy Awards
1987: Robin Williams – Carol and Carl and Whoopi and Robin
1988: Robin Williams – ABC Presents A Royal Gala
1989: Linda Ronstadt – Canciones de Mi Padre

1990

1990: Tracey Ullman – The Tracey Ullman Show
1991: Billy Crystal – 63rd Annual Academy Awards
1992: Bette Midler – The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1993: Dana Carvey – Saturday Night Live
1994: Tracey Ullman – Tracey Ullman Takes On New York
1995: Barbra Streisand – Barbra Streisand: The Concert
1996: Tony Bennett – Live by Request
1997: Bette Midler – Diva Las Vegas
1998: Billy Crystal – 70th Annual Academy Awards
1999: John Leguizamo – Freak

2000s

2000: Eddie Izzard – Dress to Kill
2001: Barbra Streisand – Barbra Streisand: Timeless
2002: Sting – A&E in Concert
2003: Wayne Brady – Whose Line is it Anyway?
2004: Elaine Stritch – Elaine Stritch at Liberty

2005: Hugh Jackman – 58th Annual Tony Awards
- Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Jay Leno – The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Whoopi Goldberg – Whoopi Back to Broadway

2006: Barry Manilow – Music and Passion
- Hugh Jackman – 59th Annual Tony Awards
- David Letterman – Late Show with David Letterman
- Stephen Colbert – The Colbert Report
- Craig Ferguson - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2007: Tony Bennett – Tony Bennett: An American Classic
- Ellen DeGeneres – 79th Annual Academy Awards
- David Letterman – Late Show with David Letterman
- Stephen Colbert – The Colbert Report
- Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

2008: Don Rickles - Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
- Jon Stewart – 80th Annual Academy Awards
- David Letterman – Late Show with David Letterman
- Stephen Colbert – The Colbert Report
- Tina Fey - Saturday Night Live

References

Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

1974–2000

2001–present

Barbra Streisand (2001)
Sting (2002)
Wayne Brady (2003)
Elaine Stritch (2004)
Hugh Jackman (2005)
Barry Manilow (2006)
Tony Bennett (2007)
Don Rickles (2008)

v d e Primetime Emmy Award categories

Programming	Comedy Series Drama Series Variety, Music or Comedy Series Miniseries Made for TV Movie Variety, Music or Comedy Special Directing – Comedy Series Directing – Drama Series Directing – Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Writing – Comedy Series Writing – Drama Series Writing – Variety, Music or Comedy Program Writing – Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Reality Program Reality-Competition Program

Performance	Lead Actor – Comedy Series Lead Actor – Drama Series Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Lead Actress – Comedy Series Lead Actress – Drama Series Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Supporting Actor – Comedy Series Supporting Actor – Drama Series Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Supporting Actress – Comedy Series Supporting Actress – Drama Series Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Guest Actor – Comedy Series Guest Actor – Drama Series Guest Actress – Comedy Series Guest Actress – Drama Series Host – Reality or Reality-Competition Program

Creative Arts	Animated Program – Less Than One Hour Animated Program – More Than One Hour Voice-Over Performance Casting – Comedy Series Casting – Drama Series Casting – Miniseries, Movie or a Special Choreography Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series Cinematography for a One Hour Series Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Main Title Design Main Title Theme Music Music Composition for a Series Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Picture Editing for a Drama Series Visual Effects for a Series Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

Retired	Actor of the Year Actress of the Year Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series

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