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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Country	United States
Currently held by	Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live (2011)
Official website	http://www.emmys.com/

This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.

Contents

1 Award winners
2 Multiple winners
3 Multiple nominees

Award winners

1980s

Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series

1986: Roscoe Lee Browne – The Cosby Show as Dr. Barnabus Foster
- Stevie Wonder - The Cosby Show as Himself
- Clarice Taylor - The Cosby Show as Anna Huxtable
- Earle Hyman - The Cosby Show as Russell Huxtable
- Danny Kaye - The Cosby Show as Dr. Burns

1987: John Cleese – Cheers as Dr. Simon Finch-Royce
- Nancy Walker - The Golden Girls as Angela
- Herb Edelman - The Golden Girls as Stan
- Lois Nettleton - The Golden Girls as Jean
- Art Carney - The Cavanaughs as James 'Weasel' Cavanaugh

1988: Beah Richards – Frank's Place as Mrs. Varden
- Geraldine Fitzgerald - The Golden Girls as Anna
- Herb Edelman - The Golden Girls as Stan
- Eileen Heckart - The Cosby Show as Mrs. Hickson
- Gilda Radner - It's Garry Shandling's Show as Herself

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

1989: Cleavon Little – Dear John as Tony Larkin
- Jack Gilford - The Golden Girls as Max Weinstock
- Robert Picardo - The Wonder Years as Mr. Cutlip
- Sammy Davis, Jr. - The Cosby Show as Ray Palomino
- Leslie Nielsen - Day by Day as Jack Harper

1990s

1990: Jay Thomas – Murphy Brown as Jerry Gold
- David Huddleston - The Wonder Years as Grandpa Arnold
- Darren McGavin - Murphy Brown as Bill Brown
- Jerry Orbach - The Golden Girls as Glen O'Brien
- Dick Van Dyke - The Golden Girls as Ken

1991: Jay Thomas – Murphy Brown as Jerry Gold
- Sheldon Leonard - Cheers as Sid Nelson
- Alan Oppenheimer - Murphy Brown as Eugene Kinsella
- Tom Poston - Coach as Art Hibke
- Danny Thomas - Empty Nest as Dr. Leo Brewster

1992: no award

1993: David Clennon – Dream On as Peter Brewer
- Tom Berenger - Cheers as Don Santry
- Dana Carvey - The Larry Sanders Show as host
- Bill Erwin - Seinfeld as Sid Fields
- Joel Grey - Brooklyn Bridge as Jacob Pressman

1994: Martin Sheen – Murphy Brown as Nick Brody
- Jason Alexander - Dream On as Randall Townsend
- Paul Dooley - Dream On as Mickey Tupper
- John Glover - Frasier as Ned Miller
- Judge Reinhold - Seinfeld as Aaron

1995: Carl Reiner – Mad About You as Alan Brady
- Sid Caesar - Love & War as Stein
- Nathan Lane - Frasier as Phil
- Robert Pastorelli - Murphy Brown as Eldin Bernecky
- Paul Reubens - Murphy Brown as Andrew J. Lansing III

1996: Tim Conway – Coach as Kenny Montague
- Griffin Dunne - Frasier as Bob
- Mandy Patinkin - The Larry Sanders Show as himself
- Larry Thomas - Seinfeld as The Soup Nazi
- Harris Yulin - Frasier as Jerome Belasco

1997: Mel Brooks – Mad About You as Uncle Phil
- Sid Caesar - Mad About You as Uncle Harold
- David Duchovny - The Larry Sanders Show as himself
- James Earl Jones - Frasier as Norman
- Jerry Stiller - Seinfeld as Frank Costanza

1998: Mel Brooks – Mad About You as Uncle Phil
- Hank Azaria - Mad About You as Nat
- Lloyd Bridges - Seinfeld as Izzy Mandelbaum
- John Cleese - 3rd Rock from the Sun as Dr. Liam Neesam
- Nathan Lane - Mad About You as Nathan Twilley

1999: Mel Brooks – Mad About You as Uncle Phil
- Woody Harrelson - Frasier as Woody Boyd
- Charles Nelson Reilly - The Drew Carey Show as Mr. Hathaway
- John Ritter - Ally McBeal as George Madison
- William Shatner - 3rd Rock from the Sun as "Big Giant Head"

2000s

2000: Bruce Willis - Friends as Paul Stevens
- Anthony LaPaglia - Frasier as Simon Moon
- William H. Macy - Sports Night as Sam Donovan
- Carl Reiner - Beggars and Choosers as Sid Barry
- Tom Selleck - Friends as Dr. Richard Burke

2001: Derek Jacobi - Frasier as Jackson Hedley
- Victor Garber - Frasier as Ferguson
- Robert Loggia - Malcolm in the Middle as Grandpa Victor
- Gary Oldman - Friends as Richard Crosby
- Michael York - The Lot as Colin Rhome

2002: Anthony LaPaglia - Frasier as Simon Moon
- Adam Arkin - Frasier as Tom
- Brian Cox - Frasier as Harry Moon
- Michael Douglas - Will & Grace as Det. Gavin Hatch
- Brad Pitt - Friends as Will Colbert

2003: Gene Wilder - Will & Grace as Mr. Stein
- Hank Azaria - Friends as David
- David Duchovny - Life with Bonnie as Johnny Volcano
- Fred Willard - Everybody Loves Raymond as Hank MacDougall
- Jonathan Winters - Life with Bonnie as Q.T. Marlens

2004: John Turturro - Monk as Ambrose Monk
- John Cleese - Will & Grace as Lyle Finster
- Danny DeVito - Friends as Roy
- Anthony LaPaglia - Frasier as Simon Moon
- Fred Willard - Everybody Loves Raymond as Hank MacDougall

2005: Bobby Cannavale - Will & Grace as Vince D'Angelo
- Alec Baldwin - Will & Grace as Malcolm
- Victor Garber - Will & Grace as Peter Bovington
- Jeff Goldblum - Will & Grace as Scott Woolley
- Fred Willard - Everybody Loves Raymond as Hank MacDougall

2006: Leslie Jordan - Will & Grace as Beverley Leslie
- Alec Baldwin - Will & Grace as Malcolm
- Martin Sheen - Two and a Half Men as Harvey
- Patrick Stewart - Extras as himself
- Ben Stiller - Extras as himself

2007: Stanley Tucci - Monk as David Ruskin
- Beau Bridges - My Name Is Earl as Carl Hickey
- Martin Landau - Entourage as Bob Ryan
- Ian McKellen - Extras as himself
- Giovanni Ribisi - My Name Is Earl as Ralph Mariano

2008: Tim Conway - 30 Rock as Bucky Bright
- Will Arnett - 30 Rock as Devon Banks
- Shelley Berman - Curb Your Enthusiasm as Nat David
- Steve Buscemi - 30 Rock as Lenny Wosniak
- Rip Torn - 30 Rock as Don Geiss

2009: Justin Timberlake - Saturday Night Live as Various Characters
- Alan Alda - 30 Rock as Milton Greene
- Beau Bridges - Desperate Housewives as Eli Scruggs
- Jon Hamm - 30 Rock as Dr. Drew Baird
- Steve Martin - 30 Rock as Gavin Volure

2010s

2010: Neil Patrick Harris - Glee as Bryan Ryan
- Will Arnett - 30 Rock as Devon Banks
- Jon Hamm - 30 Rock as Dr. Drew Baird
- Mike O'Malley - Glee as Burt Hummel
- Eli Wallach - Nurse Jackie as Bernard Zimberg
- Fred Willard - Modern Family as Frank Dunphy

2011: Justin Timberlake - Saturday Night Live as Various Characters
- Will Arnett - 30 Rock as Devon Banks
- Matt Damon - 30 Rock as Carol Burnett
- Idris Elba - The Big C as Lenny
- Zach Galifianakis - Saturday Night Live as Various Characters
- Nathan Lane - Modern Family as Pepper Saltzman

Multiple winners

2 wins

3 wins

Mel Brooks

Multiple nominees

2 nominations

3 nominations

4 nominations

Fred Willard

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series

1986–2000

Roscoe Lee Browne (1986)
John Cleese (1987)
Cleavon Little (1989)
Jay Thomas (1990)
Jay Thomas (1991)
David Clennon (1993)
Martin Sheen (1994)
Carl Reiner (1995)
Tim Conway (1996)
Mel Brooks (1997)
Mel Brooks (1998)
Mel Brooks (1999)
Bruce Willis (2000)

2001–present

v t 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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