| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | |
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 The 2024 recipient: Jon Bernthal | |
| 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 | Jon Bernthal, The Bear (2024) |
| Website | emmys |
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.
Winners and nominations
indicates the winner1970s
| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Submitted episode(s) | Network |
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| Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series | |||||
| 1975 (27th) | |||||
| Patrick McGoohan | Columbo | 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Barnard Hughes | Lou Grant | Judge Felix Rushman | "Judge" | CBS | |
| David Cassidy | Police Story | Officer Dan Shay | "A Chance to Live" | NBC | |
| Will Geer | The Love Boat | Franklyn Bootherstone | "The Old Man and the Runaway" | ABC | |
| 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 | |||||
| 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
| Year | Actor/Actress | Program | Role | Network |
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| Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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
- Harvey Fierstein was nominated in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his guest appearance on Cheers, but lost to Michael Jeter, who won for his role on Evening Shade.
- Kelsey Grammer was nominated in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his guest appearance on Wings, but lost to Craig T. Nelson, who won for his role on Coach.
- Jay Thomas was nominated in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his guest appearance on Murphy Brown, but lost to Michael Jeter, who won for his role on Evening Shade.
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Episode | Network |
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| 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" | Amazon | |
| 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 | |
| 2021 (73rd) | |||||
| Dave Chappelle | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Dave Chappelle" | NBC | |
| Alec Baldwin | Saturday Night Live | President Donald Trump | "Host: Dave Chappelle" | NBC | |
| Morgan Freeman | The Kominsky Method | Himself | "The Round Toes, Of The High Shoes" | Netflix | |
| Daniel Kaluuya | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Daniel Kaluuya" | NBC | |
| Dan Levy | "Host: Dan Levy" | ||||
| 2022 (74th) | |||||
| Nathan Lane | Only Murders in the Building | Teddy Dimas | "The Boy from 6B" | Hulu | |
| Jerrod Carmichael | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Jerrod Carmichael" | NBC | |
| Bill Hader | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Igor/Gregor/Timor | "Igor, Gregor, & Timor" | HBO | |
| James Lance | Ted Lasso | Trent Crimm | "Inverting the Pyramid of Success" | Apple TV+ | |
| Christopher McDonald | Hacks | Marty Ghilain | "The One, the Only" | HBO Max | |
| Sam Richardson | Ted Lasso | Edwin Akufo | "Midnight Train to Royston" | Apple TV+ | |
| 2023 (75th) | |||||
| Sam Richardson | Ted Lasso | Edwin Akufo | "International Break" | Apple TV+ | |
| Jon Bernthal | The Bear | Michael Berzatto | "Braciole" | FX | |
| Luke Kirby | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Lenny Bruce | "Four Minutes" | Prime Video | |
| Nathan Lane | Only Murders in the Building | Teddy Dimas | "Here's Looking at You..." | Hulu | |
| Pedro Pascal | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Pedro Pascal" | NBC | |
| Oliver Platt | The Bear | Jimmy "Cicero" Kalinowski | "Dogs" | FX | |
| 2024 (76th) | |||||
| Jon Bernthal | The Bear | Michael Berzatto | "Fishes" | FX | |
| Matthew Broderick | Only Murders in the Building | Matthew Broderick | "CoBro" | Hulu | |
| Ryan Gosling | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Ryan Gosling" | NBC | |
| Christopher Lloyd | Hacks | Larry Arbuckle | "The Deborah Vance Christmas Spectacular" | Max | |
| Bob Odenkirk | The Bear | Uncle Lee | "Fishes" | FX | |
| Will Poulter | Luca | "Honeydew" |
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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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- "30th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners – Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- "30th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners – Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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- "Nominees/Winners 2012". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners 2013". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners 2014". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners 2015". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
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