Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

2022

Christopher McDonald / Hacks (2021)

2021

Alec Baldwin / Saturday Night Live

Dave Chappelle / Saturday Night Live

Morgan Freeman / The Kominsky Method

2020

Dev Patel / Modern Love

Adam Driver / Saturday Night Live

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Brad Pitt / Saturday Night Live

Eddie Murphy / Saturday Night Live

2019

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

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

2018

Katt Williams / Atlanta

2017

Hugh Laurie / Veep

Girls

Matthew Rhys / Girls

Lin-Manuel Miranda / Saturday Night Live

Tom Hanks / Saturday Night Live

2016

Peter Scolari / Girls

Tracy Morgan / Saturday Night Live

Larry David / Saturday Night Live

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

Martin Mull / Veep

2015

Mel Brooks / The Comedians (2015)

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Paul Giamatti / Inside Amy Schumer

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

2014

Steve Buscemi / Portlandia

Gary Cole / Veep

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

2013

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

Will Forte / 30 Rock

2012

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

2011

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Idris Elba / The Big C

Matt Damon / 30 Rock

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Zach Galifianakis / Saturday Night Live

2010

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Eli Wallach / Nurse Jackie

2009

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Alan Alda / 30 Rock

Steve Martin / 30 Rock

Beau Bridges / Desperate Housewives

2008

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Steve Buscemi / 30 Rock

Rip Torn / 30 Rock

Tim Conway / 30 Rock

2007

Beau Bridges / My Name Is Earl

Giovanni Ribisi / My Name Is Earl

Martin Landau / Entourage

Stanley Tucci / Monk

2006

Leslie Jordan / Will & Grace

Alec Baldwin / Will & Grace

2005

Victor Garber / Will & Grace

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Bobby Cannavale / Will & Grace

Alec Baldwin / Will & Grace

Jeff Goldblum / Will & Grace

2004

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

John Turturro / Monk

John Cleese / Will & Grace

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

2003

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Jonathan Winters / Life with Bonnie

Gene Wilder / Will & Grace

David Duchovny / Life with Bonnie

2002

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

Michael Douglas / Will & Grace

Brian Cox / Frasier

Adam Arkin / Frasier

2001

Victor Garber / Frasier

Derek Jacobi / Frasier

Michael York / The Lot

Robert Loggia / Malcolm in the Middle

2000

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

William H. Macy / Sports Night

Carl Reiner / Beggars and Choosers

1999

John Ritter / Ally McBeal

Charles Nelson Reilly / The Drew Carey Show

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

Woody Harrelson / Frasier

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

Mandy Patinkin / The Larry Sanders Show

Tim Conway / Coach

Harris Yulin / Frasier

Larry Thomas / Seinfeld

1995

Robert Pastorelli / Murphy Brown

Sid Caesar / Love & War

Carl Reiner / Mad About You

Nathan Lane / Frasier

Paul Reubens / Murphy Brown

1994

Paul Dooley / Dream On

Martin Sheen / Murphy Brown

Judge Reinhold / Seinfeld

Jason Alexander / Dream On

John Glover / Frasier

1993

Joel Grey / Brooklyn Bridge

Bill Erwin / Seinfeld

Dana Carvey / The Larry Sanders Show

David Clennon / Dream On

1991

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

Alan Oppenheimer / 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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