Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

2022

Christopher McDonald / Hacks

2021

Alec Baldwin / Saturday Night Live

Dave Chappelle / Saturday Night Live

Morgan Freeman / The Kominsky Method

2020

Dev Patel / Modern Love

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Eddie Murphy / Saturday Night Live

Brad Pitt / Saturday Night Live

Adam Driver / Saturday Night Live

2019

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Rufus Sewell / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Robert De Niro / Saturday Night Live

Adam Sandler / Saturday Night Live

Matt Damon / Saturday Night Live

Peter MacNicol / Veep

2018

Katt Williams / Atlanta

2017

Matthew Rhys / Girls

Hugh Laurie / Veep

Girls

Lin-Manuel Miranda / Saturday Night Live

Tom Hanks / Saturday Night Live

2016

Martin Mull / Veep

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

Peter Scolari / Girls

Larry David / Saturday Night Live

Tracy Morgan / Saturday Night Live

2015

Mel Brooks / The Comedians (2015)

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

Paul Giamatti / Inside Amy Schumer

2014

Gary Cole / Veep

Steve Buscemi / Portlandia

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

2013

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Will Forte / 30 Rock

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

2012

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

2011

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Matt Damon / 30 Rock

Zach Galifianakis / Saturday Night Live

Idris Elba / The Big C

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

2010

Eli Wallach / Nurse Jackie

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

2009

Beau Bridges / Desperate Housewives

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Alan Alda / 30 Rock

Steve Martin / 30 Rock

2008

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Rip Torn / 30 Rock

Tim Conway / 30 Rock

Steve Buscemi / 30 Rock

2007

Stanley Tucci / Monk

Martin Landau / Entourage

Giovanni Ribisi / My Name Is Earl

Beau Bridges / My Name Is Earl

2006

Alec Baldwin / Will & Grace

Leslie Jordan / Will & Grace

2005

Victor Garber / Will & Grace

Bobby Cannavale / Will & Grace

Alec Baldwin / Will & Grace

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Jeff Goldblum / Will & Grace

2004

John Cleese / Will & Grace

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

John Turturro / Monk

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

2003

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Jonathan Winters / Life with Bonnie

David Duchovny / Life with Bonnie

Gene Wilder / Will & Grace

2002

Michael Douglas / Will & Grace

Brian Cox / Frasier

Adam Arkin / Frasier

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

2001

Michael York / The Lot

Robert Loggia / Malcolm in the Middle

Victor Garber / Frasier

Derek Jacobi / Frasier

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

Hank Azaria / Mad About You

Lloyd Bridges / Seinfeld

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

Nathan Lane / Mad About You

1997

David Duchovny / The Larry Sanders Show

James Earl Jones / Frasier

Jerry Stiller / Seinfeld

Sid Caesar / Mad About You

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

1996

Larry Thomas / Seinfeld

Mandy Patinkin / The Larry Sanders Show

Harris Yulin / Frasier

Griffin Dunne / Frasier

Tim Conway / Coach

1995

Paul Reubens / Murphy Brown

Robert Pastorelli / Murphy Brown

Nathan Lane / Frasier

Carl Reiner / Mad About You

Sid Caesar / Love & War

1994

Paul Dooley / Dream On

John Glover / Frasier

Judge Reinhold / Seinfeld

Jason Alexander / Dream On

Martin Sheen / Murphy Brown

1993

Joel Grey / Brooklyn Bridge

Dana Carvey / The Larry Sanders Show

Bill Erwin / Seinfeld

David Clennon / Dream On

1991

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

Tom Poston / Coach

Danny Thomas / Empty Nest

Alan Oppenheimer / Murphy Brown

1990

David Huddleston / The Wonder Years

Darren McGavin / Murphy Brown

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

1989

Sammy Davis Jr. / The Cosby Show

Robert Picardo / The Wonder Years

Cleavon Little / Dear John (1988)

Leslie Nielsen / Day by Day

1987

Art Carney / The Cavanaughs

1986

Earle Hyman / The Cosby Show

Danny Kaye / The Cosby Show

Stevie Wonder / The Cosby Show

Roscoe Lee Browne / The Cosby Show

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