Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

2022

Christopher McDonald / Hacks (2021)

2021

Morgan Freeman / The Kominsky Method

Dave Chappelle / Saturday Night Live

Alec Baldwin / Saturday Night Live

2020

Dev Patel / Modern Love

Adam Driver / Saturday Night Live

Brad Pitt / Saturday Night Live

Eddie Murphy / Saturday Night Live

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

2019

Matt Damon / Saturday Night Live

Peter MacNicol / Veep

Robert De Niro / Saturday Night Live

Adam Sandler / Saturday Night Live

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Rufus Sewell / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

2018

Bill Hader / Saturday Night Live

Donald Glover / Saturday Night Live

Katt Williams / Atlanta

2017

Lin-Manuel Miranda / Saturday Night Live

Tom Hanks / Saturday Night Live

Hugh Laurie / Veep

Matthew Rhys / Girls

Girls

2016

Peter Scolari / Girls

Larry David / Saturday Night Live

Tracy Morgan / Saturday Night Live

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

Martin Mull / Veep

2015

Paul Giamatti / Inside Amy Schumer

Bill Hader / Saturday Night Live

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

Mel Brooks / The Comedians (2015)

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

2014

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

Gary Cole / Veep

Steve Buscemi / Portlandia

2013

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Will Forte / 30 Rock

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

2012

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

2011

Matt Damon / 30 Rock

Zach Galifianakis / Saturday Night Live

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Idris Elba / The Big C

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

2010

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Mike O'Malley / Glee

Eli Wallach / Nurse Jackie

Neil Patrick Harris / Glee

2009

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Alan Alda / 30 Rock

Steve Martin / 30 Rock

Beau Bridges / Desperate Housewives

2008

Rip Torn / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 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

Alec Baldwin / Will & Grace

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Jeff Goldblum / Will & Grace

Bobby Cannavale / Will & Grace

Victor Garber / Will & Grace

2004

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

John Cleese / Will & Grace

John Turturro / Monk

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

2003

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Gene Wilder / Will & Grace

David Duchovny / Life with Bonnie

Jonathan Winters / Life with Bonnie

2002

Adam Arkin / Frasier

Brian Cox / Frasier

Michael Douglas / Will & Grace

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

2001

Victor Garber / Frasier

Derek Jacobi / Frasier

Robert Loggia / Malcolm in the Middle

Michael York / The Lot

2000

Carl Reiner / Beggars and Choosers

William H. Macy / Sports Night

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

1999

Charles Nelson Reilly / The Drew Carey Show

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

Woody Harrelson / Frasier

John Ritter / Ally McBeal

1998

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

Lloyd Bridges / Seinfeld

Nathan Lane / Mad About You

Hank Azaria / Mad About You

1997

James Earl Jones / Frasier

David Duchovny / The Larry Sanders Show

Jerry Stiller / Seinfeld

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

Sid Caesar / Mad About You

1996

Tim Conway / Coach

Larry Thomas / Seinfeld

Harris Yulin / Frasier

Griffin Dunne / Frasier

Mandy Patinkin / The Larry Sanders Show

1995

Paul Reubens / Murphy Brown

Robert Pastorelli / Murphy Brown

Carl Reiner / Mad About You

Nathan Lane / Frasier

Sid Caesar / Love & War

1994

Martin Sheen / Murphy Brown

Paul Dooley / Dream On

Jason Alexander / Dream On

John Glover / Frasier

Judge Reinhold / Seinfeld

1993

Joel Grey / Brooklyn Bridge

David Clennon / Dream On

Bill Erwin / Seinfeld

Dana Carvey / The Larry Sanders Show

1991

Tom Poston / Coach

Danny Thomas / Empty Nest

Alan Oppenheimer / Murphy Brown

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

1990

David Huddleston / The Wonder Years

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

Darren McGavin / Murphy Brown

1989

Robert Picardo / The Wonder Years

Leslie Nielsen / Day by Day

Cleavon Little / Dear John (1988)

Sammy Davis Jr. / The Cosby Show

1987

Art Carney / The Cavanaughs

1986

Earle Hyman / The Cosby Show

Stevie Wonder / The Cosby Show

Danny Kaye / The Cosby Show

Roscoe Lee Browne / The Cosby Show

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