Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

2022

Christopher McDonald / Hacks

2021

Morgan Freeman / The Kominsky Method

Alec Baldwin / Saturday Night Live

Dave Chappelle / Saturday Night Live

2020

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Dev Patel / Modern Love

Adam Driver / Saturday Night Live

Brad Pitt / Saturday Night Live

Eddie Murphy / Saturday Night Live

2019

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Peter MacNicol / Veep

Robert De Niro / Saturday Night Live

Rufus Sewell / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Adam Sandler / Saturday Night Live

Matt Damon / Saturday Night Live

2018

Katt Williams / Atlanta

2017

Tom Hanks / Saturday Night Live

Lin-Manuel Miranda / Saturday Night Live

Hugh Laurie / Veep

Matthew Rhys / Girls

Girls

2016

Peter Scolari / Girls

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

Martin Mull / Veep

Tracy Morgan / Saturday Night Live

Larry David / Saturday Night Live

2015

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Mel Brooks / The Comedians (2015)

Paul Giamatti / Inside Amy Schumer

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

2014

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Gary Cole / Veep

Steve Buscemi / Portlandia

2013

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Will Forte / 30 Rock

2012

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

2011

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Matt Damon / 30 Rock

Idris Elba / The Big C

Zach Galifianakis / Saturday Night Live

2010

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Eli Wallach / Nurse Jackie

2009

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Steve Martin / 30 Rock

Alan Alda / 30 Rock

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Beau Bridges / Desperate Housewives

2008

Steve Buscemi / 30 Rock

Rip Torn / 30 Rock

Tim Conway / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

2007

Martin Landau / Entourage

Beau Bridges / My Name Is Earl

Stanley Tucci / Monk

Giovanni Ribisi / My Name Is Earl

2006

Leslie Jordan / Will & Grace

Alec Baldwin / Will & Grace

2005

Alec Baldwin / Will & Grace

Victor Garber / Will & Grace

Bobby Cannavale / Will & Grace

Jeff Goldblum / Will & Grace

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

2004

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

John Cleese / Will & Grace

John Turturro / Monk

2003

Gene Wilder / Will & Grace

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Jonathan Winters / Life with Bonnie

David Duchovny / Life with Bonnie

2002

Michael Douglas / Will & Grace

Adam Arkin / Frasier

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

Brian Cox / Frasier

2001

Derek Jacobi / Frasier

Robert Loggia / Malcolm in the Middle

Victor Garber / Frasier

Michael York / The Lot

2000

Carl Reiner / Beggars and Choosers

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

William H. Macy / Sports Night

1999

Charles Nelson Reilly / The Drew Carey Show

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

Woody Harrelson / Frasier

John Ritter / Ally McBeal

1998

Hank Azaria / Mad About You

Lloyd Bridges / Seinfeld

Nathan Lane / Mad About You

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

1997

Jerry Stiller / Seinfeld

David Duchovny / The Larry Sanders Show

Sid Caesar / Mad About You

James Earl Jones / Frasier

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

1996

Larry Thomas / Seinfeld

Mandy Patinkin / The Larry Sanders Show

Tim Conway / Coach

Griffin Dunne / Frasier

Harris Yulin / Frasier

1995

Sid Caesar / Love & War

Robert Pastorelli / Murphy Brown

Paul Reubens / Murphy Brown

Carl Reiner / Mad About You

Nathan Lane / Frasier

1994

Martin Sheen / Murphy Brown

Paul Dooley / Dream On

Judge Reinhold / Seinfeld

John Glover / Frasier

Jason Alexander / Dream On

1993

Bill Erwin / Seinfeld

David Clennon / Dream On

Dana Carvey / The Larry Sanders Show

Joel Grey / Brooklyn Bridge

1991

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

Alan Oppenheimer / Murphy Brown

Danny Thomas / Empty Nest

Tom Poston / Coach

1990

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

David Huddleston / The Wonder Years

Darren McGavin / Murphy Brown

1989

Robert Picardo / The Wonder Years

Cleavon Little / Dear John (1988)

Leslie Nielsen / Day by Day

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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