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

Eddie Murphy / Saturday Night Live

Adam Driver / Saturday Night Live

Brad Pitt / Saturday Night Live

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

2019

Rufus Sewell / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Luke Kirby / The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Peter MacNicol / Veep

Adam Sandler / Saturday Night Live

Matt Damon / Saturday Night Live

Robert De Niro / Saturday Night Live

2018

Katt Williams / Atlanta

2017

Tom Hanks / Saturday Night Live

Lin-Manuel Miranda / Saturday Night Live

Matthew Rhys / Girls

Girls

Hugh Laurie / Veep

2016

Peter Scolari / Girls

Martin Mull / Veep

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

Tracy Morgan / Saturday Night Live

Larry David / Saturday Night Live

2015

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Mel Brooks / The Comedians (2015)

Bradley Whitford / Transparent

Paul Giamatti / Inside Amy Schumer

2014

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Gary Cole / Veep

Steve Buscemi / Portlandia

2013

Louis C.K. / Saturday Night Live

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

Will Forte / 30 Rock

2012

Jimmy Fallon / Saturday Night Live

Bobby Cannavale / Nurse Jackie

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

2011

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Idris Elba / The Big C

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Zach Galifianakis / Saturday Night Live

Matt Damon / 30 Rock

2010

Eli Wallach / Nurse Jackie

Will Arnett / 30 Rock

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

2009

Jon Hamm / 30 Rock

Alan Alda / 30 Rock

Justin Timberlake / Saturday Night Live

Beau Bridges / Desperate Housewives

Steve Martin / 30 Rock

2008

Rip Torn / 30 Rock

Steve Buscemi / 30 Rock

Tim Conway / 30 Rock

Will Arnett / 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

Jeff Goldblum / Will & Grace

Bobby Cannavale / Will & Grace

Alec Baldwin / Will & Grace

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Victor Garber / Will & Grace

2004

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

John Cleese / Will & Grace

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

John Turturro / Monk

2003

Fred Willard / Everybody Loves Raymond

Jonathan Winters / Life with Bonnie

David Duchovny / Life with Bonnie

Gene Wilder / Will & Grace

2002

Brian Cox / Frasier

Adam Arkin / Frasier

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

Michael Douglas / Will & Grace

2001

Victor Garber / Frasier

Derek Jacobi / Frasier

Robert Loggia / Malcolm in the Middle

Michael York / The Lot

2000

William H. Macy / Sports Night

Carl Reiner / Beggars and Choosers

Anthony LaPaglia / Frasier

1999

Woody Harrelson / Frasier

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

John Ritter / Ally McBeal

Charles Nelson Reilly / The Drew Carey Show

1998

Lloyd Bridges / Seinfeld

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

Hank Azaria / Mad About You

Nathan Lane / Mad About You

1997

Jerry Stiller / Seinfeld

David Duchovny / The Larry Sanders Show

Sid Caesar / Mad About You

Mel Brooks / Mad About You

James Earl Jones / Frasier

1996

Harris Yulin / Frasier

Tim Conway / Coach

Griffin Dunne / Frasier

Larry Thomas / Seinfeld

Mandy Patinkin / The Larry Sanders Show

1995

Nathan Lane / Frasier

Robert Pastorelli / Murphy Brown

Paul Reubens / Murphy Brown

Sid Caesar / Love & War

Carl Reiner / Mad About You

1994

Jason Alexander / Dream On

Martin Sheen / Murphy Brown

Paul Dooley / Dream On

Judge Reinhold / Seinfeld

John Glover / Frasier

1993

Joel Grey / Brooklyn Bridge

Dana Carvey / The Larry Sanders Show

David Clennon / Dream On

Bill Erwin / Seinfeld

1991

Alan Oppenheimer / Murphy Brown

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

Danny Thomas / Empty Nest

Tom Poston / Coach

1990

Darren McGavin / Murphy Brown

David Huddleston / The Wonder Years

Jay Thomas / Murphy Brown

1989

Cleavon Little / Dear John (1988)

Leslie Nielsen / Day by Day

Robert Picardo / The Wonder Years

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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