Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series

This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.

Award winners

1980s

*1986: Roscoe Lee Browne – "The Cosby Show"
*1987: John Cleese – "Cheers"
*1988: "no award"
*1989: Cleavon Little – "Dear John"

1990s

*1990: Jay Thomas – "Murphy Brown"
*1991: Jay Thomas – "Murphy Brown"
*1992: "no award"
*1993: David Clennon – "Dream On"
*1994: Martin Sheen – "Murphy Brown"
*1995: Carl Reiner – "Mad About You"
*1996: Tim Conway – "Coach"
*1997: Mel Brooks – "Mad About You"
*1998: Mel Brooks – "Mad About You"
*1999: Mel Brooks – "Mad About You"

2000s

2000

* Anthony LaPaglia in Frasier
* William H. Macy in Sports Night
* Carl Reiner in Beggars and Choosers
* Tom Selleck in Friends
* Bruce Willis in Friends

2001

* Victor Garber in Frasier
* Derek Jacobi in Frasier
* Robert Loggia in Malcolm in the Middle
* Gary Oldman in Friends
* Michael York in The Lot

2002

* Adam Arkin in Frasier
* Brian Cox in Frasier
* Michael Douglas in Will & Grace
* Anthony LaPaglia in Frasier
* Brad Pitt in Friends

2003

* Hank Azaria in Friends
* David Duchovny in Life with Bonnie
* Gene Wilder in Will & Grace
* Fred Willard in Everybody Loves Raymond
* Jonathan Winters in Life with Bonnie

2004

* John Cleese in Will & Grace
* Danny DeVito in Friends
* Anthony LaPaglia in Frasier
* John Turturro in Monk
* Fred Willard in Everybody Loves Raymond

2005

* Alec Baldwin in Will & Grace
* Bobby Cannavale in Will & Grace
* Victor Garber in Will & Grace
* Jeff Goldblum in Will & Grace
* Fred Willard in Everybody Loves Raymond

2006

* Alec Baldwin in Will & Grace
* Leslie Jordan in Will & Grace
* Martin Sheen in Two and a Half Men
* Patrick Stewart in Extras
* Ben Stiller in Extras

2007

* Beau Bridges in My Name Is Earl
* Martin Landau in Entourage
* Ian McKellen in Extras
* Giovanni Ribisi in My Name Is Earl
* Stanley Tucci in Monk

2008

* Will Arnett in 30 Rock
* Shelley Berman in Curb Your Enthusiasm
* Steve Buscemi in 30 Rock
* Tim Conway in 30 Rock
* Rip Torn in 30 Rock