Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

won twice consecutively for Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) and Roots (1977) won for Roots (1977) won for Lou Grant (1978) for How the West Was Won (1978) won for Cheers (1987) won for ''Frank's Place'' (1988) won for Dear John (1989) won twice consecutively for Murphy Brown (1990, 1991) won for Murphy Brown (1994). won for Mad About You (1995). won twice for Coach (1996) and 30 Rock (2008). won thrice consecutively for Mad About You in 1997, 1998, and 1999. won for Friends (2000). won for Frasier (2001). won for Frasier (2002). won for Will & Grace (2003). won for Monk (2004). won for Will & Grace (2006). won for Will & Grace (2006). won for Monk (2007). won twice for Saturday Night Live in 2009 and 2011. won for Glee (2010). won twice for Saturday Night Live in 2012 and 2014. won for The Big Bang Theory (2013). won for Transparent (2015). won twice for Saturday Night Live in 2017 and 2021. won for Atlanta (2018) won for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019) won for Saturday Night Live (2020) won for Only Murders in the Building (2022) won for Ted Lasso (2023) won for The Bear (2024) 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s ==Individuals with multiple wins==

;3 wins • Mel Brooks (consecutive) ;2 wins • Dave Chappelle • Tim Conway • Jimmy Fallon • Jay Thomas (consecutive) • Justin Timberlake ==Programs with multiple awards==

;7 awards • Saturday Night Live (2 consecutive) ;4 awards • Mad About You (3 consecutive) ;3 awards • Murphy Brown (2 consecutive) • Will & Grace (2 consecutive) ;2 awards • Frasier (consecutive) • Monk ==Individuals with multiple nominations==

;7 nominations • Nathan Lane ;5 nominations • Fred Willard ;4 nominations • Will Arnett • Mel Brooks • Jon Hamm ;3 nominations • Alec Baldwin • Jon Bernthal • Bobby Cannavale • Louis C.K. • John Cleese • Bill Hader • Luke Kirby • Anthony LaPaglia • Bob Newhart • Justin Timberlake ;2 nominations • Hank Azaria • Beau Bridges • Roscoe Lee Browne • Steve Buscemi • Sid Caesar • Dave Chappelle • Tim Conway • Bryan Cranston • Matt Damon • Danny DeVito • David Duchovny • Herb Edelman • Jimmy Fallon • Victor Garber • Will Geer • Lin-Manuel Miranda • Brad Pitt • Carl Reiner • Sam Richardson • Martin Sheen • Jay Thomas • Bradley Whitford ==Programs with multiple nominations==

;31 nominations • Saturday Night Live ;14 nominations • 30 Rock ;13 nominations • Frasier ;9 nominations • Will & Grace ;8 nominations • The Golden Girls ;7 nominations • The Cosby Show • Mad About You • Murphy Brown ;6 nominations • The Bear • Friends • Modern Family ;5 nominations • Curb Your Enthusiasm • Seinfeld • The Studio ;4 nominations • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Veep ;3 nominations • The Big Bang Theory • Cheers • Dream On • Everybody Loves Raymond • Extras • Girls • The Larry Sanders Show • Nurse Jackie • Only Murders in the Building • Ted Lasso ;2 nominations • 3rd Rock from the Sun • Coach • Glee • Hacks • Life with Bonnie • Monk • My Name Is Earl • Transparent • The Wonder Years ==Notes==