Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series is a major television honor presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to recognize exceptional guest-starring performances by male actors in comedic series.


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instanceOf Primetime Emmy Award category
television award
alsoKnownAs Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
awardedFor outstanding guest-starring performance by a male actor in a comedy series
awardNameLanguage English
categoryType performance award
ceremonyLocation Los Angeles
country United States
eligibility guest-starring roles in U.S. primetime comedy series
field television acting
firstAwarded 38th Primetime Emmy Awards
formerName Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
frequency annual
genre comedy television
hasAwardedWorkType television series episode
hasCategoryGroup Primetime Emmy Awards for acting
hasLanguage English
hasNomineeType individual person
hasScriptedGenre situational comedy
sketch comedy
inception 1986
isSubsetOf Primetime Emmy Awards for guest performances
medium television
notableWinner Alec Baldwin
Bob Newhart
Dave Chappelle
Harry Morgan
Jimmy Fallon
John Lithgow
Justin Timberlake
Martin Sheen
Mel Brooks
Nathan Lane
Peter Scolari
Tim Conway
officialWebsite https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/Outstanding-Guest-Actor-In-A-Comedy-Series
organizer Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
partOf Primetime Emmy Awards
presentedBy Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
relatedAward Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
requiresCreditAs guest star
selectionMethod voting by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
sexOrGenderOfRecipient male
timePeriodOfWorksRecognized previous U.S. television season
typicalBroadcastNetwork NBC

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bob Newhart
Bradley Whitford
Eddie Murphy
awardReceived
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series ("Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series")
alsoKnownAs
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series ("Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series")
formerName
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ("Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series")
hasCategory
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series ("Primetime Emmy Awards for guest performances")
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