Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:

• From 1959 to 1967 it was Best Comedy Performance
• From 1968 to 1991 it was known as Best Comedy Recording
• From 1992 to 1993 and from 2004 to the present day it was awarded as Best Comedy Album

In 1960 and 1961 two separate awards were presented for the best spoken and for the best musical comedy performance.

In 1994, after four consecutive years of wins by classical music comedy albums, the award was restricted to spoken word comedy albums and moved into the "spoken" field. From then through 2003, it was awarded as the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album.

In 2004 the award was reinstated within the comedy field as the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, once again allowing musical comedy works to be considered.

Bill Cosby holds the record for most consecutive wins, with six earned between 1965 and 1970. Peter Schickele (of P.D.Q. Bach fame) is the runner-up, with four wins between 1990 and 1993.

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The winner is the first-named artist and work for each year, or, for 1960 and 1961, category.

1950s

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Year[I]	Work	Performing Artist
1959 [2]	"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)"	Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows	Stan Freberg
The Future Lies Ahead	Mort Sahl
"Green Chri$tma$"	Stan Freberg
Improvisations to Music	Elaine May and Mike Nichols

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1960s

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Year[I]	Work	Performing Artist
1960 [3]	Musical Comedy
"The Battle of Kookamonga"	Homer and Jethro
Charlie Weaver Sings for His People	Cliff Arquette
Monster Rally	Hans Conried and Alice Pearce
Musically Mad	Bernie Green
A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green	Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Spoken Comedy
Inside Shelley Berman	Shelley Berman
"Hamlet"	Andy Griffith
Look Forward in Anger	Mort Sahl
The Sick Humor of Lenny Bruce	Lenny Bruce
Stan Freberg with Original Cast	Stan Freberg
1961 [4]	Musical Comedy
	Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris	Jo Stafford and Paul Weston
	"Alvin for President"	David Seville
	An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer	Tom Lehrer
	Homer and Jethro at the Country Club	Homer and Jethro
	"The Old Payola Roll Blues"	Stan Freberg
	Spoken Comedy
	The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!	Bob Newhart
	2000 Year Old Man	Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner
	The Edge of Shelley Berman	Shelley Berman
	The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters	Jonathan Winters
1962 [5]	An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May	Elaine May and Mike Nichols
Here's Jonathan	Jonathan Winters
José Jiménez the Astronaut	Bill Dana
Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume One: The Early Years	Stan Freberg
1963 [6]	The First Family	Vaughn Meader
Another Day, Another World	Jonathan Winters
Beyond the Fringe	Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore
My Son, the Folk Singer	Allan Sherman
Nichols and May Examine Doctors	Elaine May and Mike Nichols
1964 [7]	"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)"	Allan Sherman
Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right!	Bill Cosby
Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks at the Cannes Film Festival	Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner
I Am the Greatest!	Cassius Clay
Think Ethnic	Smothers Brothers
1965 [8]	I Started Out as a Child	Bill Cosby
For Swingin' Livers Only!	Allan Sherman
Ready or Not, Here Comes Godfrey Cambridge	Godfrey Cambridge
Whistle Stopping	Jonathan Winters
Woody Allen	Woody Allen
1966 [9]	Why Is There Air?	Bill Cosby
Mom Always Liked You Best	Smothers Brothers
Them Cotton Pickin' Days Is Over	Godfrey Cambridge
"Welcome to the LBJ Ranch!"	Earl Doud and Allen Robin
You Don't Have to Be Jewish	Bob Booker and George Foster
1967 [10]	Wonderfulness	Bill Cosby
"Downtown"	Mrs. Miller
Funny Way to Make an Album	Don Bowman
Have a Laugh on Me	Archie Campbell
Wanted for Murder	Homer and Jethro
1968 [11]	Revenge	Bill Cosby
The Cockfight and Other Tall Tales	Archie Campbell
Cowboys and Colored People	Flip Wilson
Lenny Bruce in Concert	Lenny Bruce
Take-Offs and Put-Ons	George Carlin
1969 [12]	To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With	Bill Cosby
Hello Dummy!	Don Rickles
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In	Dan Rowan and Dick Martin
You Devil You	Flip Wilson

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1970s

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Year[I]	Work	Performing Artist
1970 [13]	Sports	Bill Cosby
Berkeley Concert	Lenny Bruce
Don Rickles Speaks!	Don Rickles
1971 [14]	The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress	Flip Wilson
The Begatting of the President	Orson Welles
"Daddy Played First Base"	Homer and Jethro
I Am the President	David Frye
Live: Madison Square Garden Center	Bill Cosby
1972 [15]	This Is a Recording	Lily Tomlin
"Ajax Liquor Store"	Hudson & Landry
Cheech and Chong	Cheech & Chong
Flip: The Flip Wilson Show	Flip Wilson
When I Was a Kid	Bill Cosby
1973 [16]	FM & AM	George Carlin
All in the Family	Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Sally Struthers and Rob Reiner
Big Bambu	Cheech & Chong
Geraldine: Don't Fight the Feeling	Flip Wilson
1974 [17]	Los Cochinos	Cheech & Chong
Child of the 50s	Robert Klein
Fat Albert	Bill Cosby
National Lampoon: Lemmings	National Lampoon
Occupation: Foole	George Carlin
Richard Nixon: A Fantasy	David Frye
1975 [18]	That Nigger's Crazy	Richard Pryor
Booga! Booga!	David Steinberg
Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album	Cheech & Chong
Mind Over Matter	Robert Klein
The Missing White House Tapes	National Lampoon
1976 [19]	Is It Something I Said?	Richard Pryor
An Evening with Wally Londo Featuring Bill Slaszo	George Carlin
Modern Scream	Lily Tomlin
The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief	Monty Python
A Star Is Bought	Albert Brooks
1977 [20]	Bicentennial Nigger	Richard Pryor
Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days	Bill Cosby
Goodbye Pop 1952–1976	National Lampoon
Sleeping Beauty	Cheech & Chong
You Gotta Wash Your Ass	Redd Foxx
1978 [21]	Let's Get Small	Steve Martin
Are You Serious???	Richard Pryor
The Ernie Kovacs Album	Ernie Kovacs
On the Road	George Carlin
Saturday Night Live	Lorne Michaels and Saturday Night Live cast members
1979 [22]	A Wild and Crazy Guy	Steve Martin
On Stage	Lily Tomlin
The Rutles	The Rutles
Sex & Violins	Martin Mull
The Wizard of Comedy	Richard Pryor

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1980s

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Year[I]	Work	Performing Artist
1980 [23]	Reality...What a Concept	Robin Williams
Comedy Is Not Pretty!	Steve Martin
"I Need Your Help Barry Manilow"	Ray Stevens
"Rubber Biscuit"	The Blues Brothers
Wanted: Live in Concert	Richard Pryor
1981 [24]	No Respect	Rodney Dangerfield
Holy Smoke	Richard Pryor
Live at St. Douglas Convent	Father Guido Sarducci
Live from New York	Gilda Radner
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album	Monty Python
1982 [25]	Rev. Du Rite	Richard Pryor
Airplane!	Various Artists
"The Inquisition"	Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks' History of the World, Part I
Urban Chipmunk	Alvin and the Chipmunks
1983 [26]	Live on the Sunset Strip	Richard Pryor
Eddie Murphy	Eddie Murphy
The Great White North	Bob and Doug McKenzie
A Place for My Stuff	George Carlin
The Steve Martin Brothers	Steve Martin
1984 [27]	Comedian	Eddie Murphy
Himself	Bill Cosby
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life	Monty Python
Throbbing Python of Love	Robin Williams
What Becomes a Semi-Legend Most?	Joan Rivers
1985 [28]	"Eat It"	"Weird Al" Yankovic
Here and Now	Richard Pryor
Hurt Me Baby – Make Me Write Bad Checks!	Rick Dees
Rappin' Rodney	Rodney Dangerfield
The Three Faces of Al	Firesign Theatre
1986 [29]	Whoopi Goldberg: Original Broadway Show Recording	Whoopi Goldberg
"Born in East L.A."	Cheech & Chong
Dare to Be Stupid	"Weird Al" Yankovic
"Honeymooners Rap"	Joe Piscopo
"You Look Marvelous"	Billy Crystal
1987 [30]	Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand	Bill Cosby
Bob and Ray: A Night of Two Stars Recorded Live at Carnegie Hall	Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding
I Have a Pony	Steven Wright
Mud Will Be Flung Tonight	Bette Midler
Playin' with Your Head	George Carlin
"Twist and Shout"	Rodney Dangerfield
1988 [31]	A Night at the Met	Robin Williams
The Best of Bob and Ray, Vol. 1	Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding
Polka Party!	"Weird Al" Yankovic
The World According to Me!	Jackie Mason
"Would Jesus Wear a Rolex"	Ray Stevens
1989 [32]	Good Morning, Vietnam	Robin Williams
Even Worse	"Weird Al" Yankovic
Finally Captured	Jonathan Winters
Fontaine: Why Am I Straight?	Whoopi Goldberg
What Am I Doing in New Jersey?	George Carlin

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1990s

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Year[I]	Work	Performing Artist
1990 [33]	P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults	Peter Schickele
Dice	Andrew Dice Clay
Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession	Erma Bombeck
"Wild Thing"	Sam Kinison
Without You I'm Nothing	Sandra Bernhard
1991 [34]	P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities	Peter Schickele
The Best of Bob and Ray: Selections from a Career, Vol. 4	Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding
The Best of Comic Relief '90	Various artists
Jonathan Winters into the '90s	Jonathan Winters
More News from Lake Wobegon	Garrison Keillor
1992 [35]	P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio	Peter Schickele
Brand New	Jackie Mason
Local Man Moves to the City	Garrison Keillor
Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics	George Carlin
When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home	Erma Bombeck
1993 [36]	P.D.Q. Bach: Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion	Peter Schickele
An Evening with George Burns	George Burns
Jonathan Winters Is Terminator 3	Jonathan Winters
Naked Beneath My Clothes	Rita Rudner
Off the Deep End	"Weird Al" Yankovic
1994 [37]	Jammin' in New York	George Carlin
Lake Wobegon USA	Garrison Keillor
A Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair	Erma Bombeck
The Naked Truth	Leslie Nielsen
You're Good Enough, You're Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like You!	Al Franken
1995 [38]	Live from Hell	Sam Kinison
Attention Butt Pirates and Lesbetarians	Judy Tenuta
The Jerky Boys 2	The Jerky Boys
The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook	Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf
They're All Gonna Laugh at You!	Adam Sandler
1996 [39]	Crank(y) Calls	Jonathan Winters
Funk It	Martin Lawrence
Games Rednecks Play	Jeff Foxworthy
God's Other Son	Don Imus
In Goddess We Trust	Judy Tenuta
1997 [40]	Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations	Al Franken
The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach	Peter Schickele
The Rants	Dennis Miller
Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Vol. 2 (The Middle Years)	Stan Freberg
What the Hell Happened to Me?	Adam Sandler
1998 [41]	Roll with the New	Chris Rock
Button Down Concert	Bob Newhart
Dirty Jokes and Beer	Drew Carey
Garrison Keillor's Comedy Theater	Garrison Keillor
God Said Ha!	Julia Sweeney
1999 [42]	The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000	Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner
Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death	The Firesign Theatre
I'm Telling You for the Last Time	Jerry Seinfeld
Pure Drivel	Steve Martin
Totally Committed	Jeff Foxworthy

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2000s

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Year[I]	Work	Performing Artist
2000 [43]	Bigger & Blacker	Chris Rock
How Paul Robeson Saved My Life and Other Mostly Happy Stories	Carl Reiner
A Prairie Home Companion – 25th Anniversary Collection	Garrison Keillor
Stan and Judy's Kid	Adam Sandler
You Are All Diseased	George Carlin
2001 [44]	Brain Droppings	George Carlin
Big Funny	Jeff Foxworthy
I Rant, Therefore, I Am	Dennis Miller
The Original Kings of Comedy	Steve Harvey, Bernie Mac, Cedric the Entertainer and D. L. Hughley
The Prisoner of Second Avenue	Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason
2002 [45]	Napalm & Silly Putty	George Carlin
Bride of Firesign	The Firesign Theatre
I'm the One That I Want	Margaret Cho
Live at Carnegie Hall	Ray Romano
The Queens of Comedy	Adele Givens, Laura Hayes, Mo'Nique, and Sommore
2003 [46]	Robin Williams: Live 2002	Robin Williams
The Bathroom Wall	Jimmy Fallon
Complaints and Grievances	George Carlin
Oh, the Things I Know!	Al Franken
The Rant Zone	Dennis Miller
2004 [47]	Poodle Hat	"Weird Al" Yankovic
A Life in Comedy	Garrison Keillor
Revolution	Margaret Cho
Shut Up You Fucking Baby!	David Cross
Team Leader	George Lopez
2005 [48]	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents... America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction	Jon Stewart and the Cast of The Daily Show
Come Poop with Me	Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (Robert Smigel)
The Funny Thing Is...	Ellen DeGeneres
Live at Carnegie Hall	David Sedaris
The O'Franken Factor Factor — The Best of the O'Franken Factor	Al Franken
2006 [49]	Never Scared	Chris Rock
The Agoraphobic Cowboy	Rick Moranis
Family Guy: Live in Vegas	Seth MacFarlane and Walter Murphy
Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues	Lewis Black
The Right to Bare Arms	Larry the Cable Guy
2007 [50]	The Carnegie Hall Performance	Lewis Black
Blue Collar Comedy Tour — One for the Road	Bill Engvall, Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy
Life Is Worth Losing	George Carlin
Straight Outta Lynwood	"Weird Al" Yankovic
You Can't Fix Stupid	Ron White
2008 [51]	The Distant Future	Flight of the Conchords
America's Mexican	George Lopez
Dirty Girl	Lisa Lampanelli
I Still Have a Pony	Steven Wright
Songs Pointed & Pointless	Harry Shearer
2009 [52]	It's Bad for Ya	George Carlin
Anticipation	Lewis Black
Flight of the Conchords	Flight of the Conchords
For Your Consideration	Kathy Griffin
Songs of the Bushmen	Harry Shearer

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2010s

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Year[I]	Work	Performing Artist
2010 [53]	A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!	Stephen Colbert
Back from the Dead	Spinal Tap
Internet Leaks	"Weird Al" Yankovic
My Weakness Is Strong	Patton Oswalt
Suckin' It for the Holidays	Kathy Griffin
Tall, Dark & Chicano	George Lopez
2011 [54]	Stark Raving Black	Lewis Black
Cho Dependent	Margaret Cho
I Told You I Was Freaky	Flight of the Conchords
Kathy Griffin Does the Bible Belt	Kathy Griffin
Weapons of Self Destruction	Robin Williams
2012 [55]	Hilarious	Louis C.K.
50 and Not Pregnant	Kathy Griffin
Alpocalypse	"Weird Al" Yankovic
Finest Hour	Patton Oswalt
Turtleneck & Chain	The Lonely Island
2013 [56]	Blow Your Pants Off	Jimmy Fallon
In God We Rust	Lewis Black
Mr. Universe	Jim Gaffigan
Rize of the Fenix	Tenacious D
Seaman 1st Class	Kathy Griffin
2014 [57]	Calm Down Gurrl	Kathy Griffin
I'm Here to Help	Craig Ferguson
A Little Unprofessional	Ron White
Live	Tig Notaro
That's What I'm Talkin' About	Bob Saget
2015 [58]	Mandatory Fun	"Weird Al" Yankovic
Obsessed	Jim Gaffigan
Oh My God	Louis C.K.
Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time	Patton Oswalt
We Are Miracles	Sarah Silverman
2016 [59]	Live at Madison Square Garden	Louis C.K.
Back to the Drawing Board	Lisa Lampanelli
Brooklyn	Wyatt Cenac
Just Being Honest	Craig Ferguson
Happy. And a Lot	Jay Mohr
2017 [60]	Talking for Clapping	Patton Oswalt
...America...Great...	David Cross
American Myth	Margaret Cho
Boyish Girl Interrupted	Tig Notaro
Live at the Apollo	Amy Schumer
2018 [61]	The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas	Dave Chappelle
Cinco	Jim Gaffigan
Jerry Before Seinfeld	Jerry Seinfeld
A Speck of Dust	Sarah Silverman
What Now?	Kevin Hart
2019 [62]	Equanimity & The Bird Revelation	Dave Chappelle
Annihilation	Patton Oswalt
Noble Ape	Jim Gaffigan
Standup for Drummers	Fred Armisen
Tamborine	Chris Rock

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2020s

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Year[I]	Work	Performing Artist
2020 [63]	Sticks & Stones	Dave Chappelle
Quality Time	Jim Gaffigan
Relatable	Ellen DeGeneres
Right Now	Aziz Ansari
Son of Patricia	Trevor Noah
2021 [64]	Black Mitzvah	Tiffany Haddish
23 Hours to Kill	Jerry Seinfeld
I Love Everything	Patton Oswalt
The Pale Tourist	Jim Gaffigan
Paper Tiger	Bill Burr
2022 [65]	Sincerely	Louis C.K.
The Comedy Vaccine	Lavell Crawford
Evolution	Chelsea Handler
The Greatest Average American	Nate Bargatze
Thanks for Risking Your Life	Lewis Black
Zero Fucks Given	Kevin Hart
2023 [66][67]	The Closer	Dave Chappelle
Comedy Monster	Jim Gaffigan
A Little Brains, a Little Talent	Randy Rainbow
Sorry	Louis C.K.
We All Scream	Patton Oswalt
2024
What's in a Name?	Dave Chappelle
I Wish You Would	Trevor Noah
I'm an Entertainer	Wanda Sykes
Selective Outrage	Chris Rock
Someone You Love	Sarah Silverman
2025 [68]
The Dreamer	Dave Chappelle
Armageddon	Ricky Gervais
The Prisoner	Jim Gaffigan
Someday You'll Die	Nikki Glaser
Where Was I?	Trevor Noah
2026 [69]
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze	Nate Bargatze
Drop Dead Years	Bill Burr
PostMortem	Sarah Silverman
Single Lady	Ali Wong
What Had Happened Was…	Jamie Foxx

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