TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy

The TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy is an award given by the Television Critics Association.^[1]

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Year	Winner	Program	Other nominees
1996–1997 (13th)	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier (NBC)	Drew Carey – The Drew Carey Show (ABC) Kelsey Grammer – Frasier (NBC) John Lithgow – 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC) Rip Torn – The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
1997–1998 (14th)	David Hyde Pierce	Frasier (NBC)	Jenna Elfman – Dharma & Greg (ABC) Calista Flockhart – Ally McBeal (Fox) Michael Richards – Seinfeld (NBC) Jerry Seinfeld – Seinfeld (NBC)
1998–1999 (15th)	Ray Romano	Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)	Calista Flockhart – Ally McBeal (Fox) Kelsey Grammer – Frasier (NBC) Matt Groening – Futurama & The Simpsons (Fox) Sean Hayes – Will & Grace (NBC) Megan Mullally – Will & Grace (NBC)
1999–2000 (16th)	Jane Kaczmarek	Malcolm in the Middle (Fox)	Sean Hayes – Will & Grace (NBC) Megan Mullally – Will & Grace (NBC) Frankie Muniz – Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) Ray Romano – Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
2000–2001 (17th)	Jane Kaczmarek	Malcolm in the Middle (Fox)	Bryan Cranston – Malcolm in the Middle (Fox) Robert Downey Jr. – Ally McBeal (Fox) Chris Isaak – The Chris Isaak Show (Showtime) Ray Romano – Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
2001–2002 (18th)	Bernie Mac	The Bernie Mac Show (Fox)	Denis Leary – The Job (ABC) Matt LeBlanc – Friends (NBC) John C. McGinley – Scrubs (NBC) Ray Romano – Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
2002–2003 (19th)	Jon Stewart	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)	Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Brad Garrett – Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) Bonnie Hunt – Life with Bonnie (ABC) Tony Shalhoub – Monk (USA)
2003–2004 (20th)	Ricky Gervais	The Office (BBC America)	Jason Bateman – Arrested Development (Fox) Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Jon Stewart – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Jeffrey Tambor – Arrested Development (Fox)
2004–2005 (21st)	Jon Stewart	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)	Jason Bateman – Arrested Development (Fox) Marcia Cross – Desperate Housewives (ABC) Teri Hatcher – Desperate Housewives (ABC) Ray Romano – Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
2005–2006 (22nd)	Steve Carell	The Office (NBC)	Stephen Colbert – The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Lauren Graham – Gilmore Girls (The WB) Jason Lee – My Name Is Earl (NBC) Jon Stewart – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
2006–2007 (23rd)	Alec Baldwin	30 Rock (NBC)	Stephen Colbert – The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) America Ferrera – Ugly Betty (ABC) Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC) Jon Stewart – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
2007–2008 (24th)	Tina Fey	30 Rock (NBC)	Christina Applegate – Samantha Who? (ABC) Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC) Stephen Colbert – The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Ray Wise – Reaper (The CW)
2008–2009 (25th)	Jim Parsons	The Big Bang Theory (CBS)	Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC) Steve Carell – The Office (NBC) Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC) Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
2009–2010 (26th)	Jane Lynch	Glee (Fox)	Ty Burrell – Modern Family (ABC) Nick Offerman – Parks and Recreation (NBC) Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family (ABC)
2010–2011 (27th)	Ty Burrell and Nick Offerman	Modern Family (ABC) Parks and Recreation (NBC)	Louis C.K. – Louie (FX) Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation (NBC) Danny Pudi – Community (NBC) Jon Stewart – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
2011–2012 (28th)	Louis C.K.	Louie (FX)	Lena Dunham – Girls (HBO) Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (HBO) Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation (NBC)
2012–2013 (29th)	Louis C.K.	Louie (FX)	Lena Dunham – Girls (HBO) Jake Johnson – New Girl (Fox) Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (HBO) Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation (NBC)
2013–2014 (30th)	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep (HBO)	Louis C.K. – Louie (FX) Mindy Kaling – The Mindy Project (Fox) Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation (NBC)
2014–2015 (31st)	Amy Schumer	Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)	Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (HBO) Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin (The CW) Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent (Amazon) Constance Wu – Fresh Off the Boat (ABC)
2015–2016 (32nd)	Rachel Bloom	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW)	Aziz Ansari – Master of None (Netflix) Samantha Bee – Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) Aya Cash – You're the Worst (FXX) Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (HBO) Constance Wu – Fresh Off the Boat (ABC)
2016–2017 (33rd)	Donald Glover	Atlanta (FX)	Pamela Adlon – Better Things (FX) Aziz Ansari – Master of None (Netflix) Kristen Bell – The Good Place (NBC) Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (HBO) Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO) Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag (Amazon)
2017–2018 (34th)	Rachel Brosnahan	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)	Pamela Adlon – Better Things (FX) Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW) Ted Danson – The Good Place (NBC) Donald Glover – Atlanta (FX) Bill Hader – Barry (HBO)
2018–2019 (35th)	Phoebe Waller-Bridge	Fleabag (Amazon)	Pamela Adlon – Better Things (FX) Bill Hader – Barry (HBO) Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (HBO) Natasha Lyonne – Russian Doll (Netflix) Catherine O'Hara – Schitt's Creek (Pop)
2019–2020 (36th)	Catherine O'Hara	Schitt's Creek (Pop)	Pamela Adlon – Better Things (FX) Christina Applegate – Dead to Me (Netflix) Elle Fanning – The Great (Hulu) Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO) Ramy Youssef – Ramy (Hulu)
2020–2021 (37th)^[2]	Jean Smart	Hacks (HBO Max)	Bo Burnham – Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix) Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) Maya Erskine – PEN15 (Hulu) Renée Elise Goldsberry – Girls5eva (Peacock) Charlotte Nicdao – Mythic Quest (Apple TV+) Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
2021–2022 (38th)^[3]	Quinta Brunson	Abbott Elementary (ABC)	Pamela Adlon – Better Things (FX) Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO) Bill Hader – Barry (HBO) Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC) Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max) Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
2022–2023 (39th)^[4]	Natasha Lyonne	Poker Face (Peacock)	Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC) Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX) Harrison Ford – Shrinking (Apple TV+) Bill Hader – Barry (HBO) Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC) James Marsden – Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee) Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX)
2023–2024 (40th)^[5]	Jean Smart	Hacks (HBO / Max)	Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC) Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX) Renée Elise Goldsberry – Girls5eva (Netflix) Devery Jacobs – Reservation Dogs (FX) Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX)
2024–2025 (41st)^[6]^[7]	Bridget Everett	Somebody Somewhere (HBO)	Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear (FX) Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max) Nathan Fielder – The Rehearsal (HBO) Harrison Ford – Shrinking (Apple TV+) Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC) Seth Rogen – The Studio (Apple TV+) Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max) Michelle Williams – Dying for Sex (FX)

TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy

Winners and nominees

Multiple wins

Multiple nominees

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