# List of musical comedians

This alphabetical list is limited to comedians who share their comedy through music and song. Usually they play an instrument onstage.

## List

* Kip Addotta – vocals, recorder
* David "Stringbean" Akeman – banjo
* Steve Allen – piano
* Woody Allen – clarinet
* Morey Amsterdam – cello
* Julie Andrews-vocals
* Arrogant Worms — guitar, vocals
* Axis of Awesome – guitar, keyboard, vocals
* Barnes & Barnes - guitar, keyboard, vocals
* David Baddiel – piano, guitar
* Bill Bailey – vocals, guitar, keyboard, theremin, hornophone
* Pete Barbutti – piano, accordion ("cordine"), trumpet
* Tom Basden – guitar
* The Bedroom Philosopher – vocals, guitar, accordion
* Owen Benjamin – piano
* Mitch Benn – guitar, vibraphone, spoons
* Jack Benny – violin
* Laurie Berkner-acoustic guitar and vocals
* Ivor Biggun – guitar
* Mike Birbiglia – guitar
* Jack Black – vocals and guitar
* Dennis Blair – guitar
* Rachel Bloom – vocals
* Victor Borge – piano
* Bowser and Blue – guitar and vocals
* Harriet Braine – guitar
* Albert Brooks – piano
* Mel Brooks – drums
* Bo Burnham – vocals, piano, guitar
* Sid Caesar – saxophone
* Charlie Callas – drums
* Rob Cantor - guitar
* Rodney Carrington – guitar
* Jasper Carrott – guitar
* Dana Carvey – piano, guitar, drums
* Tommy Chong – guitar
* Daniel "Danna Banana" Cohen-vocals and guitar
* Stephen Colbert – vocals
* Billy Connolly – banjo, guitar, autoharp
* Jonathan Coulton – guitar
* Da Vinci's Notebook – vocals
* Les Dawson – piano
* Jessica Delfino – guitar, autoharp, ukulele
* Doug Anthony All Stars – guitar, vocals
* Richard Digance – guitar
* Phyllis Diller - piano
* Kyle Dunnigan – guitar, piano
* Jimmy Durante – piano and vocals
* Kevin Eldon – guitar
* Lee Evans – piano
* Bridget Everett – vocals
* Jimmy Fallon – vocals and guitar
* Wayne Federman – piano, ukulele, drums
* Graham Fellows (as "John Shuttleworth") – keyboard
* Larry Fine - violin, piano, clarinet, saxophone
* Michael Flanders – piano
* Flight of the Conchords – guitar, bass, keyboards, omnichord
* The Folksmen – guitar, upright bass, mandolin, banjo
* George Formby – ukulele
* Jamie Foxx – vocals and piano
* Zach Galifianakis – piano
* Garfunkel and Oates – guitar, flute, piano, maracas, ukulele
* Paul Garner – piano
* Jackie Gayle – drums
* Kyle Gass – guitar, recorder
* Ricky Gervais – guitar
* Donald Glover (as "Childish Gambino") – rapping/singing
* Hank Green – guitar
* George Gobel – guitar
* Boothby Graffoe – guitar
* Parry Gripp - vocals
* Rich Hall – keyboard, guitar
* Brian Haner – guitar
* Andrew Hansen – guitar, piano
* Hard n Phirm – numerous instruments
* Tim Hawkins – guitar, piano
* Joe Hawley – vocals, guitar
* Tim Heidecker – vocals, guitar, piano
* Ed Helms – piano, banjo, guitar
* Rainer Hersch – piano
* Sarah Hester Ross – piano, vocals, keytar
* Harry Hill – hornophone
* Homer and Jethro – guitar, banjo
* Bob Hope - saxophone
* The Horne Section – jazz band
* Curly Howard - spoons
* Eric Idle (of Monty Python) – guitar, piano
* Neil Innes (of Monty Python) – guitar, piano, banjo
* Eddie Izzard – piano, clarinet
* Hoosier Hot Shots – various
* Victoria Jackson-ukulele and vocals
* Penn Jillette – bass guitar, upright bass
* Spike Jones – percussion
* Mickey Katz – clarinet
* Andy Kaufman – vocals, guitar, bongos, drums
* Buster Keaton – ukulele
* Boris Khaykin – rapper, beats, guitar, piano, synth
* Karen Kilgariff – guitar
* Sam Kinison – piano, guitar, drums
* Robert Klein – harmonica
* Koo Koo – vocals
* Jon Lajoie – guitar
* Hugh Laurie – piano, guitar, harmonica
* Gary Le Strange – vocals, electronic music
* Stewart Lee – guitar
* Tom Lehrer – piano
* Jerry Lewis – drums, trumpet
* The Lonely Island – vocals
* Matt Lucas (as George Dawes) – drums
* Stephen Lynch – guitar, piano
* Humphrey Lyttelton – Trumpet
* Seth MacFarlane – vocals and piano
* David McSavage – guitar
* Cheech Marin - guitar
* Demetri Martin – guitar, glockenspiel, piano, harmonica, tambourine, toy bells, keyboard, ukulele
* Steve Martin – banjo
* Chico Marx – piano
* Groucho Marx – guitar, mandolin
* Harpo Marx – harp, piano, clarinet
* Taylor Mason – piano
* Massacration – guitars, bass, drums
* Kate Micucci – ukulele
* Spike Milligan – trumpet
* Tim Minchin – vocals, piano, guitar
* Eugene Mirman – theremin
* Montana Logging and Ballet Co. – guitar, keyboard, bass
* Dudley Moore – piano
* Dermot Morgan – guitar
* Martin Mull - guitar
* Eddie Murphy - vocals
* Kevin Nealon – guitar, banjo
* The New Main Street Singers – guitars, mandolins, tambourine
* Phil Nichol – guitar
* Conan O'Brien – guitar
* Bryant Oden-vocals
* David O'Doherty – keyboard
* Ardal O'Hanlon – keyboard
* Earl Okin – guitar, vocals (including mouth trumpet), piano
* Parachute Express - vocals, woodwinds, strings
* Rachel Parris – piano, vocals
* Sara Pascoe – guitar
* Paul and Storm – guitar, keyboard
* Henry Phillips – guitar
* Freddie Prinze – drums
* Richard Pryor – vocal, piano
* Geraldine Quinn – guitar
* Raymond and Scum – guitar
* Ted Ray – violin
* Howard Read – ukulele
* Rhett and Link – guitar, recorder, harmonica
* Anna Russell – piano
* Mark Russell – piano
* Bob Saget – guitar
* Andy Samberg – rapping and vocals
* Sammy J – piano
* Adam Sandler – vocals and guitar
* Scared Weird Little Guys – various instruments
* Akiva Schaffer – rapping, vocals
* Ronnie Schell – piano
* Peter Schickele, also known as P. D. Q. Bach – various instruments
* Helge Schneider – piano, trumpet, guitar, drums, clarinet/saxophone
* Harry Secombe - vocals
* Peter Sellers – drums, ukulele
* Gene Sheldon – banjo
* Waen Shepherd – vocals, electronic music, tin tray
* Sarah Silverman – guitar
* Phil Silvers - clarinet
* Sinbad – guitar, drums
* Frank Skinner – banjo, ukulele
* Brendon Small – guitar
* Dick Smothers – bass
* Tommy Smothers – guitar
* Spinal Tap – guitars, bass, drums, keyboard
* Jim Stafford – guitar
* Stanford Fleet Street Singers – vocals
* Ray Stevens – piano, banjo
* Jon Stewart – drums
* Vikki Stone – piano
* Billy D. Washington – piano, vocals
* Storm Front – barbershop quartet
* Bruno Sutter (as "Detonator") – vocals
* Isy Suttie – guitar
* Donald Swann – piano
* Jorma Taccone – various instruments
* Jim Tavare – bass
* Judy Tenuta – accordion
* Tenacious D – guitars and vocals
* Jake Thackray – guitar and vocals
* Nick Thune – guitar
* Tripod – guitar, vocals, trumpet
* Thom Tuck – guitar and ukulele
* Carla Ulbrich – guitar
* Tracey Ullman – guitar
* John Valby – piano
* Uncle Floyd (Floyd Vivino) – piano
* Reggie Watts – vocals, keyboards, loop machine
* Daniel Lawrence Whitney – guitar
* Kevin "Kevin Kidd" Williamson-guitar and vocals
* Kevin Bloody Wilson – guitar
* Tim Wilson – guitar
* Rev. Billy C. Wirtz – piano and organ
* Dennis Wolfberg – guitar
* Victoria Wood – piano and Vocals
* Frank Woodley – guitar, ukulele
* Steven Wright – guitar
* Ed Wynn – piano
* "Weird Al" Yankovic – vocals, accordion, keyboards
* Henny Youngman – violin
* Roy Zimmerman – guitar