# TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy

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

## Winners and nominees

| 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) | Jean Smart | Hacks (HBO Max) | Bo Burnham – Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix) Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) Renée Elise Goldsberry – Girls5eva (Peacock) Charlotte Nicdao – Mythic Quest (Apple TV+) Maya Erskine – PEN15 (Hulu) Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) |
| 2021–2022 (38th) | 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) | 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) | 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) |

## Multiple wins
### 2 wins

* Louis C.K. (consecutive)
* Jane Kaczmarek (consecutive)
* David Hyde Pierce (consecutive)
* Jean Smart
* Jon Stewart