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]

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)[2]	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)[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)

Multiple wins

2 wins

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

Multiple nominees

7 nominations Julia Louis-Dreyfus 6 nominations Jon Stewart 5 nominations Pamela Adlon Ray Romano 4 nominations Louis C.K. Bill Hader Jim Parsons Amy Poehler 3 nominations Alec Baldwin Quinta Brunson Stephen Colbert Tina Fey Jean Smart

2 nominations Aziz Ansari Christina Applegate Jason Bateman Rachel Bloom Ty Burrell Steve Carell Larry David Lena Dunham Ayo Edebiri Calista Flockhart Donald Glover Renee Elise Goldsberry Kelsey Grammer Sean Hayes David Hyde Pierce Janelle James Jane Kaczmarek Natasha Lyonne Megan Mullally Nick Offerman Catherine O'Hara Issa Rae Jason Sudeikis Jeffrey Tambor Phoebe Waller-Bridge Jeremy Allen White Constance Wu