| Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series | |
| Image Upright: | 0.7 |
| Presenter: | Critics Choice Association |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Holder: | Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (2024) |
| Website: | criticschoice.com |
The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA) (US) to recognize the work done by television actors. It was introduced in 2011 when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.
| Year | Actor | Series | Character | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 [1] | Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon Cooper | CBS |
| 30 Rock | ||||
| Louie | Louie | |||
| The Office | NBC | |||
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | FX | |||
| Community | Jeff Winger | NBC | ||
| 2012 [2] | Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | FX |
| House of Lies | Marty Kaan | |||
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | HBO | ||
| Raising Hope | Burt Chance | |||
| Joel McHale | Community | Jeff Winger | NBC | |
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon Cooper | CBS | |
| 2013 [3] | Louis C.K | Louie | Louie | FX |
| Don Cheadle | House of Lies | Marty Kaan | Showtime | |
| New Girl | Nick Miller | Fox | ||
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon Cooper | CBS | |
| Parks and Recreation | NBC | |||
| Suburgatory | George Altman | ABC | ||
| 2014 [4] | Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon Cooper | CBS |
| Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | FX | |
| The Mindy Project | Dr. Danny Castellano | Fox | ||
| Silicon Valley | Richard Hendriks | HBO | ||
| Adam Scott | Parks and Recreation | Ben Wyatt | NBC | |
| The Crazy Ones | Simon Roberts | CBS | ||
| 2015 [5] | Jeffrey Tambor | Transparent | Maura Pfefferman | Amazon Prime Video |
| black-ish | Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr. | ABC | ||
| The Last Man on Earth | Phil Miller | Fox | ||
| The Big Bang Theory | CBS | |||
| Chris Messina | The Mindy Project | Dr. Danny Castellano | Fox | |
| Thomas Middleditch | Silicon Valley | Richard Hendriks | HBO | |
| 2016 (1) [6] | Jeffrey Tambor | Transparent | Maura Pfefferman | Amazon Prime Video |
| Anthony Anderson | black-ish | Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr. | ABC | |
| Master of None | Dev Shah | |||
| Will Forte | The Last Man on Earth | Phil Miller | Fox | |
| Fresh Off the Boat | Louis Huang | ABC | ||
| The Grinder | Stewart Sanderson | Fox | ||
| 2016 (2) [7] | Donald Glover | Atlanta | Earnest 'Earn' Marks | FX |
| Anthony Anderson | black-ish | Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr. | ABC | |
| Will Forte | The Last Man on Earth | Phil Miller | Fox | |
| Documentary Now! | Various Characters | IFC | ||
| Blunt Talk | Walter Blunt | Starz | ||
| Jeffrey Tambor | Transparent | Maura Pfefferman | Amazon Prime Video | |
| 2018 [8] | Ted Danson | The Good Place | Michael | NBC |
| Anthony Anderson | black-ish | Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr. | ABC | |
| Aziz Ansari | Master of None | Dev Shah | Netflix | |
| Brockmire | Jim Brockmire | IFC | ||
| Thomas Middleditch | Silicon Valley | Richard Hendriks | HBO | |
| Randall Park | Fresh Off the Boat | Louis Huang | ABC | |
| 2019 [9] | Bill Hader | Barry | Barry Berkman/Barry Block | HBO |
| Hank Azaria | Brockmire | Jim Brockmire | IFC | |
| Ted Danson | The Good Place | Michael | NBC | |
| The Kominsky Method | Sandy Kominsky | Netflix | ||
| Donald Glover | Atlanta | Earnest "Earn" Marks | FX | |
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Sheldon Cooper | CBS | |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Jake Peralta | Fox |
| Year | Actor | Series | Character | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [10] | Bill Hader | Barry | Barry Berkman/Barry Block | HBO |
| The Good Place | Michael | NBC | ||
| Walton Goggins | The Unicorn | Wade | CBS | |
| Eugene Levy | Schitt's Creek | Johnny Rose | Pop | |
| Paul Rudd | Living with Yourself | Miles Elliot(s) | Netflix | |
| Bashir Salahuddin | Sherman's Showcase | Sherman McDaniel | IFC | |
| Ramy Youssef | Ramy | Ramy Hassan | Hulu | |
| 2021 [11] | Jason Sudeikis | Ted Lasso | Ted Lasso | Apple TV+ |
| Hank Azaria | Brockmire | Jim Brockmire | IFC | |
| Matt Berry | What We Do in the Shadows | Laszlo Cravensworth | FX | |
| Nicholas Hoult | The Great | Peter III of Russia | Hulu | |
| Eugene Levy | Schitt's Creek | Johnny Rose | Pop | |
| Ramy Youssef | Ramy | Ramy Hassan | Hulu | |
| 2022 [12] | Jason Sudeikis | Ted Lasso | Ted Lasso | Apple TV+ |
| Iain Armitage | Young Sheldon | Sheldon Cooper | CBS | |
| Nicholas Hoult | The Great | Peter III of Russia | Hulu | |
| Steve Martin | Only Murders in the Building | Charles-Haden Savage | ||
| Kayvan Novak | What We Do in the Shadows | Nandor the Relentless | FX | |
| Martin Short | Only Murders in the Building | Oliver Putnam | Hulu | |
| 2023 [13] | Jeremy Allen White | The Bear | Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto | FX |
| Matt Berry | What We Do in the Shadows | Laszlo Cravensworth | FX | |
| Bill Hader | Barry | Barry Berkman/Barry Block | HBO | |
| Keegan-Michael Key | Reboot | Reed Sterling | Hulu | |
| Steve Martin | Only Murders in the Building | Charles-Haden Savage | ||
| D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai | Reservation Dogs | Bear Smallhill | FX | |
| 2024 [14] | Jeremy Allen White | The Bear | Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto | FX |
| Bill Hader | Barry | Barry Berkman / Barry Block | HBO | |
| Steve Martin | Only Murders in the Building | Charles-Haden Savage | Hulu | |
| Kayvan Novak | What We Do in the Shadows | Nandor the Relentless | FX | |
| Drew Tarver | The Other Two | Cary Dubek | HBO | |
| D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai | Reservation Dogs | Bear Smallhill | FX |