Actors who primarily appear in comedic roles. It should be emphasized that many of these people don't do Stand-Up Comedy, because playing a part for them is easier than coming up with a monologue about girls in Ibiza.
Examples of comedic individuals (Saturday Night Live cast members will be marked with a double asterisk):
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A to C
- Abbott and Costello
- Don Adams
- Mark Addy
- Jason Alexander
- Gracie Allen
- Steve Allen
- Woody Allen
- Tim Allen
- Kirstie Alley
- Anthony Anderson
- Harry Anderson
- Louie Anderson
- Jennifer Aniston
- Aziz Ansari
- Noah Antwiler
- Christina Applegate
- Fatty Arbuckle
- Eve Arden
- Alan Arkin
- Will Arnett
- Tichina Arnold
- Tom Arnold
- David Arquette
- Bea Arthur
- Jean Arthur
- Alexandre Astier
- Skylar Astin
- Rowan Atkinson
- Dan Aykroyd**
- Richard Ayoade
- Hank Azaria
- Dee Bradley Baker
- Tom Baker
- Alec Baldwin
- Lucille Ball
- Elizabeth Banks
- Isaac Baranoff
- Sacha Baron Cohen
- Roseanne Barr
- Chris Barrie
- Drew Barrymore
- Jay Baruchel
- Jason Bateman
- David Battley, though he mostly did brief supporting roles.
- Alison Becker
- Samantha Bee
- Beth Behrs
- Jillian Bell
- Kristen Bell
- Tone Bell
- James Belushi**
- John Belushi**
- Roberto Benigni
- H. Jon Benjamin
- Jeff Bennett
- Jack Benny
- Michael Bentine
- Candice Bergen
- Edgar Bergen
- Mayim Bialik
- Jason Biggs
- Jack Black
- Lewis Black
- Michael Ian Black
- Mel Blanc
- Rachel Bloom
- Mary Boland
- Alex Borstein
- Lilan Bowden
- Julie Bowen
- John Ross Bowie
- April Bowlby
- Frankie Boyle
- Wayne Brady
- Zach Braff
- Wilfrid Brambell
- Russell Brand
- Eileen Brennan
- Bernard Bresslaw
- Alison Brie
- Jim Broadbent
- Matthew Broderick
- Albert Brooks
- Mel Brooks
- Yvette Nicole Brown
- Aidy Bryant**
- Andy Buckley
- Hannibal Buress
- Carol Burnett
- George Burns
- Bill Burr
- Ty Burrell
- Steve Buscemi, though mostly if he's working with Adam Sandler.
- Brett Butler
- Peter Butterworth
- Red Buttons
- Ruth Buzzi
- Nicole Byer
- Rose Byrne
- Sid Caesar
- Anna Camp
- Bruce Campbell
- Tisha Campbell
- John Candy
- Peter Capaldi
- Linda Cardellini
- D'Arcy Carden
- Steve Carell
- Drew Carey
- George Carlin
- Jerrod Carmichael
- Art Carney
- Jim Carrey
- Nancy Cartwright
- Dana Carvey**
- Dan Castellaneta
- Tom Cavanagh
- John Cena
- Michael Cera
- Alain Chabat
- Lacey Chabert
- Sarah Chalke
- Jackie Chan
- Charlie Chaplin
- Graham Chapman
- Dave Chappelle
- Chevy Chase**
- Cheech and Chong
- Kristin Chenoweth
- John Cho
- Margaret Cho
- Stephen Chow
- Louis C.K.
- Christian Clavier
- Andrew "Dice" Clay
- John Cleese
- Jemaine Clement
- Carol Cleveland
- Martin Clunes
- Stephen Colbert
- Toni Collette
- Olivia Colman
- Coluche
- Billy Connolly
- Kenneth Connor
- Tim Conway
- Dane Cook
- Peter Cook
- Steve Coogan
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Rob Corddry
- James Corden
- Bill Cosby
- Miranda Cosgrove
- Dave Coulier
- Courteney Cox
- Bryan Cranston (rarely since 2008)
- Michael Crawford
- Terry Crews
- Bernard Cribbins
- Mackenzie Crook
- David Cross
- Jon Cryer
- Billy Crystal**
- Kaley Cuoco
- Jane Curtin**
- Joan Cusack**
D to G
- Bill Daily
- Jim Dale
- Jon Daly
- Rodney Dangerfield
- Ted Danson
- Severn Darden
- Larry David
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Peter Davison
- Pam Dawber
- Shane Dawson
- Charlie Day
- Felicia Day
- Jamel Debbouze
- Micaela Dee
- Eddie Deezen
- Louis de Funès
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Vance DeGeneres
- Grey DeLisle
- Dom De Luise
- Kat Dennings
- Robert De Niro
- Gabrielle Dennis
- Bob Denver
- Johnny Depp
- Portia de Rossi
- Zooey Deschanel
- Adam DeVine
- Danny DeVito
- Cameron Diaz
- Phyllis Diller
- John DiMaggio
- Beth Dover
- Robert Downey Jr.**
- Downtown
- Brian Doyle-Murray**
- Rachel Dratch
- Fran Drescher
- Clark Duke
- Lena Dunham
- Jimmy Durante
- Andrew E.
- Shirley Eaton
- Dean Edwards**
- Zac Efron
- Billy Eichner
- Bob Einstein
- Abby Elliott**
- Chris Elliott**
- Dick Emery
- Chris Evans (until The New '10s)
- Jimmy Fallon**
- Anna Faris
- Chris Farley**
- Jon Favreau
- Meagen Fay
- Paul Feig
- Marty Feldman
- Fernandel
- Will Ferrell**
- America Ferrera
- Tina Fey**
- Nathan Fielder
- Sally Field
- W. C. Fields
- The Fine Brothers
- Colin Firth
- Isla Fisher
- Calista Flockhart
- Jerome Flynn
- Dan Fogler
- June Foray
- Thomas Mikal Ford
- Will Forte**
- Michael J. Fox
- Jamie Foxx (especially before his Oscar win in 2004)
- Redd Foxx
- Dave Franco
- James Franco
- Nelson Franklin
- Brendan Fraser
- Stan Freberg
- Dawn French
- Rebecca Front
- Nick Frost
- Stephen Fry
- Ron Funches
- Louis de Funès
- Josh Gad
- Jim Gaffigan
- Johnny Galecki
- Zach Galifianakis
- Vice Ganda
- Jorge Garcia
- Jeff Garlin
- Janeane Garofalo**
- Teri Garr
- Brad Garrett
- Mark Gatiss
- John Gemberling
- Brian George
- Ricky Gervais
- Alice Ghostley
- Marla Gibbs
- Henry Gibson
- Karen Gillan
- Terry Gilliam
- Jon Glaser
- Jackie Gleason
- Donald Glover
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Bobcat Goldthwait
- John Goodman
- Gilbert Gottfried**
- Topher Grace
- Hugh Grant
- Seth Green
- Max Greenfield
- Judy Greer
- Clark Gregg
- David Alan Grier
- Kathy Griffin
- Andy Griffith
- Scott Grimes
- Charles Grodin
- Leslie Grossman
- Ann Guilbert
H to L
- Buddy Hackett
- Bill Hader**
- Tiffany Haddish
- Kathryn Hahn
- Tony Hale
- Anthony Michael Hall**
- Beth Hall
- Regina Hall
- Tom Hanks (in the 1980s and early 1990s; not so much now). Trope Namer for Tom Hanks Syndrome.
- Alyson Hannigan
- Ryan Hansen
- Dan Harmon
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Kevin Hart
- Miranda Hart
- Phil Hartman**
- Chelsea Handler
- Charles Hawtrey
- Sean Hayes
- Jon Heder
- Grace Helbig
- Ed Helms
- Chris Hemsworth
- Buck Henry
- Lenny Henry
- Jim Henson
- David Herman
- Benny Hill
- Jonah Hill
- Alex Hirsch
- Joel Hodgson
- Jackie Hoffman
- Mary Holland
- Pete Holmes
- Bob Hope
- Frankie Howerd
- Glenn Howerton
- Lil Rel Howery
- Rob Huebel
- Bonnie Hunt
- Melanie Hutsell**
- Sarah Hyland
- Jessica Hynes
- Eric Idle
- Rhys Ifans
- Les Inconnus
- Eddie Izzard
- Marc Evan Jackson
- Gillian Jacobs
- Hattie Jacques
- Kevin James
- Sidney James, best known for the Carry On films.
- Allison Janney
- Richard Jeni
- Ken Jeong
- Dwayne Johnson
- Jake Johnson
- Lia Marie Johnson
- Jay Johnston
- Brad Jones
- Jason Jones
- Jeffrey Jones
- Leslie Jones**
- Rashida Jones
- Terry Jones
- Jeremy Jordan
- Paterson Joseph
- Mike Judge
- Madeline Kahn
- Mindy Kaling
- Carol Kane
- Andy Kaufman
- Julie Kavner
- Danny Kaye
- Buster Keaton
- Michael Keaton
- Martha Kelly
- Ellie Kemper
- Tom Kenny
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Taran Killam**
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Regina King
- Angela Kinsey
- Greg Kinnear
- Kevin Kline
- Wayne Knight
- Don Knotts
- David Koechner
- Harvey Korman
- Ernie Kovacs
- Jane Krakowski
- Nick Kroll
- Lisa Kudrow
- Mila Kunis
- Ashton Kutcher
- Ryan Kwanten
- Maurice LaMarche
- Phil LaMarr
- David Lander
- Nathan Lane
- Liza Lapira
- Lauren Lapkus
- Queen Latifah
- Laurel and Hardy
- Hugh Laurie
- Martin Lawrence
- Vicki Lawrence
- Cloris Leachman
- Denis Leary
- Matt Le Blanc
- Stan Lee
- John Leguizamo
- Jay Leno
M to O
- Bernie Mac
- Norm Macdonald**
- Seth MacFarlane
- Tress MacNeille
- Justina Machado
- Tobey Maguire
- Patty Maloney
- Howie Mandel
- Leslie Mann
- Jason Mantzoukas
- Jenna Marbles
- Rose Marie
- Ken Marino
- James Marsden
- Garry Marshall
- Penny Marshall
- Duane Martin
- Steve Martin
- The Marx Brothers
- Heather Matarazzo
- Elaine May
- Rik Mayall
- Jayma Mays
- Jack McBrayer
- Danny McBride
- Jenny McCarthy
- Melissa McCarthy
- Rue McClanahan
- Edie McClurg
- Sylvester McCoy
- Rob McElhenney
- Joel McHale
- Tim McInnerny
- Michael McKean**
- Kate McKinnon**
- Anne Meara
- Stephen Merchant
- Laurie Metcalf
- Seth Meyers**
- Lea Michele
- Kate Micucci
- Dennis Miller**
- Larry Miller
- T.J. Miller
- Spike Milligan
- Hasan Minhaj
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse
- David Mitchell
- Kel Mitchell
- Mo'Nique
- Bob Monkhouse
- Dudley Moore
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Dylan Moran
- Rick Moranis
- Rita Moreno
- Tracy Morgan**
- Heather Morris
- Lamorne Morris
- Zero Mostel
- Martin Mull
- John Mulaney
- Megan Mullally
- Frankie Muniz
- Olivia Munn
- Annie Murphy
- Charlie Murphy
- Eddie Murphy**
- Bill Murray**
- Joel Murray
- Mike Myers**
- Arden Myrin
- Jim Nabors
- Kathy Najimy
- Aparna Nancherla
- Kumail Nanjiani
- Tim Blake Nelson
- Bob Newhart
- Laraine Newman**
- Becki Newton
- Leslie Nielsen. Trope Namer for Leslie Nielsen Syndrome.
- Bill Nighy
- Mabel Normand
- Daran Norris
- Tig Notaro
- Oscar Nuñez
- Ego Nwodim**
- Jerry O'Connell
- Bob Odenkirk
- Nick Offerman
- Masi Oka is known for being scene-stealing Plucky Comic Relief.
- Ingrid Oliver
- John Oliver
- Mike O'Malley
- Ed O'Neill
- Kaitlin Olson
- Patton Oswalt
- Cheri Oteri
- Frank Oz
P to R
- Michael Palin
- Randall Park
- Sarah Jessica Parker
- Trey Parker and Matt Stone
- Jim Parsons
- Rob Paulsen
- Carl Anthony Payne II
- Nasim Pedrad**
- Jordan Peele
- Simon Pegg
- Paula Pell
- Michael Peña
- Kal Penn
- Penn & Teller
- Pauley Perrette
- Chelsea Peretti
- Jon Pertwee
- Matthew Perry
- Melissa Peterman
- Russell Peters
- Leslie Phillips
- David Hyde Pierce
- Roddy Piper
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Aubrey Plaza
- Amy Poehler**
- Benoît Poelvoorde
- Lucie Pohl
- Brian Posehn
- Tom Poston
- Annie Potts
- Chris Pratt
- Laura Prepon
- Mark Proksch
- Greg Proops
- Richard Pryor
- Danny Pudi
- Randy Quaid**
- Raven-Symoné
- Gilda Radner**
- Josh Radnor
- Issa Rae
- Mary Lynn Rajskub (a stand-up comedian best known for playing Chloe in 24).
- Harold Ramis
- Franchesca Ramsey
- Jim Rash
- Melissa Rauch
- Charles Nelson Reilly
- John C. Reilly
- Carl Reiner
- Judge Reinhold
- Paul Reubens
- Ryan Reynolds
- Rhett & Link
- Alfonso Ribeiro
- Pierre Richard
- Kevin Michael Richardson
- Tequan Richmond
- Andy Richter
- Emily Bett Rickards
- Don Rickles
- John Ritter
- Krysten Ritter
- Naya Rivera
- Craig Robinson
- Chris Rock**
- Gina Rodriguez
- Seth Rogen
- Justin Roiland
- James Rolfe
- Tracee Ellis Ross
- Brandon Routh
- Patsy Rowlands
- Paul Rudd
- Maya Rudolph**
- Mark Ruffalo
- Willie Rushton
- Meg Ryan
S to V
- Katey Sagal
- Bob Saget
- Soupy Sales
- Andy Samberg**
- Adam Sandler**
- Susan Sarandon
- Jennifer Saunders
- Julia Sawalha
- Kristen Schaal
- Paul Scheer
- Rob Schneider**
- Amy Schumer
- David Schwimmer
- Adam Scott
- Seann William Scott
- Terry Scott
- Harry Secombe
- Amy Sedaris
- Jason Segel
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Peter Sellers
- Larry Semon
- Tony Shalhoub
- Molly Shannon**
- Alia Shawkat
- Wallace Shawn
- Harry Shearer**
- Zach Sherwin
- Pauly Shore
- Martin Short**
- Laura Silverman
- Sarah Silverman**
- Phil Silvers
- Joan Sims
- Sinbad
- Jenny Slate**
- Tony Slattery
- Amy Smart
- Michael Smiley
- Kevin Smith
- Mel Smith
- Sheridan Smith
- Will Smith
- Yeardley Smith
- Cobie Smulders
- Brittany Snow
- David Spade**
- Wendie Jo Sperber
- Jordana Spiro
- Dino Stamatopoulos
- John Stamos
- Jean Stapleton
- Dan Starkey
- Daniel Stern
- Jon Stewart
- Ryan Stiles
- Ben Stiller
- Jerry Stiller
- Emma Stone
- Cecily Strong**
- Tara Strong
- Jason Sudeikis**
- Eric Sykes
- Catherine Tate
- Jacques Tati
- Cheryl Texiera
- Alan Thicke
- Terry-Thomas
- Kenan Thompson**
- Scott Thompson
- The Three Stooges
W to Z
- Christopher Walken
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- Matt Walsh
- Jessica Walter
- Patrick Warburton
- Burt Ward
- The Wayans Family: Keenan Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans**, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Damon Wayans, Jr.
- Michael Weatherly
- Robert Webb
- Frank Welker
- George Wendt
- Adam West
- Billy West
- Mae West
- Gemma Whelan
- Betty White
- Jaleel White
- Mike White
- Paul Wight
- Kristen Wiig**
- Gene Wilder
- Mary Kate Wiles
- Allison Williams
- Gary Anthony Williams
- Jessica Williams
- Kenneth Williams
- Robin Williams
- Tyler James Williams
- Larry Wilmore
- Casey Wilson**
- Debra Wilson
- Luke Wilson
- Owen Wilson
- Rebel Wilson
- Thomas F. Wilson
- Yvette Wilson
- Barbara Windsor
- Henry Winkler
- Ariel Winter
- Jonathan Winters
- Ali Wong
- Constance Wu
- Ed Wynn
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Charlyne Yi
- Steve Zahn
- Nick Zano
- Renée Zellweger
