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 – guitar, vocals

• 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

• Johnny Carson – drums

• Dana Carvey – piano, guitar, drums

• Tommy Chong – guitar

• Daniel "Danna Banana" Cohen-vocals and guitar

• Stephen Colbert – vocals, guitar

• Billy Connolly – banjo, guitar, autoharp

• Bill Cosby – drums

• 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 – guitar, vocals

• Wayne Federman – piano, ukulele, drums

• Graham Fellows (as "John Shuttleworth") – keyboard

• Craig Ferguson – drums

• 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 – 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, drums

• 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

• 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

• 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, vocals

• Sammy J – piano

• Adam Sandler – vocals, guitar, drums, ukulele

• 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

• 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