The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement in comedy."[1] The award was awarded yearly from 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day.
| Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Quality comedy albums |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | 1959 |
| Currently held by | Dave Chappelle, What's In a Name? (2024) |
| Website | grammy.com |
History
editThere have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:
- From 1959 to 1967 it was Best Comedy Performance
- From 1968 to 1991 it was known as Best Comedy Recording
- From 1992 to 1993 and from 2004 to the present day it was awarded as Best Comedy Album
In 1960 and 1961 two separate awards were presented for the best spoken and for the best musical comedy performance.
In 1994, after four consecutive years of wins by classical music comedy albums, the award was restricted to spoken word comedy albums and moved into the "spoken" field. From then through 2003, it was awarded as the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album.
In 2004 the award was reinstated within the comedy field as the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, once again allowing musical comedy works to be considered.
Bill Cosby holds the record for most consecutive wins, with six earned between 1965 and 1970. Peter Schickele (of P.D.Q. Bach fame) is the runner-up, with four wins between 1990 and 1993.
Recipients
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The winner is the first-named artist and work for each year, or, for 1960 and 1961, category. For 2024, no winner has yet been chosen as of the edit date.
1950s
edit| Year[I] | Performing Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 [2] |
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. | "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" |
| Stan Freberg | The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows | |
| Stan Freberg | "Green Chri$tma$" | |
| Elaine May & Mike Nichols | Improvisations to Music | |
| Mort Sahl | The Future Lies Ahead |
1960s
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edit| Year[I] | Performing Artist | Work |
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| 2020 [63] |
Dave Chappelle | Sticks & Stones |
| Aziz Ansari | Right Now | |
| Ellen DeGeneres | Relatable | |
| Jim Gaffigan | Quality Time | |
| Trevor Noah | Son of Patricia | |
| 2021 [64] |
Tiffany Haddish | Black Mitzvah |
| Bill Burr | Paper Tiger | |
| Jim Gaffigan | The Pale Tourist | |
| Patton Oswalt | I Love Everything | |
| Jerry Seinfeld | 23 Hours to Kill | |
| 2022 [65] |
Louis C.K. | Sincerely |
| Nate Bargatze | The Greatest Average American | |
| Lavell Crawford | The Comedy Vaccine | |
| Chelsea Handler | Evolution | |
| Lewis Black | Thanks for Risking Your Life | |
| Kevin Hart | Zero Fucks Given | |
| 2023 [66][67] |
Dave Chappelle | The Closer |
| Louis C.K. | Sorry | |
| Jim Gaffigan | Comedy Monster | |
| Patton Oswalt | We All Scream | |
| Randy Rainbow | A Little Brains, A Little Talent | |
| 2024 | ||
| Dave Chappelle | What's In A Name? | |
| Trevor Noah | I Wish You Would | |
| Chris Rock | Selective Outrage | |
| Sarah Silverman | Someone You Love | |
| Wanda Sykes | I'm An Entertainer | |
| 2025 | ||
| Dave Chappelle | The Dreamer | |
| Jim Gaffigan | The Prisoner | |
| Ricky Gervais | Armageddon | |
| Nikki Glaser | Someday You'll Die | |
| Trevor Noah | Where Was I? |
Artists with multiple wins
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