This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Prior to 1989, the category was not gender-specific, and, thus, was called Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series. It is given in honor to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a guest-starring role in a television comedy series. The current recipient is Laurie Metcalf for Hacks. Since the category change in 1989, a total of 34 actresses were awarded for their performances. The most awarded actress is Cloris Leachman, with 3 wins, followed by Tina Fey, Colleen Dewhurst, Kathryn Joosten, Jean Smart, Tracey Ullman, Betty White, and Maya Rudolph, with 2 wins. These awards, like the other "Guest" awards, were previously not presented at the Primetime Emmy Award ceremony, but, rather, at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony. Winners and nominations 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Performers with multiple wins 3 wins Cloris Leachman 2 wins Colleen Dewhurst Tina Fey Kathryn Joosten Maya Rudolph (consecutive) Jean Smart (consecutive) Tracey Ullman Betty White Programs with multiple awards 7 awards Saturday Night Live (3 consecutive; 2 consecutive) 3 awards Frasier (2 consecutive) 2 awards Desperate Housewives Love & War (consecutive) Mad About You Malcolm in the Middle Murphy Brown Performers with multiple nominations 8 nominations Cloris Leachman 7 nominations Tina Fey 6 nominations Maya Rudolph 5 nominations Christine Baranski Melissa McCarthy Laurie Metcalf Elaine Stritch Betty White 4 nominations Eileen Heckart Jane Lynch 3 nominations Elizabeth Banks Carol Burnett Georgia Engel Dot-Marie Jones Kathryn Joosten Wanda Sykes Kristen Wiig 2 nominations Jane Adams Christina Applegate Angela Bassett Kathy Bates Joan Cusack Blythe Danner Eileen Brennan Kristin Chenoweth Colleen Dewhurst Carrie Fisher Cyndi Lauper Shelley Long Bette Midler Bernadette Peters Susan Sarandon Molly Shannon Jean Smart Emma Thompson Tracey Ullman Nancy Walker Programs with multiple nominations 23 nominations Saturday Night Live 11 nominations 30 Rock 10 nominations Frasier 8 nominations Desperate Housewives Malcolm in the Middle 6 nominations Cheers The Cosby Show Glee The Golden Girls Will & Grace 5 nominations The Big Bang Theory Friends Hacks Murphy Brown 4 nominations Everybody Loves Raymond Mad About You 3 nominations Ally McBeal A Black Lady Sketch Show Black-ish The Good Place The Larry Sanders Show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Monk Orange Is the New Black 3rd Rock from the Sun 2 nominations A Different World Ellen Fleabag Girls