Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series . The award is presented to the best performance by a lead actor in a television comedy series . Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards , leading actors in comedy have competed alone . However , these comedic performances included actors from miniseries , telefilms , and guest performers competing against main cast competitors . Such instances are marked below :
18th Primetime Emmy Awards
18th Primetime Emmy Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series