List of Musical Comedians Information
This list is limited to comedians who also played an instrument onstage.
- David "Stringbean" Akeman - banjo
- Steve Allen - piano
- Woody Allen - clarinet
- Axis of Awesome - guitar, keyboard, vocals
- David Baddiel - piano, guitar
- Bo Burnham - piano, guitar
- Bill Bailey - various - most often guitar, keyboard, theremin
- Heywood Banks - multiple
- Pete Barbutti - piano, accordion ("cordine"), trumpet
- Tom Basden - guitar
- The Bedroom Philosopher - guitar, accordion
- Mitch Benn - guitar, vibraphone, spoons
- Jack Benny - violin
- Mike Birbiglia - guitar
- Jack Black - guitar, saxaboom
- Dennis Blair - guitar
- Victor Borge - piano
- Albert Brooks - piano
- John Bytheway - guitar
- Charlie Callas - drums
- Rodney Carrington - guitar
- Jasper Carrott - guitar
- Johnny Carson - drums
- Dana Carvey - piano, guitar, drums
- Tommy Chong - guitar
- Chris Cohen - guitar, vocals
- Billy Connolly - banjo, guitar
- Jonathan Coulton - guitar
- James Davies - Piano, Ukulele
- Les Dawson - piano
- Jessica Delfino - guitar, rape whistle, autoharp, flying v ukulele
- Doug Anthony All Stars - guitar, vocals
- Da Vinci's Notebook - Vocals
- Jimmy Durante - piano
- Kevin Eldon - guitar
- Lee Evans - piano
- Jimmy Fallon - guitar
- Wayne Federman* - ukulele, piano, guitar
- Graham Fellows (as "John Shuttleworth") - keyboard
- Michael Flanders - piano
- Flight Of The Conchords* - guitars, various
- The Folksmen - guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo
- George Formby* - ukulele
- Jaime Foxx - piano, organ
- Zach Galifianakis - piano
- Garfunkel and Oates - guitar, flute, piano, maracas, and ukulele
- Paul Garner - piano
- Kyle Gass - guitar
- Ricky Gervais - Guitar
- George Gobel - Guitar
- Rich Hall - keyboard
- Andrew Hansen - piano
- Hard n Phirm - numerous instruments
- Tim Hawkins - guitar, piano
- Ed Helms - piano, banjo
- Rainer Hersch - piano
- Harry Hill - 'hornophone' (one of his own creations)
- Homer and Jethro - guitar, banjo
- Montana Logging and Ballet Co. - guitars, keyboard, bass
- Eric Idle (of Monty Python) - guitar, piano
- Neil Innes (of Monty Python) - piano
- Eddie Izzard - piano
- Hoosier Hot Shots - various
- Penn Jillette - bass
- Spike Jones - percussion
- Mickey Katz - clarinet
- Andy Kaufman - bongos, drums
- Boris Khaykin - rapper, beats, guitar, piano, synth
- Sam Kinison - piano, guitar, drums
- Robert Klein - harmonica
- Jon Lajoie - guitar
- Hugh Laurie - piano, guitar, harmonica
- Stewart Lee - guitar
- Tom Lehrer - piano
- Jerry Lewis - drums, trumpet
- The Lonely Island - various
- Matt Lucas (as George Dawes) - drums
- Stephen Lynch - guitar
- David McSavage - guitar
- Demetri Martin - guitar, glockenspiel, piano, harmonica, tambourine, toy bells, keyboard, ukelele
- Steve Martin - banjo
- Chico Marx - piano
- Groucho Marx - guitar
- Harpo Marx - harp, piano
- Taylor Mason - piano
- Kate Micucci - ukulele
- Tim Minchin - piano, guitar
- Dudley Moore - piano
- Dermot Morgan - guitar
- Kevin Nealon - guitar, banjo
- The New Main Street Singers - guitars, mandolins, tambourine
- Conan O'Brien - guitar
- David O'Doherty - keyboard
- Ardal O'Hanlon - keyboard
- Rob Paravonian - guitar
- Mary Pascoe - guitar, piano, ukulele, tambourine, vocals
- Geraldine Quinn - guitar
- Raymond and Scum - guitar
- Roger Ray - marimbas/xylophone
- Ted Ray - violin
- Howard Read - ukulele
- Rhett and Link - guitar, recorder, harmonica, bass harp
- Mark Russell - piano
- Bob Saget - guitar
- Andy Samberg - rapping/Singing
- Sammy J - piano
- Adam Sandler - guitar, drums, ukulele
- Scared Weird Little Guys - Various Instruments
- Akiva Schaffer - rapping/Singing
- Ronnie Schell - piano
- Helge Schneider - piano, trumpet, guitar, drums, clarinet/saxophone
- Peter Sellers - drums, ukulele
- Gene Sheldon - Banjo
- Frank Skinner - banjo, ukelele
- Brendon Small - guitar
- Dick Smothers - bass
- Tommy Smothers - guitar
- Spinal Tap - guitar, bass, drums, keyboard
- Ray Stevens - piano, banjo
- Donald Swann - piano
- Jorma Taccone - various instruments
- Jim Tavare - bass
- Judy Tenuta - accordion
- Tenacious D - guitar and vocals
- Nick Thune - guitar
- Tripod - guitar and vocals
- Carla Ulbrich - guitar
- Tracey Ullman - guitar
- Uncle Floyd (Floyd Vivino) - piano
- Daniel Lawrence Whitney - guitar
- Kevin Bloody Wilson - guitar
- Tim Wilson - guitar
- Dennis Wolfberg - guitar
- Victoria Wood - piano
- Frank Woodley - guitar
- Steven Wright - guitar
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion
- Henny Youngman - violin
- Brian Haner - guitar
- Victoria Wood - piano and vocals
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