2024 Emmy Predictions: Best Comedy Actor

Jeremy Allen White (“The Bear”) – Season 2

Network: FX

Role: Carmy Berzatto, an award-winning chef who takes on the heavy responsibility of running her deceased brother's sandwich shop in Chicago.

History of the Emmys:
Won for season 1 (2023)

Martin Short (“Only Murders in the Building”) – Season 3

Network: Hulu

Role: Oliver Putnam, a theater director who teams up with his neighbors to solve murder mysteries.

History of the Emmys:
Nominated for seasons 1-2 (2022-2023)

Steve Martin (“Only Murders in the Building”) – Season 3

Network: Hulu

Role: Charles-Haden Savage, an agoraphobic actor who teams up with his neighbors to solve murder mysteries.

History of the Emmys:
Nominated for season 1 (2022)

Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) – Season 12

Network: HBO

Role: Larry David, a fictionalized version of the actor who continually finds himself in uncomfortable situations.

History of the Emmys:
Nominated for seasons 3-5 and 7-9 (2003-2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2018)

Theo James (“The Gentlemen”) – Season 1

Network: Netflix

Role: Eddie Horniman, a duke who discovers that his newly inherited estate is home to a massive cannabis empire.

Jharrel Jerome (“I’m a Virgo”) – Season 1

Network: Prime Video

Role: Cootie, a 13-foot-tall teenage protégé who experiences the real world for the first time.

Kelsey Grammer (“Frasier”) – Season 1

Network: Paramount+

Role: Frasier Crane, a psychiatrist who leaves his hometown of Seattle to return to Boston to repair his relationship with his son.

History of the Emmys (referring to the original “Frasier” which ran from 1993 to 2004):
Earned for seasons 1-2, 5, 11 (1994-1995, 1998, 2004)
Nominated for seasons 3-4, 6-9 (1996-1997, 1999-2002)

Note: Grammer was also nominated for playing Crane in “Cheers” (1988, 1990) and “Wings” (1992).

D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (“Reserve Dogs”) – Season 3

Network: FX

Role: Bear Smallhill, a Native American teenager who seeks direction after leaving high school.

Kayvan Novak (“What We Do in the Shadows”) – Season 5

Network: FX

Role: Nandor the Relentless, an ancient Iranian vampire living in present-day New York.

Matt Berry (“What We Do in the Shadows”) – Season 5

Network: FX

Role: Laszlo Cravensworth, a lustful vampire transformed in the 1800s by his wife, Nadja.

John Goodman (“The Righteous Gemstones”) – Season 3

Network: HBO

Role: Eli Gemstone, the patriarch of a family of megachurch pastors.

Rhys Darby (“Our Flag Means Death”) – Season 2

Network: Maximum

Role: Place Bonnetan 18th century aristocrat turned pirate.

Justin Chien (“The Sun Brothers”) – Season 1

Network: Netflix

Role: Charles Sun, a Taiwanese gangster who moves to America to protect his mother and younger brother.

Utkarsh Ambudkar (“Ghosts”) – Season 3

Network: CBS

Role: Jay Arondekar, a chef whose New York country house is inhabited by ghosts.

David Tennant (“Good Omens”) – Season 2

Network: Prime Video

Role: Crowley, a demon who shares a peaceful existence on Earth with an angel.

John Larroquette (“Night Court”) – Season 2

Network: NBC

Role: Dan Fielding, a former night court prosecutor who is now his defense attorney.

History of the Emmys (referring to the original “Night Court” which ran from 1984 to 1992):
Won Best Actor in a Comedy Supporting Role for Seasons 2–5 (1985–1988)

Seth Rogen (“Platonic”) – Season 1

Network: Apple TV+

Role: Will, a recently divorced man who reconnects with his former best friend.

Max Burkholder (“Ted”) – Season 1

Network: Peacock

Role: John Bennett, a 16-year-old boy whose best friend is a foul-mouthed anthropomorphic teddy bear.

Sam Richardson (“The Afterparty”) – Season 2

Network: Apple TV+

Role: Aniq Adjaye, an escape game designer who investigates a murder after a wedding.

Joel McHale (“Animal Control”) – Season 2

Network: Fox

Role: Frank Shaw, a cynical ex-cop who leads an eccentric animal control team.

Chris O'Dowd (“The Grand Prix of the Door”) – Season 2

Network: Apple TV+

Role: Dusty, a small-town resident whose life changes after discovering a machine that predicts the fate of its users.

Martin Freeman (“Breeders”) – Season 4

Network: FX

Role: Paul Worsley, a man prone to anger who continually works to improve his family relationships.

Jon Cryer (“Extended Family”) – Season 1

Network: NBC

Role: Jim Kearney, a recently divorced father of two who continues to share a house with his ex-wife.

Michael Sheen (“Good Omens”) – Season 2

Network: Prime Video

Role: Aziraphale, an angel who shares a peaceful existence on Earth with a demon.