List of musical comedians

This alphabetical 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
Bill Bailey - various - most often guitar, keyboard, theremin, hornophone
Jonny & The Baptists - guitars, piano, dulcimer, bass, saxophone, viola^[1]
Pete Barbutti - piano, accordion ("cordine"), trumpet
Tom Basden - guitar
The Bedroom Philosopher - guitar, accordion
Owen Benjamin - piano
Mitch Benn - guitar, vibraphone, spoons
Jack Benny - violin
Mike Birbiglia - guitar
Jack Black - guitar, saxaboom
Dennis Blair - guitar
Victor Borge - piano
Albert Brooks - piano
Geoff Brown - drums
Bo Burnham - piano, guitar
John Bytheway - guitar
Charlie Callas - drums
Craig Carmean - guitar, vocals
Rodney Carrington - guitar
Jasper Carrott - guitar
Johnny Carson - drums
Dana Carvey - piano, guitar, drums
Tommy Chong - guitar
Billy Connolly - banjo, guitar, autoharp^[2]
Jonathan Coulton - guitar
Joseph Fa'afiu (aka Sefo) - guitar, vocals
James Davies - piano, ukulele
Da Vinci's Notebook - vocals
Les Dawson - piano
Jessica Delfino - guitar, rape whistle, autoharp, flying v ukulele
Doug Anthony All Stars - guitar, 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
Jamie Foxx - piano, organ
Zach Galifianakis - piano
Garfunkel and Oates - guitar, flute, piano, maracas, and ukulele
Paul Garner - piano
Kyle Gass - guitar
Ricky Gervais - Guitar
Michael Glatzmaier - guitar and ukulele
Donald Glover (as "Childish Gambino") - rapping/singing, synthesizer, guitar, bass, drums
Katie Goodman -* Hank Green - guitar
George Gobel - guitar
Boothby Graffoe - guitar
Rich Hall - keyboard, guitar
Brian Haner - guitar
Andrew Hansen - guitar, piano
Hard n Phirm - numerous instruments
Hawkeye and Windy - piano^[3]
Tim Hawkins - guitar, piano
Tim Heidecker - singing
Ed Helms - piano, banjo, and guitar
Rainer Hersch - piano
Harry Hill - hornophone
Dante Holt - keyboard
Homer and Jethro - guitar, banjo
Montana Logging and Ballet Co. - guitar, keyboard, bass
Eric Idle (of Monty Python) - guitar, piano
Neil Innes (of Monty Python) - guitar, piano, banjo
Eddie Izzard - piano
Hoosier Hot Shots - various
Penn Jillette - bass
Spike Jones - percussion
Jaz Kaner - guitar, piano^[4]
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
The Laundromats Shane Downey - guitar, vocals, goat flute & Kristian Smith guitar, vocals^[5]
Hugh Laurie - piano, guitar, harmonica
Gary Le Strange - vocals, electronic music
Stewart Lee - guitar
Tom Lehrer - piano
Jerry Lewis - drums, trumpet
The Lonely Island - various instruments
Matt Lucas (as George Dawes) - drums
Stephen Lynch - guitar, piano
Humphrey Lyttelton - Trumpet
David McSavage - guitar
Demetri Martin - guitar, glockenspiel, piano, harmonica, tambourine, toy bells, keyboard, ukulele
Steve Martin - banjo
Chico Marx - piano
Groucho Marx - guitar
Harpo Marx - harp, piano
Taylor Mason - piano
Michael McIntyre - vocals^[6]
Kate Micucci - ukulele
Tim Minchin - piano, guitar
Eugene Mirman - theremin
Dudley Moore - piano
Dermot Morgan - guitar
Steve Moris - guitar and harmonica
Kevin Nealon - guitar, banjo
The New Main Street Singers - guitars, mandolins, tambourine
Phil Nichol - guitar
Conan O'Brien - guitar
David O'Doherty - keyboard
Ardal O'Hanlon - keyboard
Rob Paravonian - guitar
Mary Pascoe - guitar, piano, ukulele, tambourine, vocals
Henry Phillips - guitar
Geraldine Quinn - guitar
Raymond and Scum - guitar
Ted Ray - violin
Howard Read - ukulele
Rhett and Link - guitar, recorder, harmonica, bass harp
Anna Russell - piano
Mark Russell - piano
Gareth Richards- omnichord
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
Waen Shepherd - vocals, electronic music, tin tray
Sarah Silverman - guitar
Sinbad- guitar, drums
Frank Skinner - banjo, ukulele
Brendon Small - guitar
Dick Smothers - bass
Tommy Smothers - guitar
Spinal Tap - guitar, bass, drums, keyboard
Jim Stafford - guitar
Ray Stevens - piano, banjo
Jayson Stoltz - vocals (electronic music/loop creation)
Vikki Stone - piano
Isy Suttie - guitar
Donald Swann - piano
Jorma Taccone - various instruments
Jim Tavare - bass
Judy Tenuta - accordion
Tenacious D - guitar and vocals
Jake Thackray - guitar and vocals
Nick Thune - guitar
Tripod - guitar and vocals
Thom Tuck - guitar and ukulele
Carla Ulbrich - guitar
Tracey Ullman - guitar
John Valby - piano
Colin Watson - surfboard, electronic music (60's, 70's and 80's)
Uncle Floyd (Floyd Vivino) - piano
Evan Wecksell - guitar
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
Victoria Wood - piano and vocals
Reggie Watts (comedian) - vocals, various instruments and electronic music^[7]

References

Sinbad- guitar Alexis Simmonds - Singer and plays Ukulele

[1] ttp://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/j/33978/jonny_and_the_baptists

[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv0MbkwqzcM

[3] ttp://www.hawkeyeandwindy.com

[4] ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaOX2V5q790

[5] ttp://www.standup.com.au/comedian/laundromats

[6] ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-iiTK_HSqI

[7] ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRmRr3Z8Zv8

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