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
• 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
• 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
• Tim Hawkins - guitar, piano
• 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. - guitars, 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

References

Sinbad- guitar Alexis Simmonds - Singer and plays Ukulele