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[edit] Musical Comedians This list is limited to comedians who also played an instrument onstage. [edit] List of Musical Comedians by Name - Scared Weird Little Guys - Various Instruments
- Steve Allen - piano
- Woody Allen - clarinet
- David Baddiel - piano, guitar
- Bill Bailey - various - most often guitar, keyboard, theremin
- Heywood Banks - multiple
- Pete Barbutti - piano, accordion ("cordine"), trumpet
- Tom Basden - guitar
- Mitch Benn - guitar, vibraphone, spoons
- Jack Benny - violin
- Mike Birbiglia - guitar
- Jack Black - guitar, saxaboom
- Dennis Blair - guitar
- Victor Borge - piano
- Brian & Krysstal (double act) - guitar,mouthorgan,tambourine, kazoo
- Albert Brooks - piano
- Bo Burnham - piano, guitar
- John Bytheway - guitar
- Rodney Carrington - guitar
- Jasper Carrott - guitar
- Johnny Carson - drums
- Dana Carvey - piano, guitar, drums
- Dave Chappelle - piano
- Nick Charvat - Vocal
- Flight Of The Conchords - various
- Tommy Chong - guitar
- Billy Connolly - banjo, guitar
- Dane Cook - guitar
- David Duff aka Christ With A K - guitar
- Jimmy Durante - piano
- Les Dawson - piano
- Lee Evans - piano
- Jimmy Fallon - guitar
- Wayne Federman - ukulele, piano, guitar
- Graham Fellows (as "John Shuttleworth") - electronic keyboard
- Hugh Fink - violin
- Michael Flanders - piano
- Flight of the Conchords - guitar
- Uncle Floyd (Floyd Vivino) - piano
- The Folksmen - guitars, bass, mandolins, banjo
- Jamie Foxx - piano
- George Formby - ukulele
- Kyle Gass - guitar
- Zach Galifianakis - piano
- Garfunkel and Oates - guitar, flute, piano, maracas, and ukulele
- Paul Garner - piano
- James Davies - keyboard, piano
- Ricky Gervais - Guitar
- George Gobel - Guitar
- Hard n Phirm - numerous instruments
- Tim Hawkins - guitar, piano
- Rich Hall (as "Otis Lee Crenshaw") - piano
- Harry Hill - 'hornophone' (one of the comedian's own creations)
- Hoosier Hot Shots - various
- Homer and Jethro - guitar, banjo
- Eric Idle - guitar, piano
- Eddie Izzard - piano
- Sammy J - piano
- Penn Jillette - bass
- Spike Jones - percussion
- Mickey Katz - clarinet
- Sam Kinison - piano, guitar, drums
- Robert Klein - harmonica
- Hugh Laurie - piano, guitar
- Tom Lehrer- piano
- Jerry Lewis - drums
- Stephen Lynch - guitar
- Julia Lillis - keyboard
- Matt Lucas (as George Dawes) - drums
- Mary Mack - clarinet, mandolin
- Brinnon and Marks - guitar, banjo, drums, harmonica
- Demetri Martin - guitar, glockenspiel, piano, harmonica, tambourine, toy bells, keyboard (sometimes all of them at the same time)
- Steve Martin - banjo
- Chico Marx - piano
- Groucho Marx - guitar
- Harpo Marx - harp, piano
- Taylor Mason - piano
- Kate Micucci-ukulele
- Tim Minchin - piano
- Mitch & Mickey - guitar, autoharp
- Dermot Morgan - guitar
- Dudley Moore - piano
- Eddie Murphy - drums
- Kevin Nealon - guitar, banjo
- The New Main Street Singers - guitars, mandolins, tambourine
- Nice Peter - guitar, piano
- David O'Doherty - casio
- Ardal O'Hanlon - keyboard
- Rob Paravonian - guitar
- Geraldine Quinn - guitar
- Raymond And Scum - guitar
- Rhett and Link - guitar, recorder, harmonica, bass harp
- Howard Read - ukulele
- Kelly Rogers - guitar
- Mark Russell - piano
- Adam Sandler - guitar, drums, ukulele
- Bob Saget - guitar
- Ronnie Schell - piano
- Helge Schneider - piano, trumpet, guitar, drums, clarinet/saxophone
- Peter Sellers - drums, ukulele
- Thom Sharp - guitar
- Frank Skinner - banjo, ukelele
- Brendon Small - guitar
- Tommy Smothers - guitar
- Dick Smothers - bass
- Spinal Tap - guitars, bass, drums, keyboard
- David "Stringbean" Akeman - banjo
- Donald Swann - piano
- Jim Tavare - bass
- Tenacious D - guitar and vocals
- Nick Thune - guitar
- Tripod - Guitar and vocals
- Carlie and Doni - guitar, wooden flute, maraca, kazoo
- Judy Tenuta - accordion
- Tracey Ullman - guitar
- John "Johnnyman" Ulvang - guitar
- Daniel Lawrence Whitney (Larry the Cable Guy) - guitar
- Tom Wilson - tuba, guitar
- Dennis Wolfberg - guitar
- Victoria Wood - piano
- Steven Wright - guitar
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - accordion
- Henny Youngman - violin
- Frank Woodley - guitar
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