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* [[Kip Addotta]] |
* [[Kip Addotta]] – vocals, recorder |
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* [[David "Stringbean" Akeman]] – banjo |
* [[David "Stringbean" Akeman]] – banjo |
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* [[Steve Allen]] – piano |
* [[Steve Allen]] – piano |
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* [[Rachel Bloom]] – vocals |
* [[Rachel Bloom]] – vocals |
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* [[Victor Borge]] – piano |
* [[Victor Borge]] – piano |
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* [[Bowser and Blue]] |
* [[Bowser and Blue]] – guitar |
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* [[Harriet Braine]] |
* [[Harriet Braine]] – guitar |
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* [[Albert Brooks]] – piano |
* [[Albert Brooks]] – piano |
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* [[Mel Brooks]] – drums |
* [[Mel Brooks]] – drums |
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* [[Craig Ferguson]] – drums |
* [[Craig Ferguson]] – drums |
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* [[Michael Flanders]] – piano |
* [[Michael Flanders]] – piano |
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* [[Flight |
* [[Flight of the Conchords]] – guitar, bass, keyboards, omnichord |
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* [[The Folksmen]] – guitar, upright bass, mandolin, banjo |
* [[The Folksmen]] – guitar, upright bass, mandolin, banjo |
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* [[George Formby]] – ukulele |
* [[George Formby]] – ukulele |
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* [[Harpo Marx]] – harp, piano, clarinet |
* [[Harpo Marx]] – harp, piano, clarinet |
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* [[Taylor Mason]] – piano |
* [[Taylor Mason]] – piano |
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* [[Massacration]] – guitars, bass, drums |
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* [[Kate Micucci]] – ukulele |
* [[Kate Micucci]] – ukulele |
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* [[Spike Milligan]] |
* [[Spike Milligan]] – trumpet |
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* [[Tim Minchin]] – vocals, piano, guitar |
* [[Tim Minchin]] – vocals, piano, guitar |
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* [[Eugene Mirman]] – theremin |
* [[Eugene Mirman]] – theremin |
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* [[Henry Phillips (comedian)|Henry Phillips]] – guitar |
* [[Henry Phillips (comedian)|Henry Phillips]] – guitar |
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* [[Freddie Prinze]] – drums |
* [[Freddie Prinze]] – drums |
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* [[Richard Pryor]] |
* [[Richard Pryor]] – vocal, piano |
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* [[Geraldine Quinn]] – guitar |
* [[Geraldine Quinn]] – guitar |
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* [[Raymond and Scum]] – guitar |
* [[Raymond and Scum]] – guitar |
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* [[Kevin Bloody Wilson]] – guitar |
* [[Kevin Bloody Wilson]] – guitar |
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* [[Tim Wilson (comedian)|Tim Wilson]] – guitar |
* [[Tim Wilson (comedian)|Tim Wilson]] – guitar |
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* [[Rev. Billy C. Wirtz]] |
* [[Rev. Billy C. Wirtz]] – piano and organ |
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* [[Dennis Wolfberg]] – guitar |
* [[Dennis Wolfberg]] – guitar |
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* [[Victoria Wood]] – piano and Vocals |
* [[Victoria Wood]] – piano and Vocals |
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Revision as of 12:33, 25 July 2023
This alphabetical list is limited to comedians who share their comedy through music and song. Usually they play an instrument onstage.
List
- Kip Addotta – vocals, recorder
- David "Stringbean" Akeman – banjo
- Steve Allen – piano
- Woody Allen – clarinet
- Morey Amsterdam – cello
- Arrogant Worms — guitar
- Axis of Awesome – guitar, keyboard, vocals
- Barnes & Barnes - guitar, keyboard, vocals
- David Baddiel – piano, guitar
- Bill Bailey – vocals, guitar, keyboard, theremin, hornophone
- Pete Barbutti – piano, accordion ("cordine"), trumpet
- Tom Basden – guitar
- The Bedroom Philosopher – vocals, guitar, accordion
- Owen Benjamin – piano
- Mitch Benn – guitar, vibraphone, spoons
- Jack Benny – violin
- Ivor Biggun – guitar
- Mike Birbiglia – guitar
- Jack Black – guitar, vocals
- Dennis Blair – guitar
- Rachel Bloom – vocals
- Victor Borge – piano
- Bowser and Blue – guitar
- Harriet Braine – guitar
- Albert Brooks – piano
- Mel Brooks – drums
- Bo Burnham – vocals, piano, guitar
- Sid Caesar – saxophone
- Charlie Callas – drums
- Rodney Carrington – guitar
- Jasper Carrott – guitar
- Johnny Carson – drums
- Dana Carvey – piano, guitar, drums
- Tommy Chong – guitar
- Stephen Colbert – vocals, guitar
- Billy Connolly – banjo, guitar, autoharp
- Bill Cosby – drums
- Jonathan Coulton – guitar
- Da Vinci's Notebook – vocals
- Les Dawson – piano
- Jessica Delfino – guitar, autoharp, ukulele
- Doug Anthony All Stars – guitar, vocals
- Richard Digance – guitar
- Kyle Dunnigan – guitar, piano
- Jimmy Durante – piano and vocals
- Kevin Eldon – guitar
- Lee Evans – piano
- Bridget Everett – vocals
- Jimmy Fallon – guitar, vocals
- Wayne Federman – piano, ukulele, drums
- Graham Fellows (as "John Shuttleworth") – keyboard
- Craig Ferguson – drums
- Michael Flanders – piano
- Flight of the Conchords – guitar, bass, keyboards, omnichord
- The Folksmen – guitar, upright bass, mandolin, banjo
- George Formby – ukulele
- Jamie Foxx – piano
- Zach Galifianakis – piano
- Garfunkel and Oates – guitar, flute, piano, maracas, ukulele
- Paul Garner – piano
- Jackie Gayle – drums
- Kyle Gass – guitar, recorder
- Ricky Gervais – guitar
- Donald Glover (as "Childish Gambino") – rapping/singing, drums
- Katie Goodman – piano, guitar, ukulele
- 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
- Tim Hawkins – guitar, piano
- Tim Heidecker – vocals, guitar, piano
- Ed Helms – piano, banjo, guitar
- Rainer Hersch – piano
- Harry Hill – hornophone
- Homer and Jethro – guitar, banjo
- The Horne Section – jazz band
- Eric Idle (of Monty Python) – guitar, piano
- Neil Innes (of Monty Python) – guitar, piano, banjo
- Eddie Izzard – piano, clarinet
- Hoosier Hot Shots – various
- Penn Jillette – bass guitar, upright bass
- Spike Jones – percussion
- Mickey Katz – clarinet
- Andy Kaufman – bongos, drums
- Buster Keaton – ukulele
- Boris Khaykin – rapper, beats, guitar, piano, synth
- Karen Kilgariff – guitar
- Sam Kinison – piano, guitar, drums
- Robert Klein – harmonica
- Koo Koo Kanga Roo – vocals
- Jon Lajoie – guitar
- Hugh Laurie – piano, guitar, harmonica
- Gary Le Strange – vocals, electronic music
- Stewart Lee – guitar
- Tom Lehrer – piano
- Jerry Lewis – drums, trumpet
- The Lonely Island – vocals
- Matt Lucas (as George Dawes) – drums
- Stephen Lynch – guitar, piano
- Humphrey Lyttelton – Trumpet
- Seth MacFarlane – vocals and piano
- David McSavage – guitar
- Demetri Martin – guitar, glockenspiel, piano, harmonica, tambourine, toy bells, keyboard, ukulele
- Steve Martin – banjo
- Chico Marx – piano
- Groucho Marx – guitar, mandolin
- Harpo Marx – harp, piano, clarinet
- Taylor Mason – piano
- Massacration – guitars, bass, drums
- Kate Micucci – ukulele
- Spike Milligan – trumpet
- Tim Minchin – vocals, piano, guitar
- Eugene Mirman – theremin
- Montana Logging and Ballet Co. – guitar, keyboard, bass
- Dudley Moore – piano
- Dermot Morgan – guitar
- 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
- Earl Okin – guitar, vocals (including mouth trumpet),[1] piano
- Parachute Express - vocals, woodwinds, strings
- Rachel Parris – piano, vocals
- Sara Pascoe – guitar
- Paul and Storm – guitar, keyboard
- Henry Phillips – guitar
- Freddie Prinze – drums
- Richard Pryor – vocal, piano
- Geraldine Quinn – guitar
- Raymond and Scum – guitar
- Ted Ray – violin
- Howard Read – ukulele
- Rhett and Link – guitar, recorder, harmonica
- Anna Russell – piano
- Mark Russell – piano
- Bob Saget – guitar
- Andy Samberg – rapping, vocals
- Sammy J – piano
- Adam Sandler – vocals, guitar, drums, ukulele
- Scared Weird Little Guys – various instruments
- Akiva Schaffer – rapping, vocals
- Ronnie Schell – piano
- Peter Schickele, also known as P. D. Q. Bach – various instruments
- Helge Schneider – piano, trumpet, guitar, drums, clarinet/saxophone
- Harry Secombe - vocals
- 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 – guitars, bass, drums, keyboard
- Jim Stafford – guitar
- Stanford Fleet Street Singers – vocals
- Ray Stevens – piano, banjo
- Jon Stewart – drums
- Vikki Stone – piano
- Storm Front – barbershop quartet
- Isy Suttie – guitar
- Donald Swann – piano
- Jorma Taccone – various instruments
- Jim Tavare – bass
- Judy Tenuta – accordion
- Tenacious D – guitars and vocals
- Jake Thackray – guitar and vocals
- Nick Thune – guitar
- Tripod – guitar, vocals, trumpet
- Thom Tuck – guitar and ukulele
- Carla Ulbrich – guitar
- Tracey Ullman – guitar
- John Valby – piano
- Uncle Floyd (Floyd Vivino) – piano
- Reggie Watts – vocals, keyboards, loop machine
- Daniel Lawrence Whitney – guitar
- Kevin Bloody Wilson – guitar
- Tim Wilson – guitar
- Rev. Billy C. Wirtz – piano and organ
- Dennis Wolfberg – guitar
- Victoria Wood – piano and Vocals
- Frank Woodley – guitar, ukulele
- Steven Wright – guitar
- Ed Wynn – piano
- "Weird Al" Yankovic – vocals, accordion, keyboards
- Henny Youngman – violin
- Roy Zimmerman – guitar
References
- ^ Hughes, Sarah Ellen (7 October 2009). "Review: Earl Okin". London Jazz News. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
