This alphabetical list is limited to comedians who share their comedy through music and song. Usually they play an instrument onstage.
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Kip Addotta – vocals, recorderDavid "Stringbean" Akeman – banjoSteve Allen – pianoWoody Allen – clarinetMorey Amsterdam – celloArrogant Worms — guitarAxis of Awesome – guitar, keyboard, vocalsBarnes & Barnes - guitar, keyboard, vocalsDavid Baddiel – piano, guitarBill Bailey – vocals, guitar, keyboard, theremin, hornophone Pete Barbutti – piano, accordion ("cordine"), trumpetTom Basden – guitarThe Bedroom Philosopher – vocals, guitar, accordionOwen Benjamin – pianoMitch Benn – guitar, vibraphone, spoonsJack Benny – violinIvor Biggun – guitarMike Birbiglia – guitarJack Black – guitar, vocalsDennis Blair – guitarRachel Bloom – vocalsVictor Borge – pianoBowser and Blue – guitarHarriet Braine – guitarAlbert Brooks – pianoMel Brooks – drumsBo Burnham – vocals, piano, guitarSid Caesar – saxophoneCharlie Callas – drumsRob Cantor - guitarRodney Carrington – guitarJasper Carrott – guitarJohnny Carson – drumsDana Carvey – piano, guitar, drumsTommy Chong – guitarStephen Colbert – vocals, guitarBilly Connolly – banjo, guitar, autoharpBill Cosby – drumsJonathan Coulton – guitarDa Vinci's Notebook – vocalsLes Dawson – pianoJessica Delfino – guitar, autoharp, ukuleleDoug Anthony All Stars – guitar, vocalsRichard Digance – guitarPhyllis Diller - pianoKyle Dunnigan – guitar, pianoJimmy Durante – piano and vocalsKevin Eldon – guitarLee Evans – pianoBridget Everett – vocalsJimmy Fallon – guitar, vocalsWayne Federman – piano, ukulele, drumsGraham Fellows (as "John Shuttleworth") – keyboardCraig Ferguson – drumsLarry Fine - violin, piano, clarinet, saxophoneMichael Flanders – pianoFlight of the Conchords – guitar, bass, keyboards, omnichordThe Folksmen – guitar, upright bass, mandolin, banjoGeorge Formby – ukuleleJamie Foxx – pianoZach Galifianakis – pianoGarfunkel and Oates – guitar, flute, piano, maracas, ukulelePaul Garner – pianoJackie Gayle – drumsKyle Gass – guitar, recorderRicky Gervais – guitarDonald Glover (as "Childish Gambino") – rapping/singing, drumsHank Green – guitarGeorge Gobel – guitarBoothby Graffoe – guitarParry Gripp - vocalsRich Hall – keyboard, guitarBrian Haner – guitarAndrew Hansen – guitar, pianoHard n Phirm – numerous instrumentsTim Hawkins – guitar, pianoJoe Hawley – vocals, guitarTim Heidecker – vocals, guitar, pianoEd Helms – piano, banjo, guitarRainer Hersch – pianoHarry Hill – hornophone Homer and Jethro – guitar, banjoBob Hope - saxophoneThe Horne Section – jazz bandCurly Howard - spoonsEric Idle (of Monty Python ) – guitar, pianoNeil Innes (of Monty Python) – guitar, piano, banjoEddie Izzard – piano, clarinetHoosier Hot Shots – variousVictoria Jackson -ukulele and vocalsPenn Jillette – bass guitar, upright bassSpike Jones – percussionMickey Katz – clarinetAndy Kaufman – vocals, guitar, bongos, drumsBuster Keaton – ukuleleBoris Khaykin – rapper, beats, guitar, piano, synthKaren Kilgariff – guitarSam Kinison – piano, guitar, drumsRobert Klein – harmonicaKoo Koo – vocalsJon Lajoie – guitarHugh Laurie – piano, guitar, harmonicaGary Le Strange – vocals, electronic musicStewart Lee – guitarTom Lehrer – pianoJerry Lewis – drums, trumpetThe Lonely Island – vocalsMatt Lucas (as George Dawes ) – drumsStephen Lynch – guitar, pianoHumphrey Lyttelton – TrumpetSeth MacFarlane – vocals and pianoDavid McSavage – guitarCheech Marin - guitarDemetri Martin – guitar, glockenspiel, piano, harmonica, tambourine, toy bells, keyboard, ukuleleSteve Martin – banjoChico Marx – pianoGroucho Marx – guitar, mandolinHarpo Marx – harp, piano, clarinetTaylor Mason – pianoMassacration – guitars, bass, drumsKate Micucci – ukuleleSpike Milligan – trumpetTim Minchin – vocals, piano, guitarEugene Mirman – thereminMontana Logging and Ballet Co. – guitar, keyboard, bassDudley Moore – pianoDermot Morgan – guitarMartin Mull - guitarKevin Nealon – guitar, banjoThe New Main Street Singers – guitars, mandolins, tambourinePhil Nichol – guitarConan O'Brien – guitarDavid O'Doherty – keyboardArdal O'Hanlon – keyboardEarl Okin – guitar, vocals (including mouth trumpet ),[1] Parachute Express - vocals, woodwinds, stringsRachel Parris – piano, vocalsSara Pascoe – guitarPaul and Storm – guitar, keyboardHenry Phillips – guitarFreddie Prinze – drumsRichard Pryor – vocal, pianoGeraldine Quinn – guitarRaymond and Scum – guitarTed Ray – violinHoward Read – ukuleleRhett and Link – guitar, recorder, harmonicaAnna Russell – pianoMark Russell – pianoBob Saget – guitarAndy Samberg – rapping, vocalsSammy J – pianoAdam Sandler – vocals, guitar, drums, ukuleleScared Weird Little Guys – various instrumentsAkiva Schaffer – rapping, vocalsRonnie Schell – pianoPeter Schickele , also known as P. D. Q. Bach – various instrumentsHelge Schneider – piano, trumpet, guitar, drums, clarinet/saxophoneHarry Secombe - vocalsPeter Sellers – drums, ukuleleGene Sheldon – banjoWaen Shepherd – vocals, electronic music, tin traySarah Silverman – guitarPhil Silvers - clarinetSinbad – guitar, drumsFrank Skinner – banjo, ukuleleBrendon Small – guitarDick Smothers – bassTommy Smothers – guitarSpinal Tap – guitars, bass, drums, keyboardJim Stafford – guitarStanford Fleet Street Singers – vocalsRay Stevens – piano, banjoJon Stewart – drumsVikki Stone – pianoStorm Front – barbershop quartetBruno Sutter (as "Detonator") – vocalsIsy Suttie – guitarDonald Swann – pianoJorma Taccone – various instrumentsJim Tavare – bassJudy Tenuta – accordionTenacious D – guitars and vocalsJake Thackray – guitar and vocalsNick Thune – guitarTripod – guitar, vocals, trumpetThom Tuck – guitar and ukuleleCarla Ulbrich – guitarTracey Ullman – guitarJohn Valby – pianoUncle Floyd (Floyd Vivino) – pianoReggie Watts – vocals, keyboards, loop machineDaniel Lawrence Whitney – guitarKevin Bloody Wilson – guitarTim Wilson – guitarRev. Billy C. Wirtz – piano and organDennis Wolfberg – guitarVictoria Wood – piano and VocalsFrank Woodley – guitar, ukuleleSteven Wright – guitarEd Wynn – piano"Weird Al" Yankovic – vocals, accordion, keyboardsHenny Youngman – violinRoy Zimmerman – guitar
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