Over the years there have been many actresses who have grace televisions screens and have displayed a talent for making people laugh. Such shows as Saturday Night Live, Friends, Seinfeld and Glee have had great actresses show off their comedic side. All 10 of the actresses on this list have proven that they can be just as funny as their male counterparts. All 10 actresses can make the simplest thing sound funny and have you laughing for hours. Many of the actresses on this list have gone on to win Emmys, Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild awards and other numerous honors for their roles and are well-respected for their ability to make people laugh at anyone or anything. We have compiled a list of the top 10 Comedic Actresses on TV! Did your favorite funny lady make the cut? Is there a funny lady on the list who doesn't deserve to be on it? Let us know in the comments below!
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10. Jane Lynch
Jane Lynch is best known as Sue Sylvester on the hit show Glee. Lynch has won a Golden Globe and and Emmy for her portrayal as Sue Sylvester. Lynch has also guest starred on a number of comedies such as Two and a Half Men, Weeds and iCarly. As well as Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Role Models, and The Three Stooges. In 2011, Lynch released a book titled Happy Accidents, in which she talks about her years as an alcoholic and her success in fighting her addiction. In 2013, Lynch received her very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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9. Megan Mullally
Megan Mullally is best known as Karen Walker from Will & Grace. Mullally has won two Emmys for her role as Karen Walker. After Will & Grace ended in 2006, Mullally went on to host her own talk show, The Megan Mullally Show. She has also guest-starred on a variety of television shows, such as Parks and Recreation, Happy Endings, 30 Rock, Up All Night, Boston Legal and The New Adventures of Old Christine. Mullally currently stars as Chief on Children’s Hospital and as Aunt Gayle on Bob’s Bugers. Mullally is a musician as well and sings in a band called Nancy and Beth.
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8. Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph is best known for her eight seasons as a cast member of Saturday Night Live.Rudolph has starred in movies such as Idiocracy, Away We Go, Grown Ups, Bridesmaids, and Grown Ups 2. Rudolph also starred as Ava Alexander on the NBC sitcom Up All Night for two seasons. While on Saturday Night Live Rudolph show a wide range of celebrity impressions. Some celebrities Rudolph did impressions of are Barbra Streisand, Beyoncé, Charo, Christina Aguilera, Condoleezza Rice, Diana Ross, Donatella Versace, Gayle King, Halle Berry, Ivanka Trump, Jennifer Lopez, La Toya Jackson, Lisa Kudrow, Lisa Ling, Lucy Liu, Lynda Lopez, Macy Gray and Maya Angelou.
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7. Kristen Wiig
Kristen Wiig is best known for her seven seasons as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. Before landing on Saturday Night Live, Wiig was a member of the comedy group The Groundlings. On the big screen Wiig has been in such movies as Bridesmaids, MacGruber, Flight of the Conchords, Adventureland, Paul, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and Arrested Development. Wiig co-wrote and starred in the movie Bridemaids and she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Musical/Comedy, as well as nominations for the Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay.
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6. Debra Messing
Debra Messing is best known for her role as Grace Adler on Will & Grace. Messing has won an Emmy for her role as Grace Adler. Messing is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Her film roles include Along Came Polly, The Wedding Date and Nothing like the Holidays. She has also voiced characters in Garfield and Open Season. Messing, also achieved positive acclaim for her work as Molly Kagan in The Starter Wife. Messing played the lead role of Julia Houston in the musical drama Smash for two seasons.
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5. Tina Fey
Tina Fey is best known for her six seasons as a head writer and a cast member on Saturday Night Live and her as creator of 30 Rock, where she played Liz Lemon. Fey has won an Emmy, two Golden Globes, four Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role as Liz Lemon. Fey has appeared in movies such as Mean Girls, Baby Mama, Date Night, Admission,Date Night, Megamind and Muppets Most Wanted. Fey first broke into the comedic world as a member of The Second City in Chicago. The Associated Press honored Fey with the 2008 AP Entertainer of the Year award for her impersonation of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. In 2010, Fey received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and thus became the youngest person to ever win the award. In 2013 and 2014, Fey hosted the Golden Globe Awards with her long-time friend and fellow funny lady, Amy Poehler.
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4. Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is best known for her role as Elaine Benes on Seinfeld, Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine and Selina Meyer on Veep. Julia Louis-Dreyfus won an Emmy, Golden Globe and five SAG Awards as Elaine Benes, an Emmy as Christine Campbell and two Emmys as Selina Meyer. Louis-Dreyfus’ film credits include National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Deconstructing Harry, Enough Said, A Bug's Life and Planes. Louis-Dreyfus got her start in comedy as a member of The Practical Theatre Company in Chicago, which led her to be cast as a member on Saturday Night Live from 1982 to 1985.
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3. Courteney Cox
Courteney Cox is best known for her role as Monica Geller on Friends and as Jules Cobb on Cougar Town. Courteney Cox was nominated in 2009 for a Golden Globe for her role as Jules Cobb. Cox is also known for appearing in the series of Scream movies alongside Neve Campbell and ex-husband David Arquette. In 2007, Cox returned to TV by starring on the FX show Dirt, which ran for two seasons. Besides, the Scream movies Cox has starred in movies such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Longest Yard.
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2. Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow is best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay on Friends and as Fiona Wallice on Web Therapy. Lisa Kudrow won an Emmy for her role as Phoebe Buffay. Kudrow also created and starred in the short-lived HBO show The Comeback. She currently stars on Web Therapy, which started off as a web series and then made the transition as a series for Showtime. Kudrow is an executive producer on the genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are?. Kudrow has appeared in films such as Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Opposite of Sex, Analyze This, Analyze That, Dr. Dolittle 2, Happy Endings, P.S. I Love You, and Easy A.
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1. Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston is best known for her role as Rachel Green on Friends. Jennifer Aniston won an Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award for her role as Rachel Green. In 2012, Aniston received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Men’s Health magazine voted her "Sexiest Woman of All Time”. Since, Friends ended in 2004, Aniston has found tremendous success starring in a number of hit movies including, Bruce Almighty, The Break-Up,Marley & Me, Just Go with It, Horrible Bosses and We're the Millers.