The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album was awarded from yearly 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day. In 1960 and 1961 two separate awards were presented for the best spoken and for the best musical comedy performance. In 1960 and 1961 two separate awards were presented for the best spoken and for the best musical comedy performance. In 2004 the award was reinstated within the comedy field as the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, once again allowing musical comedy works to be considered.