The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement in comedy." The award was awarded yearly from 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:From 1959 to 1967 it was Best Comedy Performance From 1968 to 1991 it was known as Best Comedy Recording From 1992 to 1993 and from 2004 to the present day it was awarded as Best Comedy Album