Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer

The Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer is an award, presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annual Helpmann Awards since 2006.[1]

Winners and nominees

   Winners are listed first and marked in a separate colour, in boldface.
Year Performer(s) Production
2006
(6th) 		Colin Lane and Frank Woodley Lano & Woodley – Goodbye
2006
(6th) 		Akmal Saleh Akmal Live!
Judith Lucy I Failed!
David Collins & Shane Dundas The Umbilical Brothers – The Rehearsal
2007
(7th) 		Adam Hills Adam Hills – Joymonger
2007
(7th) 		Akmal Saleh Akmal Live!
Fiona O'Loughlin N/A
Tom Gleeson Tom On!
2008
(8th) 		David Collins & Shane Dundas The Umbilical Brothers – Don't Explain
2008
(8th) 		Frank Woodley Possessed
Julia Morris Shoosh Please!
Ross Noble N/A
2009
(9th) 		Tim Minchin Tim Minchin – Ready For This?
2009
(9th) 		Adam Hills Adam Hills – Inflatable
Judith Lucy Judith Lucy's Not Getting Any Younger
Julia Morris "Don't you know who I use to be?"
2010
(10th) 		Wil Anderson Wil Anderson – Wilful Misconduct
2010
(10th) 		Kitty Flanagan Charming and Alarming
Fiona O'Loughlin On a Wing and A Prayer
Hannah Gadsby Hannah Gadsby – The Cliff Young Shuffle
2011
(11th) 		Denise Scott Regrets
2011
(11th) 		Hannah Gadsby Mrs Chuckles
Tom Gleeson Up Himself
Wil Anderson Man vs Wil
2012
(12th) 		Tim Minchin Tim Minchin vs The Orchestras Round II
2012
(12th) 		Wil Anderson Wilarious
Judith Lucy Nothing Fancy
Sam Simmons About the Weather
2013
(13th) 		Julia Morris No Judgement
2013
(13th) 		Kitty Flanagan Hello Kitty Flanagan
Hannah Gadsby Happiness is a Bedside Table
Wil Anderson GoodWil
2014
(14th) 		Sam Simmons Death Of A Sails-Man
2014
(14th) 		Ronny Chieng Chieng Reaction
Tom Gleeson Quality
The Boy With Tape on His Face More Tape
2015
(15th) 		Judith Lucy Ask No Questions of the Moth
2015
(15th) 		Ronny Chieng You Don't Know What You're Talking About
Nazeem Hussain Legally Brown
Matt Okine The Other Guy
Sam Simmons Spaghetti for Breakfast
2016
(16th) 		Tom Ballard The World Keeps Happening[3]
2016
(16th) 		Zoë Coombs Marr Trigger Warning
Doug Anthony Allstars – Paul McDermott, Tim Ferguson, Paul Livingston Reunion. Rebirth
Julia Morris I Don't Want Your Honest Feedback
2017
(17th) 		Hannah Gadsby Nanette
2017
(17th) 		Aunty Donna Big Boys
Tom Ballard Problematic
Joel Creasey Poser
Nazeem Hussain Public Frenemy Nazeem Hussain
Sammy J Hero Complex
2018
(18th) 		Celia Pacquola All Talk
2018
(18th) 		Urzila Carlson Studies Have Shown
Zoë Coombs Marr Bossy Bottom
Anne Edmonds Helen Bidou – Enter the Spinnaker Lounge
Colin Lane & Frank Woodley Lano & Woodley – Fly
Julia Morris Lift and Separate Golden Jubilee
Rhys Nicholson Seminal

References

  1. ^ "Past nominees and winners – 2006 Best Comedy Performer". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Past nominees and winners". Helpmann Awards. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. ^ James, Erin (25 July 2016). "Helpmann Award winners 2016". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.