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
edit Winners are listed first and marked in a separate colour, in boldface.
- Source:[2][better source needed]
| 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
edit- ^ "Past nominees and winners – 2006 Best Comedy Performer". Helpmann Awards. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Past nominees and winners". Helpmann Awards. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ James, Erin (25 July 2016). "Helpmann Award winners 2016". AussieTheatre.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.