# British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance

The British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. The award is voted for by a panel. Coronation Street is the most awarded soap in the category, with fifteen wins. As well as this, Coronation Street actress Patti Clare holds the title for the most wins in the category, having received the Best Comedy Performance accolade three times. The award is currently held by Coronation Street actress Maureen Lipman, for her role as Evelyn Plummer in the soap.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Actor | Role | Soap opera |
| 1999 | John Savident | Fred Elliott | Coronation Street |
| 1999 | Gladys Ambrose | Julia Brogan | Brookside |
| 1999 | David Neilson | Roy Cropper | Coronation Street |
| 1999 | June Brown | Dot Cotton | EastEnders |
| 2000 | Sue Nicholls | Audrey Roberts | Coronation Street |
| 2000 | Shaun Williamson | Barry Evans | EastEnders |
| 2001 | Sarah White | Bev McLoughlin | Brookside |
| 2001 | Shaun Williamson | Barry Evans | EastEnders |
| 2001 | Nick Pickard | Tony Hutchinson | Hollyoaks |
| 2002 | Malcolm Hebden | Norris Cole | Coronation Street |
| 2002 | John Bardon | Jim Branning | EastEnders |
| 2002 | Nick Pickard | Tony Hutchinson | Hollyoaks |
| 2002 | Lesley Joseph | Rachel Culgrin | Night and Day |
| 2003 | Andrew Whyment | Kirk Sutherland | Coronation Street |
| 2003 | Shane Richie | Alfie Moon | EastEnders |
| 2003 | Mark Charnock | Marlon Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2004 | Alex Carter | Lee Hunter | Hollyoaks |
| 2004 | Tony Audenshaw | Bob Hope | Emmerdale |
| 2004 | Shane Richie | Alfie Moon | EastEnders |
| 2004 | Ebony Thomas | Yasmin MacKenzie | Family Affairs |
| 2005 | Maggie Jones | Blanche Hunt | Coronation Street |
| 2005 | Deena Payne | Viv Hope | Emmerdale |
| 2005 | Carley Stenson | Steph Dean | Hollyoaks |
| 2005 | Ebony Thomas | Yasmin Green | Family Affairs |
| 2006 | Charlie Hardwick | Val Lambert | Emmerdale |
| 2006 | Malcolm Hebden | Norris Cole | Coronation Street |
| 2006 | Ricky Groves | Garry Hobbs | EastEnders |
| 2006 | Carley Stenson | Steph Dean | Hollyoaks |
| 2007 | Gemma Merna | Carmel McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2007 | Martha Howe-Douglas | Donna Parmar | Doctors |
| 2007 | Ricky Groves | Garry Hobbs | EastEnders |
| 2007 | Charlie Hardwick | Val Lambert | Emmerdale |
| 2008 | Maggie Jones | Blanche Hunt | Coronation Street |
| 2008 | Katherine Kelly | Becky Granger | Coronation Street |
| 2008 | Cheryl Fergison | Heather Trott | EastEnders |
| 2008 | Charlie Hardwick | Val Lambert | Emmerdale |
| 2009 | Nina Wadia | Zainab Masood | EastEnders |
| 2009 | Simon Gregson | Steve McDonald | Coronation Street |
| 2009 | Dominic Brunt | Paddy Kirk | Emmerdale |
| 2009 | Hollie-Jay Bowes | Michaela McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2010 | Craig Gazey | Graeme Proctor | Coronation Street |
| 2010 | Nina Wadia | Zainab Masood | EastEnders |
| 2010 | Dominic Brunt | Paddy Kirk | Emmerdale |
| 2010 | Bronagh Waugh | Cheryl Brady | Hollyoaks |
| 2011 | Patti Clare | Mary Taylor | Coronation Street |
| 2011 | Tameka Empson | Kim Fox | EastEnders |
| 2011 | Charlie Hardwick | Val Pollard | Emmerdale |
| 2011 | Alex Carter | Lee Hunter | Hollyoaks |
| 2012 | Stephanie Cole | Sylvia Goodwin | Coronation Street |
| 2012 | Jan Pearson | Karen Hollins | Doctors |
| 2012 | Tameka Empson | Kim Fox | EastEnders |
| 2012 | Joe Tracini | Dennis Savage | Hollyoaks |
| 2013 | Patti Clare | Mary Taylor | Coronation Street |
| 2013 | Ian Kelsey | Howard Bellamy | Doctors |
| 2013 | Ricky Norwood | Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb | EastEnders |
| 2013 | Dominic Brunt | Paddy Kirk | Emmerdale |
| 2013 | Nicole Barber-Lane | Myra McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2014 | Simon Gregson | Steve McDonald | Coronation Street |
| 2014 | Sarah Moyle | Valerie Pitman | Doctors |
| 2014 | Linda Henry | Shirley Carter | EastEnders |
| 2014 | Laura Norton | Kerry Wyatt | Emmerdale |
| 2014 | Dan Tetsell | Jim McGinn | Hollyoaks |
| 2015 | Sally Dynevor | Sally Webster | Coronation Street |
| 2015 | Sarah Moyle | Valerie Pitman | Doctors |
| 2015 | Tameka Empson | Kim Fox-Hubbard | EastEnders |
| 2015 | Laura Norton | Kerry Wyatt | Emmerdale |
| 2015 | Fabrizio Santino | Ziggy Roscoe | Hollyoaks |
| 2016 | Patti Clare | Mary Taylor | Coronation Street |
| 2016 | Sarah Moyle | Valerie Pitman | Doctors |
| 2016 | Tameka Empson | Kim Fox-Hubbard | EastEnders |
| 2016 | Matthew Wolfenden | David Metcalfe | Emmerdale |
| 2016 | Ross Adams | Scott Drinkwell | Hollyoaks |
| 2017 | Dolly-Rose Campbell | Gemma Winter | Coronation Street |
| 2017 | Elisabeth Dermot Walsh | Zara Carmichael | Doctors |
| 2017 | Tameka Empson | Kim Fox-Hubbard | EastEnders |
| 2017 | Dominic Brunt | Paddy Kirk | Emmerdale |
| 2017 | Nicole Barber-Lane | Myra McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2018 | Ian Midlane | Al Haskey | Doctors |
| 2018 | Louiza Patikas | Moira Pollock | Coronation Street |
| 2018 | Nitin Ganatra | Masood Ahmed | EastEnders |
| 2018 | Sally Dexter | Faith Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2018 | Nicole Barber-Lane | Myra McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2019 | Sarah Moyle | Valerie Pitman | Doctors |
| 2019 | Patti Clare | Mary Taylor | Coronation Street |
| 2019 | Tameka Empson | Kim Fox-Hubbard | EastEnders |
| 2019 | Nicola Wheeler | Nicola King | Emmerdale |
| 2019 | Jessamy Stoddart | Liberty Savage | Hollyoaks |
| 2022 | Tameka Empson | Kim Fox | EastEnders |
| 2022 | Jane Hazlegrove | Bernie Winter | Coronation Street |
| 2022 | Sarah Moyle | Valerie Pitman | Doctors |
| 2022 | Lisa Riley | Mandy Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2022 | Chelsee Healey | Goldie McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2023 | Maureen Lipman | Evelyn Plummer | Coronation Street |
| 2023 | Ian Midlane | Al Haskey | Doctors |
| 2023 | Jonny Freeman | Reiss Colwell | EastEnders |
| 2023 | Samantha Giles | Bernice Blackstock | Emmerdale |
| 2023 | Kieron Richardson | Ste Hay | Hollyoaks |

## Achievements
### Performers with multiple wins

| Actress | Role | Soap opera | Wins | Nominations |
| Patti Clare | Mary Taylor | Coronation Street | 3 | 1 |
| Maggie Jones | Blanche Hunt | Coronation Street | 2 | 0 |

### Wins and nominations by soap

| Soap opera | Wins | Nominations |
| Coronation Street | 15 | 7 |
| EastEnders | 2 | 20 |
| Hollyoaks | 2 | 17 |
| Doctors | 2 | 9 |
| Emmerdale | 1 | 17 |
| Brookside | 1 | 1 |
| Family Affairs | 0 | 2 |
| Night and Day | 0 | 1 |