Penny Dwyer (born Penelope Rosemary Dwyer; 24 September 1953 – 4 September 2003) was a British comedy writer and performer, noted for being a member of the Cambridge Footlights revue "The Cellar Tapes" which won the inaugural Perrier Comedy Awards in 1981. The other performers in "The Cellar Tapes" were Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Emma Thompson, Tony Slattery and Paul Shearer.