British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance

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CountryUnited Kingdom
First award1999
Currently held byPatsy Palmer, EastEnders (2025)
Most awardsPatti Clare (3)
British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance
The 2025 recipient: Patsy Palmer
CountryUnited Kingdom
First award1999
Currently held byPatsy Palmer, EastEnders (2025)
Most awardsPatti Clare (3)

The British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance is an award presented annually by The British Soap Awards. The award was formerly voted for by a panel, however, in 2025, it became a publicly-voted category.[1] 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 EastEnders actress Patsy Palmer, for her role as Bianca Jackson in the soap.

2000 winner Sue Nicholls.
Alex Carter won in 2004 and was nominated again in 2011.
Ebony Bones was nominated in 2004 and 2005.
2005 and 2006 nominee Carley Stenson.
2007 winner Gemma Merna.
2009 winner and 2010 nominee Nina Wadia.
Patti Clare has won the award three times; 2011, 2013 and 2016.
2012 winner Stephanie Cole.
2019 winner Sarah Moyle was also nominated a further four times.
After being nominated six times, Tameka Empson won in 2022.
Maureen Lipman won the award in 2023.
Year Actor Role Soap opera
1999[2] John Savident Fred Elliott Coronation Street
Gladys Ambrose Julia Brogan Brookside
David Neilson Roy Cropper Coronation Street
June Brown Dot Cotton EastEnders
2000[3] Sue Nicholls Audrey Roberts Coronation Street
Shaun Williamson Barry Evans EastEnders
2001[4] Sarah White Bev McLoughlin Brookside
Shaun Williamson Barry Evans EastEnders
Nick Pickard Tony Hutchinson Hollyoaks
2002[5] Malcolm Hebden Norris Cole Coronation Street
John Bardon Jim Branning EastEnders
Nick Pickard Tony Hutchinson Hollyoaks
Lesley Joseph Rachel Culgrin Night and Day
2003[6] Andy Whyment Kirk Sutherland Coronation Street
Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders
Mark Charnock Marlon Dingle Emmerdale
2004[7] Alex Carter Lee Hunter Hollyoaks
Tony Audenshaw Bob Hope Emmerdale
Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders
Ebony Thomas Yasmin MacKenzie Family Affairs
2005[8] Maggie Jones Blanche Hunt Coronation Street
Deena Payne Viv Hope Emmerdale
Carley Stenson Steph Dean Hollyoaks
Ebony Thomas Yasmin Green Family Affairs
2006[9] Charlie Hardwick Val Lambert Emmerdale
Malcolm Hebden Norris Cole Coronation Street
Ricky Groves Garry Hobbs EastEnders
Carley Stenson Steph Dean Hollyoaks
2007[10] Gemma Merna Carmel McQueen Hollyoaks
Martha Howe-Douglas Donna Parmar Doctors
Ricky Groves Garry Hobbs EastEnders
Charlie Hardwick Val Lambert Emmerdale
2008[11] Maggie Jones Blanche Hunt Coronation Street
Katherine Kelly Becky Granger Coronation Street
Cheryl Fergison Heather Trott EastEnders
Charlie Hardwick Val Lambert Emmerdale
2009[12] Nina Wadia Zainab Masood EastEnders
Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street
Dominic Brunt Paddy Kirk Emmerdale
Hollie-Jay Bowes Michaela McQueen Hollyoaks
2010[13] Craig Gazey Graeme Proctor Coronation Street
Nina Wadia Zainab Masood EastEnders
Dominic Brunt Paddy Kirk Emmerdale
Bronagh Waugh Cheryl Brady Hollyoaks
2011[14] Patti Clare Mary Taylor Coronation Street
Tameka Empson Kim Fox EastEnders
Charlie Hardwick Val Pollard Emmerdale
Alex Carter Lee Hunter Hollyoaks
2012[15] Stephanie Cole Sylvia Goodwin Coronation Street
Jan Pearson Karen Hollins Doctors
Tameka Empson Kim Fox EastEnders
Joe Tracini Dennis Savage Hollyoaks
2013[16] Patti Clare Mary Taylor Coronation Street
Ian Kelsey Howard Bellamy Doctors
Ricky Norwood Arthur "Fatboy" Chubb EastEnders
Dominic Brunt Paddy Kirk Emmerdale
Nicole Barber-Lane Myra McQueen Hollyoaks
2014[17] Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street
Sarah Moyle Valerie Pitman Doctors
Linda Henry Shirley Carter EastEnders
Laura Norton Kerry Wyatt Emmerdale
Dan Tetsell Jim McGinn Hollyoaks
2015[18] Sally Dynevor Sally Webster Coronation Street
Sarah Moyle Valerie Pitman Doctors
Tameka Empson Kim Fox-Hubbard EastEnders
Laura Norton Kerry Wyatt Emmerdale
Fabrizio Santino Ziggy Roscoe Hollyoaks
2016[19] Patti Clare Mary Taylor Coronation Street
Sarah Moyle Valerie Pitman Doctors
Tameka Empson Kim Fox-Hubbard EastEnders
Matthew Wolfenden David Metcalfe Emmerdale
Ross Adams Scott Drinkwell Hollyoaks
2017[20] Dolly-Rose Campbell Gemma Winter Coronation Street
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh Zara Carmichael Doctors
Tameka Empson Kim Fox-Hubbard EastEnders
Dominic Brunt Paddy Kirk Emmerdale
Nicole Barber-Lane Myra McQueen Hollyoaks
2018[21] Ian Midlane Al Haskey Doctors
Louiza Patikas Moira Pollock Coronation Street
Nitin Ganatra Masood Ahmed EastEnders
Sally Dexter Faith Dingle Emmerdale
Nicole Barber-Lane Myra McQueen Hollyoaks
2019[22] Sarah Moyle Valerie Pitman Doctors
Patti Clare Mary Taylor Coronation Street
Tameka Empson Kim Fox-Hubbard EastEnders
Nicola Wheeler Nicola King Emmerdale
Jessamy Stoddart Liberty Savage Hollyoaks
2022[23] Tameka Empson Kim Fox EastEnders
Jane Hazlegrove Bernie Winter Coronation Street
Sarah Moyle Valerie Pitman Doctors
Lisa Riley Mandy Dingle Emmerdale
Chelsee Healey Goldie McQueen Hollyoaks
2023[24] Maureen Lipman Evelyn Plummer Coronation Street
Ian Midlane Al Haskey Doctors
Jonny Freeman Reiss Colwell EastEnders
Samantha Giles Bernice Blackstock Emmerdale
Kieron Richardson Ste Hay Hollyoaks
2025[1] Patsy Palmer Bianca Jackson EastEnders
Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street
Nicola Wheeler Nicola King Emmerdale
Nicole Barber-Lane Myra McQueen Hollyoaks

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