The British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance was an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards. The award was formerly voted for by a panel, however, in 2025, it was a publicly-voted category. 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 final actor to win the accolade was EastEnders actress Patsy Palmer, for her role as Bianca Jackson in the soap.
Winners and nominees
Year Actor Role Soap opera 1999 John Savident Fred Elliott Coronation Street Gladys Ambrose Julia Brogan Brookside David Neilson Roy Cropper Coronation Street June Brown Dot Cotton EastEnders 2000 Sue Nicholls Audrey Roberts Coronation Street Shaun Williamson Barry Evans EastEnders 2001 Sarah White Bev McLoughlin Brookside Shaun Williamson Barry Evans EastEnders Nick Pickard Tony Hutchinson Hollyoaks 2002 Malcolm Hebden Norris Cole Coronation Street John Bardon Jim Branning EastEnders Nick Pickard Tony Hutchinson Hollyoaks Lesley Joseph Rachel Culgrin Night and Day 2003 Andy Whyment Kirk Sutherland Coronation Street Shane Richie Alfie Moon EastEnders Mark Charnock Marlon Dingle Emmerdale 2004 Alex Carter Lee Hunter Hollyoaks Tony Audenshaw Bob Hope Emmerdale Shane Richie Alfie MoonEastEnders Ebony Thomas Yasmin MacKenzie Family Affairs 2005 Maggie Jones Blanche Hunt Coronation Street Deena Payne Viv Hope Emmerdale Carley Stenson Steph Dean Hollyoaks Ebony Thomas Yasmin Green Family Affairs 2006 Charlie Hardwick Val Lambert Emmerdale Malcolm Hebden Norris Cole Coronation Street Ricky Groves Garry Hobbs EastEnders Carley Stenson Steph Dean Hollyoaks 2007 Gemma Merna Carmel McQueen Hollyoaks Martha Howe-Douglas Donna Parmar Doctors Ricky Groves Garry Hobbs EastEnders Charlie Hardwick Val Lambert Emmerdale 2008 Maggie Jones Blanche Hunt Coronation Street Katherine Kelly Becky Granger Coronation Street Cheryl Fergison Heather Trott EastEnders Charlie Hardwick Val Lambert Emmerdale 2009 Nina Wadia Zainab Masood EastEnders Simon Gregson Steve McDonald Coronation Street Dominic Brunt Paddy Kirk Emmerdale Hollie-Jay Bowes Michaela McQueen Hollyoaks 2010 Craig Gazey Graeme Proctor Coronation Street Nina Wadia Zainab Masood EastEnders Dominic Brunt Paddy Kirk Emmerdale Bronagh Waugh Cheryl Brady Hollyoaks 2011 Patti Clare Mary Taylor Coronation Street Tameka Empson Kim Fox EastEnders Charlie Hardwick Val Pollard Emmerdale Alex Carter Lee Hunter Hollyoaks 2012 Stephanie Cole Sylvia Goodwin Coronation Street Jan Pearson Karen Hollins Doctors Tameka Empson Kim Fox EastEnders Joe Tracini Dennis Savage Hollyoaks 2013 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Patsy Palmer Bianca Jackson EastEnders Jack P. Shepherd David Platt Coronation Street Nicola Wheeler Nicola King Emmerdale Nicole Barber-Lane Myra McQueen 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 8 EastEnders 3 20 Hollyoaks 2 18 Doctors 2 9 Emmerdale 1 18 Brookside 1 1 Family Affairs 0 2 Night and Day 0 1
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