Perrier Comedy Award

The prize was initially a week's run at the New End Theatre in Hampstead and a small cheque. Now winners receive £7,500 and a run in London's ''Theatreland'' .

In 1995 Perrier was bought by Nestle , whose ambivalent relationship with the International Code Of Marketing Of Breast-milk Substitutes led to calls to boycott the awards, which are slowly being taken up by fringe venues and performers on an individual basis. In the light of Nestle's ownership of Perrier, former winners Emma Thompson and Steve Coogan have both called for the awards to be scrapped and Rob Newman led a high profile campaign of protest in 2001^{{Link without Title}}.

Since 1992, there has also been a "Best Newcomer" award.

BENEFICIARIES SINCE 1981

1981 - the Cambridge Footlights , being Stephen Fry , Hugh Laurie , Tony Slattery , Emma Thompson , Paul Dwyer and Paul Shearer .

1982 - '' Writers Inc ''

1983 - '' Los Trios Ringbarkus ''

1984 - '' The Brass Band ''

---Nominees:

--- Fascinating Aida

--- Hank Wangford Band

--- Frank Chickens

--- The Bodgers

--- The Brass Band

1985 - '' Theatre De Complicité ''

---Nominees:

--- The Bodgers

--- Merry Mac Fun Show

--- Paul B Davies

--- Sue Ingleton

1986 - Ben Keaton

---Nominees:

--- Ben Keaton

--- Paul B Davies

--- Roy Hutchins

--- Jenny Lecoat

--- Merry Mac Fun Show

1987 - Brown Blues

---Nominees

--- Nick Revell

--- Jeremy Hardy

--- Simon Fanshawe

--- John Sparkes

1988 - Jeremy Hardy

--- Doug Anthony Allstars

--- Roy Hutchins

--- Robert Llewellyn 's ''Mammon''.

--- The Wow Show

1989 - Simon Fanshawe

---Nominees:

--- John Hegley

--- Al And George

--- Will Durst

---'' Live Bed Show ''

---'' The World Of Les And Robert ''

1990 - Sean Hughes

---Nominees:

--- Dillie Keane - ''Single Again''

--- Pete McCarthy - ''The Hangover Show''

--- Jimmy Tingle

1991 - Frank Skinner

---Nominees:

--- Avner The Eccentric

--- Jack Dee

--- Eddie Izzard

--- Lily Savage

1992 - Steve Coogan

---Nominees:

--- Jo Brand

--- Steve Coogan ''In Character With John Thomson''

--- Bruce Morton

--- John Shuttleworth 's ''Guide To Stardom''

--- Mark Thomas

--Best Newcomer

-- Harry Hill

1993 - Lee Evans

---Nominees:

--- Corky And The Juice Pigs

--- Phil Kay

--- Johnny Meres

--- Donna McPhail

---Parrot

--- Greg Proops

---Best Newcomer

--- Dominic Holland

1994 - Lano And Woodley

---Nominees:

--- Alan Davies

--- Jeff Green

--- Harry Hill 's '' Pub Lnternationale ''

--- Owen O'Neill

--- Robert Schimel

--Best Newcomer

-- Scott Capurro

1995 - Jenny Eclair - ''Prozac & Tantrums

---Nominees:

--- Simon Bligh '' Banzai '

--- Scott Capurro ''The Love And Affection Tour''

--- Boothby Graffoe

--- The Umbilical Brothers - ''Heaven By Storm''

--Best Newcomer

-- Tim Vine

1996 - Dylan Moran

---Nominees:

--- Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller

--- Bill Bailey

--- Rich Hall

--- Dominic Holland

--- Al Murray

--Best Newcomer

-- Milton Jones

1997 - The League Of Gentlemen

--- Milton Jones

--- The League Of Gentlemen

--- Al Murray

--- Graham Norton

---''The Johnny Vegas Show''

--Best Newcomer:

-- Arj Barker

1998 - Tommy Tiernan

---Nominees:

--- Ed Byrne

--- Sean Cullen

--- Peter Kay

--- Al Murray

--Best Newcomer

--'' The Mighty Boosh ''

1999 - Al Murray - ''The Pub Landlord''

---Nominees:

--- Terry Alderton

---'' The Arctic Boosh ''

--- Simon Munnery ''The League Against Tedium''

--- Ross Noble

--Best Newcomer

-- Ben 'n' Arn

2000 - Rich Hall - ''Otis Lee Crenshaw''

---Nominees

--- Dave Gorman - ''Are You Dave Gorman?''

---'' Lee Mack's New Bits '', with Lee Mack , Catherine Tate and Dan Antopolski

---'' Garth Marenghi 's Fright Knight'', with Matthew Holness , Richard Ayoade , and Alice Lowe

--- Sean Lock

--Best Newcomer

-- Noble & Silver

2001 - '' Garth Marenghi 's Netherhead'', with Matthew Holness , Richard Ayoade , and Alice Lowe

---Nominees:

--- Dan Antopolski - ''Antopolski 2000''

--- Jason Byrne

--- Adam Hills - ''Go You Big Red Fire Engine''

--- Daniel Kitson - ''Love, Innocence And The Word Cock''

--Best Newcomer

-- Garth Cruickshank & Eddie McCabe ''Let's Have a Right Royal Shambles''

''Note: the 2001 awards were notable for the campaign Baby Milk Action criticising Nestle, owners of the Perrier brand (see above).''

'' External link - Guardian critical round-up of the 2001 shortlist .

2002 - Daniel Kitson - ''Something''

---Nominees:

--- Noel Fielding - ''Voodoo Hedgehog''

--- Jimmy Carr - ''Jimmy Carr's Bare Faced Ambition''

--- Omid Djalili - ''Behind Enemy Lines''

--- Phil Nichol - ''Things I Like, I Lick''

--- Adam Hills - ''Happy Feet''

--Best Newcomer

--'' The Consultants ''

''Note: the 2002 awards were criticised for being the second consecutive year in which no female acts were shortlisted.''

2003 - Demetri Martin - ''If I...''

---Nominees:

--- Reginald D Hunter - ''White Woman''

--- Adam Hills - ''Cut Loose''

---'' Flight Of The Conchords - ''High On Folk''

--- Howard Read And Little Howard - ''The Big Howard and Little Howard Show''

--Best Newcomer

-- Gary Le Strange - ''Polaroid Suitcase''

2004 - Will Adamsdale ''Jackson's Way''

---Nominees:

--- Chris Addison

---''Epitaph''

--- Reginald D Hunter

--- Sarah Kendall

--Best Newcomer

-- Wil Hodgson

2005 - Laura Solon

---Nominees:

--- Chris Addison

--- Jason Manford

--- Jeremy Lion

---'' Dutch Elm Conservatoire ''

--Best Newcomer

-- Tim Minchin

EXTERNAL LINKS

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---A ''where are they now?'' piece covering previous winners from '' BBC News ''.

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