Awards & Winners

Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy

Laurence Olivier Award

Check all the winners of Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy presented under Laurence Olivier Award since 1976 .


Robert Goodale, David Goodale

Honored for : Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Goodale Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense
Robert Goodale Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense
Dan Patterson The Duck House
Colin Swash The Duck House
Simon Beaufoy The Full Monty
Nick Payne Same Deep Water As Me

Michael Wynne

Honored for : The Priory

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Wynne The Priory
Tim Firth Calendar Girls
Richard Bean England People Very Nice
Jez Butterworth Parlour Song

Yasmina Reza

Honored for : God of Carnage

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yasmina Reza God of Carnage
Neil LaBute Fat Pig
Joanna Murray-Smith The Female of the Species

Ayub Khan-Din

Honored for : Rafta, Rafta...

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ayub Khan-Din Rafta, Rafta...
Stephen Thompson Whipping It Up
Michael Frayn Absurdia: The Crimson Hotel
Simon Bent Elling

Patrick Barlow

Honored for : The 39 Steps

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Patrick Barlow The 39 Steps
Patrick Marber Don Juan in Soho
John Kolvenbach Love Song

Tom Stoppard

Honored for : Heroes

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Stoppard Heroes
Peter Quilter Glorious!
Owen McCafferty Shoot The Crow

Martin McDonagh

Honored for : The Lieutenant of Inishmore

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Martin McDonagh The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Alan Ayckbourn Damsels in Distress
Moira Buffini Dinner
Kenneth Lonergan Lobby Hero

Hamish McColl, Sean Foley, Eddie Braben

Honored for : The Play What I Wrote

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hamish McColl The Play What I Wrote
Sean Foley The Play What I Wrote
Eddie Braben The Play What I Wrote
David Mamet Boston Marriage
Ray Cooney Caught In The Net
Alistair Beaton Feelgood

Marie Jones

Honored for : Stones in His Pockets

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lee Hall Cooking with Elvis
Alan Ayckbourn House & Garden
Alan Plater Peggy For You
Marie Jones Stones in His Pockets

Shelagh Stephenson

Honored for : The Memory Of Water

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Ayckbourn Comic Potential
Ronald Harwood Quartet
Shelagh Stephenson The Memory Of Water

Terry Johnson

Honored for : Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle And Dick

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terry Johnson Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle And Dick
Michael Frayn Alarms and Excursions
Patrick Barlow Love Upon The Throne
Alan Ayckbourn Things We Do for Love

Ben Elton

Honored for : Popcorn

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ben Elton Popcorn
Ayub Khan-Din East Is East
Martin McDonagh A Skull in Connemara

Yasmina Reza

Honored for : Art

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yasmina Reza Art
Neil Simon Laughter On The 23rd Floor
Adam Long The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (abridged)
Daniel Singer The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (abridged)
Jess Winfield The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (abridged)

Jez Butterworth

Honored for : Mojo

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jez Butterworth Mojo
Alan Ayckbourn Communicating Doors
Ray Cooney Funny Money

Kevin Elyot

Honored for : My Night With Reg, My Night With Reg

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin Elyot My Night With Reg","My Night With Reg
Jonathan Harvey Beautiful Thing","Beautiful Thing
Terry Johnson Dead Funny
Tim Firth Neville's Island

Terry Johnson

Honored for : Hysteria

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terry Johnson Hysteria
John Godber April in Paris
Simon Donald The Life of Stuff
Alan Ayckbourn Time of My Life

Jim Cartwright

Honored for : The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jim Cartwright The Rise and Fall of Little Voice","The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
Neil Simon Lost In Yonkers
John Godber On The Piste

David Hirson

Honored for : La BĂȘte

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur Smith An Evening With Gary Lineker
Chris England An Evening With Gary Lineker
David Hirson La BĂȘte
Hugh Whitemore It's Ralph

Ray Cooney

Honored for : Out of Order

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ben Elton Gasping
Ray Cooney Out of Order

Willy Russell

Honored for : Shirley Valentine

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Willy Russell Shirley Valentine
Alan Ayckbourn Henceforward...
Simon Gray The Common Pursuit
Tom Kempinski Separation

John Cecil Holm, George Abbott

Honored for : Three Men On A Horse

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Arthur Marx Groucho
Robert Fisher Groucho
William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream
John Cecil Holm Three Men On A Horse
George Abbott Three Men On A Horse
William Shakespeare Twelfth Night

When We Are Married

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ken Ludwig Lend Me a Tenor
The Merry Wives Of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
When We Are Married

A Chorus of Disapproval

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
A Chorus of Disapproval
Bouncers
Love's Labours Lost
Pravda

John Godber

Honored for : Up 'n' Under

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cliffhanger Theatre Company Gymslip Vicar
Alan Ayckbourn Intimate Exchanges
Ray Cooney Two into One
John Godber Up 'n' Under

Denise Deegan

Honored for : Daisy Pulls It Off

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Ustinov Beethoven's Tenth
Denise Deegan Daisy Pulls It Off
Ray Cooney Run for Your Wife
Barney Simon Woza Albert!
Percy Mtwa Woza Albert!
Mbongeni Ngema Woza Albert!

Michael Frayn

Honored for : Noises Off

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Frayn Noises Off
John Chapman Key for two
Dave Freeman Key for two
Alan Ayckbourn Season's Greetings
Claire Luckham Trafford Tanzi

Nell Dunn

Honored for : Steaming

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nell Dunn Steaming
John Wells Anyone For Denis?
Dario Fo Can't Pay? Won't Pay
Tom Stoppard On The Razzle

Willy Russell

Honored for : Educating Rita

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Willy Russell Educating Rita
Peter Nichols Born in the Gardens
Michael Frayn Make and Break
Alan Ayckbourn Sisterly feelings

Roger Hall

Honored for : Middle Age Spread

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Hall Middle Age Spread
Michael Frayn Clouds
Richard Harris Outside Edge

Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall

Honored for : Filumena

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Willis Hall Filumena
Keith Waterhouse Filumena
John Chapman Shut your eyes and think of England
Anthony Marriott Shut your eyes and think of England
Alan Ayckbourn Ten times table

Peter Nichols

Honored for : Privates on Parade

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Ayckbourn Bedroom Farce
Peter Nichols Privates on Parade
Mary O'Malley Once a Catholic
William Douglas-Home The Kingfisher

Michael Frayn

Honored for : Donkeys' Years

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ben Travers The Bed Before Yesterday
Alan Ayckbourn Confusions
Michael Frayn Donkeys' Years
Mike Stott Funny Peculiar