ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release
| ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |
| First awarded | 1987 |
| Currently held by | Buddy Goode, It's a Buddy Goode Christmas (2014) |
| Official website |
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The ARIA Music Award for Best Comedy Release, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres",[1] since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry."[2]
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the winner is highlighted in a separate colour, and in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface. All reliable sources used in this article make no mention of nominees from 1988-1991.[3]
Winner marked in a separate colour
| Year | Winner(s) | Album/single title |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 (1st) | ||
| Kevin "Bloody" Wilson | Kev's Back | |
| Austen Tayshus | Do the Poh | |
| Mary Kenneally and Steve Blackburn | Australia You're Standing in It | |
| Rodney Rude | Rude Rides Again | |
| Vince Sorrenti | Unbelievable | |
| 1988 (2nd) |
The 12th Man | Wired World of Sports |
| 1989 (3rd) |
The Comedy Company | The Comedy Company Album |
| 1990 (4th) |
The D-Generation | The Satanic Sketches |
| 1991 (5th) |
John Clarke and Bryan Dawe | Great Interviews of the 20th Century' |
| 1992 (6th) | ||
| John Clarke and Bryan Dawe | The Annual Report | |
| Agro | Agro Too | |
| Rodney Rude | A Legend | |
| Rubbery Figures | Recession Rap | |
| Kevin Bloody Wilson | Let's Call Him Kev | |
| 1993 (7th) | ||
| Various | Stairways to Heaven | |
| The 12th Man | Still the 12th Man | |
| Agro | Agro Kids Dance Album | |
| Andrew Denton and the Cast of Live & Sweaty | "I Don't Care As Long As We Beat New Zealand" | |
| Norman Gunston featuring Effie | "Amigos Para Siempre" and "Venereal Girl (Tribute to Madonna)" | |
| 1994 (8th) | ||
| Steady Eddy | Ready Steady Go | |
| Rolf Harris | Rolf Rules OK | |
| Jimeoin | Goin' Off | |
| Doug Mulray | Nice Legs Shame About the Fez | |
| Double Take | Hercules Returns | |
| 1995 (9th) | ||
| The 12th Man | Wired World of Sports II | |
| Austen Tayshus | Alive and Schticking | |
| Jimeoin | Crack | |
| Kevin Bloody Wilson | Let Loose Live in London | |
| Scared Weird Little Guys | Scared | |
| 1996 (10th) | ||
| Martin/Molloy | The Brown Album | |
| Austen Tayshus | I'm Jacques Chirac | |
| Bucko & Champs | Aussie Christmas | |
| Silverpram | Frogstamp | |
| The Vaughans | Who Farted? | |
| 1997 (11th) | ||
| Martin/Molloy | Poop Chute | |
| Bob Downe | Jazzy! | |
| Elle McFeast | Breasts | |
| Ian Turpie | Talk of the Town | |
| John Clarke & Brian Dawe | Secret Men's Business | |
| 1998 (12th) | ||
| Paul McDermott | Unplugged Good News Week Tapes Volume 1 | |
| The 12th Man | Bill Lawry... This Is Your Life | |
| Jimeoin | Forklift Truck | |
| John Safran | "Not the Sunscreen Song" | |
| Squirrel Grippers | Nine Inch Males | |
| 1999 (13th) | ||
| Martin/Molloy | Eat Your Peas | |
| Judith Lucy | King of the Road | |
| Merrick and Rosso | Teenage Mullet Fury | |
| Pauline Pantsdown | "I Don't Like It" | |
| Rodney Rude | More Grunt | |
| 2000 (14th) | ||
| Guido Hatzis | "Do Not Talk Over Me" | |
| Greg Champion | Stand Back Australia | |
| Club Veg | We Suck - The Best of Sucked In Calls | |
| Chris Franklin | Bloke | |
| Elliot Goblet | Internally Berserk | |
| 2001 (15th) | ||
| Guido Hatzis | Whatever | |
| The 12th Man | Bruce 2000 | |
| Chris Franklin | Mullet Head | |
| The Drugs | The Only Way Is Up | |
| Rodney Rude | Ya Mum's Bum | |
| 2002 (16th) | ||
| The 12th Man | The Final Dig? | |
| The Drugs | "The Bold and the Beautiful" | |
| Kevin Bloody Wilson | The Second Kumin' Of Kev | |
| Sam Kekovich | You Know It Makes Sense | |
| The Umbilical Brothers | Don't Dance to This | |
| 2003 (17th) | ||
| Merrick and Rosso | From Us to Youse | |
| Dave Hughes | Whatever | |
| The Drugs | Music's in Trouble | |
| Rodney Rude | Rude Bastard | |
| Tripod | About an Hour of Song in an Hour | |
| 2004 (18th) | ||
| Scared Weird Little Guys | Bits and Pieces | |
| Lee Perry & Gary Eck | The Hollywood Motel | |
| Reg Reagan | Am I Ever Gonna See the Biff Again? | |
| Tripod | About an Hour of Song in an Hour...Again | |
| Live - Fegh Maha | ||
| 2005 (19th) | ||
| Tripod | Middleborough Rd | |
| Jimeoin | Third Drawer Down | |
| Rodney Rude | Twice As Rude | |
| Shane Dundas & Dave Collins | The Umbilical Brothers | |
| Various | Classic Skithouse | |
| 2006 (20th) | ||
| Lano and Woodley | Sing Songs | |
| Carl Barron | Whatever Comes Next DVD | |
| Matt Tilley | Cereal Pest | |
| The Shambles | Best of Series One & Two | |
| 2007 (21st) | ||
| Dave Hughes | Live | |
| Lano and Woodley | Goodbye | |
| Rodney Rude | Frog Sack | |
| The Twelfth Man | Boned! | |
| Tripod | Songs from Self Saucing | |
| 2008 (22nd) | ||
| Shaun Micallef | The Expurgated Micallef Tonight | |
| Akmal Saleh | Akmal Live and Uncensored | |
| Matt Tilley | Cereal Pest: Gotcha Calls - Three's a Crowd | |
| Merrick and Rosso | Live and Totally Wrong! | |
| The Umbilical Brothers | Don't Explain | |
| 2009 (23rd) | ||
| Hamish & Andy | Unessential Listening | |
| Dave Hughes | Dave Hughes Is Handy | |
| Rodney Rude | Rodney Rude Goes the Growl | |
| The BBQ Kings (Pat Drummond, Tony Williams & Chris O'Leary) | The Fellowship of the Grill | |
| Tripod | For the Love of God! | |
| 2010 (24th) | ||
| Andrew Hansen, Chris Taylor and Craig Shuftan | The Blow Parade | |
| Arj Barker | Arj Barker Forever | |
| Heath Franklin | Heath Franklin's Chopper: Make Deadsh*ts History | |
| Jimeoin | Jimeoin on Ice Live | |
| The Bedroom Philosopher | Songs from the 86 Tram | |
| 2011 (25th) | ||
| Hamish & Andy | "Celebrating 50 Glorious Years | |
| Adam Hills | Inflatable | |
| Buddy Goode | The One & Only Buddy Goode | |
| Josh Thomas | Josh Thomas Surprise Warehouse Comedy Festival | |
| Tim Minchin | Tim Minchin & the Heritage Orchestra | |
| 2012 (26th) | ||
| Buddy Goode | Unappropriate | |
| Anthony Salame | Is This thing On? | |
| Arj Barker | Joy Harvest | |
| Sammy J | Skinny Man, Modern World | |
| The Beards | Having a Beard is the New Not Having a Beard | |
| 2013 (27th) | ||
| Tom and Alex | The Bits We're Least Ashamed Of | |
| Colin Buchanan | The TGIF Songs of Colin Buchanan | |
| Housos | Live | |
| Sammy J and Randy | Bin Night | |
| Pauly Fenech | Pauly's Shorts | |
| 2014 (28th) | ||
| Buddy Goode | It’s A Buddy Goode Christmas | |
| Franky Walnut | The Franky Walnut Reflective Drink Coaster | |
| Ja'mie (Chris Lilley) | "Learning to Be Me" | |
| Ronny Chieng | The Ron Way | |
| The Beards | The Beard Album | |
References
- ↑ "ARIA Awards 2011 overview". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ↑ "What We Do". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ↑ "ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 19 April 2012.