Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance |
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Awarded for | Best Comedy Performance |
Location | United Kingdom |
Presented by | The Society of London Theatre |
Currently held by | Niall Buggy for Dead Funny (1995) |
Official website | Olivier Awards.com |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance was an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and, renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier.