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.[3]
{{legend|#FAEB86|| Year | Winner(s) | Album/single title |
|---|
1987
{{small|(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
{{small|(2nd)}} | The 12th Man | Wired World of Sports |
1989
{{small|(3rd)}} | The Comedy Company | The Comedy Company Album |
| Austen Tayshus | Highway Corroboree |
| Club Veg | "Members & Guests & Things" |
| Con the Fruiterer | A Cuppla Days |
| Kylie Mole | "So Excellent" / "I Go I Go" |
| Rodney Rude | Not Guilty |
1990
{{small|(4th)}} |
| The D-Generation | The Satanic Sketches |
| The Comedy Company | Comedy Company Classics |
| Fast Forward | Fast Forward - Take One |
| Kevin Bloody Wilson | My Australian Roots |
| Roy Slaven | Rampaging Roy... The Life and Times of Roy Slaven |
1991
{{small|(5th)}} |
| John Clarke and Bryan Dawe | Great Interviews of the 20th Century |
| The 12th Man | The 12th Man Again |
| The D-Generation | The Breakfast Tapes |
| Doug Anthony All Stars | Icon |
| HG Nelson & Roy Slaven | Wicket to Wicket |
1992
{{small|(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
{{small|(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"/"Venereal Girl (Tribute to Madonna)" |
1994
{{small|(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
{{small|(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
{{small|(10th)}} |
| Martin/Molloy | The Brown Album |
| Austen Tayshus | I'm Jacques Chirac |
| Bucko & Champs | Aussie Christmas |
| Silverpram | Frogstamp |
| The Vaughans | Who Farted? |
1997
{{small|(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
{{small|(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
{{small|(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
{{small|(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
{{small|(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
{{small|(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
{{small|(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
{{small|(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
{{small|(19th)}} |
| Tripod | Middleborough Rd |
| Jimeoin | Third Drawer Down |
| Rodney Rude | Twice As Rude |
| Shane Dundas & Dave Collins | The Umbilical Brothers |
| Various | Classic Skithouse |
2006
{{small|(20th)}} |
| Lano and Woodley | Sing Songs |
| Carl Barron | Whatever Comes Next DVD |
| Matt Tilley | Cereal Pest |
| The Shambles | Best of Series One & Two |
2007
{{small|(21st)}} |
| Dave Hughes | Live |
| Lano and Woodley | Goodbye |
| Rodney Rude | Frog Sack |
| The Twelfth Man | Boned! |
| Tripod | Songs from Self Saucing |
2008
{{small|(22nd)}} |
| Shaun Micallef | The Expurgated Micallef Tonight |
| Akmal Saleh | Akmal Live and Uncensored |
| Matt Tilley | Gotcha Calls - Three's a Crowd |
| Merrick and Rosso | Live and Totally Wrong! |
| The Umbilical Brothers | Don't Explain |
2009
{{small|(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
{{small|(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
{{small|(25th)}} |
| Hamish & Andy | Celebrating 50 Glorious Years |
| Adam Hills | Inflatable |
| Buddy Goode | The One and Only Buddy Goode |
| Josh Thomas | Josh Thomas Surprise Warehouse Comedy Festival |
| Tim Minchin | Tim Minchin & the Heritage Orchestra |
2012
{{small|(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
{{small|(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
{{small|(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 |
2015
{{small|(29th)}} |
| Matt Okine | Live at the Enmore Theatre |
| Bondi Hipsters | Fuhck the Bahnks |
| Buddy Goode | Songs to Ruin Every Occasion |
| Ronny Chieng | Chieng Reaction |
| Sammy J & Randy | Live |
2016
{{small|(30th)}} |
| Roy & HG | This Sporting Life |
| Kate Miller-Heidke | I'm Growing A Beard Downstairs For Christmas (feat. The Beards) |
| Luke Heggie | You're Not Special/Anythink is Possible |
| Matt & Alex | Play It Out |
2017
{{small|(31st)}} |
| John Clarke | Clarke's Classics |
| Arj Barker | Get In My Head |
| Buddy Goode | More Rubbish |
| Kitty Flanagan | Seriously? |
| Rhys Nicholson | Rhys Nicholson Live at The Eternity Playhouse |
2018
{{small|(32nd)}} |
| Bridie and Wyatt, Tonightly with Tom Ballard | Sex Pest |
| Akmal Saleh | Transparent |
| Aunty Donna | The Album (Aunty Donna album) |
| Lawrence Mooney | Moonman |
| Luke Heggie | Tiprat |
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1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-awards.htm|title=ARIA Awards 2011 overview|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|accessdate=15 April 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/what-we-do.htm |title=What We Do |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |accessdate=15 April 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/64xMmBl34?url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/what-we-do.htm |archivedate=25 January 2012 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/Best-Comedy-Release|title=ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|accessdate=19 April 2012}}