Bob Mortimer wins Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for his ‘mischievous’ debut novel
A pig will be named in honour of The Satsuma Complex, this year’s winner of the award for comic fiction
October 2023
Bob Mortimer and India Knight among shortlistees for the Wodehouse comic fiction prize
The comedian and the journalist join four others on the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse shortlist, which rewards witty writers with champagne and a pig named after their book
July 2020
Graphic novel about warring ice-cream trucks scoops first for Wodehouse prize
Matthew Dooley’s Flake wins the annual award for comedic fiction ‘in the spirit’ of the Jeeves and Wooster creator PG Wodehouse
August 2018
Helen Lederer launches prize for funny female writers
The Comedy women in print award is a response to how few female authors have won the Wodehouse prize
June 2018
Marian Keyes attacks 'sexist imbalance' of Wodehouse prize
Novelist admits to ‘grudge’ against comic fiction prize that has never shortlisted her work, and only gone to a woman three times in 18 years
May 2018
Fiction remains funny – the best comedy is found in dark, unhappy novels
Jonathan McAloon
Wodehouse prize for comic fiction withheld after judges fail to laugh
May 2017
Bridget Jones's Baby wins Helen Fielding a pig – and the Wodehouse prize
The fourth novel about the hapless romantic heroine wins the UK’s only award for comic writing
May 2016
Books blog
This year’s Wodehouse prize winners are on the money – a judge’s view
Wodehouse prize for comic fiction declares joint winners
March 2016
Marina Lewycka in line to win Wodehouse prize for a second time
Paul Murray and Hannah Rothschild are also among nominees for award, which recognises fiction that captures the ‘comic spirit’ of Jeeves and Wooster creator
May 2015
Alexander McCall Smith wins Wodehouse prize for comic fiction
Fatty O’Leary’s Dinner Party takes honour - and prize pig – for ‘superbly irreverent’ novel
March 2015
Wodehouse prize for comic fiction 2015 shortlist announced
Writers Alexander McCall Smith, Irvine Welsh, Caitlin Moran and Nina Stibbe among the six shortlisted for the 2015 award
May 2014
Edward St Aubyn wins Wodehouse prize with a satire of literary awards
Everyman Wodehouse prize shortlist led by Jeeves imitation
May 2013
Howard Jacobson wins second Wodehouse prize for comic fiction
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse award secures author second Old Spot pig, named in honour of his winning novel Zoo Time
April 2013
Wodehouse prize for comic fiction reveals 'exceptionally strong' shortlist
Former winners Michael Frayn and Howard Jacobson lead field of 'brilliantly funny' novels
June 2012
Books blog
Terry Pratchett celebrates with a pig called Snuff
Discworld author receives Bollinger Wodehouse award for comic writing with a pig named after his winning novel
May 2012
Bollinger Wodehouse prize awarded to Terry Pratchett
Fantasy author wins accolade for his 39th Discworld novel, Snuff, which was hailed by judges as a comic masterpiece
May 2011
Gary Shteyngart deserves his Bollinger
Gary Shteyngart's Super Sad True Love is a worthy winner of this year's Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse comic fiction prize. Need convincing? Listen to him read from it
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