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, celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year.

The British Comedy Awards (1990–2014)

The awards were shown live on

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in December from 1990 to 2006, after which the broadcast of the British Comedy Awards 2007 was suspended by ITV due to allegations of irregularities and deception in the awarding of the 2005 People's Choice Award and then ongoing related investigations about the

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resulting in

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's subsequently fining ITV a record £5.675 million for its misuse of premium-rate telephone lines. After

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presented the inaugural ceremony at the

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in December 1990, the majority of subsequent shows were presented by

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, staged at London Studios, and produced by

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(MHTV), whose parent company is Unique Communications Group. Ross did not present the 2008 awards, in light of

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and was replaced for that year by

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. The 2007 show occurred on 6 December 2007, but was not televised due to the 2005 controversy and subsequent investigations. The following years ceremony was shown live on 6 December 2008. Compliance for the show was the responsibility of the ITV Compliance Unit of ITV Network Limited (consisting of members from

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, and Channel Television Ltd). In June 2010, it was announced that awards were to be broadcast on

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for three years, which was later extended for one more year. Shortly afterwards, the 2010 ceremony was postponed until it finally aired in January 2011. In June 2015 Channel 4 announced they would be dropping the ceremony.

Winners

1990

* Best new TV comedy: ''

Drop the Dead Donkey ''Drop the Dead Donkey'' is a British television sitcom that was first shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of "GlobeLink News", a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, i ...

'' * Top TV comedy actor:

David Jason Sir David John White (born 2 February 1940), known professionally by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the BBC sitcom '' Only Fools and Horses'', Detective Inspector ...

* Top TV comedy actress:

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* Top TV comedy newcomer:

Pauline Quirke Pauline Perpetua Sheen ( Quirke; born 8 July 1959) is an English actress who has played Sharon Theodopolopodous in the long-running comedy series '' Birds of a Feather'' (1988–1999, 2014–2017). For this role, she won the 1990 British Comed ...

* Top British film actor:

Griff Rhys Jones Griffith Rhys Jones (born 16 November 1953) is a Welsh comedian, writer, actor, and television presenter. He starred in a number of television series with his comedy partner, Mel Smith. Rhys Jones came to national attention in the 1980s for h ...

* Top British film actress:

Pauline Collins Pauline Collins (born 3 September 1940) is a British actress who first came to prominence portraying Sarah Moffat in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1971–1973) and its spin-off, ''Thomas & Sarah'' (1979). In 1992, she published her autobiography, ...

* Top live stand up:

Victoria Wood Victoria Wood (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedian, actress, lyricist, singer, composer, pianist, screenwriter, producer and director. Wood wrote and starred in dozens of sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcoms over se ...

* Top British TV comedy: ''

A Bit of a Do ''A Bit of a Do'' is a British comedy-drama series based on the books by David Nobbs. The show starred David Jason and Gwen Taylor. It was produced by Yorkshire Television for two series and aired on the ITV network from 13 January to 1 Decembe ...

'' * Top ITV/C4 sitcom: ''A Bit of a Do'' * Top BBC sitcom: ''

Only Fools and Horses ''Only Fools and Horses....'' is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas specials aired until t ...

'' * Top US sitcom: ''

Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association w ...

'' * Top entertainment performer:

Rowan Atkinson Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He played the title roles on the sitcoms '' Blackadder'' (1983–1989) and ''Mr. Bean'' (1990–1995), and the film series ''Johnny English'' (2003–201 ...

* Top variety act:

Russ Abbot Russ Abbot (born Russell Allan Roberts; 18 September 1947) is an English musician, comedian and actor. Born in Chester, he first came to public notice during the 1970s as the singer and drummer with British comedy showband the Black Abbots, la ...

* Top comedy film:

Shirley Valentine ''Shirley Valentine'' is a one-character play by Willy Russell. Taking the form of a monologue by a middle-aged, working class Liverpool housewife, it focuses on her life before and after a transforming holiday abroad. Plot Wondering what has ...

* Top radio comedy: Victor Lewis-Smith * Best stage comedy newcomer:

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Award For Top Comedy Writer:

David Nobbs David Gordon Nobbs (13 March 1935 – 8 August 2015"C ...

* Lifetime achievement award for stage:

Norman Wisdom Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) was an English actor, comedian, musician and singer best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring a hapless onscreen character often called Norman ...

* Lifetime achievement award for radio: Roy Hudd * Lifetime achievement award for film comedy:

Peter Rogers Peter Rogers (20 February 1914 – 14 April 2009) was an English film producer. He is best known for his involvement in the making of the ''Carry On'' series of films. Life and career Rogers began his career as a journalist for his loc ...

(''

Carry On films The ''Carry On'' series of 31 British comedy films were released between 1958 and 1978, produced by Peter Rogers with director Gerald Thomas. The humour of ''Carry On'' was in the British comic tradition of music hall and bawdy seaside postca ...

'' producer) * Lifetime achievement award:

Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as '' Porridge'', ''The Two Ronnies'', and ''Open All Hours''. ...

1991

* Best new TV comedy: '' Have I Got News for You'' * Best TV comedy actor: Richard Wilson (''

One Foot in the Grave ''One Foot in the Grave'' is a British television sitcom written by David Renwick. There were six series (each consisting of six half-hour shows) and seven Christmas specials over a period of ten years from early 1990 to late 2000. The first fi ...

'') * Best TV comedy actress:

Patricia Routledge Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, (; born 17 February 1929) is an English actress, singer and broadcaster. For her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom '' Keeping Up Appearances'' (1990–1995), she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Awar ...

* Top TV comedy newcomer:

* Best TV Entertainment presenter:

Clive Anderson Clive Stuart Anderson (born 10 December 1952) is an English television and radio presenter, comedy writer, and former barrister. Winner of a British Comedy Award in 1991, Anderson began experimenting with comedy and writing comedic scripts durin ...

(''

Whose Line Is It Anyway ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' is a short-form improvisational comedy show originating as a British radio programme, before moving to British television in 1988. Following the conclusion of the British run in 1999, ABC began airing an American ...

'') * Best ITV/C4 sitcom: ''

Drop The Dead Donkey ''Drop the Dead Donkey'' is a British television sitcom that was first shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of "GlobeLink News", a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, i ...

'' * Best entertainment series: ''

Alas Smith and Jones ''Alas Smith and Jones'' is a British comedy sketch television series starring comedy duo and namesake Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones that originally ran for four series and two Christmas specials on BBC2 from 1984 to 1988, and later as ''Smit ...

'' * Top entertainment presenter:

* Top British entertainment performers:

Mel Smith Melvyn Kenneth Smith (3 December 1952 – 19 July 2013) was an English comedian, actor and director. Smith worked on the sketch comedy shows ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'' and ''Alas Smith and Jones'' with his comedy partner, Griff Rhys Jones. S ...

and

* Top variety performers:

Vic Reeves James Roderick Moir (born 24 January 1959), better known by his stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian, artist, surrealist, musician, actor and television presenter, best known for his double act with Bob Mortimer as Reeves & Mort ...

and Bob Mortimer * Best comedy film: ''

Home Alone ''Home Alone'' is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the ''Home Alone'' franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Hea ...

'' * Best radio comedy: '' On The Hour''/''The Million Pound Radio Show'' * Top radio comedy personality: Phil Holden * Top stage newcomer:

Jack Dee James Andrew Innes Dee (born 24 September 1961), known professionally as Jack Dee, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, presenter and writer known for his sarcasm, irony and deadpan humour. He wrote and starred in the sitcom ''Lead Balloon'' ...

* Top comedy club performer:

Jeremy Hardy Jeremy James Hardy (17 July 19611 February 2019) was an English comedian. Born and raised in Hampshire, Hardy studied at the University of Southampton and began his stand-up career in the 1980s, going on to win the Perrier Comedy Award at the Ed ...

Award For Top Comedy Writer: John Sullivan * Lifetime achievement:

Beryl Reid Beryl Elizabeth Reid, (17 June 1919 – 13 October 1996), was a British actress of stage and screen. She won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for ''The Killing of Sister George'', the 1980 Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performan ...

* International lifetime achievement:

George Burns George Burns (born Nathan Birnbaum; January 20, 1896March 9, 1996) was an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer, and one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television. His arched eyebr ...

1992

* Best new TV comedy: ''

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'' * Best TV comedy actor:

('' The Darling Buds of May'') * Best TV comedy actress:

Stephanie Cole Patricia Stephanie Cole (born 5 October 1941) is an English stage, television, radio and film actress, known for high-profile roles in shows such as '' Tenko'' (1981–1985), ''Open All Hours'' (1982–1985), ''A Bit of a Do'' (1989), '' Waiti ...

(''Waiting For God'') * Best TV comedy newcomer: Alan Cumming (''Bernard and the Genie'') * Top TV comedy personality:

Paul Merton Paul James Martin (born 9 July 1957), known under the stage name Paul Merton, is an English writer, actor, comedian and radio and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skill, Merton's humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and somet ...

* Top variety performer:

Les Dawson Leslie Dawson Jr. (2 February 1931 – 10 June 1993) was an English comedian, actor, writer, and presenter, who is best remembered for his deadpan style, curmudgeonly persona and jokes about his mother-in-law and wife. Early life Les Dawson w ...

* Best sitcom: ''

'' * Best ITV comedy: ''

Men Behaving Badly ''Men Behaving Badly'' is a British sitcom that was created and written by Simon Nye. It follows the lives of Gary Strang (Martin Clunes) and his flatmates Dermot Povey (Harry Enfield; series 1 only) and Tony Smart (Neil Morrissey; series 2 on ...

'' * Best BBC sitcom: ''One Foot in the Grave'' * Best C4 sitcom: ''

Desmonds ''Desmond's'' is a British television situation comedy broadcast by Channel 4 from 1989 to 1994. Conceived and co-written by Trix Worrell, and produced by Charlie Hanson and Humphrey Barclay, ''Desmond's'' stars Norman Beaton as barber Desmo ...

'' * Best TV comedy drama: ''

Murder Most Horrid ''Murder Most Horrid'' is a British black comedy anthology series starring Dawn French. It was broadcast on BBC Two for four series runs, in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999. Created by Paul Smith (television writer), Paul Smith, who also co-created '' ...

'' * Best C4 personality: Chris Evans * Best comedy film: ''

Hear My Song ''Hear My Song'' is a 1991 British comedy-drama film directed by Peter Chelsom, who co-wrote the screenplay with Adrian Dunbar, based on the story of Irish tenor Josef Locke. It was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 46th British Ac ...

'' * Top comedy club performer:

Jo Brand Josephine Grace Brand (born 23 July 1957) is an English comedian, writer, presenter and actress. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on '' Satu ...

Award For Top Comedy Writer:

David Renwick David Peter Renwick (; born 4 September 1951) is an English author, television writer, actor, director and executive producer, best known for creation of the sitcom ''One Foot in the Grave'' and the mystery series ''Jonathan Creek''. He was awar ...

* Lifetime Achievement:

Eric Sykes Eric Sykes (4 May 1923 – 4 July 2012) was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor, and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and performed with many other leading com ...

1993

* Best new TV comedy: ''

Absolutely Fabulous ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (also known as ''Ab Fab'') is a British television sitcom based on the ''French and Saunders'' sketch, "Modern Mother and Daughter", created by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. The show was created and written by Saund ...

'' * Best comedy actor:

Rik Mayall Richard Michael Mayall (7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English actor, stand-up comedian and writer. He formed a close partnership with Ade Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University and was a pioneer of alternative ...

('' Rik Mayall Presents'') * Best comedy actress:

Joanna Lumley Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress, presenter, former model, author, television producer, and activist. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (1992 ...

(''Absolutely Fabulous'') * Top TV comedy newcomer:

Steve Coogan Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, which ...

* Top C4 entertainment presenter: Chris Evans * Best radio comedy: ''

Knowing Me, Knowing You "Knowing Me, Knowing You" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in February 1977 as the third single from the group's fourth album, '' Arrival'' (1976). It was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, with ...

'' * Top variety entertainer:

Ken Dodd Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer and occasional actor. He was described as "the last great music hall entertainer", and was primarily known for his live stand-up performances. A life ...

* Best entertainment series: '' Barrymore'' * Best BBC sitcom: ''

'' * Best ITV sitcom: '' Watching'' * Best C4 sitcom: ''

'' * Best TV comedy drama: ''The Snapper'' * Top TV personality:

* Top female performer:

Jennifer Saunders Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958) is an English actress, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Saunders originally found attention in the 1980s, when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Royal Central School of ...

and

Dawn French Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian, presenter and writer. French is known for writing and starring on the BBC comedy sketch show ''French and Saunders'' with her best friend and comedy partner, Jennifer Saunde ...

* Best comedy film: ''

Groundhog Day Groundhog Day ( pdc, Grund'sau dåk, , , ; Nova Scotia: Daks Day) is a popular North American tradition observed in the United States and Canada on February 2. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from ...

'' * Top stand-up:

Eddie Izzard Edward John Izzard (; born 7 February 1962) is a British stand-up comedian, actor and activist. Her comedic style takes the form of what appears to the audience as rambling whimsical monologues and self-referential pantomime. Izzard's stand- ...

Award For Top Comedy Writer:

Richard Curtis Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis (born 8 November 1956) is a New Zealand-born British screenwriter, producer and film director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known primarily for romantic comedy films, among them '' ...

* Lifetime achievement award:

1994

* Best comedy series: ''

'' * Best new TV comedy: '' Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge'' * Top TV comedy actor:

Stephen Tompkinson Stephen Phillip Tompkinson (born 15 October 1965) is an English actor, known for his television roles as Marcus in ''Chancer '' (1990), Damien Day in '' Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1990–1998), Father Peter Clifford in '' Ballykissangel'' (1996– ...

(''

'') * Top TV comedy actress: Brenda Blethyn (''

Outside Edge ''Outside Edge'' is a play written by Richard Harris about a village cricket team trying to win a game of cricket whilst sorting out their various marital problems. Plot Roger is having trouble getting a team together for the afternoons fixtu ...

'') * Best TV comedy newcomer: Chris Morris (''

The Day Today ''The Day Today'' is a British comedy television show that parodies television news and current affairs programmes, broadcast in 1994 on BBC2. It was created by Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris and is an adaptation of the radio programme '' ...

'') * Best TV comedy series: ''Drop The Dead Donkey'' * Best BBC comedy series: ''

Red Dwarf ''Red Dwarf'' is a British science fiction comedy franchise created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave since 2009, gaining a cult following. T ...

'' * Best C4 comedy: ''Drop The Dead Donkey'' * Best ITV comedy: '' Time After Time'' * Best comedy drama: ''

'' * Best male TV performer:

(''Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge'') * Top female comedy performer:

Tracey Ullman Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman, 30 December 1959) is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and director. Her earliest mainstream appearances were on British television sketch comedy shows '' A Kick Up the Eighties'' ( ...

(''Tracey Ullman Takes on New York'') * Best ITV entertainment presenter:

Michael Barrymore Michael Ciaran Parker (born 4 May 1952), known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, is an English actor, comedian and television presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s ...

* Best BBC entertainment presenter:

Noel Edmonds Noel Ernest Edmonds (born 22 December 1948) is an English television presenter, radio DJ, writer, producer, and businessman. Edmonds first became known as a disc jockey on Radio Luxembourg before moving to BBC Radio 1 in the UK. He has presente ...

* Best Channel 4 entertainment presenter: Chris Evans (''

Don't Forget Your Toothbrush ''Don't Forget Your Toothbrush'' was a British light entertainment TV programme that aired on Channel 4 from 12 February 1994 to 25 February 1995 and was hosted by Chris Evans. Background ''Don't Forget Your Toothbrush'' was written ...

'') * Top theatre variety performer:

Billy Pearce Billy Pearce (born 1 February 1951) is an English performer, comedian, actor and entertainer. A regular on UK television in the 1980s and 1990s, Pearce has been described as a "supreme entertainer". He particularly loves performing at the Alhambr ...

* Best comedy film: ''

Four Weddings and a Funeral ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. It is the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to feature Hugh Grant, and follows the adventures of Charles (Grant) and his circle ...

'' * Top comedy writer:

Jack Rosenthal Jack Morris Rosenthal (8 September 1931 – 29 May 2004) was an English playwright. He wrote 129 early episodes of the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' and over 150 screenplays, including original TV plays, feature films, and adaptations. ...

* Best radio comedy: ''A Look Back to the Future'' * Best live stand-up:

Phil Kay Phil Kay (born 1969) is a Scottish stand-up comedian. Biography Education Kay was educated at Craigclowan Preparatory School in Perth, Scotland, and at nearby Glenalmond College. Early career Kay became known to the public when he won the ...

Award For Top Comedy Writer:

* Special award for Comedy:

Armando Iannucci Armando Giovanni Iannucci (; born 28 November 1963) is a Scottish satirist, writer, director, producer, performer, and panellist. Born in Glasgow to Italian parents, Iannucci studied at the University of Glasgow followed by the University of ...

* Lifetime achievement:

Spike Milligan Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was an Irish actor, comedian, writer, musician, poet, and playwright. The son of an English mother and Irish father, he was born in British Raj, British Colonial India, where h ...

June Whitfield Dame June Rosemary Whitfield (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2018) was an English radio, television, and film actress. Her big break was a lead in the radio comedy '' Take It from Here'', which aired on the BBC Light Programme in 1953. ...

1995

* Best comedy show: '' Rory Bremner Who Else'' * Best new TV comedy: ''

Father Ted ''Father Ted'' is a sitcom created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews (writer), Arthur Mathews and produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. It aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until ...

'' * Top TV comedy actor:

Martin Clunes Alexander Martin Clunes OBE DL (born 28 November 1961) is an English actor, comedian, director and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Martin Ellingham in the ITV comedy-drama series ''Doc Martin'' and Gary Strang in ''Men Be ...

(''

'') * Top TV comedy actress: Caroline Quentin (''Men Behaving Badly'') * Top TV comedy newcomer:

Ardal O'Hanlon Ardal O'Hanlon (; born 8 October 1965) is an Irish comedian, actor, and author. He played Father Dougal McGuire in ''Father Ted'' (1995–1998), George Sunday/Thermoman in '' My Hero'' (2000–2005), and DI Jack Mooney in '' Death in Paradise'' ...

(''

'') * Top female comedy performer:

* Top male comedy performers: John Bird and

John Fortune John Fortune (born John C. Wood; 30 June 1939 – 31 December 2013) was an English satirist, comedian, writer, and actor, best known for his work with John Bird and Rory Bremner on the TV series ''Bremner, Bird and Fortune''. Early life Fortu ...

* Best radio comedy: ''

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' is a BBC radio comedy panel game. Billed as "the antidote to panel games", it consists of two teams of two comedians being given "silly things to do" by a chairman. The show was launched in April 1972 as a parody ...

'' * Best BBC comedy series: ''

'' * Best ITV entertainment presenter:

* Best BBC entertainment presenter:

* Best Channel 4 entertainment presenter: Chris Evans * Top TV personality:

* Best ITV sitcom: ''

Is It Legal? ''Is It Legal?'' is a British television sitcom set in a solicitors office in Hounslow, west London, which ran from 12 September 1995 to 9 December 1998. It was produced by Hartswood Films and was shown on ITV for Series 1–2 and Channel 4 fo ...

'' * Best BBC sitcom: ''One Foot in the Grave'' * Best Channel 4 sitcom: ''

'' * Best comedy drama: ''

Preston Front ''All Quiet on the Preston Front'' is a BBC comedy drama about a group of friends in the fictional Lancashire town of Roker Bridge, and their links to the local Territorial Army infantry platoon. It was created by Tim Firth. Episodes Three se ...

'' * Best entertainment series: ''

'' * Best comedy film: ''

Bullets Over Broadway ''Bullets Over Broadway'' is a 1994 American black comedy crime film directed by Woody Allen, written by Allen and Douglas McGrath and starring an ensemble cast including John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri and Jennifer Tilly. The fil ...

'' * Best stand-up comic:

Award For Top Comedy Writer:

Andy Hamilton Andrew Neil Hamilton (born 28 May 1954) is a British comedian, game show panellist, television director, comedy screenwriter, radio dramatist, novelist and actor. Early life and education Hamilton was born in Fulham, southwest London. He ...

and

Guy Jenkin Guy Jenkin (born 27 April 1955) is a British film director and comedy writer who is best known for working together with Andy Hamilton on sitcoms and comedies such as ''Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1990–1998), '' Outnumbered'' (2007–2014), and '' ...

* Lifetime achievement for variety:

Bruce Forsyth Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a British entertainer and presenter whose career spanned more than 70 years. Forsyth came to national attention from the late 1950s through the ITV series '' Sunday Nig ...

* Lifetime achievement for comedy:

Bob Monkhouse Robert Alan Monkhouse (1 June 1928 – 29 December 2003) was an English comedian, writer and actor. He was the host of television game shows including ''The Golden Shot'', '' Celebrity Squares'', '' Family Fortunes'' and '' ''Wipeout'. Ear ...

* Award for comedy:

Peter Cook Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 – 9 January 1995) was an English actor, comedian, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishme ...

1996

* Best comedy series: ''

The Fast Show ''The Fast Show'', known as ''Brilliant'' in the US, is a BBC comedy sketch show that ran from 1994 to 1997, with specials in 2000 and 2014. The show's central performers were Paul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Simon Day, Mark Williams, John T ...

'' * Best new TV comedy: ''

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'' * Top TV comedy actor:

Dermot Morgan Dermot John Morgan (31 March 1952 – 28 February 1998) was an Irish comedian and actor, best known for his role as Father Ted Crilly in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Father Ted''. Early life Morgan was born in Dublin, the son of Hilda "Holly" (née ...

(''

'') * Top TV comedy actress:

Pauline McLynn Pauline McLynn (born 11 July 1962) is an Irish character actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Mrs Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Father Ted'', Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama '' Shameless'', Tip Haddem in the BBC ...

(''

'') * Top TV newcomer:

James Dreyfus James Dreyfus (born 9 October 1968) is an English actor most notable for roles on television sitcoms ''The Thin Blue Line (British TV series), The Thin Blue Line'' as Constable Kevin Goody, and ''Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV series), Gimme Gimme Gimme ...

(''The Thin Blue Line'') * Best BBC sitcom: ''

'' * Best ITV sitcom: '' The 10%ers'' * Top ITV entertainment presenter:

Cilla Black Priscilla Maria Veronica White (27 May 1943 – 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer, actress and television presenter. Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her ...

* Top BBC1 entertainment presenter:

Ruby Wax Ruby Wax (; born 19 April 1953) is an American-British actress, comedian, writer, television personality, and mental health campaigner. A classically-trained actress, Wax was with the Royal Shakespeare Company for five years and co-starred on t ...

* Top C4/BBC2 entertainment presenter: Chris Evans (''

TFI Friday ''TFI Friday'' is an entertainment show that was broadcast on Channel 4 television in the United Kingdom. It was produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker, and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first five series. The sixth series ...

'') * Best children's comedy: ''

Woof! ''Woof!'' is a British children's television series produced by Central Independent Television about the adventures of a boy who shapeshifts into a dog. It was based on the book by Allan Ahlberg. It was directed by David Cobham with the screenp ...

'' * Top female comedy performer:

Caroline Aherne Caroline Mary Aherne (24 December 1963 – 2 July 2016) was an English actress, comedian and writer. She was best known for performing as the acerbic chat show host ''The Mrs Merton Show, Mrs Merton'', in various roles in ''The Fast Show'', and ...

(''

Mrs Merton Mrs. (American English) or Mrs (British English; standard English pronunciation: ) is a commonly used English honorific for women, usually for those who are married and who do not instead use another title (or rank), such as ''Doctor'', ''Prof ...

'') * Top male comedy performer:

Paul Whitehouse Paul Julian Whitehouse (born 17 May 1958) is a Welsh actor, writer and comedian. He was one of the main stars of the BBC sketch comedy series ''The Fast Show'', and has also starred with Harry Enfield in the shows '' Harry & Paul'' and ''Harry ...

(''The Fast Show'') * Best comedy film: ''

Babe Babe or babes may refer to: * Babe, a term of endearment * A newborn baby * An attractive (especially female) person People Nickname * Babe Adams (1882–1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Babe Barna (1917–1972), American Maj ...

'' * Best radio comedy: '' People Like Us'' * Best comedy drama: ''

'' * Best entertainment series: ''TFI Friday'' * International comedy: ''

Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub ...

'' * Top TV comedy personalities:

and Bob Mortimer * Best stand-up:

Award For Top Comedy Writer:

Johnny Speight Johnny Speight (2 June 1920 – 5 July 1998) was an English television scriptwriter of many classic British sitcoms. He emerged in the mid-1950s. He wrote for radio comics Frankie Howerd, Vic Oliver, Arthur Askey, and Cyril Fletcher. For tele ...

* Lifetime achievement award: Dave Allen

1997

* Best comedy show: ''

'' * Best new TV comedy: ''

The Harry Hill Show ''Harry Hill'', later titled ''The All-New Harry Hill Show'' and also referred to as ''The Harry Hill Show'', was a British stand-up comedy sketch show, starring comedian Harry Hill, that ran for four series from 1997 to 2003, on both Channel ...

'' * Best TV comedy actor:

(''

'') * Best TV comedy actress:

('' Vicar of Dibley'') * Top comedy newcomer:

Graham Norton Graham William Walker (born 4 April 1963), better known by his stage name Graham Norton, is an Irish actor, author, comedian, commentator, and presenter. Well known for his work in the UK, he is a five-time BAFTA TV Award winner for his comed ...

* Best C4 sitcom: ''

'' * Top BBC1 personality:

* Top ITV personality:

* Top BBC2/C4 personality:

* Best radio comedy: People Like Us * Best comedy film: ''

The Full Monty ''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film ...

'' * Cockburn's funniest comedy moment: ''

'' * Best international comedy: ''

The Larry Sanders show ''The Larry Sanders Show'' is an American television sitcom set in the office and studio of a fictional late-night talk show. The series was created by Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein and aired from August 15, 1992, to May 31, 1998, on the HBO ...

'' * Best BBC sitcom: ''

'' Christmas Special * Best ITV sitcom: '' Faith in the Future'' * Best Channel 4 sitcom: ''Father Ted'' Christmas Special * Best BBC comedy drama: ''

The Missing Postman ''The Missing Postman'' is a two-part comedy drama originally broadcast on BBC1 on the consecutive evenings of 29 and 30 March 1997. Adapted from the Mark Wallington novel, it received the award for Best BBC Comedy Drama at the British Comedy Awar ...

'' * Best ITV comedy drama: '' Cold Feet'' * Best children's comedy: ''My Dad's A Boring Nerd'' * Best entertainment programme: ''An Evening With

Lily Savage Paul James O'Grady MBE DL (born 14 June 1955) is an English comedian, broadcaster, actor, writer and former drag queen. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, very popular in ...

'' * Top stand-up comic:

* People's Choice: ''Only Fools and Horses'' *

achievement award:

Ray Galton Raymond Percy Galton (17 July 1930 – 5 October 2018) was an English radio and television scriptwriter, best known for the Galton and Simpson comedy writing partnership with Alan Simpson. Together they devised and wrote 1950s and 60s BBC sit ...

and Alan Simpson * Lifetime achievement award: Stanley Baxter

1998

* Best comedy series: '' Goodness Gracious Me'' * Best new TV comedy: ''

The Royle Family ''The Royle Family'' is a British sitcom produced by Granada Television for the BBC, which ran for three series from 1998 to 2000, and specials from 2006 to 2012. It centres on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, com ...

'' * Best TV comedy actor:

('' I'm Alan Partridge'') * Best TV comedy actress:

Emma Chambers Emma Gwynedd Mary Chambers (11 March 1964 – 21 February 2018) was an English actress who performed in television, film, and the theatre. Beginning her career in 1987 on the British stage, Chambers first drew critical attention for her portr ...

('' Vicar of Dibley'') * Top TV comedy newcomer:

Dylan Moran Dylan William Moran ( ; born 3 November 1971) is an Irish comedian, writer, actor, artist and poet. He is best known for his observational comedy, the comedy series ''Black Books'' (which he co-wrote and starred in), and his work with Simon Pe ...

(''

How Do You Want Me? ''How Do You Want Me?'' is a British television sitcom, produced by Kensington Films & Television, written by Simon Nye, and directed by John Henderson. Plot Dylan Moran starred as boy next door Ian Lyons, who recently eloped with country girl ...

'') * Best TV sitcom: ''I'm Alan Partridge'' * Best light entertainment series: ''

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and ...

'' * Top BBC1 comedy personality:

Harry Enfield Henry Richard Enfield (born 30 May 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer and director. He is known in particular for his television work, including '' Harry Enfield's Television Programme'' and ''Harry & Paul'', and for the creation and ...

* Top BBC2 personality:

* Top ITV personality:

* Best children's comedy: ''

Sooty & Co ''Sooty & Co.'' is a British children's television series, created and presented by Matthew Corbett, produced by Granada Television, and aired on ITV from 6 September 1993 to 14 December 1998. It is the sequel to the children's programme ' ...

'' * Best television comedy drama: ''

Underworld The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underwor ...

'' * Best comedy film: ''

Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' is a 1998 British black comedy crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, produced by Matthew Vaughn and starring an ensemble cast featuring Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Steven Mackin ...

'' * Best radio comedy: ''

Old Harry's Game ''Old Harry's Game'' is a UK radio comedy written and directed by Andy Hamilton, who also plays the cynical, world-weary Satan. "Old Harry" is one of many names for the devil. The show's title is a humorous play on the title of the 1982 TV s ...

'' * Best stand-up comedian:

Tommy Tiernan Tommy Tiernan (; born 16 June 1969) is an Irish comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for hosting ''The Tommy Tiernan Show'' (2017–present) and playing Gerry in the sitcom ''Derry Girls'' (2018–2022). Early life Tiernan was born in ...

writer of the year award:

Denis Norden Denis Mostyn Norden (6 February 1922 – 19 September 2018) was an English comedy writer and television presenter. After an early career working in cinemas, he began scriptwriting during the Second World War. From 1948 to 1959, he co-wrote the ...

and (posthumously)

Frank Muir Frank Herbert Muir (5 February 1920 – 2 January 1998) was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. His writing and performing partnership with Denis Norden endured for most of their careers. Together they wro ...

* People's Choice:

* Lifetime achievement award: Dame Thora Hird

1999

* Best new TV comedy: ''

Dinnerladies Lunch lady, in Canada and the US, is a term for a woman who cooks and serves food in a school cafeteria. The equivalent term in the United Kingdom is dinner lady. The role is also sometimes known as cafeteria lady. Sometimes, a lunch lady also ...

'' * Best TV comedy actor:

Ricky Tomlinson Eric "Ricky" Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939) is an English actor. He is best known for his television roles as Bobby Grant in '' Brookside'', DCI Charlie Wise in ''Cracker'' and Jim Royle in '' The Royle Family'', and playing the titular cha ...

(''

'') * Best TV comedy actress:

(''The Royle Family'', '' Mrs Merton and Malcolm''). * Best male comedy newcomer:

Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral ...

(''

The 11 O'Clock Show ''The 11 O'Clock Show'' is a satirical late-night British television comedy series on Channel 4 which featured topical sketches and commentary on news items. It ran between 30 September 1998 and 8 December 2000, most notably hosted by Iain Lee a ...

'') * Best female comedy newcomer:

Jessica Stevenson Tallulah Jessica Elina Hynes (''née'' Stevenson; born 30 October 1972) is an English actress, director and writer. Known professionally as Jessica Stevenson until 2007, she was one of the creators, writers and stars of the British sitcom ''Spac ...

(''

Spaced ''Spaced'' is a British television sitcom created, written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright, about the (comedic and sometimes farcical and action-packed) misadventures of Daisy Steiner and Tim Bi ...

'', ''The Royle Family'') * Best comedy entertainment personality:

* Best 'broken comedy': ''

Big Train ''Big Train'' is a British television sketch show created by Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan. The first series was broadcast on BBC Two in 1998, while the second, in which Linehan was not involved, aired in 2002. Overview The series starre ...

'' * Best comedy gameshow: '' Have I Got News for You'' * Best comedy talkshow: ''

So Graham Norton ''So Graham Norton'' is a British television chat show hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. It aired on Channel 4 from 3 July 1998 to 1 March 2002. Theme The show was primarily adult-oriented, with host Norton dishing out many sexual in ...

'' * Best TV sitcom: ''The Royle Family'' * Best TV comedy-drama: '' Cold Feet'' * Best comedy film: ''

Notting Hill Notting Hill is a district of West London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Notting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and Portobello Road M ...

'' * Best international comedy show: ''

The Larry Sanders Show ''The Larry Sanders Show'' is an American television sitcom set in the office and studio of a fictional late-night talk show. The series was created by Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein and aired from August 15, 1992, to May 31, 1998, on the HBO ...

'' * Best comedy entertainment programme: ''

Comic Relief Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. Definition Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episo ...

'' * Best radio comedy: ''

The Sunday Format ''The Sunday Format'', "BBC Radio 4's first high-quality weekend broadsheet newspaper", is a British satirical radio comedy. The programme is a parody of British middle class newspapers, in particular the lifestyle supplements and glossy celeb ...

'' * Best live stand-up: Bill Bailey *

Award For Top Comedy Writer:

* Lifetime achievement award:

Barry Humphries John Barry Humphries (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film prod ...

The Two Ronnies ''The Two Ronnies'' is a British television comedy sketch show starring Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett. It was created by Bill Cotton and aired on BBC1 from April 1971 to December 1987. The usual format included sketches, solo sections, seria ...

2000

* Best TV comedy: ''

'' * Best new TV comedy: ''

That Peter Kay Thing ''That Peter Kay Thing'' is a series of six spoof documentaries shown on Channel 4 in 2000. It was written by Peter Kay, Dave Spikey, Neil Fitzmaurice and Gareth Hughes, and was directed by Andrew Gillman. The series was narrated by Andrew Sachs ...

'' * Best TV comedy actor:

James Nesbitt William James Nesbitt (born 15 January 1965) is an actor from Northern Ireland. From 1987, Nesbitt spent seven years performing in plays that varied from the musical '' Up on the Roof'' (1987, 1989) to the political drama ''Paddywack'' (1994) ...

('' Cold Feet'') * Best TV comedy actress: Sue Johnston (''

'') * Best TV comedy newcomer:

Rob Brydon Robert Brydon Jones (; born 3 May 1965) is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He played Dr Paul Hamilton in the Australian/British comedy series ''Supernova'', Bryn West in the BBC sitcom '' Gavin & Stacey'' ...

(''

Marion and Geoff ''Marion and Geoff'' is a BBC television mockumentary in video-diary format, produced by Baby Cow Productions and screened on BBC Two in 2000, with a second series following in 2003. The series starred Rob Brydon as Keith Barret, a naïve taxi dr ...

'') * Best TV comedy-drama: ''Cold Feet'' * Best TV comedy personality:

* Best comedy entertainment programme: ''

Alistair McGowan's Big Impression ''The Big Impression'', known as ''Alistair McGowan's Big Impression'' for the first three series, is a British comedy sketch show. It features Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona impersonating personalities from entertainment and sport. Four series ...

'' * Best comedy film: '' East Is East'' * Best international TV show: ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

'' * Best of British: ''

The Vicar of Dibley ''The Vicar of Dibley'' is a British sitcom which originally ran on BBC One from 10 November 1994 to 1 January 2007. It is set in a fictional small Oxfordshire village called Dibley, which is assigned a female vicar following the 1992 changes ...

'' * Best live comic:

Sean Lock Sean Lock (22 April 1963 – 16 August 2021) was an English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a stand-up comedian and in 2000 he won the British Comedy Award, in the category of Best Live Comic, and was nominated for the Pe ...

* People's Choice: ''

SMTV Live ''SMTV Live'' (an abbreviation of ''Saturday Morning Television Live'', and also stylised as ''SM: LIVE'') was a British Saturday morning children's television programme, produced by Blaze Television for ITV. Operating on a similar format to ...

'' *

writer of the year:

* Lifetime achievement award:

Alan Bennett Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English actor, author, playwright and screenwriter. Over his distinguished entertainment career he has received numerous awards and honours including two BAFTA Awards, four Laurence Olivier Awards, and two ...

2001

* Best TV comedy: ''

'' * Best new TV comedy: ''

The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original series of ...

'' * Best TV comedy actor:

('' Human Remains'') * Best TV comedy actress:

Ronni Ancona Veronica "Ronni" Jane Ancona (born 4 July 1966)''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007'' is a British actress, comedian, impressionist and writer best known for '' The Big Impression'', which she co-wrote and starred in an ...

* Best comedy newcomer:

Johnny Vegas Michael Joseph Pennington (born 5 September 1970), better known as Johnny Vegas, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is known for his thick Lancashire accent, husky voice, overweight appearance, angry comedic rants, and us ...

* Best comedy entertainment personality: Frank Skinner * Best TV comedy drama: ''

Bob and Rose ''Bob & Rose'' is a British television drama, originally screened in six one-hour episodes on the ITV network in the UK in Autumn 2001. It was produced by the independent Red Production Company, and was that company's first prime-time drama for th ...

'' * Best comedy entertainment programme: ''

'' * Best international comedy TV show: ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

'' * Best radio comedy: '' Dead Ringers'' * Best comedy film: '' Best in Show'' * Best live stand-up:

(Award not presented on night) * The AOL people's choice: '' Cold Feet'' (Voted by viewing audience) * Writer of the year:

Russell T Davies Stephen Russell Davies (born 27 April 1963), better known as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer whose works include '' Queer as Folk'', '' The Second Coming'', ''Casanova'', the 2005 revival of the BBC One scie ...

* Lifetime achievement award:

2002

* Best TV Comedy: ''

'' * Best new TV comedy: ''

The Kumars at No 42 ''The Kumars at No. 42'' is a British television show. It won an International Emmy in 2002 and 2003, and won a Peabody Award in 2004. It ran for seven series totalling 53 episodes. It was reportedly a favourite of Queen Elizabeth II. Plot Th ...

'' * Best comedy actor:

Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and '' An Idiot Abroad' ...

(''The Office'') * Best comedy actress:

Kathy Burke Katherine Lucy Bridget Burke (born 13 June 1964) is an English actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. She achieved fame with her appearances on sketch shows such as ''French and Saunders'' (1988–1999) and her recurring role as Mag ...

('' Gimme Gimme Gimme'') * Best comedy newcomer:

Kris Marshall Kristopher Marshall (born 11 April 1973) is an English actor, starring in films, television and on stage for more than 20 years. He has played Nick Harper in ''My Family'', Colin Frissell in the 2003 film ''Love Actually'', Gratiano in ''The Me ...

(''

My Family ''My Family'' is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broadc ...

'') * Best comedy entertainment Personality:

* Best comedy drama: ''

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' () is a British comedy-drama television programme about seven British construction workers who leave the United Kingdom to search for employment overseas. In the first series, the men live and work on a building site in ...

'' * Best comedy entertainment programme: ''

V Graham Norton ''V Graham Norton'' is a British chat show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring Graham Norton, broadcast every weeknight as a successor to the weekly ''So Graham Norton''. It aired from 6 May 2002 to 28 December 2003. It featur ...

'' * Best international comedy show: '' Six Feet Under'' * Best comedy film: ''

Bend It Like Beckham ''Bend It Like Beckham'' (also known as ''Kick It Like Beckham'') is a 2002 sports comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha from a screenplay by Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, and Guljit Bindra. The film stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knight ...

'' * People's choice award: ''

Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights ''Phoenix Nights'' is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working men's club in the northern English town of Bolton, Greater Manchester. The show is a spin-off from the "In the Club" episode of the spoof documentary series '' That Pet ...

'' * Writer of the year:

Peter Kay Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973) is an English actor, comedy writer and stand-up comedian. He has written, produced and acted in several television and film projects, and has written three books. Born and brought up in Bolton, Kay studied ...

* Lifetime achievement award:

Michael Palin Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, television presenter, and public speaker. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. Since 1980, he has made a number of travel documentaries. Palin w ...

2003

* Best TV comedy: ''

Coupling A coupling is a device used to connect two shafts together at their ends for the purpose of transmitting power. The primary purpose of couplings is to join two pieces of rotating equipment while permitting some degree of misalignment or end mov ...

'' * Best new TV comedy: '' My New Best Friend'' * Best comedy actor:

* Best comedy actress:

* Best comedy newcomer:

David Walliams David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series ''Little Br ...

('' Little Britain'') * Best entertainment personality:

Ant and Dec Ant & Dec are a British television presenting duo, consisting of Anthony McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) and Declan Donnelly (born 25 September 1975), from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Formed after their meeting as child actors on CBBC's dr ...

* Best comedy drama: '' Cold Feet'' * Best comedy entertainment programme: ''

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross and broadcast on BBC One between 2001 and 2010. The programme features Ross' take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews (usually three per show) ...

'' * International comedy show: ''

Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American family television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for Fox. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes. The series follows a dysfunctional ...

'' * Best comedy film: ''

Calendar Girls ''Calendar Girls'' is a 2003 British comedy film directed by Nigel Cole. Produced by Touchstone Pictures, it features a screenplay by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi, based on a true story of a group of middle-aged Yorkshire women who produ ...

'' * People's choice award: ''

Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' (referred to simply as ''Saturday Night Takeaway'' or ''SNT'') is a British television variety show, created and presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec), and ...

'' * Writer of the year:

Mike Bullen Michael J. Bullen (born 13 January 1960) is an English screenwriter. Bullen grew up in the West Midlands of England, attending the Solihull School and later Magdalene College, Cambridge. He left with a degree in history of art and became a ra ...

* Lifetime achievement award:

Jimmy Perry James Perry, (20 September 1923 – 23 October 2016)Simon Morgan-Russell, "Perry, James (Jimmy) (1923–2016)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Jan 202available online Retrieved 25 August 2020. was an Engli ...

and David Croft

2004

* Best TV comedy: '' Little Britain'' * Best new TV comedy: ''Nighty Night'' * Best TV comedy actor: Matt Lucas (comedian), Matt Lucas and

* Best TV comedy actress: Caroline Quentin * Best comedy newcomer: Catherine Tate * Best comedy entertainment personality: Ant & Dec * Best comedy entertainment programme: ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' * Best TV comedy drama: ''Doc Martin'' * Best international comedy show: ''

'' * Best comedy film: ''School of Rock'' * People's choice award: ''Little Britain'' * Writers of the Year:

and Stephen Merchant * Outstanding achievement: Matt Groening, French & Saunders, French and Saunders

2005

* Best TV comedy: '' Little Britain'' * Best new TV comedy: ''The Thick of It'' * Best TV comedy actor: Chris Langham * Best TV comedy actress: Ashley Jensen * Best comedy newcomer: Ashley Jensen * Best international Show: ''

'' * Best entertainment Programme: ''The X Factor (UK), The X Factor'' * Best comedy drama: ''Shameless (UK TV series), Shameless'' * Best comedy entertainment Personality: Paul O'Grady * Best comedy film: ''Festival (2005 film), Festival'' * People's choice award: ''The Catherine Tate Show'' declared actual winner (2008); "2007 British premium-rate phone-in scandal, mistakenly" awarded to ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' (2005) * Ronnie Barker Writers of the year: Matt Lucas (comedian), Matt Lucas and

* Outstanding achievement: Julie Walters and

2006

* Best Comedy Entertainment Programme: ''Harry Hill's TV Burp'' * Best Comedy Film: ''Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' * Best International Comedy TV Show: ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' * Britain's Best New TV Comedy: ''Star Stories'' * Best TV Comedy: ''Peep Show (British TV series), Peep Show'' * Best Stage Comedy: '' Little Britain'' Live * People's Choice Award: ''Ant & Dec, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' * Best TV Comedy Actor: Stephen Merchant * Best TV Comedy Actress: Catherine Tate * Best TV Comedy Entertainment Personality: Harry Hill * Best Male Comedy Newcomer: Russell Brand * Best Female Comedy Newcomer: Charlotte Church * Best Live Standup Tour: Jimmy Carr * Ronnie Barker Award:

, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines, Dan Mazer * Writers' Guild of Great Britain Special Award:

* Outstanding Contribution To Entertainment: Chris Tarrant

2007

* Best New Comedy Entertainment Programme: ''Al Murray's Happy Hour'' * Best Comedy Film: ''The Simpsons Movie'' * Best International Comedy TV Show: ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' * Britain's Best New TV Comedy: ''Gavin & Stacey'' * Best TV Comedy: ''Peep Show (British TV series), Peep Show'' * Best TV Comedy Actor: David Mitchell (comedian), David Mitchell (''Peep Show (British TV series), Peep Show'') * Best TV Comedy Actress: Liz Smith (actress), Liz Smith (''

: The Queen of Sheba'') * Best Comedy Entertainment Personality: Simon Amstell (''Never Mind The Buzzcocks'') * Best Male Comedy Newcomer: James Corden * Best Female Comedy Newcomer: Ruth Jones (actress), Ruth Jones (''Gavin & Stacey'') * Best Live Standup: Alan Carr * Ronnie Barker Award: Simon Pegg * British Comedy Lifetime Achievement Award: Stephen Fry

2008

* Best Comedy Entertainment Programme: ''Harry Hill's TV Burp'' * Best Comedy Film: ''Hot Fuzz'' * Britain's Best New British TV Comedy: ''The Inbetweeners'' * Best TV Comedy: ''Gavin & Stacey'' * Best TV Comedy Actor:

(''Extras (TV series), Extras'') * Best TV Comedy Actress: Sharon Horgan (''Pulling (TV series), Pulling'') * Best Comedy Entertainment Personality: Alan Carr (''The Sunday Night Project'') * Best Male Comedy Newcomer: Simon Bird * Best Female Comedy Newcomer: Katy Brand * Best TV Comedy Drama: ''Drop Dead Gorgeous (TV series), Drop Dead Gorgeous'' * Best Live Standup Performer: Russell Brand * Best Comedy Panel Show: ''QI'' * Ronnie Barker Award:

* British Comedy Lifetime Achievement Award: Jasper Carrott * Outstanding Contribution to Comedy: Geoffrey Perkins

2009

* Best Comedy Entertainment Programme: ''Harry Hill's TV Burp'' * Best Situation Comedy: ''Outnumbered (UK TV series), Outnumbered'' * Best New British TV Comedy: ''Psychoville'' * Best Comedy Panel Show: '' Have I Got News for You'' * Best TV Comedy Drama: ''Pulling (TV series), Pulling Special'' * Outstanding Contribution to British Comedy:

* Best Television Comedy Actress: Katherine Parkinson (''The IT Crowd'') * Best Television Comedy Actor: Simon Bird (''The Inbetweeners'') * Best Comedy Entertainment Personality: Harry Hill * Ronnie Barker Award: Graham Linehan * Best Comedy Film: ''In the Loop (film), In the Loop'' * Best Live Standup Performer: Michael McIntyre * Best British Comedy: ''Outnumbered (UK TV series), Outnumbered'' * British Lifetime Achievement Award: Terry Wogan * Best Male Comedy Newcomer: Charlie Brooker (''You Have Been Watching'') * Best Female Comedy Newcomer: Ramona Marquez (''Outnumbered (UK TV series), Outnumbered'') * Best Sketch Show: ''Harry and Paul''

2010

* Best Comedy Entertainment Programme: ''Newswipe'' * Best Comedy Panel Show: ''Would I Lie To You? (TV series), Would I Lie To You?'' * Best Comedy Entertainment Personality: Harry Hill * Best Male TV Comic: Michael McIntyre * Best Female TV Comic:

* British Comedy Academy Lifetime Achievement Award: Roy Clarke * Best New British TV Comedy: ''Miranda (TV series), Miranda'' * Best Male Comedy Breakthrough Artist: John Bishop (comedian), John Bishop * Best Female Comedy Breakthrough Artist: Samantha Spiro (''Grandma's House'') * Best Sketch Show: ''Horrible Histories (2009 TV series), Horrible Histories'' * Best Sitcom: ''The Inbetweeners'' * Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award: Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong * Best TV Comedy Actor: Peter Capaldi * Best TV Comedy Actress: Miranda Hart * Best Comedy Performance in a British Film: Kayvan Novak * People's Choice Award for the King Or Queen of Comedy 2010: Miranda Hart

2011

* Best Comedy Entertainment Programme: ''Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle'' * Best Comedy Panel Show: ''Shooting Stars (British TV series), Shooting Stars'' * Best Comedy Entertainment Personality:

* Best Male TV Comic: Stewart Lee * Best Female TV Comic:

* British Comedy Academy Lifetime Achievement Award: ''Have I Got News For You'' * Best New Comedy Programme: ''Fresh Meat (TV series), Fresh Meat'' * Best Sketch Show: ''Horrible Histories (2009 TV series), Horrible Histories'' * Best Sitcom: ''Twenty Twelve'' * Best Comedy Drama: ''Psychoville'' * British Comedy Academy Outstanding Achievement: ''The Inbetweeners'' * Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist: Renton Skinner, Angelos Neil Epithemiou * Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award:

* Best TV Comedy Actor: Darren Boyd * Best TV Comedy Actress: Miranda Hart * People's Choice Award for the King or Queen of Comedy 2011: Sarah Millican * Channel 4 Award for Special Contribution to Comedy: Lee Evans (comedian), Lee Evans

2012

* Best Comedy Entertainment Personality: Charlie Brooker * Best Sitcom: ''Hunderby'' * Best Male Television Comic: Lee Mack * Best Comedy Entertainment Programme: ''Harry Hill's TV Burp'' * Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist: Morgana Robinson * Best TV Comedy Actress: Rebecca Front * Best New Comedy Programme: ''Hunderby'' * Best Female Television Comic:

* Best Sketch Show: ''Cardinal Burns'' * People's Choice Award for the King or Queen of Comedy 2012: Jack Whitehall * Writers' Guild Award: Reeves and Mortimer * Best TV Comedy Actor: Peter Capaldi * British Comedy Academy Outstanding Achievement Award:

2013

The 2013 awards were presented at a two-hour ceremony hosted by

on 12 December and shown live on

. * Best Comedy Panel Show: Would I Lie to You? (TV series), Would I Lie to You? * Best Comedy Entertainment Personality: Alan Carr * Best Sitcom: Getting On (UK TV series), Getting On * Best Male Television Comic: Lee Mack * Best Comedy Entertainment Programme: The Graham Norton Show * Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist: Adam Hills * Best TV Comedy Actress: Miranda Hart * Best New Comedy Programme: Plebs (TV series), Plebs * Best Female Television Comic: Nina Conti * Best Sketch Show: Harry & Paul * People's Choice Award for the King or Queen of Comedy 2013: Jack Whitehall * Writers' Guild Award:

* Best TV Comedy Actor: Jack Whitehall * British Comedy Academy Outstanding Achievement Award:

* British Comedy International Achievement: Will Ferrell

2014

* Best TV Comedy Actress: Katherine Parkinson * Best Comedy Film: ''The Inbetweeners 2'' * Best Male Television Comic: Lee Mack * Best Sketch Show: ''Harry & Paul, Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos'' * Best Female Television Comic: Aisling Bea * Best Comedy Entertainment Personality:

* Best TV Comedy Actor:

* Best Comedy Drama: ''Rev (TV series), Rev'' * Best New Comedy Programme: ''Toast of London'' * Best Comedy Panel Programme: ''Would I Lie to You? (TV series), Would I Lie to You?'' * Best Sitcom: ''Moone Boy'' * King of Comedy: Jack Whitehall * Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist: Nick Helm * Best Comedy Entertainment Programme: ''The Graham Norton Show'' * The Writers' Guild Award of Great Britain: Brendan O'Carroll * British Comedy Academy Outstanding Achievement Award: Monty Python * Best Internet Comedy Short: ''Carpark'' * Best International Comedy Programme: ''Modern Family''

National Comedy Awards (2022–)

In August 2020,

announced the launch of the National Comedy Awards, a new annual awards ceremony event with multiple categories all decided by a public vote. Produced in collaboration with Hungry Bear Media, the awards ceremony is linked to Channel 4's ''Stand Up to Cancer (UK), Stand Up to Cancer'' charity drive, with comedy fans being encouraged to donate in order to help accelerate life-saving research. Phil Harris, Channel 4's head of entertainment, said: "This is an award show for our times. Fans will be able to vote on the people, some established and others less so, who really make them laugh. We will be celebrating some incredible comedy talent while supporting the incredible Stand Up to Cancer. It promises to be a very special night of TV." Aiming to celebrate "the UK's most brilliant comedy content and creators", the first ceremony was due to be held in the Spring of 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the new date of on 15 December 2021 being set by Hungry Bear Media and Channel 4. The first ceremony was due to be held at the Roundhouse (venue), Roundhouse in London, with Channel 4 due to broadcast the event two days later as part of their Friday night comedy line-up. Due to the ongoing pandemic and concerns over the Omicron variant, the show was cancelled by the organisers a week before it was due to be staged and Channel 4 said that it would be rescheduled for another time. The ceremony was finally held on 2 March 2022 and broadcast on Channel 4 three days later. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Tom Allen (comedian), Tom Allen, with presenters including Matt Lucas, Jessica Hynes, Al Murray and Meera Syal. It included a tribute to

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Awards

2022

Controversies

Investigation of alleged irregularities and deception

At the 2005 ceremony, the wrong show received the People's Choice Award. The award was "mistakenly given" to ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' even though ''The Catherine Tate Show'' received the most tabulated votes and should have been declared the winner, and Ant & Dec were asked to return their 2005 award. Charged by the awards show with investigating the allegations of irregularities, the independent law firm Olswang summarized its findings as follows: "Robbie Williams was invited to present an award. It was understood that he would be happy [to do so] if the recipients were Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. In order to ensure his attendance, this assurance was given. But it could not be ''definitively'' established that Williams' involvement led to the wrong winner being announced" [italics added]. ''Saturday Night Takeaway'' did, however, receive the People's Choice Award at the #2006, British Comedy Awards 2006.

Phone-in scandal

Beginning on 26 July 2007, British tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspapers reported the alleged involvement of the British Comedy Awards in the 2007 British premium-rate phone-in scandal, 2007 British television phone-in scandal. ITV announced that they postponed the British Comedy Awards 2007 due to the voting irregularities. In a statement, the company said: "Pending conclusion of the investigation, broadcast of the British Comedy Awards 2007 will be postponed. ... ITV will not make any further comment regarding this matter until the conclusion of the investigation." It was announced on 21 September 2007 that the British Comedy Awards 2007 would not be screened by ITV1; however, it was not confirmed then that the Awards would still take place in December, and it was not ruled out that they could be screened by another channel. The 2007 awards did take place on 5 December 2007, but that show was not televised. In early May 2008

announced its fining and sanctioning

in a press release. On 15 August 2008, it was announced that a similar scandal could have been committed in the award ceremony at the #2005, 2004 Awards. Following

and his 12-week unpaid suspension from all of his BBC shows,

resigned from presenting the 2008 awards, in agreement with

, as he did not want to "take away from the awards themselves or the many talented winners of the awards."

replaced

as the host of the British Comedy Awards. Ross returned to presenting the awards in 2009.

Ratings

Ratings from BARB.

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