2013 British Comedy Award winners announced
Category: News Release
12 December 2013
*Please note that the King or Queen of Comedy title is voted for by the public and we will not know the winner until it is broadcast live c. 10.50pm. The shortlist includes Alan Carr, David Mitchell, Graham Norton, Jack Whitehall, Lee Mack and Sarah Millican *
This year’s British Comedy Awards, sponsored by Foster’s, were hosted live by Jonathan Ross on Channel 4 tonight, Thursday, 12th Dec.
This evening’s awards saw Fresh Meat’s Jack Whitehall win Best TV Comedy Actor and Miranda Hart reclaim the title of Best TV Comedy Actress which she last won in 2011. Chat show supremos Alan Carr and Graham Norton shared the spoils with Best New Comedy Entertainment Programme won by Graham Norton whilst Alan Carr won Best Comedy Entertainment Personality , an accolade which comes hot on the heels of the channel 4 show’s BAFTA win earlier this year. Lee Mack celebrated a double win, taking home Best Male TV Comic for the second year running and seeing BBC One’s Would I Lie To You, which he co-hosts with David Mitchell, win Best Comedy Panel Show. Meanwhile, Nina Conti won her first British Comedy Award, taking home Best Female TV Comic for her performance on Live At The Apollo. The Last Leg’s host Adam Hills won Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist while BBC Four’s Getting On, created by Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan won Best Sitcom. Paul Whitehouse also had a good night - not only awarded The Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Award but he and long-time collaborator Harry Enfield once again took home the prize for Best Sketch Show for Harry & Paul (an award they last won in 2009). As previously announced, Will Ferrell was honoured with the British Comedy International Award as Steve Coogan for the Outstanding Achievement award. As revealed at the Nominations show last week, ITV2’s Plebs won best New Comedy Programme .
This year’s British Comedy Awards, sponsored by Foster’s, were hosted live by Jonathan Ross on Channel 4 tonight, Thursday, 12th Dec.
This evening’s awards saw Fresh Meat’s Jack Whitehall win Best TV Comedy Actor and Miranda Hart reclaim the title of Best TV Comedy Actress which she last won in 2011. Chat show supremos Alan Carr and Graham Norton shared the spoils with Best New Comedy Entertainment Programme won by Graham Norton whilst Alan Carr won Best Comedy Entertainment Personality , an accolade which comes hot on the heels of the channel 4 show’s BAFTA win earlier this year. Lee Mack celebrated a double win, taking home Best Male TV Comic for the second year running and seeing BBC One’s Would I Lie To You, which he co-hosts with David Mitchell, win Best Comedy Panel Show. Meanwhile, Nina Conti won her first British Comedy Award, taking home Best Female TV Comic for her performance on Live At The Apollo. The Last Leg’s host Adam Hills won Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist while BBC Four’s Getting On, created by Jo Brand, Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan won Best Sitcom. Paul Whitehouse also had a good night - not only awarded The Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Award but he and long-time collaborator Harry Enfield once again took home the prize for Best Sketch Show for Harry & Paul (an award they last won in 2009). As previously announced, Will Ferrell was honoured with the British Comedy International Award as Steve Coogan for the Outstanding Achievement award. As revealed at the Nominations show last week, ITV2’s Plebs won best New Comedy Programme .
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Best Comedy Panel Show |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown |
C4 |
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A League of Their Own |
SKY |
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Have I Got News For You |
BBC |
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Would I Lie To You |
BBC |
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Best Comedy Entertainment Programme |
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Alan Carr Chatty Man |
C4 |
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Saturday Night Takeaway |
ITV |
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The Graham Norton Show |
BBC |
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The Last Leg |
C4 |
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Best Sketch Show |
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Harry & Paul |
BBC |
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Horrible Histories |
CBBC |
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It's Kevin |
BBC |
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Psychobitches |
SKY |
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Best Sitcom |
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Bad Education |
BBC |
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Count Arthur Strong |
BBC |
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Getting On |
BBC |
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Peep Show |
C4 |
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Best New Comedy Programme ( previously revealed at Nominations Show, 4th December) |
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Count Arthur Strong |
BBC |
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Cuckoo |
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Plebs |
ITV2 |
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Psychobitches |
SKY |
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David Mitchell |
Would I Lie To You |
BBC |
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James Corden |
A League of Their Own |
SKY |
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Jon Richardson |
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown |
C4 |
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Lee Mack |
Would I Lie To You |
BBC
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Best Female TV Comic |
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Miranda Hart |
Room 101 |
BBC |
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Nina Conti |
Live At The Apollo |
BBC |
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Sarah Millican |
The Sarah Millican Television Programme |
BBC |
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Sue Perkins & Mel Giedroyc |
The Great British Bake Off |
BBC |
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Best Comedy Entertainment Personality |
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Adam Hills |
The Last Leg |
C4 |
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Alan Carr |
Alan Carr: Chatty Man |
C4 |
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Ant & Dec |
Saturday Night Takeaway |
ITV |
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Graham Norton |
The Graham Norton Show |
BBC |
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Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist |
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Adam Hills |
The Last Leg |
C4 |
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Jonny Sweet |
Chickens |
SKY |
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Steve Delaney |
Count Arthur Strong |
BBC |
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Tom Basden |
Plebs |
ITV2 |
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Best TV Comedy Actor |
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David Mitchell |
Peep Show |
C4 |
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Greg Davies |
Cuckoo |
BBC |
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Jack Whitehall |
Fresh Meat |
C4 |
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Kevin Eldon |
It's Kevin |
BBC |
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Best TV Comedy Actress |
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Jo Brand |
Getting On |
BBC |
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Miranda Hart |
Miranda |
BBC |
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Vicki Pepperdine |
Getting On |
BBC |
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Zawe Ashton |
Fresh Meat |
C4
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