King or Queen of Comedy nominations revealed & voting lines open

27 November 2013

Winner revealed live on the night; 12th December, Ch 4, from 9pm

 

The 24th British Comedy Awards are hurtling towards us and will see stellar nominees including Mel and Sue, Ant & Dec, Adam Hills, James Corden and Miranda Hart, plus other stars of the British comedy comos, jostling for an award.

But it is the coveted title of King or Queen of Comedy that is today’s hot topic. Just who will be the newest member of the Royal Family of funny? Who will spend the next year luxuriating in laughter from their comedy castle?  Will current King Jack Whitehall keep his crown or be booted from the Throne of Fun? Only you, British public, can decide!

The King or Queen is the only category at the prestigious Awards where the public chooses the winner and voting opens today, 27th November at 11am.

The winner will be announced live on by incumbent king Jack Whitehall with voting running right up until approximately 10pm on the night. This year we can exclusively reveal that that Jack Whitehall will be valiantly defending his comedy crown against 2011’s Queen of Comedy, Sarah Millican, co-star of Peep Show, Ambassadors and Was It Something I Said presenter David Mitchell, not one but two chat show supremos Alan Carr and Graham Norton and BAFTA-winning comedian and multi-award winning stand up Lee Mack.

Comedy fans can vote for their favourite comedy personality by calling 09020 50 58 and selecting 01 for Alan Carr, 02 for David Mitchell, 03 for Graham Norton, 04 for Jack Whitehall, 05 for Lee Mack and 06 for Sarah Millican. (The numbers in full will follow at end of press release or can be found here http://www.channel4.com/programmes/british-comedy-awards )

Jonathan Ross, mischievous host of The British Comedy Awards, is primed to helm this year’s awards live from 9pm on Thursday, 12th December on Channel 4 at Fountain Studios in Wembley. Lauren Laverne and new co-host Angelos Epithemiou will preside over the raucous Live Lock-In Party over on E4 from 11pm, catching giddy winners as they step off stage.

There are 15 categories in this year’s British Comedy Awards, including Best New British TV Comedy, Best Sitcom, Best Comedy Actor and Actress, Outstanding Achievement Award, The Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Award and the award for International Achievement.

Previous award winners include Russell Brand, Ricky Gervais, Alan Carr, Stephen Fry, Matt Lucas David Walliams, Sacha Baron Cohen and Peter Kay.

The annual event also attracts a star-studded audience with recent guests including Goldie Hawn, Helen Mirren, Joan Collings, Alec Baldwin, Madonna, Samuel L Jackson, Eva Mendes, Jack Black, Juliette Lewis, Matt Groening and JK Rowling.

The British Comedy Awards sponsored by Foster’s.

To find out more visit: http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/king-queen-2013.aspx

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PHONE VOTE NUMBERS

ALAN CARR

Mobile callers should ring: 6 50 58 01

Landline callers should ring: 09020 50 58 01

DAVID MITCHELL

Mobile callers should ring: 6 50 58 02

Landline callers should ring: 09020 50 58 02

For GRAHAM NORTON

Mobile callers should ring: 6 50 58 03

Landline callers should ring: 09020 50 58 03

For JACK WHITEHALL

Mobile callers should ring: 6 50 58 04

Landline callers should ring: 09020 50 58 04

For LEE MACK

Mobile callers should ring: 6 50 58 05

Landline callers should ring: 09020 50 58 05

For SARAH MILLICAN

Mobile callers should ring: 6 50 58 06

Landline callers should ring: 09020 50 58 06

TX Details

• British Comedy Awards Nominations Show airs 4 December at 10.45pm on Channel4
• British Comedy Awards, 12 December airs live from 9pm on Channel 4
• The British Comedy Awards E4 After Party airs live on 12 December from 11pm on E4

 

Voting

Mobile and BT landline votes cost 35p. Other landlines may vary.
Details and Terms at www.channel4.com/comedyawards
Voting closes during the British Comedy Awards show on 12th December 2013

 

Notes to Editors:

• The King or Queen category at the BCA’s started in 2010 when Miranda Hart won the first title of Queen. In 2011 Sarah Millican took the throne and in 2012 Jack Whitehall became King of Comedy.
• This December marks the 24th year of the British Comedy Awards.
• Broadcast live on Channel 4, the event is sponsored by Foster’s.
• The King & Queen category is the ONLY public voted category and is defined as: “recognising the nation’s most popular comedian of in a specific year, either a male or female, individual or double-act/troupe. Nominees are longlisted on the basis of a performer or performers’ body of work during the year of eligibility, recognising those whose success has been most prominent during that year.”