Nominations revealed for 2013's British Comedy Awards

3 December 2013

This year’s British Comedy Awards return to Channel 4 for a LIVE broadcast at 9pm on Thursday, 12th December.  Host Jonathan Ross will oversee the raucous event, where the cream of British comedy will converge to celebrate the funniest programmes and personalities of the year.

A variety of A-list guests will bestow the coveted awards on nervous nominees and viewers will discover who will be this year’s King or Queen of Comedy - and it’s all 100 per cent live on the night! 

Meanwhile, The Last Leg and its host Adam Hills has leapt to the fore with three nominations, a feat it shares with NHS sitcom Getting On ,whose stars Jo Brand and Vicki Pepperdine have both received award nods.  Bake Off punsters Mel and Sue are also jointly up for Best Female TV Comics while Horrible Histories battles the likes of Psychobitches in the Best Sketch Show category. And of course, Graham and Alan, the titans of the chat show, will clash in formidable style in the Best Comedy Entertainment Programme category.

There will also be THREE special awards given out on the night; The British Comedy Outstanding Achievement Award, The Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Award and the award for International Achievement.

Keep an eye out for the winner of the Best New Comedy Programme which will be revealed at The British Comedy Awards Nomination Show on Ch 4, Wednesday, 4th December at 10.45pm.

The British Comedy Awards are LIVE on Channel 4, Thursday, 12th December at 9pm.

The British Comedy Awards are sponsored by Foster’s.

Best Comedy Panel Show
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown	C4
A League of Their Own	SKY
Have I Got News For You	BBC
Would I Lie To You	BBC
Best Comedy Entertainment Programme
Alan Carr Chatty Man	C4
Saturday Night Takeaway	ITV
The Graham Norton Show	BBC
The Last Leg	C4
Best Sketch Show
Harry & Paul	BBC
Horrible Histories	CBBC
It's Kevin	BBC
Psychobitches	SKY
Best Sitcom
Bad Education	BBC
Count Arthur Strong	BBC
Getting On	BBC
Peep Show	C4
Best New Comedy Programme (revealed, 10.45pm, 4th December)
Count Arthur Strong	BBC
Cuckoo	BBC
Plebs	ITV2
Psychobitches	SKY
Best Male TV Comic
David Mitchell	Would I Lie To You	BBC
James Corden	A League of Their Own	SKY
Jon Richardson	8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown	C4
Lee Mack	Would I Lie To You	BBC
Best Female TV Comic
Miranda Hart	Room 101	BBC
Nina Conti	Live At The Apollo	BBC
Sarah Millican	The Sarah Millican Television Programme	BBC
Sue Perkins & Mel Giedroyc	The Great British Bake Off	BBC
Best Comedy Entertainment Personality
Adam Hills	The Last Leg	C4
Alan Carr	Alan Carr: Chatty Man	C4
Ant & Dec	Saturday Night Takeaway	ITV
Graham Norton	The Graham Norton Show	BBC
Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist
Adam Hills	The Last Leg	C4
Jonny Sweet	Chickens	SKY
Steve Delaney	Count Arthur Strong	BBC
Tom Basden	Plebs	ITV2
Best TV Comedy Actor
David Mitchell	Peep Show	C4
Greg Davies	Cuckoo	BBC
Jack Whitehall	Fresh Meat	C4
Kevin Eldon	It's Kevin	BBC
Best TV Comedy Actress
Jo Brand	Getting On	BBC
Miranda Hart	Miranda	BBC
Vicki Pepperdine	Getting On	BBC
Zawe Ashton	Fresh Meat	C4

 

TX Details

• The British Comedy Awards Nominations Show airs 4 December at 10.45pm on Channel4
• The 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

 

 

The British Comedy Awards are a partnership production between Unique TV and CPL Productions for Channel 4