Nominations revealed for 2014's British Comedy Awards

10 November 2014

 

• This December’s British Comedy Awards on C4 mark the show’s 25th year!
• This year sees the introduction of new awards and re-introduces a few old favourites
• Toast of London scoops more nominations than any other show

This December marks 25 raucous years of British Comedy Awards, when host Jonathan Ross will return to oversee the one night of the year when the cream of British comedy will converge to celebrate the funniest programmes and personalities of 2014.

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; a title held by reigning king Jack Whitehall for two years running. Will he retain his crown for a third year running? Find out on the night when all will be revealed!

 

Out of all the awards, Channel 4‘s Toast of London, produced by Objective Productions, leads the way with a whopping six nominations, making it the most nominated show since Gavin and Stacey’s break-out year in 2007. Toast of London’s nominations include Best New Comedy Programme, Best Comedy Moment 2014, Best Sitcom and a Best TV Comedy Actress nod for Doon Mackichan for her role as a hapless actor’s agent .

The good news continues for the show’s co-writer and lead actor Matt Berry, who himself has three nominations - Best TV Comedy Actor (Toast of London), Best Internet Comedy Short (Matt Berry: Lone Wolf) and for Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist for his role in the BBC’s House of Fools. Berry finds himself up against fellow Toast of London actor Harry Peacock in the Breakthrough Artist category, as well as Nick Helm from the BBC’s Uncle and Joe Wilkinson from C4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.  

 

This year also sees the introduction of two new categories - Best Internet Comedy Short and Best Comedy Moment of 2014. It also sees the re-introduction of the Best Comedy Film and Best International Comedy Programme; a title for which Sky’s American acquisitions Girls, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Modern Family and Veep will all compete. Another award that has been re-introduced for 2014 is the Best Comedy Drama category which will pit BBC shows Inside No 9, Rev, The Wrong Mans and Uncle against each other.

Elsewhere, BBC One’s Would I Lie To You received four nominations - Best Comedy Panel Show, Best Comedy Moment 2014, and one for each team captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack for Best Male TV Comic. The stars of Harry and Paul’s Story of the Twos Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse find themselves going head to head, and up against The Wrong Man’s Mathew Baynton and Matt Berry for the title of Best TV Comedy Actor. Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos received a further two nods, giving them four in total, for the categories of Best Sketch Show and Best Comedy Moment 2014.

And once again Alan Carr – who last year took home the title of Best Comedy Entertainment Personality – must defend his crown against Graham Norton, both Ant & Dec and The Last Leg’s Adam Hills.

There will also be TWO special awards given out on the night; The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Award and The British Comedy Academy Lifetime Achievement Award.

The British Comedy Awards will air on Channel 4 in December.

The British Comedy Awards are sponsored by Lidl.

Best Comedy Panel Show
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown	C4
Have I Got News For You	BBC
QI	BBC
Would I Lie To You	BBC
Best Comedy Entertainment Programme
Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe	BBC
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle	BBC
The Graham Norton Show	BBC
The Last Leg	C4
Best Sketch Show
Cardinal Burns	C4
Harry & Paul's Story of the Twos	BBC
Horrible Histories	CBBC
Monty Python Live (Mostly) - One Down Five to Go	UKTV
Best Sitcom
House of Fools	BBC
Moone Boy	SKY
The Trip to Italy	BBC
Toast Of London	C4
Best Comedy Drama
Inside No. 9	BBC
Rev	BBC
The Wrong Mans	BBC
Uncle	BBC
Best New Comedy Programme
Inside No. 9	BBC
Man Down	C4
The Wrong Mans	BBC
Toast Of London	C4
Best International Comedy Programme
Girls	SKY
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	SKY
Modern Family	SKY
Veep	SKY
Best Comedy Film
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Pride
The Inbetweeners 2
The Lego Movie
Best Internet Comedy Short (NEW AWARD)
Brand New Morph	Aardman Animations
Carpark	Birdbox Studio
How To Make A Hit Pop Song	Brett Domino
Matt Berry: Lone Wolf	Pett Prodcutions
Best Comedy Moment 2014 (NEW AWARD)
8 Out 10 Cats Does Countdown	C4
Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos	BBC
Monty Python Live (mostly)	UKTV
Toast of London	C4
Would I Lie To You	BBC
Best Male TV Comic
David Mitchell	Would I Lie To You	BBC
Lee Mack	Would I Lie To You	BBC
Sean Lock	8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown	C4
Stewart Lee	Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle	BBC
Best Female TV Comic
Aisling Bea	8 out of 10 Cats	C4
Bridget Christie	Have I Got News For You	BBC
Isy Suttie	Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled	UKTV
Nina Conti	Live At The Apollo	BBC
Best Comedy Entertainment Personality
Adam Hills	The Last Leg	C4
Alan Carr	Alan Carr: Chatty Man	C4
Ant & Dec	I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!	ITV
Graham Norton	The Graham Norton Show	BBC
Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist
Harry Peacock	Toast of London	C4
Joe Wilkinson	8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown	C4
Matt Berry	House of Fools	BBC
Nick Helm	Uncle	BBC
Best TV Comedy Actor
Harry Enfield	Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos	BBC
Matt Berry	Toast of London	C4
Mathew Baynton	The Wrong Man's	BBC
Paul Whitehouse	Harry and Paul's Story of the Twos	BBC
Best TV Comedy Actress
Doon Mackichan	Toast of London	C4
Jessica Hynes	W1A	BBC
Katherine Parkinson	The IT Crowd Special	C4
Zawe Ashton	Fresh Meat	C4

 

 

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