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The National Comedy Awards (known as the British Comedy Awards from 1990 to 2014) is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom, celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year.
The British Comedy Awards (1990–2014)
The awards were shown live on ITV 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 2007 British television phone-in scandal resulting in Ofcom's subsequently fining ITV a record £5.675 million for its misuse of premium-rate telephone lines.
After Michael Parkinson presented the inaugural ceremony at the London Palladium in December 1990, the majority of subsequent shows were presented by Jonathan Ross, staged at London Studios, and produced by Michael Hurll Television (MHTV), whose parent company is Unique Communications Group. Ross did not present the 2008 awards, in light of The Russell Brand Show prank calls and was replaced for that year by Angus Deayton.
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 ITV plc, STV Group, UTV Media, and Channel Television Ltd).
In June 2010, it was announced that awards were to be broadcast on Channel 4 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
Top TV comedy actor: David Jason
Top TV comedy actress: Jean Boht
Top TV comedy newcomer: Pauline Quirke
Top British film actor: Griff Rhys Jones
Top British film actress: Pauline Collins
Top live stand up: Victoria Wood
Top British TV comedy: A Bit of a Do
Top ITV/C4 sitcom: A Bit of a Do
Top BBC sitcom: Only Fools and Horses
Top US sitcom: Cheers
Top entertainment performer: Rowan Atkinson
Top variety act: Russ Abbot
Top comedy film: Shirley Valentine
Top radio comedy: Victor Lewis-Smith
Best stage comedy newcomer: Mike Doyle
WGGB Award For Top Comedy Writer: David Nobbs
Lifetime achievement award for stage: Norman Wisdom
Lifetime achievement award for radio: Roy Hudd
Lifetime achievement award for film comedy: Peter Rogers (Carry On films producer)
Lifetime achievement award: Ronnie Barker
= 1991
=Best new TV comedy: Have I Got News for You
Best TV comedy actor: Richard Wilson (One Foot in the Grave)
Best TV comedy actress: Patricia Routledge
Top TV comedy newcomer: Angus Deayton
Best TV Entertainment presenter: Clive Anderson (Whose Line Is It Anyway)
Best ITV/C4 sitcom: Drop The Dead Donkey
Best entertainment series: Alas Smith and Jones
Top entertainment presenter: Clive Anderson
Top British entertainment performers: Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones
Top variety performers: Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer
Best comedy film: Home Alone
Best radio comedy: On The Hour/The Million Pound Radio Show
Top radio comedy personality: Phil Holden
Top stage newcomer: Jack Dee
Top comedy club performer: Jeremy Hardy
WGGB Award For Top Comedy Writer: John Sullivan
Lifetime achievement: Beryl Reid
International lifetime achievement: George Burns
= 1992
=Best new TV comedy: Bottom
Best TV comedy actor: David Jason (The Darling Buds of May)
Best TV comedy actress: Stephanie Cole (Waiting For God)
Best TV comedy newcomer: Alan Cumming (Bernard and the Genie)
Top TV comedy personality: Paul Merton
Top variety performer: Les Dawson
Best sitcom: One Foot in the Grave
Best ITV comedy: Men Behaving Badly
Best BBC sitcom: One Foot in the Grave
Best C4 sitcom: Desmonds
Best TV comedy drama: Murder Most Horrid
Best C4 personality: Chris Evans
Best comedy film: Hear My Song
Top comedy club performer: Jo Brand
WGGB Award For Top Comedy Writer: David Renwick
Lifetime Achievement: Eric Sykes
= 1993
=Best new TV comedy: Absolutely Fabulous
Best comedy actor: Rik Mayall (Rik Mayall Presents)
Best comedy actress: Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous)
Top TV comedy newcomer: Steve Coogan
Top C4 entertainment presenter: Chris Evans
Best radio comedy: Knowing Me, Knowing You
Top variety entertainer: Ken Dodd
Best entertainment series: Barrymore
Best BBC sitcom: One Foot in the Grave
Best ITV sitcom: Watching
Best C4 sitcom: Drop The Dead Donkey
Best TV comedy drama: The Snapper
Top TV personality: Joanna Lumley
Top female performer: Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French
Best comedy film: Groundhog Day
Top stand-up: Eddie Izzard
WGGB Award For Top Comedy Writer: Richard Curtis
Lifetime achievement award: Ken Dodd
= 1994
=Best comedy series: Murder Most Horrid
Best new TV comedy: Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge
Top TV comedy actor: Stephen Tompkinson (Drop The Dead Donkey)
Top TV comedy actress: Brenda Blethyn (Outside Edge)
Best TV comedy newcomer: Chris Morris (The Day Today)
Best TV comedy series: Drop The Dead Donkey
Best BBC comedy series: Red Dwarf
Best C4 comedy: Drop The Dead Donkey
Best ITV comedy: Time After Time
Best comedy drama: Outside Edge
Best male TV performer: Steve Coogan (Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge)
Top female comedy performer: Tracey Ullman (Tracey Ullman Takes on New York)
Best ITV entertainment presenter: Michael Barrymore
Best BBC entertainment presenter: Noel Edmonds
Best Channel 4 entertainment presenter: Chris Evans (Don't Forget Your Toothbrush)
Top theatre variety performer: Billy Pearce
Best comedy film: Four Weddings and a Funeral
Top comedy writer: Jack Rosenthal
Best radio comedy: A Look Back to the Future
Best live stand-up: Phil Kay
WGGB Award For Top Comedy Writer: Jack Rosenthal
Special award for Comedy: Armando Iannucci
Lifetime achievement: Spike Milligan, June Whitfield
= 1995
=Best comedy show: Rory Bremner Who Else
Best new TV comedy: Father Ted
Top TV comedy actor: Martin Clunes (Men Behaving Badly)
Top TV comedy actress: Caroline Quentin (Men Behaving Badly)
Top TV comedy newcomer: Ardal O'Hanlon (Father Ted)
Top female comedy performer: Victoria Wood
Top male comedy performers: John Bird and John Fortune
Best radio comedy: I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Best BBC comedy series: One Foot in the Grave
Best ITV entertainment presenter: Michael Barrymore
Best BBC entertainment presenter: Noel Edmonds
Best Channel 4 entertainment presenter: Chris Evans
Top TV personality: Jack Dee
Best ITV sitcom: Is It Legal?
Best BBC sitcom: One Foot in the Grave
Best Channel 4 sitcom: Drop The Dead Donkey
Best comedy drama: Preston Front
Best entertainment series: Don't Forget Your Toothbrush
Best comedy film: Bullets Over Broadway
Best stand-up comic: Jo Brand
WGGB Award For Top Comedy Writer: Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin
Lifetime achievement for variety: Bruce Forsyth
Lifetime achievement for comedy: Bob Monkhouse
Award for comedy: Peter Cook
= 1996
=Best comedy series: The Fast Show
Best new TV comedy: Thin Blue Line
Top TV comedy actor: Dermot Morgan (Father Ted)
Top TV comedy actress: Pauline McLynn (Father Ted)
Top TV newcomer: James Dreyfus (The Thin Blue Line)
Best BBC sitcom: One Foot in the Grave
Best ITV sitcom: The 10%ers
Top ITV entertainment presenter: Cilla Black
Top BBC1 entertainment presenter: Ruby Wax
Top C4/BBC2 entertainment presenter: Chris Evans (TFI Friday)
Best children's comedy: Woof!
Top female comedy performer: Caroline Aherne (Mrs Merton)
Top male comedy performer: Paul Whitehouse (The Fast Show)
Best comedy film: Babe
Best radio comedy: People Like Us
Best comedy drama: Outside Edge
Best entertainment series: TFI Friday
International comedy: Frasier
Top TV comedy personalities: Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer
Best stand-up: Eddie Izzard
WGGB Award For Top Comedy Writer: Johnny Speight
Lifetime achievement award: Dave Allen
= 1997
=Best comedy show: The Fast Show
Best new TV comedy: The Harry Hill Show
Best TV comedy actor: David Jason (Only Fools and Horses)
Best TV comedy actress: Dawn French (Vicar of Dibley)
Top comedy newcomer: Graham Norton
Best C4 sitcom: Father Ted
Top BBC1 personality: Caroline Aherne
Top ITV personality: Cilla Black
Top BBC2/C4 personality: Paul Whitehouse
Best radio comedy: People Like Us
Best comedy film: The Full Monty
Cockburn's funniest comedy moment: Only Fools and Horses
Best international comedy: The Larry Sanders show
Best BBC sitcom: One Foot in the Grave Christmas Special
Best ITV sitcom: Faith in the Future
Best Channel 4 sitcom: Father Ted Christmas Special
Best BBC comedy drama: The Missing Postman
Best ITV comedy drama: Cold Feet
Best children's comedy: My Dad's A Boring Nerd
Best entertainment programme: An Evening With Lily Savage
Top stand-up comic: Jack Dee
People's Choice: Only Fools and Horses
WGGB achievement award: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Lifetime achievement award: Stanley Baxter
= 1998
=Best comedy series: Goodness Gracious Me
Best new TV comedy: The Royle Family
Best TV comedy actor: Steve Coogan (I'm Alan Partridge)
Best TV comedy actress: Emma Chambers (Vicar of Dibley)
Top TV comedy newcomer: Dylan Moran (How Do You Want Me?)
Best TV sitcom: I'm Alan Partridge
Best light entertainment series: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Top BBC1 comedy personality: Harry Enfield
Top BBC2 personality: Steve Coogan
Top ITV personality: Michael Barrymore
Best children's comedy: Sooty & Co
Best television comedy drama: Underworld
Best comedy film: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Best radio comedy: Old Harry's Game
Best stand-up comedian: Tommy Tiernan
WGGB writer of the year award: Denis Norden and (posthumously) Frank Muir
People's Choice: One Foot in the Grave
Lifetime achievement award: Dame Thora Hird
= 1999
=Best new TV comedy: Dinnerladies
Best TV comedy actor: Ricky Tomlinson (The Royle Family)
Best TV comedy actress: Caroline Aherne (The Royle Family, Mrs Merton and Malcolm).
Best male comedy newcomer: Sacha Baron Cohen (The 11 O'Clock Show)
Best female comedy newcomer: Jessica Stevenson (Spaced, The Royle Family)
Best comedy entertainment personality: Paul Merton
Best 'broken comedy': Big Train
Best comedy gameshow: Have I Got News for You
Best comedy talkshow: So Graham Norton
Best TV sitcom: The Royle Family
Best TV comedy-drama: Cold Feet
Best comedy film: Notting Hill
Best international comedy show: The Larry Sanders Show
Best comedy entertainment programme: Comic Relief
Best radio comedy: The Sunday Format
Best live stand-up: Bill Bailey
WGGB Award For Top Comedy Writer: Richard Curtis
Lifetime achievement award: Barry Humphries, The Two Ronnies
= 2000
=Best TV comedy: Dinnerladies
Best new TV comedy: That Peter Kay Thing
Best TV comedy actor: James Nesbitt (Cold Feet)
Best TV comedy actress: Sue Johnston (The Royle Family)
Best TV comedy newcomer: Rob Brydon (Marion and Geoff)
Best TV comedy-drama: Cold Feet
Best TV comedy personality: Graham Norton
Best comedy entertainment programme: Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
Best comedy film: East Is East
Best international TV show: The Simpsons
Best of British: The Vicar of Dibley
Best live comic: Sean Lock
People's Choice: SMTV Live
WGGB writer of the year: Victoria Wood
Lifetime achievement award: Alan Bennett
= 2001
=Best TV comedy: One Foot in the Grave
Best new TV comedy: The Office
Best TV comedy actor: Rob Brydon (Human Remains)
Best TV comedy actress: Ronni Ancona
Best comedy newcomer: Johnny Vegas
Best comedy entertainment personality: Frank Skinner
Best TV comedy drama: Bob and Rose
Best comedy entertainment programme: So Graham Norton
Best international comedy TV show: Seinfeld
Best radio comedy: Dead Ringers
Best comedy film: Best in Show
Best live stand-up: Victoria Wood (Award not presented on night)
The AOL people's choice: Cold Feet (Voted by viewing audience)
Writer of the year: Russell T Davies
Lifetime achievement award: David Jason
= 2002
=Best TV Comedy: The Office
Best new TV comedy: The Kumars at No 42
Best comedy actor: Ricky Gervais (The Office)
Best comedy actress: Kathy Burke (Gimme Gimme Gimme)
Best comedy newcomer: Kris Marshall (My Family)
Best comedy entertainment Personality: Graham Norton
Best comedy drama: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Best comedy entertainment programme: V Graham Norton
Best international comedy show: Six Feet Under
Best comedy film: Bend It Like Beckham
People's choice award: Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
Writer of the year: Peter Kay
Lifetime achievement award: Michael Palin
= 2003
=Best TV comedy: Coupling
Best new TV comedy: My New Best Friend
Best comedy actor: Steve Coogan
Best comedy actress: Ronni Ancona
Best comedy newcomer: David Walliams (Little Britain)
Best entertainment personality: Ant and Dec
Best comedy drama: Cold Feet
Best comedy entertainment programme: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
International comedy show: Malcolm in the Middle
Best comedy film: Calendar Girls
People's choice award: Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Writer of the year: Mike Bullen
Lifetime achievement award: Jimmy Perry and David Croft
= 2004
=Best TV comedy: Little Britain
Best new TV comedy: Nighty Night
Best TV comedy actor: Matt Lucas and David Walliams
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: The Simpsons
Best comedy film: School of Rock
People's choice award: Little Britain
Writers of the Year: Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
Outstanding achievement: Matt Groening, 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: The Simpsons
Best entertainment Programme: The X Factor
Best comedy drama: Shameless
Best comedy entertainment Personality: Paul O'Grady
Best comedy film: Festival
People's choice award: The Catherine Tate Show declared actual winner (2008); "mistakenly" awarded to Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2005)
Ronnie Barker Writers of the year: Matt Lucas and David Walliams
Outstanding achievement: Julie Walters and Victoria Wood
= 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
Best Stage Comedy: Little Britain Live
People's Choice Award: 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: Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines, Dan Mazer
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Special Award: Jonathan Ross
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
Best TV Comedy Actor: David Mitchell (Peep Show)
Best TV Comedy Actress: Liz Smith (The Royle Family: 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 (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: Ricky Gervais (Extras)
Best TV Comedy Actress: Sharon Horgan (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
Best Live Standup Performer: Russell Brand
Best Comedy Panel Show: QI
Ronnie Barker Award: David Renwick
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
Best New British TV Comedy: Psychoville
Best Comedy Panel Show: Have I Got News for You
Best TV Comedy Drama: Pulling Special
Outstanding Contribution to British Comedy: Peter Kay
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
Best Live Standup Performer: Michael McIntyre
Best British Comedy: Outnumbered
British Lifetime Achievement Award: Terry Wogan
Best Male Comedy Newcomer: Charlie Brooker (You Have Been Watching)
Best Female Comedy Newcomer: Ramona Marquez (Outnumbered)
Best Sketch Show: Harry and Paul
= 2010
=Best Comedy Entertainment Programme: Newswipe
Best Comedy Panel Show: Would I Lie To You?
Best Comedy Entertainment Personality: Harry Hill
Best Male TV Comic: Michael McIntyre
Best Female TV Comic: Jo Brand
British Comedy Academy Lifetime Achievement Award: Roy Clarke
Best New British TV Comedy: Miranda
Best Male Comedy Breakthrough Artist: John Bishop
Best Female Comedy Breakthrough Artist: Samantha Spiro (Grandma's House)
Best Sketch Show: 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
Best Comedy Entertainment Personality: Graham Norton
Best Male TV Comic: Stewart Lee
Best Female TV Comic: Victoria Wood
British Comedy Academy Lifetime Achievement Award: Have I Got News For You
Best New Comedy Programme: Fresh Meat
Best Sketch Show: Horrible Histories
Best Sitcom: Twenty Twelve
Best Comedy Drama: Psychoville
British Comedy Academy Outstanding Achievement: The Inbetweeners
Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist: Angelos Neil Epithemiou
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award: Armando Iannucci
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
= 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: Jo Brand
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: Sacha Baron Cohen
= 2013
=The 2013 awards were presented at a two-hour ceremony hosted by Jonathan Ross on 12 December and shown live on Channel 4.
Best Comedy Panel Show: Would I Lie to You?
Best Comedy Entertainment Personality: Alan Carr
Best Sitcom: 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
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: Paul Whitehouse
Best TV Comedy Actor: Jack Whitehall
British Comedy Academy Outstanding Achievement Award: Steve Coogan
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 and Paul's Story of the Twos
Best Female Television Comic: Aisling Bea
Best Comedy Entertainment Personality: Graham Norton
Best TV Comedy Actor: Harry Enfield
Best Comedy Drama: Rev
Best New Comedy Programme: Toast of London
Best Comedy Panel Programme: 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, Channel 4 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 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 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, with presenters including Matt Lucas, Jessica Hynes, Al Murray and Meera Syal. It included a tribute to Sean Lock.
= Ceremonies
== Categories
== Awards
=2022
2023
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 British Comedy Awards 2006.
= Phone-in scandal
=Beginning on 26 July 2007, British tabloid newspapers reported the alleged involvement of the British Comedy Awards in the 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 Ofcom announced its fining and sanctioning ITV plc 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 2004 Awards.
Following the Russell Brand Show prank calls row and his 12-week unpaid suspension from all of his BBC shows, Jonathan Ross resigned from presenting the 2008 awards, in agreement with ITV, as he did not want to "take away from the awards themselves or the many talented winners of the awards." Angus Deayton replaced Jonathan Ross as the host of the British Comedy Awards. Ross returned to presenting the awards in 2009.
Ratings
Ratings from BARB.
See also
British Comedy Guide Awards
Edinburgh Comedy Awards
Comic's Choice
References
External links
British Comedy Awards – Official website hosted by Unique Communications Group, the parent company of British Comedy Awards producer Michael Hurll Television (MHTV); site provides annual lists of winners.
The National Comedy Awards – Official website
National Comedy Awards at British Comedy Guide
National Comedy Awards at British Comedy Guide
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Lolly Adefope
- National Society of Film Critics Awards 1984
- Jennifer Lawrence
- Steve Harvey
- Nicki Minaj
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Emma Stone
- Forrest Gump
- Lee Sun-kyun
- Dolly Parton
- National Comedy Awards
- American Comedy Awards
- Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
- Amy Gledhill
- Dan Nightingale
- Canadian Comedy Awards
- Lolly Adefope
- James Acaster
- Lenny Rush
- Stand Up to Cancer (UK)
