NOMINATIONS REVEALED FOR 2013’S BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS

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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
• A League of Their Own
• Have I Got News For You
• Would I Lie To You

Best Comedy Entertainment Programme

• Alan Carr Chatty Man
• Saturday Night Takeaway
• The Graham Norton Show
• The Last Leg

Best Sketch Show

• Harry & Paul
• Horrible Histories
• It’s Kevin
• Psychobitches

Best Sitcom

• Bad Education
• Count Arthur Strong
• Getting On
• Peep Show

Best New Comedy Programme (revealed, 10.45pm, 4th December)

• Count Arthur Strong
• Cuckoo
• Plebs
• Psychobitches

Best Male TV Comic

• David Mitchell
• James Corden
• Jon Richardson
• Lee Mack

Best Female TV Comic

• Miranda Hart
• Nina Conti
• Sarah Millican
• Sue Perkins & Mel Giedroyc

Best Comedy Entertainment Personality

• Adam Hills
• Alan Carr
• Ant & Dec
• Graham Norton

Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist

• Adam Hills
• Jonny Sweet
• Steve Delaney
• Tom Basden

Best TV Comedy Actor

• David Mitchell
• Greg Davies
• Jack Whitehall
• Kevin Eldon

Best TV Comedy Actress

• Jo Brand
• Miranda Hart
• Vicki Pepperdine
• Zawe Ashton

So you don´t miss out, this is when you can see the awards on TV…

• 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

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