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Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 results

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Best New TV Sitcom: Staged

Staged. Image shows left to right: Michael (Michael Sheen), Anna (Anna Lundberg), David (David Tennant), Georgia (Georgia Tennant)

Other shortlisted nominees

King Gary. Image shows from L to R: Teddy King (Riley Burgin), Terri King (Laura Checkley), Gary King (Tom Davis), Denise King (Camille Coduri), Big Gary King (Simon Day). Copyright: Shiny Button Productions

King Gary

Mandy. Mandy (Diane Morgan)

Mandy

Meet The Richardsons. Image shows from L to R: Jon (Jon Richardson), Lucy (Lucy Beaumont)

Meet The Richardsons

The Duchess. Katherine (Katherine Ryan). Copyright: Netflix

The Duchess

Truth Seekers. Image shows from L to R: Astrid (Emma D'Arcy), Gus (Nick Frost), Elton (Samson Kayo)

Truth Seekers

Best Returning TV Sitcom: After Life

After Life. Tony (Ricky Gervais). Copyright: Derek Productions

Other shortlisted nominees

Friday Night Dinner. Image shows from L to R: Jackie (Tamsin Greig), Adam (Simon Bird), Martin (Paul Ritter), Jonny (Tom Rosenthal)

Friday Night Dinner

Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Robin (Laurence Rickard), Humphrey (Laurence Rickard), Mary (Katy Wix), Thomas (Mathew Baynton), Alison (Charlotte Ritchie), Kitty (Lolly Adefope), Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe), Captain (Ben Willbond), Pat (Jim Howick), Lady Button (Martha Howe-Douglas), Julian (Simon Farnaby). Copyright: Monumental Pictures

Ghosts

Not Going Out. Image shows left to right: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Lee (Lee Mack)

Not Going Out

The Goes Wrong Show

The Goes Wrong Show

This Country. Image shows from L to R: Kerry Mucklowe (Daisy May Cooper), Lee 'Kurtan' Mucklowe (Charlie Cooper). Copyright: BBC

This Country

Best Radio Sitcom: Michael Spicer: Before Next Door

Michael Spicer

Other shortlisted nominees

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!. Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney). Copyright: Komedia Entertainment

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Credit: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!. Milton (Milton Jones). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!

The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

The Missing Hancocks

Best TV Sketch Show: Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Jalaal Hartley, Jessica Ransom, Tom Stourton, Harrie Hayes, Rachel Cash, Emily Lloyd Saini

Other shortlisted nominees

Famalam. Image shows from L to R: John MacMillan, Samson Kayo, Vivienne Acheampong, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Tom Moutchi, Roxy Sternberg. Copyright: BBC

Famalam

Limmy's Homemade Show. Brian Limond

Limmy's Homemade Show

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Copyright: Avalon Television

Spitting Image

The Emily Atack Show. Emily Atack. Copyright: Monkey Kingdom

The Emily Atack Show

The Stand Up Sketch Show

The Stand Up Sketch Show

Best Radio Sketch Show: Dead Ringers

Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Other shortlisted nominees

Vanity Fair. Al Murray. Copyright: BBC

Al Murray: Totally Out Of Character

Austentatious. Image shows from L to R: Charlotte Gittins, Cariad Lloyd, Amy Cooke-Hodgson, Austentatious

Austentatious

Down The Line. Gary Bellamy (Rhys Thomas). Copyright: Down The Line Productions

Down The Line

Newsjack. Copyright: BBC

Newsjack

BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC

The Lenny Henry Show

Best TV Panel Show: Would I Lie To You?

Would I Lie To You?. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Lee Mack. Copyright: Zeppotron

Other shortlisted nominees

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Jimmy Carr. Copyright: Zeppotron

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton. Credit: Matt Crockett

Have I Got News For You

Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Dara O Briain

Mock The Week

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year. Jimmy Carr

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year

Best Radio Panel Show: I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Image shows from L to R: Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jack Dee, Sandi Toksvig, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer. Copyright: BBC

Other shortlisted nominees

Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

The Museum Of Curiosity. John Lloyd. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Best TV Entertainment Show: Taskmaster

Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Katy Wix, David Baddiel, Greg Davies, Jo Brand, Alex Horne, Rose Matafeo, Ed Gamble. Copyright: Avalon Television

Other shortlisted nominees

Photograph by Scarlett Stephenson-Connolly. Billy Connolly. Copyright: Indigo Productions

Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure

Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe. Charlie Brooker. Copyright: Matt Holyoak

Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

The Last Leg. Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, Adam Hills, Alex Brooker

The Last Leg

Best Radio Entertainment Show: Obsessions

Ivo Graham

Other shortlisted nominees

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Tim Brooke-Taylor. Copyright: BBC

A Tribute To Tim Brooke-Taylor

Roy Hudd

Celebrating The Life Of Roy Hudd

Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Best TV Comedy Drama: Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton. Copyright: BBC

Other shortlisted nominees

Cold Feet. Image shows from L to R: Pete Gifford (John Thomson), Karen Marsden (Hermione Norris), David Marsden (Robert Bathurst), Jenny Gifford (Fay Ripley), Adam Williams (James Nesbitt)

Cold Feet

Last Tango In Halifax. Image shows from L to R: Caroline (Sarah Lancashire), Celia (Anne Reid), Alan (Derek Jacobi), Gillian (Nicola Walker). Copyright: Red Production Company

Last Tango In Halifax

Sex Education. Image shows from L to R: Eric Effiong (Ncuti Gatwa), Maeve Wiley (Emma Mackey), Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield). Copyright: Eleven Film

Sex Education

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators. Image shows from L to R: Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton), Luella Shakespeare (Jo Joyner). Copyright: BBC

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Worzel Gummidge. Worzel (Mackenzie Crook). Copyright: Leopard Pictures

Worzel Gummidge

Comedy Of The Year: After Life

After Life. Tony (Ricky Gervais). Copyright: Derek Productions
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