Chortle Awards 2015 nominees announced

Tuesday 17th February 2015, 7:00pm

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The nominations for the Chortle Awards 2015 have been announced.

Run by website Chortle, the awards - which primarily focus on live stand-up comedy - have been running since 2002.

The shortlists for each category have been drawn up by a panel of industry judges, with the winners decided upon by a public vote. The results will be announced at a ceremony later in the year.

Voting is now open, with the poll set to shut at 9am on 27th February.

Funz And Games, a live show created by Phil Ellis that is aimed at children but appeals to adults too, leads the list with three nominations, after taking the 2014 Edinburgh Festival by storm.

The nominations are listed below in full. In addition to these categories, the voting process will also allow fans to vote for their favourite venues.

Best Newcomer

Alex Edelman: Millennial. Alex Edelman. Copyright: BBC

Alex Edelman


Dane Baptiste

Dane Baptiste


Gein's Family Giftshop. Image shows from L to R: James Meehan, Kath Hughes, Edward Easton

Gein's Family Giftshop


Phil Jerrod

Phil Jerrod


Steen Raskopoulos

Steen Raskopoulos

Breakthrough Act

James Acaster

James Acaster


Luisa Omielan's Party. Luisa Omielan. Copyright: BBC

Luisa Omielan


Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar


Phil Ellis

Phil Ellis

Club Comic

Carl Donnelly

Carl Donnelly


Jeff Innocent

Jeff Innocent


Katherine Ryan

Katherine Ryan


Martin Mor

Martin Mor

Best Compère

Ed Gamble

Ed Gamble


John Robins

John Robins


Mark Olver

Mark Olver


Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar


Zoe Lyons

Zoe Lyons

Music and Variety Award

Jess Robinson

Jess Robinson and Kirsty Newton for Jess Robinson: Mighty Voice


Margaret Thatcher: Queen Of Soho

Margaret Thatcher: Queen Of Soho


Nick Helm

Nick Helm


Mr Swallow: The Musical. Nick Mohammed

Nick Mohammed for Dracula! (Mr Swallow: The Musical)

Character, Improv or Sketch Act

Funz and Games. Image shows from L to R: James Meehan, Phil Ellis

Funz And Gamez


Gein's Family Giftshop. Image shows from L to R: James Meehan, Kath Hughes, Edward Easton

Gein's Family Giftshop


Marcel Lucont. Alexis Dubus

Marcel Lucont


Steen Raskopoulos

Steen Raskopoulos

Best Show

Funz and Games. Image shows from L to R: James Meehan, Phil Ellis

Funz And Gamez


James Acaster

James Acaster: Recognise


Kim Noble

Kim Noble: You Are Not Alone


Luisa Omielan's Party. Luisa Omielan. Copyright: BBC

Luisa Omielan: Am I Right Ladies?


Grandma's House. Simon (Simon Amstell). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Simon Amstell: To Be Free

Best Tour

Bridget Christie

Bridget Christie: Doubled Up


Dawn French

Dawn French: 30 Million Minutes


Mark Thomas

Mark Thomas: Cuckooed


Katherine Ryan

Katherine Ryan: Glam Role Model

Internet Award

Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith

Comedian's Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith


No Such Thing As A Fish

QI's No Such Thing As A Fish


Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast. Richard Herring

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast


Matt Forde's Sports Party. Matt Forde. Copyright: Avalon Television

The Political Party with Matt Forde

Radio Award

Bridget Christie

Bridget Christie Minds The Gap


Elis James and John Robins on XFM. Image shows from L to R: Elis James, John Robins

Elis James & John Robins on XFM


Susan Calman Is Convicted. Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

Susan Calman is Convicted


Tom Wrigglesworth Utterly At Odds With The Universe. Tom Wrigglesworth. Copyright: BBC

Tom Wrigglesworth Utterly At Odds With The Universe

TV Award

Harry And Paul's Story Of The 2s. Image shows from L to R: Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse. Copyright: Balloon Pictures

Harry & Paul's Story Of The 2s


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

Inside No. 9


Toast Of London. Steven Toast (Matt Berry). Copyright: Objective Productions

Toast Of London


Uncle. Image shows from L to R: Andy (Nick Helm), Errol (Elliot Speller-Gillott). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Uncle

Award For Innovation

Alex Horne

Alex Horne for Monsieur Butterfly


Funz and Games. Image shows from L to R: James Meehan, Phil Ellis

Funz And Gamez


Kim Noble

Kim Noble for You're Not Alone

Best DVD

Harry Hill Sausage Time 2013 Tour. Harry Hill

Harry Hill for Sausage Time


Monty Python Live

Monty Python Live (Mostly)


Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. Stewart Lee. Copyright: BBC

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (Series 3)


The Trip. Image shows from L to R: Steve (Steve Coogan), Rob (Rob Brydon). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions / Arbie

The Trip To Italy

Book Award

Richard Ayoade

Ayoade on Ayoade by Richard Ayoade


The Omid Djalili Show. Omid Djalili. Copyright: BBC

Hopeful by Omid Djalili


The Alternative Comedy Experience. Kevin Eldon. Copyright: Comedy Central

My Prefect Cousin: A Biography of Paul Hamilton by Kevin Eldon


Francesca Martinez

What The **** Is Normal by Francesca Martinez


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