National Comedy Awards 2023 results
- Katherine Ryan, Ricky Gervais, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Lee Mack and Diane Morgan all won prizes
- 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, After Life, Taskmaster and Shagged, Married, Annoyed were also recognised
- Joe Lycett picked up two trophies, and Mo Gilligan was the winner of the Impact in Comedy Award
Results have been announced for The National Comedy Awards 2023.
In their second year, the annual awards were broadcast live for the first time, from Camden's Roundhouse. Airing on Channel 4 in aid of the Stand Up 2 Cancer fundraising initiative, the ceremony was hosted by Tom Allen.
Previously announced prizes were awarded to Joe Lycett (Comedy Game Changer), Mo Gilligan (Impact in Comedy Award), Lenny Rush (Comedy Breakthrough Star), Susan Wokoma (Comedy Breakthrough Star) and Jordan Gray (Comedy Breakthrough Star).
Winners in all regular categories - voted for by the public from an industry-picked shortlist - are as follows:
Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performer
Fern Brady (Taskmaster)
Sandi Toksvig (QI)
Judi Love (Taskmaster)
Winner: Katherine Ryan (Backstage With Katherine Ryan)
Sarah Millican (Taskmaster)
Best Comedy Podcast
Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe's Parenting Hell
Winner: Shagged, Married, Annoyed with Chris and Rosie Ramsey
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Have A Word
Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performer
Greg Davies (Taskmaster)
Joe Lycett (Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party)
Munya Chawawa (Taskmaster)
Winner: Lee Mack (Would I Lie To You?)
Alex Horne (Taskmaster)
Outstanding Comedy Actress
Rose Matafeo (Starstruck)
Winner: Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls)
Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters)
Charlotte Ritchie (Ghosts)
Daisy May Cooper (Am I Being Unreasonable?)
Best Comedy Entertainment Show
The Graham Norton Show
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Winner: Taskmaster
The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show
Outstanding Comedy Actor
Dylan Llewellyn (Big Boys)
Winner: Ricky Gervais (After Life)
Joseph Gilgun (Brassic)
Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts)
Stephen Merchant (Outlaws)
Best Comedy Panel Show
Mock The Week
Winner: 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
QI
Would I Lie To You?
Best Stand-Up Show
Sam Campbell: Comedy Show
Tim Key: Mulberry
Amy Gledhill: The Girl Before The Girl You Marry
Winner: Joe Lycett: More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett?
Jordan Gray: Is It A Bird?
Outstanding Supporting Role
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell (Derry Girls)
David Earl (After Life)
Lolly Adefope (Ghosts)
Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls)
Winner: Diane Morgan (After Life)