The British Comedy Awards. Jonathan Ross. Copyright: Unique Productions / CPL Productions
The 22nd annual British Comedy Awards have taken place in London tonight.
The premier awards for the broadcast comedy industry, the ceremony was hosted by Jonathan Ross and took place at Wembley's Fountain Studios. It was broadcast live on Channel 4 from 9pm this evening, with the last two awards in an additional E4 Live Lock-In programme.
There were no big winners on the night, with Miranda Hart picking up just one of the four gongs she was nominated for (Best TV Comedy Actress). Lee Evans picked up the Channel 4 Award For Special Contribution To Comedy, and Armando Iannucci was awarded the Writers' Guild Of Great Britain's special title.
However, proud comic 'outsider' Stewart Lee picked up two awards - personally, as Best Male TV Comic, and Best Comedy Entertainment Programme for Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle . He was unable to attend the ceremony but accepted the titles by pre-recorded video message.
The full list of nominees and winners are as follows (winners in bold ).
Best New Comedy
Fresh Meat. Image shows from L to R: Oregon (Charlotte Ritchie), Josie (Kimberley Nixon), Kingsley (Joe Thomas), JP (Jack Whitehall), Howard (Greg McHugh). Copyright: Objective Productions / Lime Pictures
Fresh Meat
Friday Night Dinner
Spy
Twenty Twelve
Best Comedy Entertainment Personality
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Copyright: So Television
Alan Carr
Charlie Brooker
Harry Hill
Graham Norton
Best Sitcom
Twenty Twelve. Image shows from L to R: Siobhan Sharpe (Jessica Hynes), Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville), Sally Owen (Olivia Colman), Kay Hope (Amelia Bullmore). Copyright: BBC
Friday Night Dinner
Miranda
Peep Show
Twenty Twelve
Outstanding Achievement In Comedy
The Inbetweeners. Image shows from L to R: Will Mackenzie (Simon Bird), Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison), Jay Cartwright (James Buckley), Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas). Copyright: Bwark Productions
The Inbetweeners / The Inbetweeners Movie
Best TV Comedy Actress
Miranda. Miranda (Miranda Hart). Copyright: BBC
Claire Skinner (Outnumbered )
Miranda Hart (Miranda )
Dawn French (Psychoville )
Tamsin Greig (Friday Night Dinner )
Best Male TV Comic
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. Stewart Lee. Copyright: BBC
Charlie Brooker
Harry Hill
Rob Brydon
Stewart Lee
Lifetime Achievement Award
Have I Got News For You. Image shows from L to R: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton. Copyright: BBC / Hat Trick Productions
Have I Got News For You
Best TV Comedy Actor
Spy. Tim (Darren Boyd). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
Jack Whitehall (Fresh Meat )
Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered )
Darren Boyd (Spy )
Hugh Bonneville (Twenty Twelve )
King Or Queen Of Comedy Award
David Mitchell Graham Norton Jack Whitehall Jo Brand Miranda Hart Sarah Millican
Best Comedy Panel Show
Shooting Stars. Image shows from L to R: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Channel X / Pett Productions
Celebrity Juice
Have I Got News For You
Shooting Stars
Would I Lie To You?
Best Comedy Entertainment Programme
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. Stewart Lee. Copyright: BBC
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Harry Hill's TV Burp
An Idiot Abroad
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Award
Armando Iannucci
Best Female TV Comic
The Angina Monologues. Victoria Wood. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment
Jo Brand
Miranda Hart
Sarah Millican
Victoria Wood
Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist
Shooting Stars. Angelos Epithemiou (Dan Skinner). Copyright: Channel X / Pett Productions
Dan Skinner (as Angelos Epithemiou)
Greg Davies
Micky Flanagan
Tom Rosenthal
Channel 4 Award For Special Contribution To Comedy
Lee Evans: Access All Arenas. Lee Evans
Lee Evans
Best Comedy Drama
Psychoville. Image shows from L to R: Joy Aston (Dawn French), Oscar Lomax (Steve Pemberton), Mr Jelly (Reece Shearsmith), Robert Greenspan (Jason Tompkins), David Sowerbutts (Steve Pemberton), Maureen Sowerbutts (Reece Shearsmith). Copyright: BBC
The Comic Strip (The Hunt For Tony Blair )
Fresh Meat
Misfits
Psychoville
Best Sketch Show
Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas. Copyright: Lion Television / Citrus Television
Come Fly With Me
Horrible Histories
The One Ronnie
This Is Jinsy