We are delighted to be working with Chortle again for the 2019 Chortle Awards which will be taking place in London on the 18th of March.
The League Of Gentlemen, James Acaster, Dara O Brian, Kevin Bridges, Katherine Ryan, Billy Connolly Early Doors and Derry Girls are among the nominees in this year’s Chortle Comedy Awards.
The shortlists are drawn up by a panel of comedy industry insiders, with the final vote resting with comedy fans. Vote at chortl.es/awards19
Here is the full shortlist. Polls close at 4 pm on March 6 and the winners will be announced at an event in London on March 18.
BEST NEWCOMER
Sarah Keyworth
Maisie Adam
Sara Barron
Jack Gleadow
BEST CLUB COMIC
Fin Taylor
Larry Dean
Suzi Ruffell
Scott Capurro
BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Ciaran Dowd
Guz Khan
Garrett Millerick
Kiri Pritchard-McLean
BEST COMPERE
Dan Nightingale
Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Zoe Lyons
Laura Lexx
CHARACTER, SKETCH AND IMPROV
Ciaran Dowd
Lazy Susan
Short & Curly
Myra Dubois
MUSIC AND VARIETY
Ada Campe
Rachel Parris
Amusical
The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue
BEST SHOW
Alex Edelman: Just For Us
Natalie Palamides: Nate
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
Lazy Susan
BEST TOUR
The League Of Gentlemen
Kevin Bridges: Brand New Tour
Early Doors
Dara O Briain: Voice of Reason
Joseph Morpurgo: Hammerhead
BEST TV COMEDIAN
Bob Mortimer
Romesh Ranganathan
Katherine Ryan
Greg Davies
BEST TV SHOW
Inside No 9
Cunk On Britain
Derry Girls
The Good Place
RADIO AWARD
John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme
Mark Steel’s In Town
Incredible Women (with Rebecca Front)
The News Quiz
BOOK AWARD
I’m A Joke And So Are You by Robin Ince
Made In Scotland by Billy Connolly
A Normal Family by Henry Normal
Soupy Twists: Fry & Laurie biography by Jem Roberts
INTERNET AWARD
All Killa No Filla
Cariad Lloyd‘s Griefcast
Adam Buxton’s podcast
The Guilty Feminist