The shortlist has been announced for the National Comedy Award for Best Stand-Up Show. During the ceremony, to be broadcast live on Channel 4 and All 4 tonight (Friday) at 9pm hosted by Tom Allen, fans will be able to vote via Twitter for the winner of the Best Stand-Up Show Award, with voting instructions to be revealed during the live show. The nominees are:
Sam Campbell: Comedy Show
Tim Key: Mulberry
Amy Gledhill: The Girl Before The Girl You Marry
Joe Lycett: More, More, More! How Do You Joe Lycett? How Do You Joe Lycett?
Jordan Gray: Is It A Bird?
The National Comedy Awards 2023 for Stand Up To Cancer honour both emerging and established British comedy talent, with the public voting on key prizes in a variety of categories that celebrate the world of comedy in all its forms.
The recipients of the Comedy Breakthrough Star Awards have previously been announced as Cheaters star Susan Wokoma, critically-acclaimed comedian and singer Jordan Gray and Am I Being Unreasonable? scene-stealer Lenny Rush.
The awards up for grabs on the night and nominees are:
Best Scripted Comedy
Ghosts
Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared
Derry Girls
After Life
Best Comedy Entertainment Show
The Graham Norton Show
Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Taskmaster
The Chris and Rosie Ramsey Show
Best Comedy Panel Show
Mock the Week
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
QI
Would I Lie to You?
Best Comedy Podcast
Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe’s Parenting Hell
Shagged, Married, Annoyed with Chris and Rosie Ramsey
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Have A Word
Outstanding Comedy Actress
Rose Matafeo (Starstruck)
Saoirse Monica Jackson (Derry Girls)
Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters)
Charlotte Ritchie (Ghosts)
Daisy May Cooper (Am I Being Unreasonable?)
Outstanding Comedy Actor
Dylan Llewellyn (Big Boys)
Ricky Gervais (After Life)
Joseph Gilgun (Brassic)
Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts)
Stephen Merchant (Outlaws)
Outstanding Supporting Role
Jamie Lee O’Donnell (Derry Girls)
David Earl (After Life)
Lolly Adefope (Ghosts)
Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls)
Diane Morgan (After Life)
Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performer
Fern Brady (Taskmaster)
Sandi Toksvig (QI)
Judi Love (Taskmaster)
Katherine Ryan (Backstage with Katherine Ryan)
Sarah Millican (Taskmaster)
Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performer
Greg Davies (Taskmaster)
Joe Lycett (Joe Lycett’s Big Pride Party)
Munya Chawawa (Taskmaster)
Lee Mack (Would I Lie to You?)
Alex Horne (Taskmaster)
Watch The National Comedy Awards for Stand Up To Cancer live on Channel 4 and All 4 tonight at 9pm
