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If it's an official award then it's not funny
Mon, 19/12/2011 - 11:04 by John Hill

The British Comedy Awards were held last Friday. Given that most of the winners are much smarter and funnier than us, it'd be crazy to criticise them. Plus, it's Christmas.

Nice to see Stewart Lee doing well, along with Armando Iannucci, Have I Got News For You, The Inbetweeners and the now cancelled Shooting Stars for both the show itself and Dan Skinner as Angeos Epithemiou. Why the BBC cancelled that show is truly beyond anyone's understanding. Hope Russell Howard's worth it, guys.

Anyway, here are the winners…

Best new comedy programme: Fresh Meat, Channel 4
Best comedy entertainment programme: Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, BBC
Best sketch show: Horrible Histories, CBBC
Best comedy panel show: Shooting Stars, BBC
Best sitcom: Twenty Twelve, BBC
Best comedy drama: Psychoville, BBC
Best comedy entertainment personality: Graham Norton, The Graham Norton Show, BBC
Best TV comedy actor: Darren Boyd, Spy, Sky
Best TV comedy actress: Miranda Hart, Miranda, BBC
Best comedy breakthrough artist: Dan Skinner, Shooting Stars, BBC
Best male television comic: Stewart Lee, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, BBC
Best female television comic: Victoria Wood, Victoria Wood's Angina Monologues, Sky
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain award: Armando Iannucci
The British Comedy Academy outstanding achievement award: The Inbetweeners
The British Comedy Academy lifetime achievement award: Have I Got News For You
The Channel 4 award for special contribution to comedy: Lee Evans

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