British Comedy Awards 2012 - Full Results
Jonathan Ross has hosted the The British Comedy Awards 2012 at the Fountain TV Studios in London. The ceremony was broadcast live from the Wembley venue on Channel 4, with 13 trophies awarded.
Model Kelly Brook, film star Cuba Gooding Jr, American comic actor John Lithgow of 3rd Rock From The Sun, and 'glamour queen' Joan Collins were amongst the celebrities announcing the winners of the 22nd British Comedy Awards.
The biggest winner of the night was Sky Atlantic's dark pre-Victorian period sitcom Hunderby, which picked up both Best Sitcom and Best New Comedy Programme titles.
It had been announced in advance that Shooting Stars comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer were to be honoured with the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award during the ceremony. Reeves said: "I am most cock-a-hoop over being awarded this most prestigious of trophies", and Mortimer added: "I'm really proud that Jim & I have always written our own guff. It's great to have that recognised."
Young stand-up comic Jack Whitehall (pictured) was perhaps the most notable individual winner of the evening, picking up the King of Comedy title - the only award to be determined by public vote.
Thanking all involved with his shows Bad Education, Fresh Meat and A League Of Their Own, Whitehall quipped: "This feels a little bit like when The Only Way Is Essex got a BAFTA ... but I'm so grateful."
The final award of the night saw Sacha Baron Cohen don his Ali G guise once more to accept the British Comedy Academy Outstanding Achievement Award on behalf of "Sacha Bell-end Cohen".
Below is a reminder of the nominees, with winners highlighted in red.
Best Comedy Entertainment Personality
Charlie Brooker (for Charlie Brooker's 2011 Wipe) - WINNER
Graham Norton (for The Graham Norton Show)
Harry Hill (for Harry Hill's TV Burp)
Stephen Fry (for QI)
Best Sitcom
Hunderby - WINNER
Best Male Television Comic
David Mitchell (for Would I Lie To You?)
Harry Hill (for Harry Hill's TV Burp)
Lee Mack (for Would I Lie To You?) - WINNER
Sean Lock (for 8 Out Of 10 Cats)
Best Comedy Entertainment Programme
Harry Hill's TV Burp - WINNER
Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist
David Rawle (for Moone Boy)
Morgana Robinson (for Very Important People) - WINNER
Nina Conti (for Make Me Happy: A Monkey's Search For Enlightenment)
Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns (for Cardinal Burns)
Best TV Comedy Actress
Jessica Hynes (for Twenty Twelve)
Olivia Colman (for Rev.)
Olivia Colman (for Twenty Twelve)
Rebecca Front (for The Thick Of It) - WINNER
Best New Comedy Programme
Alan Partridge: Welcome To The Places Of My Life
Hunderby - WINNER
Best Female Television Comic
Jo Brand (for Have I Got News For You) - WINNER
Nina Conti (for Make Me Happy: A Monkey's Search For Enlightenment)
Sarah Millican (for The Sarah Millican Television Programme)
Sue Perkins (for Have I Got News For You)
Best Sketch Show
Cardinal Burns - WINNER
King or Queen of Comedy - Public Vote
Alan Carr
Lee Mack
Sarah Millican
David Mitchell
Graham Norton
Jack Whitehall - WINNER
Best TV Comedy Actor
Hugh Bonneville (for Twenty Twelve)
Peter Capaldi (for The Thick Of It) - WINNER
Steve Coogan (for Alan Partridge: Welcome To The Places Of My Life)
Tom Hollander (for Rev.)
British Comedy Academy Outstanding Achievement Award
Aside from the phone vote category, the winners of this year's awards were decided by the British Comedy Awards Jury, which now comprises more than 50 people. The jury includes a mix of TV executives, journalists, producers, writers and actors.
Below are videos of the winners being announced, and their speeches:
Sacha Baron Cohen collecting his award as Ali G:
Jack Whitehall is named the King of Comedy:
Lee Mack's amusing acceptance speech:
Vic & Bob clearly didn't rehearse their speech:
Charlie Brooker's speech:
The production team behind Harry Hill's TV Burp]:
Cardinal Burns accept the Best Sketch Show prize:
Rebecca Front is gracious in accepting the Best Actress trophy:
Peter Capaldi explains how he is going to use his trophy:
Jo Brand collecting her award in a pre-filmed video:
And Hunderby's two wins: