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Comedy.co.uk Awards 2017 results

These are the shows voters picked out as the best in 2017. For more information, including Pemberton & Shearsmith's thoughts on winning, see the News story

Best New TV Sitcom: Back

Back. Image shows from L to R: Uncle Geoff (Geoffrey McGivern), Ellen (Penny Downie), Stephen (David Mitchell), Andrew (Robert Webb), Cass (Louise Brealey)

Other shortlisted nominees

GameFace. Marcella (Roisin Conaty). Copyright: Objective Productions

GameFace

Quacks. Image shows from L to R: Dr. Hendrick (Rupert Everett), Robert (Rory Kinnear), Caroline (Lydia Leonard), William (Mathew Baynton), John (Tom Basden). Copyright: Lucky Giant

Quacks

This Country. Image shows from L to R: Kerry Mucklowe (Daisy May Cooper), Lee 'Kurtan' Mucklowe (Charlie Cooper). Copyright: BBC

This Country

Tim Vine Travels Through Time. Tim (Tim Vine). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Tim Vine Travels Through Time

White Gold. Image shows from L to R: Brian Fitzpatrick (James Buckley), Vincent Swan (Ed Westwick), Martin Lavender (Joe Thomas). Copyright: Fudge Park

White Gold

Best Returning TV Sitcom: Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Lister (Craig Charles), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Cat (Danny John-Jules)

Other shortlisted nominees

Car Share. Image shows from L to R: John Redmond (Peter Kay), Kayleigh Kitson (Sian Gibson). Copyright: Goodnight Vienna Productions

Car Share

Catastrophe. Image shows from L to R: Rob (Rob Delaney), Sharon (Sharon Horgan). Copyright: Avalon Television

Catastrophe

Detectorists. Image shows from L to R: Lance Stater (Toby Jones), Andy Stone (Mackenzie Crook). Copyright: BBC

Detectorists

Man Down. Dan (Greg Davies). Copyright: Avalon Television

Man Down

The League Of Gentlemen. Image shows from L to R: Tubbs (Steve Pemberton), Edward (Reece Shearsmith). Copyright: BBC

The League Of Gentlemen

Best Radio Sitcom: Tim Vine Travels In Time

Tim Vine Travels In Time. Tim (Tim Vine). Copyright: BBC

Other shortlisted nominees

Anansi Boys. Image shows from L to R: Charlie (Jacob Anderson), Mr Nancy (Lenny Henry), Spider (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett). Copyright: BBC

Anansi Boys

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!. Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney). Copyright: Komedia Entertainment

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC

Ed Reardon's Week

Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

John Finnemore's Double Acts. John Finnemore. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

John Finnemore's Double Acts

Best TV Sketch Show: Vic & Bob's Big Night Out

Vic & Bob's Big Night Out. Image shows from L to R: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: BBC

Other shortlisted nominees

French And Saunders. Image shows from L to R: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders

French And Saunders

Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Gemma Whelan, Ryan Sampson, Tom Stourton

Horrible Histories

The Keith & Paddy Picture Show. Copyright: Talkback

The Keith & Paddy Picture Show

Tracey Breaks The News. Tracey Ullman

Tracey Breaks The News

Tracey Ullman's Show. Tracey Ullman. Copyright: BBC / Allan McKeown Presents

Tracey Ullman's Show

Best Radio Sketch Show: Dead Ringers

Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Other shortlisted nominees

Austentatious. Image shows from L to R: Charlotte Gittins, Cariad Lloyd, Amy Cooke-Hodgson, Austentatious

Austentatious

Harry And Paul Present: The Gentlemen's Club. Image shows from L to R: Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse. Copyright: BBC

Harry And Paul Present...

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme. Image shows from L to R: Margaret Cabourn-Smith, Lawry Lewin, John Finnemore, Carrie Quinlan, Simon Kane. Copyright: BBC

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Kevin Eldon Will See You Now. Kevin Eldon

Kevin Eldon Will See You Now

Newsjack. Copyright: BBC

Newsjack

Best TV Panel Show: Would I Lie To You?

Would I Lie To You?. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Lee Mack. Copyright: Zeppotron

Other shortlisted nominees

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Jimmy Carr. Copyright: Zeppotron

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton. Credit: Matt Crockett

Have I Got News For You

Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Dara O Briain

Mock The Week

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year. Jimmy Carr

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year

Best Radio Panel Show: The Unbelievable Truth

The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

Other shortlisted nominees

Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue logo. Copyright: BBC

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Just A Minute. Sue Perkins. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

The Museum Of Curiosity. John Lloyd. Copyright: BBC

The Museum Of Curiosity

The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Best TV Entertainment Show: Taskmaster

Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Greg Davies, Aisling Bea, Nish Kumar, Alex Horne, Sally Phillips. Copyright: Avalon Television

Other shortlisted nominees

Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. Dave Gorman. Copyright: Liberty Bell

Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish

Frankie Boyle's New World Order. Frankie Boyle. Copyright: Zeppotron

Frankie Boyle's New World Order

Michael McIntyre's Big Show. Michael McIntyre. Copyright: Hungry McBear

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

The Last Leg. Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, Adam Hills, Alex Brooker

The Last Leg

Best Radio Entertainment Show: The Now Show

The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis. Copyright: BBC

Other shortlisted nominees

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar. Alexei Sayle. Copyright: BBC

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Andy Hamilton. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne

Andy Hamilton Sort Of Remembers

Keep Calman Carry On. Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

Keep Calman Carry On

Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town

The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Best TV Comedy Drama: Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith. Copyright: BBC

Other shortlisted nominees

Cold Feet. Image shows from L to R: Pete Gifford (John Thomson), Karen Marsden (Hermione Norris), David Marsden (Robert Bathurst), Jenny Gifford (Fay Ripley), Adam Williams (James Nesbitt)

Cold Feet

Doc Martin. Image shows from L to R: Louisa Glasson (Caroline Catz), Dr Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes). Copyright: ITV

Doc Martin

Eric, Ernie And Me. Image shows from L to R: Ernie Wise (Neil Maskell), Eddie Braben (Stephen Tompkinson), Eric Morecambe (Mark Bonnar). Copyright: Objective Productions

Eric, Ernie And Me

Murder On The Blackpool Express. Image shows from L to R: Terry (Johnny Vegas), Gemma (Sian Gibson)

Murder On The Blackpool Express

No Offence. Image shows from L to R: D.I. Vivienne Deering (Joanna Scanlan), D.S. Joy Freers (Alexandra Roach). Copyright: AbbottVision

No Offence

Comedy Of The Year: Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith. Copyright: BBC
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