Chortle Awards 2017 nominees announced

- The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2017 have been revealed
- David Baddiel, Bridget Christie, Richard Gadd, Kieran Hodgson and Stewart Lee are up for Best Show
- Carl Donnelly, Carey Marx, Phil Nichol and Pierre Novellie are shortlisted in the Club Comic category
Comedy website Chortle has announced the shortlists for its annual awards. Stewart Lee and Fleabag lead the list, with three nominations each.
Here are the nominations across fourteen categories.
Best Show

David Baddiel (My Family Not The Sitcom)

Bridget Christie (Because You Demanded It)

Richard Gadd (Monkey See Monkey Do)

Kieran Hodgson (Maesto)

Stewart Lee (Content Provider)
Best Tour

Billy Connolly (High Horse)

Romesh Ranganathan (Irrational)

Reeves & Mortimer (Poignant Moments)

Mark Thomas (The Red Shed)
Club Comic




Best Compere




Character and Variety



Nick Mohammed (for Mr Swallow)

Best Newcomer




Breakthrough Act




TV Comedian





TV Award

Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle



Best TV Comedy Entertainment


Dave Gorman's Modern Life Is Goodish


Best TV Actor

Olivia Colman (Fleabag/Flowers)


Diane Morgan (Motherland/Philomena Cunk)

Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag)
Radio Award

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Elis James & John Robins (Radio X)

Deborah Frances-White Rolls The Dice

Internet Award




Book Award



Shappi Khorsandi - Nina Is Not OK

The winners will be decided by public vote, with the results announced at a ceremony in March.
The shortlists were decided by Chortle editor Steve Bennett, Alice Jones (i newspaper), Tania Harrison (Festival Republic), Julia Chamberlain (Jongleurs), Claire Smith (The Scotsman), Bruce Dessau (Beyond The Joke) and freelance journalist Jay Richardson.