Chortle Awards 2017 winners
- The results of the Chortle Awards 2017 have been announced. Bridget Christie won Best Show
- Romesh Ranganathan got Best Tour, Joel Dommett was the Breakthrough act, and Tom Ward Best Newcomer
- In the TV-related categories, there were wins for Fleabag, Taskmaster, Olivia Colman and Richard Ayoade
Comedy website Chortle has revealed the winners of its annual awards.
The results were announced at a ceremony at the Up The Creek comedy club in London, hosted by Clive Anderson. The winners were determined via an online poll of 6,000 comedy fans based on shortlists drawn up by a panel of critics and independent comedy industry experts.
Here are the results in full, in the order they were announced on stage:
Best Newcomer
Other nominees: Jayde Adams, Sophie Willan, Bilal Zafar.
Internet Award
Other nominees: The Guilty Feminist, The Parapod, NextUp.
Best Compere
Other nominees: Laura Lexx, David Morgan, Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
Character and Variety
Other nominees: Spencer Jones, Nick Mohammed, Emma Sidi.
Best TV Comedy Entertainment
Other nominees: Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, Dave Gorman's Modern Life Is Goodish, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle.
Radio Award
Elis James & John Robins (Radio X)
Other nominees: Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar, Deborah Frances-White Rolls The Dice, Mark Steel's In Town.
Best TV Actor
Olivia Colman (for Fleabag/Flowers)
Other nominees: Lesley Manville (Mum), Diane Morgan (Motherland/Philomena Cunk), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag).
TV Comedian
Other nominees: Greg Davies, Stewart Lee, Romesh Ranganathan, Katherine Ryan.
TV Award
Other nominees: Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle, Mum, People Just Do Nothing.
Book Award
Sara Pascoe - Animal
Other nominees: Alan Partridge: Nomad, Shappi Khorsandi - Nina Is Not OK, Isy Suttie - The Actual One.
Best Tour
Romesh Ranganathan (Irrational)
Other nominees: Billy Connolly (High Horse), Reeves & Mortimer (Poignant Moments), Mark Thomas (The Red Shed).
Off Stage contribution
Noel Faulkner, who ran London's Comedy Cafe for 26 years. The venue has closed due to rent becoming un-affordable.
Event of the Year
Comedians Boxing, a one-off event in which comedians fought each other. The show was conceived by Kai Humphries to help raise funds to help a local toddler with cancer.
Club Comic
Other nominees: Carey Marx, Phil Nichol, Pierre Novellie.
Breakthrough Act
Other nominees: Scott Gibson, Tez Ilyas, Suzi Ruffell.
Best Show
Bridget Christie (Because You Demanded It)
Other nominees: David Baddiel (My Family Not The Sitcom), Richard Gadd (Monkey See Monkey Do), Kieran Hodgson (Maesto), Stewart Lee (Content Provider).
Comedians' Comedian Award
(The award voted on by other comedians)
Venue Awards
In the venue categories, The 99 Club and The Bill Murray won in London, with Manchester's Frog & Bucket and XS Malarkey taking the prizes in 'The North' category. Wales and the West was won by Cardiff's Glee club and Buffalo Comedy Club, whilst Brighton's Komedia and Bent Double won Best Venue and Best Club respectively in 'The South' category. In the Midlands, Birmingham's Glee venue won, whilst Edinburgh's The Stand venue and Red Raw comedy night were picked by voters in Scotland.