Jimmy Carr takes top award at Loaded LAFTAS 2011
The winners of the Loaded LAFTAS 2011, the comedy awards organised by the men's magazine and voted for by the public, have just been announced at a ceremony in London...
The 'Loaded Legend' accolade has been given to 'the wickedly acerbic' Jimmy Carr for gags such as: "I'm working on a book at the moment, it's about a zombie that comes back from the dead but the twist is the zombie is the good guy, but apparently it's already been done - it's called the Bible."
The award organisers say: "Deadpan cerebral humour and often shocking one-liners have made Jimmy one of the most popular comedians on British TV." Meanwhile, Stand Up For The Week comedian Rich Hall, also known as Otis Lee Crenshaw on the live circuit, has been awarded the title of Stand-up Legend.
The full results are as follows:
Loaded Legend: Jimmy Carr
Stand-up Legend: Rich Hall
Funniest Man
- Alan Carr -- Winner
- David Mitchell
- Harry Hill
- Jason Manford
- Johnny Vegas
Best Stand-Up
- Jimmy Carr
- Kevin Bridges
- Michael McIntyre -- Winner
- Reginald D Hunter
- Ricky Gervais
Funniest Woman
- Isy Suttie -- Winner
- Josie Long
- Nina Conti
- Sarah Millican
- Shappi Khorsandi
Funniest Double Act
- Alexander Armstrong & Ben Miller
- Flight of the Conchords
- David Mitchell & Robert Webb
- Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer -- Winner
- The Mighty Boosh
Best Panel Show
- 8 Out Of 10 Cats
- A League Of Their Own
- Ask Rhod Gilbert -- Winner
- Mock The Week
- Would I Lie To You?
Funniest TV Show
- Grandma's House
- The Inbetweeners
- Peep Show
- PhoneShop -- Winner
- The Trip
Funniest Film
- Cemetery Junction
- Due Date
- Four Lions
- Get Him To The Greek
- The Infidel -- Winner
Funniest DVD
- Frankie Boyle Live 2
- Ricky Gervais Live IV
- Ross Noble's Things
- Sean Lock: Lockipedia Live
- The Mighty Boosh on Tour -- Winner
Funniest Podcast
- David Mitchell
- Gervais podcasts (also Cartoon version)
- Harry Hill's Little Internet Show
- Keith Lemon's Brilliant Podcast -- Winner
- Russell Brand
Funniest TV Personality
- Karl Pilkington
- Kayvan Novak (The Fonejacker)
- Mark Watson
- Rhod Gilbert -- Winner
- Stephen K Amos
Funniest Columnist
- 3am Girls (Mirror)
- Gordon Smart (Sun) -- Winner
- Goss (The Star)
- Jeremy Clarkson (Sun, Sunday Times)
- Joe Mott (The Star)
Funniest Twitterer
- @average_batman
- @catbinlady -- Winner
- @james__buckley
- @richardpbacon
- @stephenfry
Funniest Sidekick
- Comedy Dave -- Winner
- Karl Pilkington
Loaded Editor Andy Sherwood says: "This year's awards just highlight the fantastic calibre of comedic talent we have in the UK across live stand-up, television, radio and film and we're delighted to be celebrating such stellar talent at this year's Loaded LAFTAs!"
2011 marks the LAFTAs eighth event and a brand new partnership with milkshake brand YAZOO. The awards were voted for entirely by the public via www.laftas.com.