Chortle Awards 2019 results
- Sarah Keyworth was Best Newcomer; Suzi Ruffell Best Club Comic; and James Acaster got Best Show
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean won Best Compere and the Breakthrough Act award too
- Other winners included Lazy Susan, Rachel Parris, Katherine Ryan and Hannah Gadsby
The winners of the 2019 Chortle Awards have been revealed.
The results, based on a public vote, were announced at a ceremony in London tonight (18th March).
The winners in full are:
Best Newcomer
Shortlist: Maisie Adam, Sara Barron, Jack Gleadow
Best Club Comic
Shortlist: Scott Capurro, Larry Dean, Fin Taylor
Breakthrough Act
Shortlist: Ciaran Dowd, Guz Khan, Garrett Millerick
Best Compere
Shortlist: Laura Lexx, Zoe Lyons, Dan Nightingale
Character, Sketch And Improv
Shortlist: Short & Curly, Ciaran Dowd, Myra Dubois
Music and Variety
Shortlist: Amusical, Ada Campe, The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue
Best Show
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
Shortlist: Alex Edelman: Just For Us; Natalie Palamides: Nate; Lazy Susan
Best Tour
The League Of Gentlemen
Shortlist Kevin Bridges: Brand New Tour; Early Doors; Joseph Morpurgo: Hammerhead; Dara O Briain: Voice of Reason
Best TV Comedian
Shortlist: Greg Davies, Bob Mortimer, Romesh Ranganathan
Best TV Show
Shortlist: Cunk On Britain, Derry Girls, The Good Place
Radio Award
Shortlist: Incredible Women, John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme, Mark Steel's In Town
Book Award
Made In Scotland by Billy Connolly
Shortlist: A Normal Family by Henry Normal, I'm A Joke And So Are You by Robin Ince, Soupy Twists, the Fry & Laurie biography by Jem Roberts
Internet Award
Shortlist: All Killa No Filla, Cariad Lloyd's Griefcast, The Guilty Feminist
Comedian's Comedian 2019
Event Of The Year 2019
Hannah Gadsby's Nanette on Netflix
Chortle editor Steve Bennett said: "This astounding live show has also become a game-changer in what a TV stand-up special can be, and has rightly made her a major player in international comedy."
Venue & Club Night Awards
99 Club (London), Komedia (Brighton), Frog And Bucket (Manchester), Glee (Birmingham), Glee (Cardiff) and The Stand (Edinburgh) won the venue awards. Meanwhile the Best Club Night titles went to Quantum Leopard at 2Northdown (London), Goat Comedy Club (Brighton), XS Malarkey (Manchester), Jericho Comedy (Oxford), Buffalo Comedy Club (Cardiff) and Red Raw (Edinburgh).
Kenny O'Brien, the outgoing manager of The Stand comedy clubs, was the recipient of the Offstage Contribution award.