National Comedy Awards 2021 shortlist

Monday 15th November 2021, 12:05pm

Sex Education and Ghosts lead the nominations for the National Comedy Awards 2021
The results will be revealed at a ceremony in December, broadcast on Channel 4. Vote at thenationalcomedyawards.com
Mo Gilligan, Katherine Ryan and Rosie Jones are amongst those who have been shortlisted

The shortlists for the National Comedy Awards 2021 have been revealed.

Sex Education leads the shortlist with five nods; whilst Ghosts has four nominations. Mo Gilligan, Katherine Ryan and Rosie Jones are each shortlisted in two individual categories; whilst the late Sean Lock is shortlisted in the Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performance category.

The new awards, run by Channel 4 in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, are voted for by the public and "honour both emerging and established British comedy talent".

The nominees are derived from the votes from the public's choices from the longlist, which was available to vote on in October. Voting on the shortlist is now active at thenationalcomedyawards.com until Monday 13th December.

The winners will be announced at "a glitzy ceremony" at the Camden Roundhouse in London on December 15th, with the ceremony then airing on Channel 4.

Channel 4 says: "The categories honour the genre in all its forms with nods to fan-favourites across recent scripted and unscripted comedy, live shows, and the latest, podcast jokers all vying for votes."

The nominees are: