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Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022 shortlist

Monday 9th January 2023, 2:05pm

The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022 shortlists have been revealed. Vote now

8th February 2023 update:
Comedy.co.uk Awards results 2022

The sixty television and radio programmes shortlisted in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022 have been revealed.

All programmes - six each across ten categories - are now in the running for the title of Comedy Of The Year.

The Comedy.co.uk Awards shortlists were decided by a public vote of every new British comedy TV and radio programme broadcast last year. Running in the first week of January, longlist voting saw comedy fans pick their favourite shows from a list of 379 automatically eligible candidates.

This is the 17th year British Comedy Guide has run its annual awards. The final round of voting is now open, and will run until the end of Sunday 22nd January. The winners will be determined entirely by the public vote, with no jury, weighting, or other mechanism involved.

Nominees can be seen listed below, or viewed by taking part in the vote.

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Best New TV Sitcom 2022

Big Boys. Image shows left to right: Jack (Dylan Llewellyn), Danny (Jon Pointing)

Big Boys
Roughcut Television for Channel 4

Yellow Guy, Red Guy and Duck. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Blink Industries for Channel 4

The Horne Section TV Programme. Image shows from L to R: Ed Sheldrake, Ben Reynolds, Will Collier, Alex Horne, Mark Brown, Joe Auckland

The Horne Section TV Show
Avalon for Channel 4

The Other Half. Navid (Vahid Gold)

The Other Half
Ranga Bee Productions for Dave

The Witchfinder. Image shows from L to R: Gideon Bannister (Tim Key), Thomasine Gooch (Daisy May Cooper)

The Witchfinder
Baby Cow Productions for BBC Two

Toast Of Tinseltown. Steven Toast (Matt Berry). Copyright: Objective Productions

Toast Of Tinseltown
Objective Fiction and wiip for BBC Two

Best Returning TV Sitcom 2022

Derry Girls. Image shows from L to R: Michelle Mallon (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell), James Maguire (Dylan Llewellyn), Erin Quinn (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla McCool (Louisa Harland), Clare Devlin (Nicola Coughlan). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Derry Girls
Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4

Detectorists. Image shows left to right: Andy Stone (Mackenzie Crook), Lance Stater (Toby Jones)

Detectorists
Channel X, Lola Entertainment and Treasure Trove Productions for BBC Two

Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Robin (Laurence Rickard), Humphrey (Laurence Rickard), Mary (Katy Wix), Thomas (Mathew Baynton), Alison (Charlotte Ritchie), Kitty (Lolly Adefope), Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe), Captain (Ben Willbond), Pat (Jim Howick), Lady Button (Martha Howe-Douglas), Julian (Simon Farnaby). Copyright: Monumental Pictures

Ghosts
Monumental Pictures for BBC One

Motherland. Image shows from L to R: Liz (Diane Morgan), Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin), Kevin (Paul Ready)

Motherland
Merman and Twofour for BBC One

Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lee (Lee Mack), Lucy (Sally Bretton). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions

Not Going Out
Avalon for BBC One

The Cleaner. Paul 'Wicky' Wickstead (Greg Davies)

The Cleaner
Studio Hamburg UK for BBC One

Best Radio Sitcom 2022

Conversations From A Long Marriage. Image shows from L to R: Roger (Roger Allam), Joanna (Joanna Lumley)

Conversations From A Long Marriage
BBC Studios for BBC Radio 4

Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags
The Comedy Unit for BBC Radio 4

Michael Spicer

Michael Spicer: Before Next Door
Starstruck Media and Tillervision for BBC Radio 4

Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!. Milton (Milton Jones). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!
Pozzitive Productions for BBC Radio 4

The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC

The Shuttleworths
Chic Ken for BBC Radio 4

Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?. Image shows from L to R: Florence Ransom (Dawn French), Selina Mountjoy (Jennifer Saunders). Copyright: CPL Productions

Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?
CPL Productions for BBC Radio 4

Best TV Sketch Show 2022

Ellie & Natasia. Image shows from L to R: Natasia Demetriou, Ellie White. Copyright: CPL Productions

Ellie & Natasia
Nit TV for BBC Three

Lazy Susan. Image shows from L to R: Celeste Dring, Freya Parker. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Lazy Susan
Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Three

Queen Of The New Year. Image shows left to right: Greg Hemphill, Robert Florence

Queen Of The New Year
BBC Studios for BBC One Scotland

The Emily Atack Show. Emily Atack. Copyright: Monkey Kingdom

The Emily Atack Show
Monkey for ITV2

The Love Box In Your Living Room. Image shows left to right: Paul Whitehouse, Harry Enfield

The Lovebox In Your Living Room
Balloon Entertainment for BBC Two

The Stand Up Sketch Show

The Stand Up Sketch Show
Spirit Media for ITV2

Best Radio Sketch Show 2022

Miles Jupp

'Whatever Next?' With Miles Jupp
Random Entertainment for BBC Radio 4

Dead Ringers. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Debra Stephenson, Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Duncan Wisbey. Copyright: BBC

Dead Ringers
BBC Studios for BBC Radio 4

Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out. Gemma Arrowsmith

Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out
BBC Studios for BBC Radio 4

Please Use Other Door

Please Use Other Door
BBC Studios for BBC Radio 4

The Brig Society. Marcus Brigstocke. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

The Brig Society
Pozzitive Productions for BBC Radio 4

The Skewer. Credit: Unusual Productions

The Skewer
Unusual Productions for BBC Radio 4

Best TV Panel Show 2022

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Image shows from L to R: Susie Dent, Jimmy Carr, Rachel Riley

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Zeppotron and ITV Studios/Lifted Entertainment for Channel 4

Have I Got News For You. Image shows from L to R: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton

Have I Got News For You
Hat Trick Productions for BBC One

Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Dara O Briain

Mock The Week
Angst Productions for BBC Two

Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Image shows from L to R: Noel Fielding, Greg Davies, Daisy May Cooper, Jamali Maddix

Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Talkback for Sky Max

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI
Talkback for BBC Two

Would I Lie To You?. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Lee Mack. Copyright: Zeppotron

Would I Lie To You?
Zeppotron for BBC One

Best Radio Panel Show 2022

Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News
BBC Studios for BBC Radio Scotland

How to Be Bohemian. Victoria Coren Mitchell. Copyright: BBC

Heresy
Avalon for BBC Radio 4

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
BBC Studios for BBC Radio 4

Just A Minute. Sue Perkins. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute
BBC Studios for BBC Radio 4

The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz
BBC Studios for BBC Radio 4

The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth
Random Entertainment for BBC Radio 4

Best TV Entertainment Show 2022

Cunk On.... Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan)

Cunk On Earth
Broke & Bones for BBC Two

Frankie Boyle's New World Order. Frankie Boyle. Copyright: Zeppotron

Frankie Boyle's New World Order
Zeppotron for BBC Two

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Owl Power for BBC Two

Taskmaster. Image shows left to right: Dara O Briain, Munya Chawawa, Sarah Millican, Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Fern Brady, John Kearns

Taskmaster
Avalon for Channel 4

The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Copyright: So Television

The Graham Norton Show
So Television for BBC One

The Last Leg. Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, Adam Hills, Alex Brooker

The Last Leg
Open Mike Productions for Channel 4

Best Radio Entertainment Show 2022

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Image shows from L to R: Graeme Garden, William Rushton, Barry Cryer, Humphrey Lyttelton, Tim Brooke-Taylor. Copyright: BBC

50 Years Without A Clue
BBC Studios for BBC Radio 4

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar. Alexei Sayle. Copyright: BBC

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
BBC Studios for BBC Radio 4

Comedy Legends. Barry Cryer. Copyright: 3DD

Cryering With Laughter: A Tribute To Barry Cryer
BBC Studios for BBC Radio 4

Mark Steel's In Town. Mark Steel. Copyright: BBC

Mark Steel's In Town
BBC Studios for BBC Radio 4

The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show
BBC Studios for BBC Radio 4

You're Dead To Me

You're Dead To Me
Muddy Knees Media and The Athletic for BBC Radio 4

Best TV Comedy Drama 2022

Am I Being Unreasonable?. Image shows from L to R: Jen (Selin Hizli), Nic (Daisy May Cooper)

Am I Being Unreasonable?
Lookout Point and Boffola Pictures for BBC One

Bad Sisters. Image shows left to right: Becka Garvey (Eve Hewson), Eva Garvey (Sharon Horgan), Grace Williams (Anne-Marie Duff), Ursula Flynn (Eva Birthistle), Bibi Garvey (Sarah Greene). Credit: Merman

Bad Sisters
Merman and ABC Signature for Apple TV+

Doc Martin. Image shows from L to R: Louisa Glasson (Caroline Catz), Dr Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes). Copyright: ITV

Doc Martin
Buffalo Pictures and Homerun Productions for ITV1

Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith

Inside No. 9
BBC Studios for BBC Two

The Outlaws. Image shows from L to R: John (Darren Boyd), Frank (Christopher Walken), Myrna (Clare Perkins), Rani Rekowski (Rhianne Barreto), Christian (Gamba Cole), Gabby (Eleanor Tomlinson), Greg (Stephen Merchant)

The Outlaws
Big Talk Productions and Four Eyes for BBC One

This Is Going To Hurt. Adam (Ben Whishaw)

This Is Going To Hurt
Sister and Terrible Productions for BBC One

Voting is open until 23:59 GMT on Sunday 22nd January 2023.