British Comedy Guide

National Comedy Awards 2023 results

Friday 17th February 2023, 9:13pm

Joe Lycett

Results have been announced for The National Comedy Awards 2023.

In their second year, the annual awards were broadcast live for the first time, from Camden's Roundhouse. Airing on Channel 4 in aid of the Stand Up 2 Cancer fundraising initiative, the ceremony was hosted by Tom Allen.

Previously announced prizes were awarded to Joe Lycett (Comedy Game Changer), Mo Gilligan (Impact in Comedy Award), Lenny Rush (Comedy Breakthrough Star), Susan Wokoma (Comedy Breakthrough Star) and Jordan Gray (Comedy Breakthrough Star).

Winners in all regular categories - voted for by the public from an industry-picked shortlist - are as follows:

Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performer

The National Comedy Awards. Katherine Ryan

Fern Brady (Taskmaster)
Sandi Toksvig (QI)
Judi Love (Taskmaster)
Winner: Katherine Ryan (Backstage With Katherine Ryan)
Sarah Millican (Taskmaster)

Best Comedy Podcast

The National Comedy Awards. Image shows left to right: Rosie Ramsey, Chris Ramsey

Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe's Parenting Hell
Winner: Shagged, Married, Annoyed with Chris and Rosie Ramsey
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Have A Word

Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performer

The National Comedy Awards. Lee Mack

Greg Davies (Taskmaster)
Joe Lycett (Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party)
Munya Chawawa (Taskmaster)
Winner: Lee Mack (Would I Lie To You?)
Alex Horne (Taskmaster)

Outstanding Comedy Actress

The National Comedy Awards. Saoirse-Monica Jackson

Rose Matafeo (Starstruck)
Winner: Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls)
Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters)
Charlotte Ritchie (Ghosts)
Daisy May Cooper (Am I Being Unreasonable?)

Best Comedy Entertainment Show

The National Comedy Awards. Alex Horne

The Graham Norton Show
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Winner: Taskmaster
The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show

Outstanding Comedy Actor

The National Comedy Awards. Ricky Gervais

Dylan Llewellyn (Big Boys)
Winner: Ricky Gervais (After Life)
Joseph Gilgun (Brassic)
Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts)
Stephen Merchant (Outlaws)

Best Comedy Panel Show

The National Comedy Awards. Jon Richardson

Mock The Week
Winner: 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
QI
Would I Lie To You?

Best Stand-Up Show

The National Comedy Awards. Joe Lycett

Sam Campbell: Comedy Show
Tim Key: Mulberry
Amy Gledhill: The Girl Before The Girl You Marry
Winner: Joe Lycett: More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett?
Jordan Gray: Is It A Bird?

Outstanding Supporting Role

Diane Morgan

Jamie-Lee O'Donnell (Derry Girls)
David Earl (After Life)
Lolly Adefope (Ghosts)
Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls)
Winner: Diane Morgan (After Life)

Best Scripted Comedy

Tony Way and Ethan Lawrence

Ghosts
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Derry Girls
Winner: After Life

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