Chortle Awards 2024 results
- Best Show: John Kearns; Tour: James Acaster; TV Comic: Joe Lycett; Newcomer: Paddy Young; Breakthrough: Sam Campbell
- Variety: Lorna Rose Treen; Social Media: Munya Chawawa; Book: Fern Brady
- Club Comic & Compere: Kiri Pritchard-McLean; TV & Outstanding Achievement: Taskmaster
The results of the Chortle Awards 2024, based on a public vote, have been announced at a live ceremony in London. The winners are:
Newcomer
Other nominees: Joe Kent-Walters; John Tothill; Kate Cheka; Kyrah Gray
Breakthrough Act
Other nominees: Ahir Shah; Amy Gledhill; Ania Magliano; Julia Masli
Sketch, Variety or Improv
Other nominees: Foxdog Studios; Julia Masli; Lachlan Werner; Simon David
Club Comedian
Other nominees: Christopher MacArthur-Boyd; Dan Tiernan; Slim; Susie McCabe
Compere
Other nominees: Ian Smith; Sam Nicoresti; Sikisa
Best Show
John Kearns: The Varnishing Days
Other nominees: Ahir Shah: Ends; Ian Smith: Crushing; Julia Masli: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha; Paul Foot: Dissolve
Tour
James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome
Other nominees: Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time; Brian Butterfield: Placeholder Name Tour; Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best & Worst Of Mr. Swallow; Sara Pascoe: Success Story
TV Show
Other nominees: A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou, Ghosts, Such Brave Girls, The Change
TV Comic
Other nominees: Lucy Beaumont, Rosie Jones, Sam Campbell
Radio Show
Other nominees: Crybabies Present... Bagbeard; Jessica Fostekew: Sturdy Girls Club; Olga Koch: OK Computer; Sarah Keyworth - Are You A Boy Or A Girl?
Best Podcast
Three Bean Salad with Mike Wozniak, Ben Partridge and Henry Paker
Other nominees: Born Yesterday with Alexander Bennett and Andy Barr; Enjoy An Album with Liam Withnail & Christopher Macarthur-Boyd; Northern News with Amy Gledhill & Ian Smith; Where There's A Will There's A Wake with Kathy Burke
Social Media Award
Other nominees: Ed Night & Paddy Young; Jazz Emu; Rosie Holt; Troy Hawke
Book Award
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
Other nominees: My Lady Parts: A Life Fighting Stereotypes by Doon Mackichan; Scatter Brain by Shaparak Khorsandi; What's That Lady Doing? by Lou Sanders
Outstanding Achievement
Alex Horne and Taskmaster
This award was given for Taskmaster's "enduring success over 16 series and seven specials, and for raising the profile of so many comics who might not otherwise fit the panel show mould".
Event of the Year
Viggo Venn wins Britain's Got Talent
Offstage Contribution
Brace - an award-winning stand-up director and writer - died in May 2023, aged 43.
Comedians' Comedian
The winners in the venue categories were previously announced on Friday, with trophies going to Big Belly (Vauxhall), Frog & Bucket (Manchester), The Forge (Brighton), Glee (Birmingham & Cardiff), Monkey Barrel (Edinburgh), 99 Club (London), XS Malarkey (Manchester), Little Smash (Southend), White Bear Comedy Club (Bristol), Spandex Comedy Club (Edinburgh), Quantum Leopard (London), Down The Hatch Comedy Club (Brighton), People's Comedy (Bristol), Comedy Bandits (London), Comic Boom (Brighton), Beat The Frog (Manchester) and Open Comedy (Leith).