Royal Television Society (RTS) nominations

The Royal Television Society (RTS) Programme Awards for 2007 will be presented at an Awards Dinner on Wednesday 19th March 2008. The nominations for the awards have now been announced. A summary of the comedy-related nominations can be see below...

Situation Comedy Peep Show The Mighty Boosh The Thick Of It - The Rise Of The Nutters

Comedy Writer
Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong for Peep Show
Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell, Jesse Armstrong, Tony Roche and Ian Martin for The Thick Of It
Graham Linehan for The IT Crowd

Entertainment QI Strictly Come Dancing The Armstrong & Miller Show

Comedy Performance
Peter Capaldi for The Thick Of It - The Rise Of The Nutters
Jack Dee for Lead Balloon
David Mitchell and Robert Webb for Peep Show

Entertainment Performance
Stephen Fry for QI
Harry Hill for Harry Hill's TV Burp
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for I'm A Celebrity / Saturday Night Takeaway

Digital Channel Programme Award Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe (BBC4) Fonejacker (E4) The Trial Of Tony Blair (More4)

International Award Flight Of The Conchords (BBC4) Heroes (Sci-Fi/BBC2) Ugly Betty (Channel 4)