The British Comedy Awards
- TV factual
- ITV1 / Channel 4
- 1990 - 2014
- 25 episodes
Britain's premier comedy awards for almost 25 years, honouring the very best in the business. Features Jonathan Ross.
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British Comedy Awards 1997
Winners
Best Comedy Show: The Fast Show
Best New TV Comedy: The Harry Hill Show
Best TV Comedy Actor: David Jason (Only Fools And Horses)
Best TV Comedy Actress: Dawn French (The Vicar Of Dibley)
Top Comedy Newcomer: Graham Norton
Top BBC1 Personality: Caroline Aherne
Top ITV Personality: Cilla Black
Top BBC2/C4 Personality: Paul Whitehouse
Best Radio Comedy: People Like Us
Best Comedy Film: The Full Monty
Cockburn's Funniest Comedy Moment: Only Fools And Horses
Best International Comedy: The Larry Sanders show
Best BBC Sitcom: One Foot In The Grave Christmas Special
Best ITV Sitcom: Faith In The Future
Best Channel 4 Sitcom: Father Ted Christmas Special
Best BBC Comedy Drama: The Missing Postman
Best ITV Comedy Drama: Cold Feet
Best Children's Comedy: My Dad's A Boring Nerd
Best Entertainment Programme: An Evening With Lily Savage
Top Stand-Up Comic: Jack Dee
People's Choice: Only Fools And Horses
WGGB Achievement Award: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson
Lifetime Achievement Award: Stanley Baxter
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 13th December 1997
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 150 minutes