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.
Press clippings Page 10
Ant & Dec nominated for BCA six years after fix scandal
Television presenters Ant McParlin and Declan Donnelly could scoop the People's Choice award at this year's British Comedy Awards - six years after they were given it by mistake.
The Telegraph, 15th January 2011British Comedy Awards to revamp for Channel 4 debut
Extended awards ceremony to feature live vote and include public in audience, while Jonathan Ross will return as host.
Tara Conlan, The Guardian, 6th January 2011Should a Frankie Boyle live TV slot go ahead?
He's the country's most controversial comedian, whose material has caused outcry, led to Ofcom investigations and angry newspaper editorials - but now Channel 4 is set to give Frankie Boyle a spot on live television.
Yahoo, 6th January 2011Yet given all that went on it was surprising the coverage only finished 10 minutes over time - a reflection, perhaps, of the straitjacket placed on the show which had helped render it one of the more lacklustre entries in the Comedy Awards canon.
Ian Jones, Off The Telly, 15th December 2001The first thing you noticed about the audience of professionals at The British Comedy Awards (LWT) was that none of them looked as if they were missing Saturday night TV. Also, surprisingly few of them were prevented from turning up by gainful employment.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 7th December 1992