I Talk Telly Awards nominations revealed

Sunday 13th November 2022, 5:46pm

Television news site I Talk Telly has revealed the nominations for its annual awards.

Under founder and editor Elliot Gonzalez, the best programmes and actors in a range of categories have been identified for a public vote for the last 8 years.

Founded in 2015, more than 1.5 million votes have been cast during the awards' lifetime, with voting now open for the 2022 prizes - recognising television achievements between 1st November 2021 and 31st October 2022.

Comedian Mo Gilligan leads the nominations across all genres this year, whilst Am I Being Unreasonable?, Big Boys and Ghosts all receive significant nods.

Voting is now open and will close at 10pm on Wednesday 23rd November 2022.

The full comedy-related nominees are as follows:

Best New Comedy

Am I Being Unreasonable? - BBC One
Bad Sisters - Apple TV+
Big Boys - Channel 4
Cheaters - BBC One
The Curse - Channel 4
Here We Go - BBC One
I Hate You - Channel 4
Ten Percent - Prime Video

Trying. Image shows from L to R: Jason Ross (Rafe Spall), Nikki Newman (Esther Smith)

Best Returning Comedy

After Life - Netflix
Bloods - Sky Comedy
Breeders - Sky Comedy
Derry Girls - Channel 4
Ghosts - BBC One
Inside No. 9 - BBC Two
The Outlaws - BBC One
Trying - Apple TV+

Best Comedy Performance

Daisy May Cooper - Am I Being Unreasonable?
Diane Morgan - Cunk On Earth
Katy Wix - Big Boys
Lolly Adefope - Ghosts
Ricky Gervais - After Life
Rose Matafeo - Starstruck

Additionally, Jean Smart and Sheryl Lee Ralph are nominated for their turns in US comedies Hacks and Abbott Elementary, respectively.

Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe), Alison (Charlotte Ritchie). Copyright: Monumental Pictures

Best Comedy Partnership

Charlotte Ritchie & Kiell Smith-Bynoe - Ghosts
Charly Clive & Ellen Robertson - Britney
Dylan Llewellyn & Jon Pointing - Big Boys
Ellie White & Natasia Demetriou - Ellie & Natasia
Esther Smith & Rafe Spall - Trying
Jane Horrocks & Samson Kayo - Bloods
Johnny Vegas & Sian Gibson - Murder, They Hope
Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton - Inside No. 9

Best Entertainment Show

I Literally Just Told You - Channel 4
The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan - Channel 4
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable - Dave
The Ranganation - BBC Two
Sorry, I Didn't Know - ITV

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, The Hit List and The Late Late Show With James Corden are also nominated in this category.

Best Factual Entertainment

Big Zuu's Big Eats - Dave
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing - BBC Two
Rob & Romesh Vs - Sky Max
Rosie Jones: Trip Hazard - Channel 4

Also nominated are The Caribbean With Andi And Miquita, Gogglebox, Queer Eye, Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy.

Everything I Know About Love. Image shows left to right: Maggie (Emma Appleton), Birdy (Bel Powley), Amara (Aliyah Odoffin), Nell (Marli Siu)

In other categories, Everything I Know About Love and This Is Going To Hurt are nominated for Best New Drama; and In My Skin is up for Best Returning Drama. Joel Dommett and Mo Gilligan are also nominated for their television presenting work.

For the Best Breakthrough award, nominees include Aliyah Odoffin for Everything I Know About Love; Daryl McCormack for Bad Sisters, and Lenny Rush for Am I Being Unreasonable?.

Elliot Gonzalez says: "It's been another incredible year of television and the job of narrowing the nominations down starts the moment the awards the previous year finish and I'm still changing my mind right up to 24 hours before the vote opens. Good job I don't have to decide on the eventual winner! I like to leave that to the public who always get it right."

Winners will be announced on Sunday 4th December.