Loaded's comedy award shortlist

Russell Brand, Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr lead the pack with three nominations apiece, but the shortlist has also produced the lads’ mag’s usual batch of odd celebrity names.

A category for funniest reality star includes the likes of David Gest, Peter Andre and Janet Street-Porter; while Victoria and David Beckham are up for funniest double act, alongside more traditional comedy pairings of Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins; Noel Fielding and Julian Barrat; David Mitchell and Robert Webb; and Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

However Loaded editor Martin Daubney claimed his were ‘the only comedy awards worth their salt’, ahead of the British Comedy Awards, the if.comedy award and the Chortle awards.

He said: ’It’s been a vintage year for comedy and the nominations in this year’s Lafas are a testament to that. The Laftas are voted for by the Great British public which makes them the only comedy awards worth their salt.

‘What we have here are the funniest fellas and fillies in the land - and a few surprises, too. We all know Peter Andre’s a clown, but who’d have thought he’d appear on the same list as such comic genius as Ricky Gervais?'

The Laftas, sponsored by Nivea For Men, will be given out at London’s Pigalle club on October 4.

The full list of nominees is:

Best Stand Up
Russell Brand
Ricky Gervais
Jimmy Carr
Lee Mack
Alan Carr

Funniest TV Programme
Peep Show
The Mighty Boosh
My Name Is Earl
The Friday Night Project
Star Stories

Funniest Double Act
Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins
Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt
David Mitchell and Robert Webb
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost
Posh & Becks

Funniest Film
Hot Fuzz
Blades of Glory
Superbad
Knocked Up
The Simpsons Movie

Funniest Man
Russell Brand
Will Ferrell
Justin Lee Collins
Alan Carr
Homer Simpson

Funniest Woman
Ashley Jensen
Catherine Tate
Michelle Gomez
Olivia Colman
Karen Taylor

Funniest TV Personality
Eamonn Holmes
Harry Hill
Paul Kaye
Fern Britton
Jonathan Ross

Funniest Reality TV Person
Brian Belo (Big Brother)
David Gest (I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here)
Tre Azam (The Apprentice)
Peter Andre (Katie and Peter: the Next Chapter)
Janet Street-Porter (Deadline)

Funniest Radio Show
Stephen Merchant (BBC 6 Music)
Chris Moyles (BBC Radio 1)
Scott Mills (BBC Radio 1)
Iain Lee (LBC 97.3)
Alan Brazil (Talksport)

Funniest Newspaper Columnist
Ally Ross (The Sun)
Ian Hyland (News of the World)
Bez (Daily Sport)
Russell Brand (The Guardian)
The Two Dannys (The Times)

Funniest DVD
Shameless Series 3
Mighty Boosh Series 2
Peep Show Series 3
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America That Make Benefit of Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Balls of Steel

Published: 5 Sep 2007