Jimmy Carr leads Lafta nominations

Four nods in lads' mag awards

Jimmy Carr leads the nominations for next year’s Loaded Lafta awards, announced today.

The comic – who was named ‘Loaded Legend’ in the lads’ mag’s awards last year – has been shortlisted for funniest man, funniest Twitterer, funniest DVD and funniest joke.

And his Channel 4 show 8 Out Of Ten Cats has been nominated for Best Panel Show.

The awards have two new categories, Best Internet Viral Show, with nods to Alan Partridge, Harry Hill and Misery Bear, as well as Funniest Joke – following the PR success of a similar title awarded by TV channel Dave at the Edinburgh festival.

As usual, the awards has one eye on tabloid coverage, with David Hasselhoff, Ian Beale and Jedward up for awards.

Meanwhile The Chuckle Brothers are up for best double act.

Perhaps one surprise is the omission of Miranda Hart from the ‘funniest female’ category, despite her hit BBC One show.

The winners are decided by the magazines winners, and will be unveiled at a London ceremony on February 8.

The full list of nominees is:

FUNNIEST MAN
Al Murray
Jimmy Carr
Jon Richardson
Lee Evans
Leigh Francis

BEST STAND-UP
Alan Carr
Jason Manford
Kevin Bridges
Micky Flanagan
Russell Kane

FUNNIEST WOMAN
Andi Osho
Isy Suttie
Katy Brand
Morgana Robinson
Sarah Millican

FUNNIEST DOUBLE-ACT
Anna Crilly and Katy Wix
Dick and Dom
Mitchell and Webb
The Chuckle Brothers
Vic & Bob
BEST PANEL SHOW
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Ask Rhod Gilbert
Celebrity Juice
Shooting Stars
Would I Lie to You

FUNNIEST TV SHOW
Chatty Man
Facejacker
Fresh Meat
Outnumbered
Phone Shop

FUNNIEST FILM
Bridesmaids
Johnny English
Paul
The Hangover Part II
The Inbetweeners

FUNNIEST COLUMNIST
Caitlin Moran
Gordon Smart
Grace Dent
Frankie Boyle

FUNNIEST TV PERSONALITY
Angelos Epithemiou
David Hasselhoff
Ian Beale
Jedward
Lee Nelson

FUNNIEST TWITTERER
Dom Joly
Jimmy Carr
Matt Lucas
Richard Bacon
Stephen Merchant

FUNNIEST DVD
Angelos Epithemiou & Friends Live
Jason Manford Live 2011
Jimmy Carr: Being Funny
John Bishop Live: Sunshine Tour
Tim Minchin and The Heritage Orchestra: Live at The Royal Albert Hall

FUNNIEST PODCAST
Dom Joly’s Celebrity Comedy Podcasts
Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown
The Danny Baker Show
The Dave Gorman Podcast
The Ricky Gervais Podcast

FUNNIEST RADIO SHOW
Christian O’Connell, Absolute Radio
Danny Wallace, Xfm
Dave Berry, Capital FM
Hawksbee and Jacobs, Talk Sport
Shaun Keaveny, 6 Music Breakfast Show

BEST INTERNET VIRAL SHOW
Alan Partridge
Harry Hill
Misery Bear
The Fast Show
Vic & Bob

BEST NEWCOMER
Doc Brown
Frisky & Mannish
Josh Widdicombe
Patrick Monahan
Roisin Conaty

FUNNIEST JOKE
Jimmy Carr. “I know a couple who get on like a house on fire. They both feel trapped and are slowly suffocating to death.”
Matt Kirshen: "I was playing chess with my friend and he said, 'Let's make this interesting'. So we stopped playing chess."
Paul Daniels: "I said to a fella 'Is there a B&Q in Henley?' He said 'No, there's an H, an E, an N an L and a Y'."
Sarah Millican: "My mother told me, you don't have to put anything in your mouth you don't want to. Then she made me eat broccoli, which felt like double standards."
Tim Vine: ‘Conjunctivitus.com – that’s a site for sore eyes.’