And acting award for Jennifer Saunders

Mrs Brown’s Boys has been named best sitcom, beating nominees Rev and Fresh Meat.

The BBC One show has been a hit with audience, if not always with critics, and collecting his award, star Brendan O’Carroll said: ‘This is amazing. All we wanted to do was make people laugh and it seems to have worked.’

In contrast the est comedy series went to the critically acclaimed, but far-from-mainstream Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle on BBC Two.

The comedy performance awards went to Jennifer Saunders for the return of Absolutely Fabulous, and Darren Boyd for Sky One’s Spy.

And Keith Lemon’s Celebrity Juice won the audience award category.

The ceremony was hosted by Dara O Briain who told the audience he was only there because he sounded ‘exactly the same’ as usual presenter Graham Norton, who was absent because of his duties with the Eurovision Song Contest.

Norton’s own show won the best entertainment award.

Here is Mrs Brown's Boys taking the award:

Published: 28 May 2012