They're having a Lafta
Loaded magazine have announced their nominees for their annual Lafta comedy awards – with the usual mix of comics and celebrities.
The shortlist includes Olly Murs, X-Factor contestant Rylan, hardman actor Danny Dyer and footballer Joey Barton.
Up for funniest male comedian are stand-ups Frankie Boyle, Harry Hill, Jason Manford, Micky Flanagan and Sean Lock.
Yet in the tautologically titled funniest female comedienne category, only one is a stand-up, Sarah Millican. The rest are actresses Jessica Hynes, Kimberley Nixon and Zawe Ashton, and impressionist Morgana Robinson.
There is, however, a separate category for funniest stand-up – which has no overlap with the funniest comedian nominees.
Shortlisted in this category are Kevin Bridges, Jon Richardson, Michael McIntyre, Paul Chowdhry, Ross Noble.
Other categories include funniest podcast, funniest columnist and funniest tweeter.
In the last category, comics Chris Ramsey and Frankie Boyle go up against Danny Dyer, Joey Barton and Ted, the feed linked to the film of the same name.
The full list of nominees is:
Funniest Male Comedian
Frankie Boyle, Harry Hill, Jason Manford, Micky Flanagan, Sean Lock
Funniest Stand-Up
Kevin Bridges, Jon Richardson, Michael McIntyre, Paul Chowdhry, Ross Noble
Funniest Female Comedienne
Jessica Hynes, Kimberley Nixon, Morgana Robinson, Sarah Millican, Zawe Ashton
Funniest Double-Act
Anna Crilly & Katy Wix, James Corden & Jack Whitehall, Karl Pilkington & Warwick Davis, Olly Murs & Caroline Flack, Rylan & Gary Barlow
Best Newcomer
Daniel Simonsen, James Acaster, Katherine Ryan, Luisa Omielan, Nick Helm
Funniest Panel Show
8 Out Of 10 Cats, A League Of Their Own, Celebrity Juice, Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, Would I Lie To You?
Funniest TV Show
Alan Carr’s Chatty Man, Cardinal Burns, Fresh Meat, Peep Show, Soccer Am, Bad Education
Funniest Film
Keith Lemon: The Film, Ted, The Dictator, Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie, Sightseers
Funninest Columnist Award
Clemmie Moodie, Dean Piper, Gordon Smart, Katie Hind, James Ingham
Funniest TV Personality
Adam Hills, Angelos Epithemiou, Paddy McGuinness, Rylan, Tim Lovejoy
Funniest Tweeter
Chris Ramsey, Danny Dyer, Frankie Boyle, Joey Barton, Ted
Funniest DVD
Al Murray: The Only Way Is Epic, John Bishop: Rollercoaster, Lee Nelson Live, Mrs Brown’s Boys Live Tour: Good Mourning Mrs Brown, Russell Howard’s Good News
Funniest Podcast
An Idiot Abroad Official Podcast, The Chris Moyles Podcast, The Danny Baker Show Podcast, Richard Herring Podcast, Dave’s Comedy Podcast
Funniest Radio Show
Alan Brazi (Talksport), Dave Berry (Capital FM), Greg James (Radio 1), Matt Edmondson -(Radio 1), Shaun Keaveny (6 Music)
Published: 7 Feb 2013