Chortle Award nominees 2014
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John Kearns and Bo Burnham lead this year’s Chortle Award shortlist with three nominations apiece.
Kearns, who won the best newcomer prize at Edinburgh last year, is now nominated for best show, breakthrough act and best character, sketch or improv act.
Meanwhile Burnham’s show What has earned him nominations for best tour, best DVD and the music and variety award.
There are also double nominations for Bridget Christie, Mark Thomas, Comedy Central’s Alternative Comedy Experience and Ed Gamble.
The Chortle Awards, with ALCATEL ONETOUCH and Universal Pictures (UK), will be handed out at a London ceremony on March 26, hosted by Arthur Smith.
Shortlists have been drawn up by an independent panel of critics – with the final victor chosen by public vote. The polls have opened now and close at midnight next Tuesday night, March 4.
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The full list of nominees is below:Best newcomer
Jonny Pelham
Pierre Novellie
Sofie Hagen
Tim Renkow
Breakthrough act, sponsored by Time Out
John Kearns
Katherine Ryan
Romesh Ranganathan
Sara Pascoe
Club comic
Ed Gamble
Elis James
Felicity Ward
Paul Sinha
Best Compere
Barry Ferns
Ed Gamble
Joe Heenan
Ray Peacock
Character, improv or sketch act
Austentatious
Brian Gittins
John Kearns
Marcel Lucont
Music and variety award
Bo Burnham
The Horne Section
Noise Next Door
Rachel Parris
Best show
Bridget Christie: A Bic For Her
John Kearns: Sight Gags For Perverts
Louis CK
Mark Thomas: 100 Acts Of Minor Dissent
Best tour
Barry Humphries: Dame Edna’s Farewell Tour
Bo Burnham: What
Harry Hill: Sausage Time
Micky Flanagan: Back In The Game
Best DVD
The Alternative Comedy Experience
Bo Burnham: What
Russell Brand: Messiah Complex
Simon Amstell: Live At The BBC
TV Award
Alternative Comedy Experience
Badults
Fresh Meat
Toast Of London
Radio Award
Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro
Bridget Christie Minds The Gap
Mark Steel's In Town
Andrew Maxwell's Public Enemies
Internet Award
Alex Horne Breaks The News
Comedians’ Comedian podcast
Netflix
Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
Published: 25 Feb 2014
