He's up for a TV Choice Award

Russell Howard's Good News is up for a TV Choice Award.

The stand-up show is up for best comedy against three narrative- driven shows: Benidorm, Birds Of A Feather and Stella.

Meanwhile, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown has been nominated in the entertainment category, alongside Keith Lemon's Celebrity Juice. That shortlist is completed by Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and The Graham Norton Show.

Ant & Dec and the shows they present have won 29 trophies have been won by Ant and Dec in the 20 years of the TV Choice Awards.

Nominees are selected by an online poll, with more than 200,000 readers taking part in the first round of voting this year.

Jo Brand will be hosting the event, which takes place at The Dorchester Hotel in London on Monday September 5.

The Big Bang Theory is also up for an award, for best international show, alongside Game Of Thrones, Amazon Prime's Outlander and The Walking Dead

Published: 28 Jun 2016