Arabella Weir, Bill Patterson  and Gavin Mitchell also up for gongs

BBC Scotland’s topical panel show Breaking The News leads the nominees in this year’s Scottish Comedy Award.

The show has been shortlisted for both best TV and best radio show – as it is broadcast on both media –  as well as a nomination for host Des Clarke, pictured, for best radio comedian,.

Rgular guest panellist Elaine Malcolmson and lead writer Neil Bratchpiece are also both up for best writer.

Star nominees include Arabella Weir for Two Doors Down,  Bill Patterson for Fleabag, and Gavin Mitchell for Still Game.

In the live categories, Susie McCabe, Jay Lafferty and Larry Dean lead nominees with two each. 

In the TV Comedian category Dean is up against Love Island’s Iain Stirling, Daniel Sloss and his multiple appearances on US late night TV, stalwart Frankie Boyle and Live At The Apollo debutant Fern Brady, the first ever Scottish female comedian to perform on the show.

Judges said that Scottish comedy was in a ‘very healthy state’ citing the opening of the Glee club in Glasgow and Kevin Bridge’s month long residency at The SSE Hydro. The launch of the BBC’s Scottish TV channel has also provided a boost.

Here are the nominees:

Best Headliner

Eddy Brimson

Mark Nelson

Susie McCabe

Raymond Mearns

Best Newcomer

Amy Matthews

Conor Burns

Krystal Evans

Liam Farrelly

Taryam Boyd

Best Compere

Billy Kirkwood

Jay Lafferty

Liam Withnail

Ray Bradshaw

Breakthrough Act

Christopher MacArthur-Boyd

Gary Meikle

Jim Smith

Stephen Buchanan

Best Variety / Improv

Kevin Quantum

MC Hammersmith

Spontaneous Players

Stu and Garry

Best TV Comedian

Daniel Sloss

Fern Brady

Frankie Boyle

Iain Stirling

Larry Dean

Best Radio Comedian

Ashley Storrie

Billy Kirkwood

Des Clarke

Fred MacAulay

Best Festival Solo Show

Chris Forbes - Prophecy

Christopher MacArthur-Boyd - Home Sweet Home

Jay Lafferty - Wheesht

Larry Dean - Bampot

Liam Withnail - Homecoming

Limmy - Limmy's Vines

Susie McCabe - Domestic Disaster

Tom Stade - I Swear to..

Best Actor / Actress

Arabella Weir - Two Doors Down

Bill Paterson - Fleabag

Dave Anderson - Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window

Gavin Mitchell - Still Game

Karen Bartke - Scot Squad

Best TV Show

Breaking The News

Frankie Boyle's New World Order

Scot Squad

Still Game

Two Doors Down

Best Radio Show

Breaking The News

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Fred At The Stand

Stop The Press

Best Online Comedy

Bros Bagels

Gary Meikle

Janey Godley

Jim Smith

Joe Heenan

Best Writer

Elaine Malcolmson

Keir McAllister

Neil Bratchpiece

Steven Dick

Best Event

BBC Scotland Channel Launch

Glee Club Launch

Kevin Bridges residency at The Hydro

Still Game Final Episode

Best Comedy Club

Gilded Balloon Theatre, Edinburgh

Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh

Rotunda, Glasgow

The Stand, Edinburgh

The Stand, Glasgow

Best Comedy Night

Bona Fide

Chunks

Enterteasment

Project X

Voting is now open, but limited to those who work within the Scottish comedy industry either as performers, writers, or production staff. Polls close on June 3, a week before the awards ceremony takes place.  Click this link to vote

Published: 10 May 2019