Shortlists keep coming!

Five podcasts have been shortlisted in this year’s Chortle Awards, supported by Ticketmaster.

They are:  

• Brainwash Me with Poppy Hilstead
• Glue Factory with Milo Edwards, Olga Koch, Pierre Novellie and Riley 
• Here Comes The Guillotine with Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe and Christopher MacArthur-Boyd 
•  Single Ladies In Your Area with Amy Gledhill and Harriet Kemsley
•  Trusty Hogs podcast with Catherine Bohart & Helen Bauer

It is the latest category to be announced today, with the following categories revealed earlier:

Sketch and variety award

• Elf Lyons
• Flo and Joan
• Metroland
• Natalie Palamides
• Tarot 

Best headliner

• Leroy Brito
• Lindsey Santoro
• Michael Odewale
• Mike Rice
•  Nina Gilligan 

Best compere

• Hayley Ellis
• Phil Elis
• Robin Morgan
• Rosco McClelland

Best tour

• Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Peacock
• Miles Jupp: On I Bang
• Nish Kumar: Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe
• Sam Campbell: Wobservations
• Sarah Keyworth: My Eyes Are Up Here

Best TV show:

• Alma's Not Normal
• Everyone Else Burns
• Inside No. 9
• Things You Should Have Done 
• We Are Lady Parts 

Best TV comedian

• Bob Mortimer
• Chris McCausland
•  Jamali Maddix
• Rosie Jones
• Sophie Willan 

Radio award 

• Ian Smith Is Stressed
• Icklewick FM
• Janey Godley: The C Bomb
• The Many Wrongs Of Lord Christian Brighty
• Time Of The Week

Social media award

• Derek Mitchell
• Ed Night and Paddy Young
• Munya Chawawa
• Tom Lawrinson and Sam O’Leary
• Sarah Roberts

Book award

• Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life With Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes
• Jokes Jokes Jokes by  Jenny Eclair
•  The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer
•  Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? by Pierre Novellie

More follow across this afternoon…

The nominees were chosen by a panel of industry experts and will be put to a public vote from around 3.45pm this afternoon once all the categories have been announced.  

Polls close on Friday next week and the winners will be unveiled at a London ceremony on March 17, hosted by Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Desiree Burch.

Last year’s victors included Taskmaster, Joe Lycett, James Acaster  and  Kiri Pritchard-McLean. All previous Chortle Award winners are listed here.

Published: 27 Feb 2025