Shortlists keep on coming!

Hayley Ellis, Phil Elis, Robin Morgan and Rosco McClelland have all been nominated for best compere in this year’s Chortle Awards, we can reveal.

Shortlists in this year’s accolades, supported by Ticketmaster, are being announced across the day, 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 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

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