British Academy Television Award | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
First awarded | 1980 (presented in 1981) |
Currently held by | Friday Night Live (2023) |
Website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
The British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Programme or Series was first presented at the 1981 ceremony. According to British Academy of Film and Television Arts the category "includes programmes that capture the idea of comedy being central to the editorial of the programme and includes panel-led shows, chat shows where comic content plays a big part, stand-up and comedy clip shows".[1]
Since the 2000 BAFTA TV Award ceremony there has been a separate award category for Best Situation Comedy. This category had previously been presented from 1973-1980 (when there was no Best Comedy Series award). Throughout the 1980s and 1990s 'Situation Comedies' were included in the Best Comedy Programme or Series category.
Name variations for this category:
- 1981–1992: Best Comedy Series
- 1992–2007: Best Comedy Programme or Series
- 2007–2013: Best Comedy Programme
- 2014–present: Best Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme
Winners and nominees
1960s
Best Comedy Series
Year | Recipient(s) | Title |
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1965 | Joe McGrath | |
1966 | Michael Mills | The World Of Wooster Comedy Playhouse: Sam The Samaritan 90 Years On - Churchill Birthday Programme |
Dick Clement | The Likely Lads Comedy Playhouse: Barnaby Spoot and the Exploding Whoopee Cushion | |
David Croft | Hugh and I A Slight Case of... Dick Emery Show | |
Shaun O'Riordan | The Worker The Tigers Are Burning Emergency Ward Ten The Braden Beat Front Page Story | |
1967 | Dick Clement | |
1968 | Michael Mills | |
1980s
Best Comedy Series
1990s
Best Comedy Series
Best Comedy Programme or Series
2000s
Best Comedy Programme or Series
2010s
Best Comedy Programme or Series
Best Comedy Entertainment Programme
2020s
Year | Title | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
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2020 [3] | Taskmaster | Alex Horne, Andy Devonshire, Andy Cartwright, James Taylor | Dave |
The Graham Norton Show | Graham Norton, Graham Stuart, Jon Magnusson, Steve Smith | BBC One | |
The Last Leg | Ben Knappett, Andrew Beint, Lisa Kirk, Cimran Shah | Channel 4 | |
The Ranganation | BBC Two | ||
2021 [4] | |||
The Big Narstie Show | Obi Kevin Akudike, Nathan Brown, Rina Dayalji, Ben Wicks, Toby Baker | Channel 4 | |
Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe | Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, Ali Marlow | BBC Two | |
The Ranganation | |||
Rob & Romesh Vs | Jack Shillaker, David Taylor, Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, Bill Righton | Sky One | |
2022 [5] | The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan | Rhe-an Archibald, Ben Wicks, Tim Dean, Pollyanna McGirr, David Geli, Mo Gilligan | Channel 4 |
The Graham Norton Show | Graham Norton, Graham Stuart, Jon Magnusson, Toby Baker, Catherine Strauss, Pete Snell | BBC One | |
Race Around Britain | Ben Wicks, Andy Brown, Munya Chawawa, Trent Williams-Jones, Claire Cook, Kevin Muyolo | YouTube | |
The Ranganation | Ruth Phillips, Richard Cohen, Mark Barrett, Barbara Wiltshire, Debra Blenkinsop, Helena Parkhill | BBC Two | |
2023 [6][7] | Friday Night Live | Geoff Posner, Susie Hall, Lucy Ansbro, Shane Allen | Channel 4 |
The Graham Norton Show | BBC One | ||
Would I Lie to You? | Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Barbara Wiltshire, Adam Copeland, Jake Graham, Zoe Waterman | ||
Taskmaster | Alex Horne, Andy Devonshire, Andy Cartwright, James Taylor | Channel 4 | |
Note: In BAFTA production categories, entrants are asked to submit no more than four names to be listed as nominees should the programme be nominated. If it is not possible to decide on four names the nomination credit is listed as "production team", in these cases no individual can refer to themselves as BAFTA winning. It will be the programme that is BAFTA winning, not any individual.
References
- ↑ "Rules and Guidelines" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ↑ "Nominations announced: Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards in 2019". www.bafta.org. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ↑ Kanter, Jake (2020-07-31). "BAFTA TV Awards Winners: Night Of Surprises, As 'Chernobyl' & 'The End Of The F***ing World' Take Two Prizes Each". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ↑ "Bafta TV awards 2021: the full list of winners". www.theguardian.com. 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ↑ "Bafta TV awards 2022: full list of nominations". The Guardian. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ↑ Ritman, Alex (22 March 2023). "BAFTA TV Awards: 'This is Going to Hurt,' 'The Responder' Lead Pack of Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ↑ "Bafta TV awards 2023: the full list of winners". Guardian. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.