Comedy.co.uk Awards 2025: Shortlists Revealed for Fan-Voted Honours

The highly anticipated shortlists for the 2025 Comedy.co.uk Awards have been unveiled, marking the culmination of the initial public voting round. These awards celebrate the best in British comedy across television and radio, with categories spanning sitcoms, sketch shows, panel shows, and comedy dramas. The public now has the chance to cast their final votes to determine the winners, with the results set to be announced in February.

Key Takeaways

• Voting for the second and final round is now open.

• Winners will be announced in February.

• The awards are entirely decided by public vote.

Nominees Across Top Comedy Categories

The shortlists feature a diverse range of acclaimed comedy programmes from 2025. In the Best New TV Sitcom category, "Amandaland," "The Chief," "Govan Fair Queen," "How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)," "Man Vs Baby," and "Pushers" are all vying for the top spot. Meanwhile, established favourites like "Big Boys," "Here We Go," and "Not Going Out" are nominated in the Best Returning TV Sitcom category alongside "The Horne Section TV Show," "Mandy," and "Two Doors Down."

Radio comedy is equally well-represented, with "Call Jonathan Pie," "Conversations From A Long Marriage," "Ed Reardon's Week," "Fags, Mags And Bags," "Icklewick FM," and "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?" making the shortlist for Best Radio Sitcom.

Sketch, Panel, and Entertainment Show Contenders

For Best TV Sketch Show, the nominees include "Good For Her," "Horrible Histories," "Horrible Science," "Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping," "Queen Of The New Year," and "Say! Less!" The radio equivalent sees "Dead Ringers," "John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme," "Michael Spicer: No Room," "The Skewer," "The Squid: Sketch A Minute," and "Time Of The Week" in contention.

Panel show enthusiasts can look forward to the results in the Best TV Panel Show category, featuring "8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown," "The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year," "Have I Got News For You," "Never Mind The Buzzcocks," "QI," and "Would I Lie To You?" Radio panel shows nominated are "Breaking The News," "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue," "Just A Minute," "The News Quiz," "One Person Found This Helpful," and "The Unbelievable Truth."

In the entertainment categories, "Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish," "The Graham Norton Show," "Joe Lycett's United States Of Birmingham," "Last One Laughing UK," "Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing," and "Taskmaster" are nominated for Best TV Entertainment Show. For radio, the nominees are "Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar," "Alfie Moore: It's A Fair Cop," "Mark Steel's In Town," "Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz," "Room 101," and "Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby."

Comedy Drama Round-Up

The Best TV Comedy Drama category features a strong lineup including "Am I Being Unreasonable?", "Brassic", "Death Valley", "Film Club", "Finding Father Christmas", and "Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators."

Voting for the final round closes on Sunday, January 25th, 2026, at 23:59 GMT.

Sources

• Comedy.co.uk Awards 2025 shortlists revealed, British Comedy Guide.

• Comedy.co.uk Awards Shortlists – Vote Here, Beyond The Joke.