BCG News Comedy.co.uk Awards winners Inside No. 9 named Comedy Of The Year 2017 The 10 winners in the 2017 Comedy.co.uk Awards have been revealed

Inside No. 9 has been voted Best TV Comedy Drama and also Comedy Of The Year

Back, Red Dwarf, Taskmaster and Dead Ringers were amongst the other winners

Inside No. 9 has been voted Comedy Of The Year by comedy fans.

In the 12th annual Comedy.co.uk Awards poll conducted by British Comedy Guide, the comedy anthology series took the coveted Comedy Of The Year title, as well as Best TV Comedy Drama, for 2017.

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, who write and star in Inside No. 9, say of their win: "Our heartfelt thanks to British Comedy Guide for all their support over the years, as well as to the many comedy fans who voted. The phrase 'comedy drama' was often a disguise for a not-particularly-funny comedy, and we're delighted to have added thriller, horror, romance, slapstick and cryptic crossword clues into the mix.

"To win Comedy of the Year is the biggest twist of all (though we did guess it halfway through) and we're genuinely thrilled. Thank you, from Cheese & Crackers."

The duo add: "If you want to see how awards panels work, take a look at tomorrow night's episode - 'And The Winner Is...' - it's practically a behind-the-scenes documentary."

Elsewhere in the results, Back, starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb was named Best New TV Sitcom, whilst Red Dwarf picked up the most votes in the Best Returning TV Sitcom category.

David Mitchell is linked with three prizes in total: Back's Best New TV Sitcom prize; The Unbelievable Truth, which he hosts, taking the award for Best Radio Panel Show; and Would I Lie To You? named Best TV Panel Show, in which he is a regular team captain.

The full list of winners, and fellow shortlisted nominees, is below.

Best New TV Sitcom



Back (winner)

GameFace

Quacks

This Country

Tim Vine Travels Through Time

White Gold

Best Returning TV Sitcom



Car Share

Catastrophe

Detectorists

Man Down

Red Dwarf (winner)

The League Of Gentlemen

Best Radio Sitcom



Anansi Boys

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Ed Reardon's Week

Fags, Mags And Bags

John Finnemore's Double Acts

Tim Vine Travels In Time (winner)

Best TV Sketch Show



French And Saunders

Horrible Histories

The Keith & Paddy Picture Show

Tracey Breaks The News

Tracey Ullman's Show

Vic & Bob's Big Night Out (winner)

Best Radio Sketch Show



Austentatious

Dead Ringers (winner)

Harry And Paul Present: The Gentlemen's Club

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Kevin Eldon Will See You Now

Newsjack

Best TV Panel Show



8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Have I Got News For You

Mock The Week

QI

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year

Would I Lie To You? (winner)

Best Radio Panel Show



Fighting Talk

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Just A Minute

The Museum Of Curiosity

The News Quiz

The Unbelievable Truth (winner)

Best TV Entertainment Show



Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish

Frankie Boyle's New World Order

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Taskmaster (winner)

The Graham Norton Show

The Last Leg

Best Radio Entertainment Show



Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar

Andy Hamilton Sort Of Remembers

Keep Calman Carry On

Mark Steel's In Town

The Infinite Monkey Cage

The Now Show (winner)

Best TV Comedy Drama



Cold Feet

Doc Martin

Eric, Ernie And Me

Inside No. 9 (winner)

Murder On The Blackpool Express

No Offence

Voting in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2017 took place over two stages since Monday 1st January. The first round saw every comedy to broadcast a new episode on television or radio during the previous 12 months longlisted in one of 10 categories, according to its broadcast medium and genre. From each category, the most popular six titles then made up a shortlist, voting for which has been ongoing for the past fortnight.

The winners of the Comedy.co.uk Awards are decided entirely by the popular public ballot, with no weighting or judging panel involved at any point in the process.

British Comedy Guide Editors Aaron Brown and Mark Boosey say: "Hundreds of thousands of votes were cast in this year's poll; we're truly humbled by the response the public have for the awards. The only awards of their kind, it shows the high interest, engagement and love that audiences have for their favourite comedies, both on TV and radio."

Inside No. 9 is the first comedy drama to win the coveted Comedy Of The Year title. Results for previous years

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