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Reeves and Mortimer win British Comedy Award

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are among the winners at tonight’s British Comedy Awards.

They will will be awarded The Writer's Guild of Great Britain Award at the ceremony, to be aired live on Channel 4.

Mortimer said: ‘I'm really proud that Jim and I have always written our own guff. It's great to have that recognised.’

Reeves added: ‘I am most cock-a-hoop over being awarded this most prestigious of trophies.’

They are the only winners to be announced ahead of the ceremony, which starts at 9pm. Jonathan Ross will again be hosting, while award presenters will include Cuba Gooding Jr, Kelly Brook and Joan Collins.

Chortle will be live-blogging the results as they are announced, along with commentary from comedian Michael Legge.

The full list of nominees is

Best New Comedy Programme
Alan Partridge: Welcome to Places in My Life
Cardinal Burns
Hunderby
Moone Boy

Best Comedy Entertainment Programme
Alan Carr Chatty Man
Celebrity Juice
Harry Hill's TV Burp
The Graham Norton Show

Best Sketch Show
Cardinal Burns
Facejacker
Horrible Histories
Very Important People

Best Sitcom
Hunderby
Rev
The Thick of It
Twenty Twelve

Best Comedy Entertainment Personality
Charlie Brooker: Charlie Brooker's 2011 Wipe
Graham Norton: The Graham Norton Show
Harry Hill: Harry Hill's TV Burp
Stephen Fry: QI

Best TV Comedy Actor
Hugh Bonneville: Twenty Twelve
Peter Capaldi: The Thick of It
Steve Coogan: Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life
Tom Hollander: Rev

Best TV Comedy Actress
Jessica Hynes: Twenty Twelve
Olivia Colman: Rev
Olivia Colman: Twenty Twelve
Rebecca Front: The Thick of It

Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist
David Rawle: Moone Boy
Morgana Robinson: Very Important People
Nina Conti: Make Me Happy: A Monkey's Search for Enlightenment
Seb Cardinal & Dustin Demri-Burns: Cardinal Burns

Best Male Television Comic
David Mitchell: Would I Lie to You
Harry Hill: Harry Hill's TV Burp
Lee Mack: Would I Lie to You
Sean Lock: 8 Out of 10 Cats

Best Female Television Comic
Jo Brand: Have I Got News For You
Nina Conti: Make Me Happy: A Monkey's Search for Enlightenment
Sarah Millican: The Sarah Millican Television Programme
Sue Perkins: Have I Got News For You

King Or Queen of comedy (public vote)
Alan Carr
David Mitchell
Graham Norton
Jack Whitehall
Lee Mack
Sarah Millican