Who'll be head of the heard? | Nominees announced for radio comedy awards

Who'll be head of the heard?

Nominees announced for radio comedy awards

Tom Wrigglesworth, Josh Howie and Mae Martin are among the nominees for a prestigious radio comedy award.

Their Radio 4 shows have made the shortlist of the BBC Audio Drama Awards, which acknowledge creativity in the field. And despite their name, comedy is also included.

Nominated for best comedy with a live audience are:

  • Josh Howie’s Losing It
  • Mae Martin’s Guide to 21st Century Sexuality 
  • Mark Steel’s in Town
  • Penny Dreadfuls Presents: Homer’s Odyssey by David Reed, Humphrey Ker & Thom Tuck
  • Robert Newmans’ Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia Of Evolution
  • Tom Wrigglesworth’s Hang Ups (which he wrote with James Kettle and Miles Jupp)
  • The Pin by Alex Owen & Ben Ashenden

Up for best scripted comedy are:

  • Couples by Julia Davis & Mark Wootton
  • DOT: The Mystery at St. Horribly-Vulture’s School for Boys by Ed Harris
  • Guilt Trip by Felicity Montagu, Olivia Nixon & Katherine Jakeways
  • Lewis Macleod’s Wired News by John McGlade, Gabby Hutchison-Crouch, Neil Bratchpiece, Dale Shaw, Richard Cray, Steven Dick, Stuart Docherty, Stephen Holford, Kieron Nicholson, John Sheerman, Dan Sweryt, Stephen Mawhinney, Stu Cooper,
  • Love in Recovery by Pete Jackson
  • Secret Kebabs by Christine Entwisles
  • The Strange Vanishing of Julian Quark by Tom Wainwright

Winners will be announced in a ceremony at the BBC Radio Theatre on January 29, hosted by Sir Lenny Henry.

Published: 22 Nov 2016

Live comedy picks

We see you are using AdBlocker software. Chortle relies on advertisers to fund this website so it’s free for you, so we would ask that you disable it for this site. Our ads are non-intrusive and relevant. Help keep Chortle viable.