Shortlsts announced

The Thick Of It has today landed three Bafta nominations, including best sitcom.

It will contest the category alongside The Inbetweeners, Miranda and Peep Show; while its stars Peter Capaldi and Reebecca Front have been nominated for best male and female comedy performance respectively.

Here are the shortlists in the comedy categories:

Comedy Programme
The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Kevin Bishop Show
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
That Mitchell and Webb Look

Situation Comedy
The Inbetweeners
Miranda
Peep Show
The Thick Of It

Entertainment Programme
The Graham Norton Show
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker
Britain's Got Talent

Male Performance in a Comedy Role
Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners)
Peter Capaldi (The Thick Of It)
Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered)
David Mitchell (Peep Show)

Female Performance in a Comedy Role
Jo Brand (Getting On)
Rebecca Front (The Thick Of It)
Miranda Hart (Miranda)
Joanna Scanlan (Getting On)

Entertainment Performance
Stephen Fry (QI)
Harry Hill (Harry Hill's TV Burp
Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly (I'm A Celebrity...)
Michael McIntyre (Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow)

The results will be revealed on Sunday June 6.

Published: 10 May 2010