Edinburgh hit leads Chortle Award nominations

Cult Edinburgh hit Funz And Games leads this year’s Chortle Award shortlist, with a total of four nominations.

The show has been nominated in categories for best show, innovation and best sketch/character act - while frontman Phil Ellis is up for the breakthrough award.

Many comics have two nominations, including Bridget Christie, James Acaster, Luisa Omielan Nish Kumar, Katherine Ryan, Gein’s Family Gift Shop, Steen Raskopoulos, John Robins, Nick Helm (counting Uncle) and Kim Noble.

Voting opens at 9am tomorrow (Wednesday February 18). Details of the ceremony will be announced soon.

The full list of nominees is:

Best newcomer

Alex Edelman, Dane Baptiste, Gein’s Family Gift Shop, Phil Jerrod and Steen Raskopoulos

Breakthrough act

James Acaster, Luisa Omielan, Nish Kumar and Phil Ellis

Club comic

Carl Donnelly, Jeff Innocent, Katherine Ryan and Martin Mor

Best compere

Ed Gamble, John Robins, Mark Olver, Nish Kumar and Zoe Lyons

Music and Variety award

Jess Robinson and Kirsty Newton for Jess Robinson: Mighty Voice, Margaret Thatcher: Queen Of Soho, Nick Helm, and Nick Mohammed for Dracula! (Mr Swallow: The Musical).

Character, improv or sketch act

Funz And Gamez, Gein’s Family Gift Shop, Marcel Lucont and Steen Raskopoulos.

Best show

Funz And Gamez, James Acaster: Recognise, Kim Noble: You Are Not Alone, Luisa Omeilan: Am I Right Ladies? and Simon Amstell: To Be Free

Best tour

Bridget Christie: A Bic For Her/An Ungrateful Woman double bill; Dawn French: 30 Million Minutes; Mark Thomas: Cuckooed and Katherine Ryan: Glam Role Model

Internet Award

Comedian’s Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith, QI’s No Such Thing As A Fish, Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, and The Political Party with Matt Forde

Radio Award

Bridget Christie Minds The Gap; Elis James & John Robins on XFM; Susan Calman is Convicted and Tom Wrigglesworth: Utterly At Odds With The Universe

TV Award

Harry & Paul’s Story Of The Twos, Inside No 9, Toast Of London and Uncle

Award For Innovation

Alex Horne for Monsieur Butterfly, Funz And Gamez, and Kim Noble for You’re Not Alone.

Best DVD

Harry Hill for Sausage Time; Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down Five To Go; Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle Series 3 and The Trip to Italy.

Book Award

Ayoade on Ayoade, Hopeful by Omid Djalili, My Prefect Cousin: A Biography of Paul Hamilton by Kevin Eldon and Francesca Martinez: What The **** Is Normal.

Published: 17 Feb 2015