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