Voter for entirely by the public

The shortlists have been announced for the British Comedy Guide’s annual TV and radio awards.

Based entirely on a public vote at every stage, this is the 20th year of these awards.

Votes can be cast here – and polls close at the end of Sunday January 25. The results will be announced in February:
 

BEST NEW TV SITCOM 

Amandaland
The Chief
Govan Fair Queen
How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)
Man Vs Baby
Pushers

BEST RETURNING TV SITCOM 

Big Boys
Here We Go
The Horne Section TV Show
Mandy
Not Going Out
Two Doors Down 

BEST RADIO SITCOM 

Call Jonathan Pie
Conversations From A Long Marriage
Ed Reardon's Week
Fags, Mags And Bags
Icklewick FM
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?

BEST TV SKETCH SHOW 

Good For Her
Horrible Histories
Horrible Science
Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping
Queen Of The New Year
Say! Less!

BEST RADIO SKETCH SHOW 

Dead Ringers
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
Michael Spicer: No Room
The Skewer
The Squid: Sketch A Minute
Time Of The Week

BEST TV PANEL SHOW 

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
Have I Got News For You
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
QI
Would I Lie To You?

BEST RADIO PANEL SHOW 

Breaking The News
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Just A Minute
The News Quiz
One Person Found This Helpful
The Unbelievable Truth

BEST TV ENTERTAINMENT SHOW 

Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish
The Graham Norton Show
Joe Lycett's United States Of Birmingham
Last One Laughing UK
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Taskmaster

BEST RADIO ENTERTAINMENT SHOW 

Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
Alfie Moore: It's A Fair Cop
Mark Steel's In Town
Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz
Room 101
Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby

BEST TV COMEDY DRAMA 

Am I Being Unreasonable?
Brassic
Death Valley
Film Club
Finding Father Christmas
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Published: 12 Jan 2026