Such Brave Girls named best comedy

At the Broadcast Digital Awards

Kat Sadler's BBC Three sitcom Such Brave Girls has been named best comedy at the Broadcast Digital Awards.

The trade magazine which organises the accolades said: ‘"Grotesque", "despicable" and "unlikeable" aren't typically words associated with a winning entry, but that's exactly what makes Kat Sadler's acerbic BBC sitcom shine.

‘The comedy simultaneously stunned and horrified judges with its ability to make grotesque characters not only appealing, but horrifyingly relatable too.

‘Leaning away from the typical "feel-good" comedy tropes, Such Brave Girls relishes in its amorality while remaining watchable.’

One judge called it 'undeniably funny’, with another praising Sadler’s writing as feeling 'incredibly fresh bold, and raw', going as far as to say: 'It's the most exciting comedy I've watched in years’, A third commented. ‘The freshness and uniqueness of the comedy is undeniable.’

Also nominated for the accolade – for shows on non-terrestrial TV channels – were Dinosaur, Dreaming Whilst Black, Juice, Man Like Mobeen and Things You Should Have Done.

Meanwhile, Fatiha El-Ghorri's BBC Three pilot Donkey! was named the best short-form scripted programme.

Broadcast sod: ‘The team behind Donkey! set out to create a laugh-out-loud working-class British-Arab comedy, which showcased star Fatiha El-Ghorri as both a performer and a writer - and they succeeded with aplomb.

‘Our judges hailed El-Ghorri as an "excellent firecracker performer", who presented who created "an immediately enjoyable character in the classic British sitcom lead tradition" set in a "vibrant, relatable world that I want to see more of".

‘They also praised the film's commitment to inclusivity and representation, which ensured that there was a strong team of working-class, Muslim, hijab-wearing, disabled, POC and Arab talent both on and off-screen.

‘Dialogue flowed between English and Arabic, with subtitles which were carefully designed to maximise comedic effect, capture the realities of living in a multi-lingual family and remind audiences that they don't need to fully understand a language or culture to grasp the humour and emotion of a scene.’

The full list of winners is here.