Sixty shows up for accolades

The British Comedy Guide has just revealed the shortlists for its awards for the best TV and radio shows of last year.

All 351 shows which aired in 2023 were eligible, and of these 60 are left for the final round of voting. Voting closes 23:59 on Sunday January 21.

Here are the shortlists – and you can vote here.

Best New TV Sitcom 2023

Black Ops
Everyone Else Burns
Queen Of Oz
Such Brave Girls
The Change
The Power Of Parker

Best Returning TV Sitcom 2023

Ghosts
Meet The Richardsons
Not Going Out
Starstruck
The Cleaner
Two Doors Down

Best Radio Sitcom 2023

Bob Servant Says Cheerio
Call Jonathan Pie
Conversations From A Long Marriage
Ed Reardon's Week
Michael Spicer: Before Next Door
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?

Best TV Sketch Show 2023

A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou
Horrible Histories
Queen Of The New Year
The Skewer: Three Twisted Years
The Stand Up Sketch Show
This Is Gay

Best Radio Sketch Show 2023

Dead Ringers
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
Please Use Other Door
The Skewer
We Forced A Bot To Write This Show
Wosson Cornwall

Best TV Panel Show 2023

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

Best Radio Panel Show 2023

Best Medicine
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Just A Minute
The Museum Of Curiosity
The News Quiz
The Unbelievable Truth

Best Tv Entertainment Show 2023

Arena: Caroline Aherne: Comedy Queen
Joe Lycett: More, More, More! How Do You Lycett
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Taskmaster
The Graham Norton Show
The Last Leg

Best Radio Entertainment Show 2023

Alfie Moore: It's A Fair Cop
Horrible Histories: 'Orrible Opera
Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life
Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz
Scott Bennett: Stuff
You're Dead To Me

Best Tv Comedy Drama 2023

Boat Story
Brassic
Good Omens
Inside No. 9
Sex Education
There She Goes

Published: 8 Jan 2024