And the nominations for the 2006 Comedy Awards are:

[Lennon Saviour of E]

Some of em anyway:

Best TV Comedy Actor of 2006
David Mitchell & Robert Webb - Peep Show (Objective for Channel 4)
Ricky Gervais - Extras (BBC Comedy For BBC One)
Stephen Merchant - Extras (BBC Comedy For BBC One)

Best Comedy Entertainment Personality of 2006
Ant & Dec - Saturday Night Takeaway/ I’m a Celebrity - Get me Out of Here/ Poker Face (ITV Productions/Talkback Thames for ITV1)
Harry Hill - Harry Hill’s TV Burp (Avalon Television for ITV1)
Paul Merton - Have I Got News for You Hat Trick Productions for BBC One)

Best Male Comedy Newcomer 0f 2006
Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins - The Friday Night Project (Princess Productions for Channel 4)
Kevin Bishop - Star Stories (Objective Productions for Channel 4)
Russell Brand - Russell Brand’s Got Issues (Vanity Project for E4)

Britain’s Best New TV Comedy of 2006
Star Stories - (Objective Productions for Channel 4)
Suburban Shootout - (Feelgood Fiction for Five and Paramount Comedy)
That Mitchell & Webb Look - (BBC Comedy for BBC Two)

Best TV Comedy of 2006
Extras - (BBC Comedy for BBC Two)
Peep Show - (Objective Productions for Channel 4)
The Thick of It - (BBC Comedy for BBC Four)

Best Comedy Entertainment Programme of 2006
Ant & Dec Christmas Takeaway (ITV Productions for ITV1)
Harry Hill’s TV Burp (Avalon Television for ITV1)
Have I Got News for You (Hat Trick Productions for BBC One)

Highland Spring People’s Choice Award
As voted for by readers of FHM, Heat and Zoo Magazine and ITV1 viewers on the night.

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV Productions for ITV1)
Extras (BBC Comedy for BBC Two)
8 Out of 10 Cats (Zeppotron For Channel 4)
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross (Open Mike Productions for BBC One)
Green Wing (Talkback Thames for Channel 4)
Little Britain (BBC Comedy For BBC One)
Northern Lights (ITV Productions for ITV1)
That Mitchell & Webb Look (BBC Comedy for BBC Two)

Best International Comedy Show for 2006
Curb Your Enthusiasm - HBO Entertainment for More 4
Everybody Hates Chris - Chris Rock Enterprises/3 Arts Entertainment/Paramount Network Television for Five
The Office: An American Workplace - NBC Universal for ITV2

[Nafe]

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV Productions for ITV1)

What? there meant to be funny now?

Nice to see Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant in there, Extras was brilliant!

[Lennon Saviour of E]

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV Productions for ITV1)

What? there meant to be funny now?

Nice to see Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant in there, Extras was brilliant!

Good man. I like you.

It's on tonight of course (Wed) ITV 9.00, hosted for the 16th year by the brilliant Master Ross.

[Nafe]

Thanks :)

I sha'll be in mixed minds over watching Wigan vs Arsenal and this.

[cliffy]

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV Productions for ITV1)

What? there meant to be funny now?

Nice to see Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant in there, Extras was brilliant!

totally agree. Extras wouldnt be as good as it is without stephen merchant, i think he is hilarious.

Extras should win everything it is nominated for

[Nafe]

The last episode of Extras series 2 was soo funny, the pen!

[Lennon Saviour of E]

Thanks :)

I sha'll be in mixed minds over watching Wigan vs Arsenal and this.

Have you ever heard of recorders?

They're fucking brilliant. You don't even have to leave the telly on.

I kid you not.

[Nafe]

Have you ever heard of recorders?

They're fucking brilliant. You don't even have to leave the telly on.

I kid you not.
I don't have a VCR in my living room or Sky+ so i'm buggered there!

[B6er]

Russell Brand is about as funny as lung cancer....

[cliffy]

I don't have a VCR in my living room or Sky+ so i'm buggered there!

I dont know anyone who has a vcr any more.

[Simonutd]

I dont know anyone who has a vcr any more.

i do, i have 3 SVHS recorders, there very good quality, and i find them for master copies better than dvd you can record from your computer

[Lennon Saviour of E]

Just two good reasons for watching tonight's comedy awards tonight!

It's all I can manage:

People say it's boring sh*te, and fair comment I suppose. Although it is the most entertaining of all the Awards things you will agree. But on the plus side, the opening Ross speech is always a cracking bit of "stand up" and has been for the past 16 years. Even when some dicks didn't understand just how good he was. Fortunately most people learn, albeit at a worryingly slow pace. Still they get there in the end, so let's not call them humourless pricks eh.

And there is the complaint about having a room full of comedians with no f**ker being funny - the notable exception being Gervais, as you will know he's saved the show almost single handily for the past five years. Even last year when they shamefully didn't award him anything. If the clueless pricks don't give him a couple this year I think he should just opt out and let his superiors show their superior talent.

It's unlikely they could, I know.

[Nafe]

I dont know anyone who has a vcr any more.

I don't have any blank DVD's either, lol.

I'll only miss like the first 15 minutes of it so its nothing to worry about, i'll watch the rest.

[Lennon Saviour of E]

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I'll only miss like the first 15 minutes of it so its nothing to worry about, i'll watch the rest.

That will be a big problem. The first 5 mintes will be the best (it's the rest you could miss).

You'll miss the opening Ross speech where he hilariously takes the piss out of 20 celebs.

I think Heather the gold-digger might get a mention.

[Lennon Saviour of E]

It's interesting that Peep Show has never even been nominated before. But as you will know, I'm sure, last year Gervais was asked to get up and speak even though he hadn't won anything, because he had been the star of the show for the past four years and it wouldn't have been the same. He made a very strong (and funny at the same time) complaint about Peep Show not being nominated yet again.

This year even though Peep Show hasn't had a new series since has been nominated up against Gervais.

He could well pay the price for speaking out.

[Lennon Saviour of E]

Ross the Master superb again.

Gervais didn't win anything but came up trumps.

[Nafe]

Can't understand why he didn't win anything again? I think the majority of people would prefer to watch diluted comedy aka 'The Ant & Deck Saturday night takeaway', what a load of crap.

I thought it was good to see Borat - Sasha Cohen get an award, its been a big year for him.