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The British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Entertainment Programme or Series was first presented at the 1981 ceremony. According to British Academy of Film and Television Arts the category "includes programmes that capture the idea of comedy being central to the editorial of the programme and includes panel-led shows, chat shows where comic content plays a big part, stand-up and comedy clip shows".[ 1]
Since the 2000 BAFTA TV Award ceremony there has been a separate award category for Best Situation Comedy . This category had previously been presented from 1973-1980 (when there was no Best Comedy Series award). Throughout the 1980s and 1990s 'Situation Comedies' were included in the Best Comedy Programme or Series category.
Name variations for this category:
1981–1992: Best Comedy Series
1992–2007: Best Comedy Programme or Series
2007–2013: Best Comedy Programme
2014–present: Best Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme
Winners and nominees
1960s
Best Comedy Series
Year
Recipient(s)
Title
1965
Joe McGrath
1966
Michael Mills
The World Of Wooster Comedy Playhouse: Sam The Samaritan 90 Years On - Churchill Birthday Programme
Dick Clement
The Likely Lads Comedy Playhouse: Barnaby Spoot and the Exploding Whoopee Cushion
David Croft
Hugh and I A Slight Case of... Dick Emery Show
Shaun O'Riordan
The Worker The Tigers Are Burning Emergency Ward Ten The Braden Beat Front Page Story
1967
Dick Clement
1968
Michael Mills
1980s
Best Comedy Series
Year
Title
Recipient(s)
1981
Yes Minister
Sydney Lotterby
Agony
John Reardon
Butterflies
Sydney Lotterby , John B Hobbs
Shelley
Anthony Parker
To the Manor Born
Gareth Gwenlan
1982
Yes Minister
Peter Whitmore
A Fine Romance
James Cellan Jones
Hi-de-Hi!
David Croft , John Kilby
To the Manor Born
Gareth Gwenlan
1983
Yes Minister
Peter Whitmore
A Fine Romance
James Cellan Jones
Hi-de-Hi!
David Croft , John Kilby
Last of the Summer Wine
Alan J. W. Bell
1984
Hi-de-Hi!
John Kilby
A Fine Romance
Don Leaver
Last of the Summer Wine
Sydney Lotterby
Only Fools and Horses
Ray Butt
1985
The Young Ones
Paul Jackson
A Fine Romance
Don Leaver
Hi-de-Hi!
David Croft
Just Good Friends
Ray Butt
1986
Only Fools and Horses
Ray Butt
'Allo 'Allo!
David Croft
Last of the Summer Wine
Alan J. W. Bell
Open All Hours
Sydney Lotterby
1987
Just Good Friends
Sue Bysh, Ray Butt
'Allo 'Allo!
David Croft
Duty Free
Vernon Lawrence
Ever Decreasing Circles
Harold Snoad
Only Fools and Horses
Ray Butt
Yes, Prime Minister
Sydney Lotterby
1988
Blackadder the Third
Mandie Fletcher , John Lloyd
'Allo 'Allo!
David Croft
Bread
Robin Nash
Ever Decreasing Circles
Harold Snoad
Yes, Prime Minister
Sydney Lotterby
1989
Only Fools and Horses : Christmas Special
Tony Dow , Gareth Gwenlan , John Sullivan
After Henry
Simon Brett , Peter Frazer-Jones
'Allo 'Allo!
Jeremy Lloyd , David Croft , Martin Dennis , Susan Belbin
Bread
Robin Nash , Carla Lane
1990s
Best Comedy Series
Year
Title
Recipient(s)
1990
Blackadder Goes Forth
Richard Boden , Richard Curtis , Ben Elton & John Lloyd
After Henry
Simon Brett , Peter Frazer-Jones
The New Statesman
Tony Charles, Geoffrey Sax , Laurence Marks , Maurice Gran
Only Fools and Horses
Tony Dow , Gareth Gwenlan , John Sullivan
1991
The New Statesman
Maurice Gran , Laurence Marks , David Reynolds & Geoffrey Sax
Drop the Dead Donkey
Andy Hamilton , Guy Jenkin , Liddy Oldroyd
May to December
Paul Mendelson , Verity Lambert , Sydney Lotterby
One Foot in the Grave
David Renwick , Susan Belbin
Only Fools and Horses
Tony Dow , Gareth Gwenlan , John Sullivan
Best Comedy Programme or Series
Year
Title
Recipient(s)
1992
One Foot in the Grave
Susan Belbin , David Renwick
The Curse of Mr. Bean
Richard Curtis , Robin Driscoll , Rowan Atkinson , John Howard Davies
Drop the Dead Donkey
Guy Jenkin , Andy Harnilton, Liddy Oldroyd
Only Fools and Horses
Tony Dow , Gareth Gwenlan , John Sullivan
1993
Absolutely Fabulous
Jon Plowman , Jennifer Saunders , Bob Spiers
Birds of a Feather
Terry Kinane, Laurence Marks , Maurice Gran , Candida Julian-Jones
One Foot in the Grave
Susan Belbin , David Renwick
Waiting for God
Gareth Gwenlan , Michael Aitkens
1994
Drop the Dead Donkey
Andy Hamilton , Guy Jenkin , Liddy Oldroyd
Chef!
Charlie Hanson , John Birkin , Peter Tilbury
Desmond's
Humphrey Barclay , Paulette Randall , Jan Sargent
Rab C. Nesbitt
Colin Gilbert , Ian Pattison
1995
Three Fights, Two Weddings and a Funeral
Geoff Posner , David Tyler
Absolutely Fabulous
Jon Plowman , Bob Spiers , Jennifer Saunders
Drop the Dead Donkey
Andy Hamilton , Guy Jenkin , Liddy Oldroyd
One Foot in the Grave
Susan Belbin , David Renwick
1996
Father Ted
Graham Linehan , Declan Lowney , Arthur Matthews , Geoffrey Perkins
Absolutely Fabulous
Jon Plowman , Bob Spiers , Jennifer Saunders
Men Behaving Badly
Beryl Vertue , Martin Dennis , Simon Nye
One Foot in the Grave
Susan Belbin , David Renwick
1997
Only Fools and Horses
Tony Dow , Gareth Gwenlan & John Sullivan
Absolutely Fabulous
Jon Plowman , Janice Thomas, Bob Spiers , Jennifer Saunders
Father Ted
Lissa Evans, Graham Linehan , Declan Lowney , Arthur Matthews
Game On
Geoffrey Perkins , Sioned Wiliam , John Stroud , Andrew Davies , Bernadette Davis
1998
I'm Alan Partridge
Peter Baynham , Dominic Brigstocke, Steve Coogan , Armando Iannucci
Men Behaving Badly
Beryl Vertue , Martin Dennis , Simon Nye
One Foot in the Grave
Esta Charkham , Christine Gernon, David Renwick
The Vicar of Dibley
Jon Plowman , Sue Vertue , Dewi Humphreys, Richard Curtis , Paul Mayhew-Archer
1999
Father Ted
Andy DeEmmony , Lissa Evans , Graham Linehan , Arthur Matthews
Dinnerladies
Geoff Posner , Victoria Wood
The Royle Family
Glenn Wilhide , Mark Mylod , Caroline Aherne , Craig Cash , Henry Normal
The Vicar of Dibley
Jon Plowman , Sue Vertue , Dewi Humphreys, Richard Curtis , Paul Mayhew-Archer
2000s
Best Comedy Programme or Series
Year
Title
Recipient(s)
Broadcaster
2000
The League of Gentlemen
BBC Two
Best of Ali G
Dan Mazer , James Bobin
Channel 4
Smack the Pony
Victoria Pile , Dominic Brigstocke
People Like Us
Jon Plowman , Paul Schlesinger, John Morton
BBC Two
2001
Da Ali G Show
Channel 4
Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned
David Baddiel , Frank Skinner , Peter Orton
ITV
Smack the Pony
Victoria Pile and the production team
Channel 4
Victoria Wood with All The Trimmings
Jemma Rodgers, John Birkin , Victoria Wood
BBC One
2002
The Sketch Show
ITV
Brass Eye Special
Chris Morris , Phil Clarke , Tristram Shapeero
Channel 4
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
Geoff Atkinson , Steve Connelly , David G. Croft
The Kumars at No. 42
Richard Pinto, Sharat Sardana , Lissa Evans
BBC Two
2003
Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
Gareth Carrivick, Charlie Hanson , Alistair McGowan
BBC One
Smack the Pony
Victoria Pile , Steve Connelly
Channel 4
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
Geoff Atkinson , Steve Connelly , David G. Croft
Look Around You
Robert Popper , Peter Serafinowicz , Tim Kirkby
BBC Two
2004
Little Britain
Matt Lucas , Myfanwy Moore, David Walliams
BBC Three
Bo' Selecta!
Spencer Millman , Leigh Francis , Ben Palmer
Channel 4
Creature Comforts: Cats or Dogs
Julie Lockhart, Richard Goleszowski , Nick Park
ITV1
Doubletake
BBC Two
2005
Little Britain
Geoff Posner , Matt Lipsey , Matt Lucas , David Walliams
BBC One
The Catherine Tate Show
Geoffrey Perkins , Gordon Anderson , Catherine Tate
BBC Two
Harry Hill's TV Burp
Nick Symons, Peter Orton , Harry Hill
ITV
The Mark Steel Lectures
Jon Rolph, Michael Cumming , Mark Steel
BBC Four
2006
Help
Jane Berthoud, Chris Langham , Declan Lowney , Paul Whitehouse
BBC Two
The Catherine Tate Show
BBC Two
Creature Comforts
Julie Lockhart, Gareth Owen, Richard Goleszowski
ITV1
Little Britain
Matt Lucas , David Walliams , Geoff Posner , Declan Lowney
BBC One
2007
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Gareth Edwards , David Kerr , David Mitchell , Robert Webb
BBC Two
The Catherine Tate Show
Gordon Anderson , Aschlin Ditta , Geoffrey Perkins , Catherine Tate
BBC Two
Little Britain Abroad
Matt Lucas , David Walliams , Matt Lipsey , Geoff Posner
BBC One
Little Miss Jocelyn
Gary Reich, Jemma Rodgers, Gareth Carrivick , Jocelyn Jee Esien
BBC Three
2008
Fonejacker
Kayvan Novak , Mario Stylainides, Helen Williams, Ed Tracy
E4
The Armstrong & Miller Show
Alexander Armstrong , Ben Miller , Jeremy Dyson , Mario Stylianides
BBC One
Russell Brand's Ponderland
Russell Brand , Matt Morgan , Jack Bayles, Gareth Roy
Channel 4
Star Stories
Lee Hupfield, Elliot Hegarty , Kevin Bishop , Phil Clarke
2009
Harry & Paul
Harry Enfield , Sandy Johnson , Geoffrey Perkins , Paul Whitehouse
BBC One
The Peter Serafinowicz Show
Peter Serafinowicz , James Serafinowicz , Ben Farrell, Becky Martin
BBC Two
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Gareth Edwards , David Kerr , David Mitchell , Robert Webb
Star Stories
Lee Hupfield, Ben Palmer , Michael Livingstone, Phil Clarke
Channel 4
2010s
Best Comedy Programme or Series
Year
Title
Recipient(s)
Broadcaster
2010
The Armstrong & Miller Show
Alexander Armstrong , Dominic Brigstocke, Ben Miller , Caroline Norris
BBC One
The Kevin Bishop Show
Lee Hupfield, Kevin Bishop , Dominic Brigstocke, Sam Martin
Channel 4
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Stewart Lee , Tim Kirkby , Richard Webb
BBC Two
That Mitchell and Webb Look
David Mitchell , Robert Webb , Ben Gosling Fuller, Gareth Edwards
2011
Harry & Paul
Harry Enfield , Sandy Johnson , Izzy Mant, Paul Whitehouse
BBC One
Catherine Tate's Little Cracker
Catherine Tate , Sophie Clarke-Jervoise, Izzy Mant
Sky1
Come Fly with Me
Adam Tandy , Paul King , Matt Lucas , David Walliams
BBC One
Facejacker
Kayvan Novak , Ed Tracy , Mario Stylianides, Tom Thostrup
Channel 4
2012
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Tim Kirkby , Stewart Lee , Richard Webb
BBC Two
Comic Strip : The Hunt for Tony Blair
Peter Richardson , Pete Richens , Nick Smith
Channel 4
Charlie Brooker's 2011 Wipe
Charlie Brooker , Al Campbell , Annabel Jones , Alison Marlow
BBC Four
The Cricklewood Greats
Peter Capaldi , Tony Roche , Adam Tandy
2013
The Revolution Will Be Televised
Mark Talbot , Heydon Prowse , Jolyon Rubinstein , Joe Wade
BBC Three
Cardinal Burns
Jenna Jones , Ben Taylor, Sebastian Cardinal, Dustin Demri-Burns
E4
Mr Stink
David Walliams , Jo Sargent, Declan Lowney , Mark Freeland
BBC One
Welcome to the Places of My Life
Steve Coogan , Neil Gibbons , Rob Gibbons , Dave Lambert
Sky Atlantic
Best Comedy Entertainment Programme
Year
Title
Recipient(s)
Broadcaster
2014
A League of Their Own
Danielle Lux, Murray Boland, David Taylor, Jim Pullin
Sky One
Would I Lie To You?
Peter Holmes, Ruth Phillips , Rachel Ablett, Barbara Wiltshire
BBC One
The Graham Norton Show
Graham Norton , Jon Magnusson , Steve Smith, Graham Stuart
The Revolution Will Be Televised
Jolyon Rubinstein , Heydon Prowse , Mark Talbot , Joe Wade
BBC Three
2015
The Graham Norton Show
Jon Magnusson , Graham Stewart , Graham Norton , Steve Smith
BBC One
Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe
Charlie Brooker , Annabel Jones , Nick Vaughan-Smith, Ali Marlow
BBC Two
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Stewart Lee , Richard Webb, Tim Kirkby
Would I Lie To You?
Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Ruth Phillips , Richard Cohen
BBC One
2016
Have I Got News for You
Richard Wilson, Mark Barrett, Danny Carr , Jo Bunting
BBC One
Charlie Brooker's Election Wipe
Charlie Brooker , Annabel Jones , Matt Hulme, Nick Vaughan
BBC Two
QI
Nick King, John Lloyd , Ian Lorimer , Piers Fletcher
Would I Lie To You?
Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Ruth Phillips , Richard Cohen
BBC One
2017
Charlie Brooker’s 2016 Wipe
BBC Four
Cunk on Shakespeare
Charlie Brooker , Annabel Jones , Sam Ward, Lorry Powles
BBC Two
The Last Leg : Live from Rio
Channel 4
Taskmaster
Alex Horne , Andy Cartwright, Andy Devonshire
Dave
2018
Murder in Successville
Tom Davis , Andy Brereton, Andy Spary
BBC Three
Taskmaster
Alex Horne , Andy Cartwright, Andy Devonshire
Dave
The Last Leg
Channel 4
Would I Lie To You?
Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Ruth Phillips , Adam Copeland
BBC One
2019 [ 2]
A League of Their Own
David Taylor, Jack Shillaker, Ish Kalia, Murray Boland
Sky One
The Big Narstie Show
Ben Wicks , Obi Kevin Akudike, Nathan Brown, Aoife Bower
Channel 4
The Last Leg
Andrew Beint, Ben Knappett, Lisa Kirk , Cimran Shah
Would I Lie To You?
Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Ruth Phillips , Adam Copeland
BBC One
2020s
Year
Title
Recipient(s)
Broadcaster
2020 [ 3]
Taskmaster
Alex Horne , Andy Devonshire, Andy Cartwright, James Taylor
Dave
The Graham Norton Show
Graham Norton , Graham Stuart, Jon Magnusson , Steve Smith
BBC One
The Last Leg
Ben Knappett, Andrew Beint, Lisa Kirk , Cimran Shah
Channel 4
The Ranganation
BBC Two
2021 [ 4]
The Big Narstie Show
Obi Kevin Akudike, Nathan Brown, Rina Dayalji, Ben Wicks, Toby Baker
Channel 4
Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe
Charlie Brooker , Annabel Jones , Ali Marlow
BBC Two
The Ranganation
Rob & Romesh Vs
Jack Shillaker, David Taylor, Murray Boland, Danielle Lux, Bill Righton
Sky One
2022 [ 5]
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
Rhe-an Archibald, Ben Wicks, Tim Dean, Pollyanna McGirr, David Geli, Mo Gilligan
Channel 4
The Graham Norton Show
Graham Norton , Graham Stuart, Jon Magnusson, Toby Baker, Catherine Strauss, Pete Snell
BBC One
Race Around Britain
Ben Wicks, Andy Brown, Munya Chawawa, Trent Williams-Jones, Claire Cook, Kevin Muyolo
YouTube
The Ranganation
Ruth Phillips, Richard Cohen, Mark Barrett, Barbara Wiltshire, Debra Blenkinsop, Helena Parkhill
BBC Two
Note : In BAFTA production categories, entrants are asked to submit no more than four names to be listed as nominees should the programme be nominated. If it is not possible to decide on four names the nomination credit is listed as "production team", in these cases no individual can refer to themselves as BAFTA winning. It will be the programme that is BAFTA winning, not any individual.
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