National Comedy Awards

The longlist for The National Comedy Awards are out and we're delighted to have a host of UA clients nominated. Be sure to catch your vote here. 

 

Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performance:

Katherine Ryan - Backstage with Katherine Ryan

 

Best Comedy Entertainment Show:

Katherine Ryan - Backstage with Katherine Ryan

The Emily Atack Show –  feat. Cam Spence, Tom Machell, Mark Davison, Toby Williams with writing from Sally O’Leary and Hannah George.

 

Best Scripted Comedy Show

Bad Sisters - Created by and starring Sharon Horgan, with Sarah Greene, Yasmine Akram, Paul Tylak and Rory O’Neill, with Editor Fin Oates and Costume Designer Camille Benda.

Ten Percent - Starring Maggie Steed, Harry Trevaldwyn, Phoebe Dynevor, Jack Holden, Clemence Poesy, Demetri Goritsas and Jay Taylor, with With Production Design by Candida Otton, Edited by Steve Ackroyd (eps 3-4), Cinematographer Simon Tindall and Director of Photography David Rom (eps 5-6).

Ladhood – Created, Written by and Starring Liam Williams, with Neil Edmond, Georgia Hughes and David Mumeni.

Live at the Moth Club – Feat. Dustin Demri-Burns, Seb Cardinal, Ellie White, Natasia Demetriou, Jamie Demetriou, Lucy Pearman, Tim Renkow, Dan Skinner and Luke McQueen

The Witchfinder – Starring Angus Wright, Ellie White, Dan Skinner, Seb Cardinal and Liam Williams

Ellie & Natasia – Created and written by, Associate Produced and starring our Ellie White  and Natasia Demetriou.

Wedding Season – Starring Emily Laing, Hair and Make-Up Designer Nic Collins and Production Designer Tim Dickel.

Brassic – Created and Written by Danny Brocklehurst, starring Michelle Keegan, Aaron Heffernan and Mali Harries.

Breeders - Starring Patrick Baladi, Georgia Maguire and Sally O'Leary

Mammals - Starring James Corden, Colin Morgan and Rasmus Hardiker

The Outlaws – Created, written and directed by Stephen Merchant, who is also executive producing and starring. Also featuring Gyuri Sarossy and Ellen Robertson, with Editor Dan Gage (Eps 4- 6).

Man vs Bee - With Editor Mark Davies, Production Designer Carly Reddin and Costume Designer Selina Wong.

Derry Girls – Written and Created by Lisa McGee, Directed by Michael Lennox, starring Claire Rafferty, Tobias Beer, Justine Mitchell, Olwen Fouere and Maria Laird.

Here We Go – Starring Katherine Parkinson

Two Doors Down – Starring Kieran Hodgson and Joy McAvoy

The Baby – Michelle de Swarte, Isy Suttie, Imarn Ayton and Eleanor Barrett,  with Directors of Photography Ben Wheeler (Eps 4-6) and Diana Olifirova (Eps 7-8) and Editors Gary Dollner ACE (Eps 1-3) and Jo Walker (Eps 7-8). 

The Other One – Starring Ellie White, with an Episode directed by Phoebe Bourke

Big Boys - With episodes 1,2,3,4 & 6 Edited by James Hughes, who was also Assembly Editor on Ep 5.  

Am I Being Unreasonable? - Starring Dustin Demri-Burns, Annie Haworth, with Editor Jamie Pearson and Hair and Make Up Designer Emily Bilverstone

Mandy – Written by, directed by and starring Diane Morgan

After Life – Created, directed, written by and starring Ricky Gervais, with Diane Morgan, Tony Way, David Bradley, Colin Hoult, Tom Bennett, Andrew Brooke and David Earl

Peacock - directed by Freddie Waters

Inside No.9 - featuring Diane Morgan

Ghosts - featuring Neil Edmond

 

Outstanding Comedy Actress

Ellie White - Ellie & Natasia

Natasia Demetriou - Ellie & Natasia

Michelle De Swarte - The Baby

Sharon Horgan - Bad Sisters

Katherine Parkinson - Here We Go

Diane Morgan – Mandy

 

Outstanding Comedy Actor:

Ricky Gervais - After Life

Stephen Merchant - The Outlaws

James Corden – Mammals

Liam Williams - Ladhood

 

Outstanding Supporting Role:

Sarah Greene - Bad Sisters

Dustin Demri-Burns - Am I Being Unreasonable?

Aaron Heffernan – Brassic

Diane Morgan - After Life

Jamie Demetriou - Live at the Moth Club

David Earl - After Life

Harry Trevaldwyn - Ten Percent

 

Best Comedy Podcast:

Katherine Ryan: Telling Everybody Everything - Katherine Ryan

French & Saunders: Titting About - Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders

Chatabix - Joe Wilkinson & David Earl

Early Work with Rhys James - Rhys James

Drunk Women Solving Crime - Hannah George