British Comedy Awards 13-12-2006

British TV Comedy Awards - London 13-12-2006

Hosted by Johnathon Ross.

Sponsodered by Highliand Spring Water.

Notable presenters :

Madonna / Tenascious D.

http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/interesting.html

There hasn't been much new comedy on TV this year and what has, isn't new and the recipients have won in previous years (Little Britain / Ricky Gervais etc), so as well as the deserving and less so, there were a few surprises and a some names I'd not heard heard of as well as shows I didn't think even qualified as comedy (Russel Brand, Star Stories and I'm A Celebrity... were all represented).

Of course the bigesst hit this year (worldwide not just in the UK) was Borat The Movie, with Sacha Baron Cohan (presented by Madonaa) giving a minimal speech explaining Borat was at the Terhan Meeting, plus a lifetime acheivement award was presented to Chris Tarrent by a bored looking Lenny Henry supposedly reading bullet points from a speech someone prepeared on his behalf. Ha bloody ha Len.

At one point a huge snake (15 foot long and as thick as Grant Michels neck) was brought on stage and they were talking about someone eating a kangaroos testicle, but I was far too busy thinking about Lisa Tarbuck's boobs to care what was going on in that section, but it was probably something to do with 'I'm A Celebrity Shoot Me In The Foot .'

Ant & Dec were there again and god only knows why they won something (again). It must be my age but they don't appeal at all. They seem like a couple of kids doing hospital radio, but they were voted for in a public vote and are harmless enough. Comparisions with Morcombe and Wise are just rediculous though - the only similarity is the fact they are a middle of the road double act.

Thank god someone less mainsteam won (twice) - the brilliant surreal Harry Hill, although I couldn't beleive that the unique Leigh Francis wasn't even nominated at all and was only on to present an award. I don't know what the criteria is for the show, but Leigh Francis should be up there with the best of what British comedy has to offer the world. Similarly The Mighty Boosh were nominated but beaten by Little Britian (as if they needed the recognition), and Ricky Gervais - he's had his day and always was cringe-worthy in The Office and Extras. His stand up routine is another matter, but his once tongue-in-cheek bravura is now spilling over into his real life and will soon have others disliking him for it. No one likes a smart arse Dicky.