The Chortle Awards were set up in 2002 by the comedy website

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to honour the best of established stand-up comics currently working in the UK. A panel of reviewers draw up a shortlist, which is presented for public vote at the Chortle website.

2002

2003

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2005

2006

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2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

In 2012,

Charlie Brooker Charlton Brooker (born 3 March 1971) is an English television presenter, writer, producer and satirist. He is the creator and co-showrunner of the sci-fi drama anthology series ''Black Mirror'', and has written for comedy series such as ''Bras ...

won the TV award for ''

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'' and his work on '' 10 O'Clock Live'', while Stewart Lee was awarded "best standup DVD" for the second series of '' Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle''. Lee's former comic partner Richard Herring won the internet award. Dylan Moran won "best tour",

Tim Key Timothy David Key (born September 1976) is an English poet, comedian, actor, screenwriter and radio personality. He is best known for playing Alan Partridge's sidekick Simon in '' Mid Morning Matters'', ''Alpha Papa'', and '' This Time'', as w ...

was awarded "best show", and Simon Munnery received the award for innovation. Prior to the awards, Chortle responded to accusations of

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(of 54 nominees, only two were women). Editor Steve Bennett described the controversy as "a storm we never saw coming."

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

The winners were announced in March 2018, and marked the first time that women had won more than half of the award in the live comedy category.

2019

The winners were announced in March 2019.

2020

The winners were announced in March 2020.

2021

Awards were made despite the COVID-19 lockdown recognising comedians who triumphed despite the problems.

Alex Horne Alexander James Jeffery Horne (born 10 September 1978) is a British comedian and musician. Horne is the creator of BAFTA award-winning TV series ''Taskmaster'', in which he also performs as the Taskmaster's assistant. He is the host and ban ...

, Alistair Green, Archie Henderson, aka Jazz Emu, Catherine Bohart for Gigless,

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, Fergus Craig, The Isolation Song Contest,

Janey Godley Janey Godley (born Jane Godley Currie, January 1961) is a Scottish stand-up comedian, actress and writer from Glasgow. Early life Jane Godley is the youngest of four children born to Annie and Jim Currie. She was raised on Kenmore Street in ...

, John Robertson, Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Parris, Mark Olver, Mark Watson, Munya Chawawa, Petrichor, Richard Herring, Rob Sedgebeer, Robin Ince and Cosmic Shambles Network, Stevie Martin, Tim Key,

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were all recognised as "legends of lockdown" with awards made by video.

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