The Chortle Awards were set up in 2002 by the comedy website
Chortle 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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
In 2012,
Charlie Brooker
Charlton ‘Charlie’ Brooker (born 3 March 1971) is an English screenwriter, producer, presenter, author, cartoonist, and social critic. He first became known for creating and presenting satirical television shows that featured biting criticis ...
won the TV award for ''
Black Mirror
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'' and his work on ''
10 O'Clock Live'', while
Stewart Lee
Stewart Graham Lee (born 5 April 1968) is an English comedian. His stand-up routine is characterised by repetition, internal reference, and deadpan delivery.
Lee began his career in 1989 and formed the comedy duo Lee and Herring with Richard ...
was awarded "best standup DVD" for the second series of ''
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle''. Lee's former comic partner
Richard Herring
Richard Keith Herring (born 12 July 1967) is an English stand-up comedian and writer whose early work includes the comedy double act Lee and Herring (alongside Stewart Lee). He is described by ''The British Theatre Guide'' as "one of the leadin ...
won the internet award.
Dylan Moran won "best tour",
Tim Key
Timothy Key (born 2 September 1976) is an English poet, comedian, actor and screenwriter. He has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, both as a solo act and as part of the comedy group Cowards (comedy troupe), Cowards, and plays Alan Pa ...
was awarded "best show", and
Simon Munnery received the award for innovation. Prior to the awards, Chortle responded to accusations of
sexism
Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but primarily affects women and girls. It has been linked to gender roles and stereotypes, and may include the belief that one sex or gender is int ...
(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 circumstances.
Alex Horne, Alistair Green,
Archie Henderson as ''Jazz Emu'',
Catherine Bohart for Gigless,
The Covid Arms, Fergus Craig, The Isolation Song Contest,
Janey Godley, John Robertson, Marcus Brigstocke and
Rachel Parris
Rachel Sarah Parris (born 1984) is an English comedian, musician, actress and presenter. She hosted the satirical news show '' Late Night Mash'' (formerly ''The Mash Report'').
Early life
Parris attended Loughborough High School. She holds an ...
, Mark Olver, Mark Watson,
Munya Chawawa
Munyaradzi Oliver Chawawa (born 29 December 1992) is a British–Zimbabwean actor, comedian and comedy rapper.
Early life
Munyaradzi Oliver Chawawa was born on 29 December 1992 in Derby, England, and spent his childhood in Zimbabwe. In his y ...
, Petrichor, Richard Herring, Rob Sedgebeer,
Robin Ince and Cosmic Shambles Network, Stevie Martin, Tim Key,
Toussaint Douglass,
The Warren, Brighton were all recognised as "legends of lockdown" with awards made by video.
2022
The winners were announced in March 2022.
2023
The winners were announced in February 2023.
2024
The winners were announced in March 2024.
References
External links
*{{official website, http://www.chortle.co.uk/awards
British comedy and humour awards
English awards
2002 establishments in the United Kingdom
Awards established in 2002