Daniel Sloss leads the nominations for this year’s Scottish Comedy Awards.

The Fife-born funnyman is up for four gongs, including best TV comic, best solo tour. Sloss recently returned from America after doing live gigs in New York and making his fifth appearance on Conan O’Brien’s late night talk show.

Des Clarke is up for three awards, including two in the best radio show category. The Glasgow comedy stalwart will be taking on Radio 2 veteran Ken Bruce. It's the first time Bruce has been nominated. Judges say they backed the mid-morning fixture as “a nod to the fact that every week day over five million people listen to his punchline ridden banter with Lynn Bowles and those terribly funny reader emails”.

Others nominated include Kevin Bridges, Frankie Boyle, Janey Godley, Gary Little and Mark Nelson.

Daisy Earl who won last year’s Scottish Comedian of the Year and is currently enjoying the prize of performing at the Adelaide fringe is up for best newcomer.

There's a strong presence for Scot Squad, BBC Scotland’s semi-improvised hit comedy show featuring a slew of stand-ups, with Grado, Darren Connell and Chris Forbes all up for best actor.

Organiser Alan Anderson said: “it's been an odd year for Scottish Comedy and I think these nominations represent that. Kevin Bridges sells out massive venues by standing behind a microphone and telling jokes, yet it's been years since anyone in Scottish TV made a show of other comics doing just that. There is an obvious desire for it as hundreds of thousands of Scots flock to the Edinburgh Fringe to watch stand up comedians from all over the world.

Full nominations below. 

• Best Headliner

  Gary Little, Janey Godley, Mark Nelson, Raymond Mearns

  Best Newcomer

  Christopher MacArthur Boyd, Daisy Earl, Rosco Mclelland Stuart McPherson

  Best Compere

  Gus Lymburn, Joe Heenan, Ray Bradshaw, Scott Gibson

  Best Sketch / Improv / Variety

  Colin Cloud, Enterteasement, Jellybean Martinez, Stu & Gary

  Best Actor/Actress

  Brian Cox, Chris Forbes, Darren Connell, Grado

  Best TV / Radio Comedian

  Daniel Sloss, Des Clarke, Iain Stirling, Keir McAllister

  Best Solo tour / festival show

  Daniel Sloss, Gary Little, Kevin Bridges, Larry Dean, Richard Gadd, Scott Gibson, So That’s What We Voted For?

  Best TV Show

  Insane Fight Club (BBC Scotland), Radges (BBC 3), Scot Squad (BBC Scotland), STV Nightshift (STV)

  Best Radio Show

  Breaking The News (BBC Radio Scotland), Capital Breakfast with Des and Jenny, (Capital FM), Des Clarke Exposed (BBC Radio Scotland), Off The Ball (BBC Radio Scotland), Ken Bruce (BBC Radio 2)

  Best Online

  Darren Connell’s Twitter, Frankie Boyle’s Election Autopsy, Joe Heenan’s Twitter M.U.F.F. ' Rab Florence’s Supernatural Square Go

  Best Writer

  Keir McAllister, Ross “Teddy” Craig, Sloss & Humphries, Steven Dick

  Best Event

  Christmas Lectures ,CHUNKS, ICW Fear & Loathing VIII, Rhona McKenzie Wheelchair Fundraiser, Summit Funny

  Best Club over 100 capacity

  Admiral, Glasgow Blue Lamp, Aberdeen The Stand, Edinburgh The Stand, Glasgow

  Best Club under 100 capacity

  48 Below, Edinburgh Beehive, Edinburgh Dram, Glasgow Drouthy Cobbler, Elgin Ship Inn, Irvine

   

Voting will open on Monday. Only those actively working within Scottish Comedy either as performers, producers, writers, promoters, venue staff, or within TV and Radio broadcasting will be eligible to vote.

The Awards ceremony will take place on Monday 25th April at Glasgow's Blythswood Hotel,

Picture of Daniel Sloss by Gavin Evans.