The winners of this year's I Talk Telly Awards have been announced.
In the comedy categories winners include Ricky Gervais, who won Best Live Comedian. Speaking about the win, Ricky said “Thank you for my I Talk Telly Award. Best stand-up of the year for Humanity on Netflix. And it was voted for by the public which is lovely, so thank you to everyone who voted for me. It means a lot.”
Diane Morgan won Best Comedy Performance for Cunk on Britain and Paul and Barry Chuckle were voted Best Comedy Partnership for their appearance in the last series of Benidorm. Derry Girls won Best New Comedy and Peter Kay's Car Share won Best Returning Comedy for the second year in a row.
The only award not decided by the public vote is Special Recognition which is new for 2018 and the winner is solely decided by I Talk Telly Founder Elliot Gonzalez. The inaugural award goes to Chucklevision, which ran for 22 years, 21 series and 292 episodes.
Speaking about his win, Paul Chuckle said “A big thank you to everyone for voting for me and Barry in the I Talk Telly Awards. Totally unexpected with the competition we had. Some great great people there. All I can say is a big cheers to you all. Thank you very much.”
On receiving news of their win for Car Share Peter Kay and Sian Gibson said “We are so delighted to win the Award for best returning comedy, and also slightly bereft, as you may or may not know Car Share has finally come to an end. We’ve all worked so hard on it over the last seven years (can’t believe it’s been that long) and to receive support and adoration from the people who enjoyed watching both series and the finale makes it all worthwhile. Really sincerely, thank you.”
Elsewhere there were also wins for Bodyguard and Doctor Who, which picked up two award wins: Best Returning Drama and Best Newcomer for Mandip Gill.
The Great British Bake Off won Best Talent Show, The Graham Norton Show won Best Entertainment Show, Best Factual went to Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip and Stacey Solomon won Best TV Personality, a new category for 2018.
Ricky Gervais picture by Rich Hardcastle
Full list of I Talk Telly winners below.
Watch thank you videos from Ricky Gervais, James Corden, Phillip Schofield, Paul Chuckle, the cast of Corrie, Shayne Ward, Ash Palmisciano and Mandip Gill available here.
Best New Comedy
2017 winner: The Keith & Paddy Picture Show
Derry Girls - WINNER
Famalam
In The Long Run
Man Like Mobeen
Sick of It
Stath Lets Flats
Best Returning Comedy
2017 winner: Peter Kay’s Car Share
Peter Kay's Car Share - WINNER
Benidorm
Friday Night Dinner
Inside No.9
Mum
This Country
Best Comedy Performance
2017 winner: Roisin Conaty for GameFace
Diane Morgan for Cunk on Britain - WINNER
Jimmy Akingbola for In The Long Run
Lisa McGrillis for Mum
Paul Chahidi for This Country
Ryan Sampson for Plebs
Samson Kayo for Famalam
Best Comedy Partnership
2017 winner: Peter Kay & Sian Gibson for Peter Kay's Car Share
Paul & Barry Chuckle for Benidorm - WINNER
Charlie Cooper & Daisy May Cooper for This Country
John Challis & Sherrie Hewson for Benidorm
Keith Lemon & Paddy McGuinness for The Keith & Paddy Picture Show
Peter Kay & Sian Gibson for Peter Kay's Car Share
Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton for Inside No.9
Best New Drama
2017 winner: Liar
Bodyguard - WINNER
Butterfly
Keeping Faith
Killing Eve
Save Me
A Very English Scandal
Best Returning Drama
2017 winner: Our Girl
Doctor Who - WINNER
Humans
No Offence
Our Girl
Peaky Blinders
Unforgotten
Best Single Drama
2017 winner: Murdered for Being Different
Mother's Day - WINNER
The Boy with the Topknot
Grandpa's Great Escape
Killed By My Debt
Best Dramatic Performance
2017 winner: Suranne Jones for Doctor Foster
Jenna Coleman for The Cry - WINNER
Jodie Comer for Killing Eve
Jodie Whittaker for Doctor Who
Lennie James for Save Me
Michaela Coel for Black Earth Rising
Sandra Oh for Killing Eve
Best Dramatic Partnership
2017 winner: David Tennant & Olivia Colman for Broadchurch
Keeley Hawes & Richard Madden for Bodyguard - WINNER
Ashley Walters & Noel Clarke for Bulletproof
Daniel Mays & Anna Maxwell Martin for Mother's Day
Holliday Grainger & Tom Burke for Strike: Career of Evil
Nicola Walker & Sanjeev Bhaskar for Unforgotten
Toni Collette & Steven Mackintosh for Wanderlust
Best International Series
2017 winner: The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden - WINNER
The Bridge
The Good Place
Queer Eye
This is Us
Will & Grace
Best Reality TV Show
2017 winner: I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! - WINNER
Big Brother
Celebrity Big Brother
Celebs Go Dating
The Circle
Love Island
Best Talent Show
2017 winner: The Great British Bake Off
The Great British Bake Off - WINNER
The Apprentice
Britain's Got Talent
Dancing on Ice
Strictly Come Dancing
The Voice UK
Best Entertainment Show
2017 winner: Gogglebox
The Graham Norton Show - WINNER
The Big Narstie Show
Celebrity Juice
Gogglebox
The Last Leg
Taskmaster
Best Daytime Show
2017 winner: This Morning
This Morning - WINNER
Good Morning Britain
Loose Women
Lorraine
Sunday Brunch
Zoe Ball on…
Best TV Presenter
2017 winner: James Corden for The Late Late Show with James Corden
Declan Donnelly for Britain's Got Talent - WINNER
Caroline Flack for Love Island
Emma Willis for Big Brother & Celebrity Big Brother
Rylan Clark-Neal for Big Brother's Bit on the Side
Stephen Mulhern for Britain's Got More Talent
Zoe Ball for Strictly: It Takes Two
Best TV Presenting Partnership
2017 winner: Ant & Dec for Saturday Night Takeaway
Phillip Schofield & Holly Willoughby for This Morning - WINNER
Eamonn Holmes & Ruth Langsford for This Morning
Piers Morgan & Susanna Reid for Good Morning Britain
Sandi Toksvig & Noel Fielding for The Great British Bake Off
Tess Daly & Claudia Winkleman for Strictly Come Dancing
Tim Lovejoy & Simon Rimmer for Sunday Brunch
Best Factual
2017 winner: Blue Planet II
Gordon, Gino & Fred: Road Trip - WINNER
Cruising with Jane McDonald
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan
Stacey Dooley Investigates
Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation
Best Newcomer
2017 winner: Michael Salami for Just A Couple
Mandip Gill for Doctor Who - WINNER
Guz Khan for Man Like Mobeen
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell for Derry Girls
Mo Gilligan for The Big Narstie Show
Nabhaan Rizwan for Informer
Stephen Bailey for Celebs on the Farm
Best Live Comedian
*NEW Category*
Ricky Gervais - WINNER
James Acaster
Katherine Ryan
Luisa Omielan
Mo Gilligan
Sara Pascoe
Winners list continues here.
