LOLs to LMAOs - The Best TV Comedies of the Year

Why are comic duos making a comeback? Can dying on stage lead to success on screen? Host Alex Zane is joined by guests TV critic Boyd Hilton and actress Susan Wokoma to talk all things scripted-comedy and tell us why dangling from a Ferris wheel isn't a commissioning dealbreaker. The transcript of this episode will be available on the BAFTA website. Nominations discussed in this episode are: SCRIPTED COMEDY BIG BOYS Jack Rooke, Jim Archer, Bertie Peek, Ash Atalla, Alex Smith - Roughcut TV / Channel 4 DREAMING WHILST BLACK Thomas Stogdon, Dhanny Joshi, Adjani Salmon, Ali Hughes, Nicola Gregory, Yemi Oyefuwa - Big Deal Films, A24 / BBC Three EXTRAORDINARY Emma Moran, Toby Macdonald, Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, Charlie Palmer, Jennifer Sheridan - Sid Gentle Films / Disney+ SUCH BRAVE GIRLS Kat Sadler, Simon Bird, Catherine Gosling Fuller, Jack Bayles, Phil Clarke - Various Artists Limited / BBC Three FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY BRIDGET CHRISTIE The Change – Expectation / Channel 4 GBEMISOLA IKUMELO Black Ops - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Mondo Deluxe Productions / BBC One MÁIRÉAD TYERS Extraordinary - Sid Gentle Films / Disney+ ROISIN GALLAGHER The Lovers - Drama Republic / Sky Atlantic SOFIA OXENHAM Extraordinary - Sid Gentle Films / Disney+ TAJ ATWAL Hullraisers - Fable Pictures / Channel 4 MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY ADJANI SALMON Dreaming Whilst Black - Big Deal Films, A24 / BBC Three DAVID TENNANT Good Omens - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Narrativia, The Blank Corporation / Prime Video HAMMED ANIMASHAUN Black Ops - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Mondo Deluxe Productions / BBC One JAMIE DEMETRIOU A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Guilty Party Pictures / Netflix JOSEPH GILGUN Brassic - Calamity Films / Sky Max MAWAAN RIZWAN Juice - Various Artists Limited / BBC Three A BAFTA production Host: Alex Zane Producer: Matt Hill at Rethink Audio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.