In Full: National Comedy Awards 2023 - The Winners

By Neil Wilkes, Editor-in-chief | 18 February 2023

See the full list of winners at this year's National Comedy Awards.

After Life was the big winner at Friday night's National Comedy Awards, taking home three of the major awards.

The Netflix show was named Best Scripted Comedy Series at the ceremony at London's Roundhouse, while creator Ricky Gervais was named Outstanding Comedy Actor and Diane Morgan won Outstanding Supporting Role.

Other winners on the night included Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Outstanding Comedy Actress and Taskmaster being named Best Comedy Entertainment Series.

Scroll on to see the full list of nominees and winners!

Best Comedy Entertainment Series

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Taskmaster - WINNER!
The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show
The Graham Norton Show

Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performance

Fern Brady (Taskmaster)
Judi Love (Taskmaster)
Katherine Ryan (Backstage with Katherine Ryan) - WINNER!
Sandi Toksvig (QI)
Sarah Millican (Taskmaster)

Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performance

Alex Horne (Taskmaster)
Greg Davies (Taskmaster)
Joe Lycett (Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party)
Lee Mack (Would I Lie to You?) - WINNER!
Munya Chawawa (Taskmaster)

Best Scripted Comedy Series

After Life - WINNER!
Derry Girls
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
Ghosts

Outstanding Comedy Actress

Charlotte Ritchie (Ghosts)
Daisy May Cooper (Am I Being Unreasonable?)
Rose Matafeo (Starstruck)
Saoirse-Monica Jackson (Derry Girls) - WINNER!
Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters)

Outstanding Comedy Actor

Dylan Llewellyn (Big Boys)
Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts)
Joe Gilgun (Brassic)
Ricky Gervais (After Life) - WINNER!
Stephen Merchant (The Outlaws)

Outstanding Supporting Role

David Earl (After Life)
Diane Morgan (After Life) - WINNER!
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell (Derry Girls)
Lolly Adefope (Ghosts)
Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls)

Best Comedy Podcast

Have A Word
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe's Parenting Hell
Shagged Married Annoyed - WINNER!

Best Comedy Panel Show

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown - WINNER!
Mock the Week
QI
Would I Lie to You?

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