British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy (Programme or Series)
The British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Programme or Series was first presented at the 1981 ceremony.
| British Academy Television Award | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| First awarded | 1980 (presented in 1981) |
| Currently held by | A League of Their Own (2019) |
| Website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
Since the 2000 BAFTA TV Award ceremony there has been a separate award category for Best Situation Comedy. This category had previously been presented from 1973-1980 (when there was no Best Comedy Series award). Throughout the 1980s and 1990s 'Situation Comedies' were included in the Best Comedy Programme or Series category.
Name variations for this category:
- 1981–1992: Best Comedy Series
- 1992–2007: Best Comedy Programme or Series
- 2007–2013: Best Comedy Programme
- 2014–present: Best Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme
1980s
- 1981 Yes Minister
- 1982 Yes Minister
- Peter Whitmore
- 1983 Yes Minister
- Peter Whitmore
- 1984 Hi-de-Hi!
- John Kilby
- 1985 The Young Ones
- 1986 Only Fools and Horses
- 1987 Just Good Friends
- Sue Bysh, Ray Butt
- 1988 Blackadder the Third
- Mandie Fletcher, John Lloyd
- 1989 Only Fools and Horses: Christmas Special
1990s
- 1990 Blackadder Goes Forth
- Richard Boden, Richard Curtis, Ben Elton & John Lloyd
- 1991 The New Statesman
- 1992 One Foot in the Grave
- 1993 Absolutely Fabulous
- 1994 Drop the Dead Donkey
- 1995 Three Fights, Two Weddings and a Funeral
- 1996 Father Ted
- 1997 Only Fools and Horses
- 1998 I'm Alan Partridge
- Peter Baynham, Dominic Brigstocke, Steve Coogan & Armando Ianucci
- 1999 Father Ted
- Andy DeEmmony, Lissa Evans, Graham Linehan & Arthur Matthews
2000s
- 2000 The League of Gentlemen
- The Production Team
- 2001 Da Ali G Show
- The Production Team
- 2002 The Sketch Show
- The Production Team
- 2003 Alistair McGowan's Big Impression
- Gareth Carrivick, Charlie Hanson & Alistair McGowan
- 2004 Little Britain
- Matt Lucas, Myfanwy Moore & David Walliams
- 2005 Little Britain
- 2006 Help
- Jane Berthoud, Chris Langham, Declan Lowney & Paul Whitehouse
- 2007 That Mitchell and Webb Look
- Gareth Edwards, David Kerr, David Mitchell & Robert Webb
- 2008 Fonejacker
- Kayvan Novak, Mario Stylainides, Ed Tracy * Helen Williams
- 2009 Harry & Paul
2010s
- 2010 The Armstrong and Miller Show
- Alexander Armstrong, Dominic Brigstocke, Ben Miller & Caroline Norris
- 2011 Harry & Paul
- Harry Enfield, Sandy Johnson, Izzy Mant, & Paul Whitehouse
- 2012 Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
- Tim Kirkby, Stewart Lee & Richard Webb
- 2013 The Revolution Will Be Televised
- Mark Talbot, Heydon Prowse, Jolyon Rubinstein, Joe Wade
- 2014 A League of Their Own
- Danielle Lux, Murray Boland, David Taylor, Jim Pullin
- 2015 The Graham Norton Show
- Jon Magnusson, Graham Stewart, Graham Norton, Steve Smith
- 2016 Have I Got News for You
- Richard Wilson, Mark Barrett, Danny Carr, Jo Bunting
- 2017 Charlie Brooker’s 2016 Wipe
- The Production Team
- 2018 Murder in Successville
- Tom Davis, Andy Brereton, Andy Spary
- 2019 A League of Their Own
- David Taylor, Jack Shillaker, Ish Kalia, Murray Boland
Note: In BAFTA production categories, entrants are asked to submit no more than four names to be listed as nominees should the programme be nominated. If it is not possible to decide on four names the nomination credit is listed as "production team", in these cases no individual can refer to themselves as BAFTA winning. It will be the programme that is BAFTA winning, not any individual.