Next, we have the shows which have been making you laugh over the past 12 months, with the Best New & Returning Comedy Series. From going undercover at a care home to a wildly inappropriate teddy bear, to even more murders in a building, and a puzzle creator trying to solve his brother’s disappearance, it’s been an eclectic mix of shows this year. Here is how you voted.
Best New Comedy Series
Nominees: A Man on the Inside, Season 1 – Netflix, Daddy Issues, Season 1 – BBC Three, The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, Season 1 – Apple TV+, G’wed, Season 1 – ITVX, Ludwig, Season 1 – BBC One, Nobody Wants This – Netflix, Spent – BBC, Ted, Season 1 – Sky Max
Bronze: A Man on the Inside, Season 1 – Netflix
Silver: Ted, Season 1 – Sky Max
Gold Winner: Ludwig, Season 1 – BBC One
Another win for another very British show, as David Mitchell stars in ‘Ludwig‘, as John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor, whose identical twin brother James mysteriously vanishes, so he’s strong-armed by James’ wife (Anna Maxwell Martin) to take on his brother’s identity to uncover the truth behind his disappearance. Brilliantly funny, wonderfully cast, and a joy to watch.
Best Returning Comedy Series
Nominees: Abbott Elementary, Season 3 – Disney+, Alma’s Not Normal, Season 2 – BBC Two, Avoidance, Season 2 – BBC, Big Boys, Season 2 – Channel 4, Brassic, Season 6 – Sky Max, Changing Ends, Season 2 – ITVX, Colin From Accounts, Season 2 – BBC Two, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 12 – Sky Comedy, Extraordinary, Season 2 – Disney+, Ghosts US, Season 3 – BBC iPlayer, Only Murders In The Building, Season 4 – Disney+, Our Flag Means Death, Season 2 – BBC iPlayer, The Cleaner, Season 3 – BBC One, Trying, Season 4 – Apple TV+, Young Sheldon, Season 7 – E4
Bronze: Colin From Accounts, Season 2 – BBC Two
Silver: Only Murders In The Building, Season 4 – Disney+
Gold Winner (Tied): Brassic, Season 6 – Sky Max / Young Sheldon, Season 7 – E4
There were so many great returning comedies this year, we struggled to cut down the list, and it seems the voters also struggled to pick a winner, resulting in a tie for the top spot. This year’s award goes to Sky’s beloved comedy ‘Brassic‘, and US import ‘Young Sheldon‘, which ended with its 7th and final season. Whilst the latter won’t return (although there is the spin-off of the spin-off, ‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage‘, still to land in the UK), ‘Brassic’ was renewed for a 7th Season before Season 6 even aired, so will return in 2025.
