Little Britain boys and Ricky GervaisLittle Britain and Ricky GervaisThe nominees have been announced for the 15th annual comedy awards.   

This year's event will be presented by Jonathan Ross, who picked up his first award at last year's ceremony.

 

 

The nominees are as follows:   

BEST TELEVISION COMEDY ACTOR
:: Martin Clunes (Beauty/Doc Martin, ITV1)
:: Matt Lucas and David Walliams (Little Britain, BBC2)
:: Ricky Gervais (The Office - Christmas Special, BBC1)   

BEST TELEVISION COMEDY ACTRESS 
:: Caroline Quentin (Life Begins/Von Trapped, ITV1)
:: Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show, BBC2)
:: Julia Davis (Nighty Night, BBC2)   

BEST COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY 
:: Ant and Dec (Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway/I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, ITV1)
:: Jonathan Ross (Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, BBC1)
:: Paul Merton (Have I Got News For You, BBC1/Room 101, BBC2)   

BEST COMEDY NEWCOMER 
:: Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show, BBC2)
:: James McAvoy (Shameless, Channel 4)
:: Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding (The Mighty Boosh, BBC3)   

BRITAIN'S BEST NEW TV COMEDY OF 2004 
:: Doc Martin (Buffalo Productions, ITV1)
:: Life Begins (Granada, ITV1)
:: Nighty Night (Baby Cow Productions, BBC3)   

BEST TV COMEDY
:: Little Britain (BBC2/BBC3)
:: Nighty Night (Baby Cow Productions, BBC2)
:: The Office - Christmas Special (BBC1)   

BEST TV COMEDY DRAMA
:: Doc Martin (Buffalo Productions, ITV1)
:: Jonathan Creek (BBC1)
:: Shameless (Company Pictures, Channel 4)   

BEST COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME 
:: Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (Granada, ITV1)
:: Have I Got News For You? (Hat Trick Productions, BBC1)
:: I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! (LWT Factual, ITV1)   

BEST INTERNATIONAL COMEDY SHOW 
:: Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, BBC4/E4)
:: Sex And The City (HBO/Channel 4)
:: The Simpsons (Twentieth Century Fox, BBC2/Sky One/Channel 4)   

BEST COMEDY FILM
:: School Of Rock
:: Shaun Of The Dead
:: Shrek 2