Awards Hosts

Ed Byrne

After encountering gangsters and wrestlers in his trip down the Pan-American Highway, Ed also resumes duties as the most frequent guest on Mock The Week. According to The Telegraph, ‘Ed has the ability to layer laugh upon laugh, and make it look so easy.’

Claudia Winkleman

Alongside co-hosting Britain's most popular Saturday night show Claudia fronts the hit gameshow The Traitors. She's also fronted arts, film and entertainment on TV and radio, from coverage of the Oscars, to Have I Got News for You, to her Radio 2 show.

Sally Phillips

Sally’s credits span Smack The Pony, Veep, Miranda and the Bridget Jones films. She also presents Sunday Morning Live.

Marcus Brigstocke

The Telegraph describe Marcus as ‘a rare stand-up who makes you laugh and think.’ After hanging up his crown as King Arthur in Spamalot he’s back on Radio 4 as the friendly questioner on I’ve Never Seen Star Wars and in Radio 4’s Brig Society.

Stephen Mulhern

Television and radio presenter and magician Stephen, is the host of Britain’s Got More Talent, Catchphrase and In For a Penny. He's also covers for Chris Evans on Virgin Radio’s breakfast show, and tours the UK with his variety and magic shows.

Vernon Kay

Having fronted programmes from All Star Family Fortunes to Splash!, NFL coverage to his own radio shows on Radio 1 and Radio X, Vernon is one of of the country’s most familiar and popular presenters.

Lucy Porter

The feel-good comic is a regular on Mock The Week, HIGNFY and The Unbelievable Truth. She also swept to victory in Celebrity Mastermind. As a writer, Lucy has transformed Dames Mirren and Dench into lippy Croydon girls, and re-imagined Robert Mugabe as a West Country farmer.

Mark Watson

Multi-talented Bristolian comedian Mark is one of the leading live performers in the UK with his smart, sometimes surreal, occasionally ranting, but always entertaining routines. Alongside national tours, 24-hour shows, and myriad TV and radio appearances, he’s also an acclaimed novelist.

Kerry Godliman

Down-to-earth and direct but likeable and chatty, Kerry’s take on life and family has been showcased on Live at the Apollo and 8 Out of 10 Cats, as well as her own Radio 4 sitcom. Her acting talents have seen her star in the Netflix comedy Mascots, BBC One’s military drama Our Girl, and the acclaimed Ricky Gervais series Derek and After Life.

Russell Kane

Within a few years of scooping Edinburgh’s biggest award, Russell had two new BBC3 series to his credit: Live At The Electric and Unzipped. He’s since turned to Staying In With Greg & Russell, written his debut novel, guested on Celebrity Juice and compered the Real Variety Show – to massive acclaim.

Jo Caulfield

Jo is the first female comic to play the new Mumbai Comedy Store. She’s written for Graham Norton and graduated from warm-up to panellist on Have I Got News. Other credits include Mock The Week and Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Jo has enjoyed several Radio 4 series and toured the land with her Better The Devil You Know tour.

Zoe Lyons

From her award-nominated Edinburgh debut to sell-out tours and appearances on everything from Mock the Week to Just a Minute, This Week to Celebrity MasterChef, Zoe has become one of the country’s most popular live comedians with, as The Guardian has said, “what it takes to delight any crowd.”

Paul Sinha

After appearing on every TV quiz from Mastermind to The Weakest Link, the GP-turned-comedian was an obvious choice to be a ‘chaser’ on ITV’s game show The Chase. Paul has also recorded with Stewart Lee, and continues to adorn Radio 4 with panel show appearances and documentaries.

Stephen Mangan

Stephen has starred in everything from Green Wing to Postman Pat – via Just A Minute, Drunk History and Episodes. He is also a regular on the West End stage.

Jimmy McGhie

Jimmy has fast become an extremely experienced and sought after awards host and comedian having stormed the Real Variety Show back in 2015. He mixes a sunny disposition with cynicism and bemusement at much of the modern world all delivered with a cheeky natural charm. He regularly provides the studio warm up for The Graham Norton Show as well as Loose Women and The Claudia Winkleman Show and his onscreen TV credits include Russell Howard’s Good News, Live at the Electric, 7 Days and a host of International Comedy festival Galas.

Steph McGovern

Steph went from Black & Decker engineer to BBC Breakfast business reporter and co-presenter before presenting her own Channel 4 show and co-hosting The Rest is Money podcast with Robert Peston. She also fronted Watchdog, Pocket Money Pitch, Made in Great Britain, and Shop Well For Less - covering all aspects of real life business and economics. In the process she’s been trained in lean production, explained monetary and economic policy, and danced an impromptu Irish jig live on air.

Tom Allen

Tom is a household name. An award-winning comic with a well-spoken but often scathing line in put-downs, stories and observations.  His TV credits include The Apprentice: You’re Fired, The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, Complaints Welcome, The Island and The Royal Variety Performance. As a presenter, Tom teases home bakers and budding entrepreneurs and rummages around our towns. To The Guardian, he is simply ‘The master of the nonstop rant.’

Suzi Ruffell

The suited and booted stand-up can boast a string of sell-out shows. One clip from Keeping It Classy attracted 44 million views on Facebook. She’s also a regular on TV shows from The Last Leg to Live at The Apollo, host of the hit podcast OUT and co-host of Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen. The Evening Standard describe Suzi as ‘exquisitely funny from the moment she sashays onto the stage.’