Because it’s ILX tradition to obliquely refer to CaB once every three months, and we may as well continue this on the sandbox.

Remember that last years awards can be seen at http://chilled.cream.org/tumbleweed/

Thank you to everyone who has nominated and helped in the nomination process. Now get those votes in.

PLEASE NOTE: Votes will only be counted if they are sent to me at waynecarr@gmail.com, and please try to put the word “Tumbleweeds” in your subject line so I can filter on it. To register your vote in each category, simply put an asterix next to your choice, or mark it in some other easily identifiable way.

Voting will close soon, so please don’t delay.

VOTING FORM

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WORST COMEDY NEWCOMER:

Charlotte Church

Josie Long

Lucy Montgomery

COMMENTS:

WORST COMEDY ACTOR:

Noel Fielding

Richard Ayoade

Ricky Gervais

COMMENTS:

WORST COMEDY ACTRESS:

Ashley Jensen

Katherine Parkinson

Lucy Montgomery

COMMENTS:

WORST COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY:

Alex Zane

Charlotte Church

Justin Lee Collins/Alan Carr

COMMENTS:

WORST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME:

The Charlotte Church Show

The Friday Night Project

Whatever

COMMENTS:

WORST SITCOM:

Blessed

Extras

Grown Ups

Hyperdrive

COMMENTS:

WORST STAND-UP:

Josie Long

Robin Ince

Russell Brand

COMMENTS:

WORST COMEDY GAMESHOW:

Have I Got News For You

Mock The Week

Never Mind The Full Stops

COMMENTS:

WORST COMEDY FILM:

Confetti

Dirty Sanchez

The Pink Panther Remake

COMMENTS:

WORST SKETCH SHOW:

Little Britain

The Catherine Tate Show

Tittybangbang

COMMENTS:

WORST NEW TV COMEDY:

Little Miss Jocelyn

Time Trumpet

Tittybangbang

COMMENTS:

WORST OVERALL COMEDY:

Extras

The Catherine Tate Show

Tittybangbang

COMMENTS:

WORST OVERALL CHANNEL FOR TV COMEDY:

BBC2

BBC3

Channel 4

COMMENTS:

WORST INTERNATIONAL COMEDY SHOW:

American Dad

South Park

The Simpsons

COMMENTS:

MOST INEXPLICABLY RECOMMISSIONED COMEDY SHOW:

Bo! In The USA

Friday Night Project

Hyperdrive

Tittybangbang

COMMENTS:

WORST RADIO COMEDY:

Not Today, Thank You

Out To Lunch

Quote Unquote

COMMENTS:

WORST RADIO PERSONALITY:

Chris Moyles

Karl Pilkington

Richard Herring

COMMENTS:

WORST PODCAST:

The Now Show

The Ricky Gervais, Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington Podcast

The Russell Brand Podcast

COMMENTS:

WORST COMEDY DVD RELEASE:

Hancock

KYTV

Little Britain

Little Miss Jocelyn

Tittybangbang

Vic Reeves Big Night Out

COMMENTS:

MOST USELESS TALK/PANEL SHOW GUEST:

Alan Davies

Andy Parsons

David Walliams

COMMENTS:

WORST CRITIC:

Alison Graham

Mark Lawson

Sam Wollaston

COMMENTS:

MOST OVER-RATED COMEDY:

Catherine Tate Show

Extras

Little Britain

COMMENTS:

MOST DISAPPOINTING COMEDY:

Little Britain

Saxondale

The IT Crowd

Time Trumpet

COMMENTS:

MOST DISAPPOINTING COMEDIAN:

Armando Iannucci

Rob Brydon

Sean Lock

COMMENTS:

MOST IRRITATING OR POINTLESS CAMEO:

David Bowie

Robert DeNiro

Stephen Fry

COMMENTS:

MOST BLATANT PLAGIARISM:

Extras (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Seinfeld)

Lead Balloon (Curb Your Enthusiasm)

Rob Brydon’s Anually Retentive (The Larry Sanders Show)

COMMENTS:

MOST UNIRONIC IRONICISM (HOMOPHOBIA, RACISM ETC.):

Extras (Particularly the ‘gay play’)

Jimmy Carr’s material in general

Little Britain (particularly Ting Tong)

Michael Richard’s stand-up

COMMENTS:

WORST CAMERA-WORK:

Green Wing

Thick Of It

Whatever

COMMENTS:

THEPISSING ON THEIR LEGACYAWARD:

Armando Iannucci

Eric Idle

Secret Policemans Ball

COMMENTS:

MOST DEPRESSING USE OF CRAP YOUTUBE VIRALS AND SPOTTY BEDROOMCOMEDY WRITERS”:

Don’t watch That Watch This

Have I Got News For You

Time Trumpet

COMMENTS:

THEMORE EFFORT IN THEIR HAIR-STYLES THAN THEIR MATERIALAWARD:

Alex Zane

Noel Fielding

Russell Brand

COMMENTS:

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR CRAP COMEDY

Adam Sandler

Andrew Newman (C4 head of entertainment and comedy)

Leigh Francis

Phil Jupitus

Robin Ince

COMENTS:

My ballot:

VOTING FORM

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WORST COMEDY NEWCOMER:

Charlotte Church

Josie Long *

Lucy Montgomery

COMMENTS:

WORST COMEDY ACTOR:

Noel Fielding

Richard Ayoade *

Ricky Gervais

COMMENTS:

WORST COMEDY ACTRESS:

Ashley Jensen *

Katherine Parkinson

Lucy Montgomery

COMMENTS:

WORST COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PERSONALITY:

Alex Zane *

Charlotte Church

Justin Lee Collins/Alan Carr

COMMENTS:

WORST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME:

The Charlotte Church Show *

The Friday Night Project

Whatever

COMMENTS:

WORST SITCOM:

Blessed

Extras

Grown Ups

Hyperdrive *

COMMENTS:

WORST STAND-UP:

Josie Long *

Robin Ince

Russell Brand

COMMENTS:

WORST COMEDY GAMESHOW:

Have I Got News For You

Mock The Week *

Never Mind The Full Stops

COMMENTS:

WORST COMEDY FILM:

Confetti

Dirty Sanchez *

The Pink Panther Remake

COMMENTS:

WORST SKETCH SHOW:

Little Britain

The Catherine Tate Show *

Tittybangbang

COMMENTS:

WORST NEW TV COMEDY:

Little Miss Jocelyn

Time Trumpet *

Tittybangbang

COMMENTS:

WORST OVERALL COMEDY:

Extras

The Catherine Tate Show *

Tittybangbang

COMMENTS:

WORST OVERALL CHANNEL FOR TV COMEDY:

BBC2

BBC3

Channel 4 *

COMMENTS:

WORST INTERNATIONAL COMEDY SHOW:

American Dad

South Park *

The Simpsons

COMMENTS: Like being trapped in a room with two drunk freshmen who read their first ever op-ed article two hours prior.

MOST INEXPLICABLY RECOMMISSIONED COMEDY SHOW:

Bo! In The USA

Friday Night Project

Hyperdrive

Tittybangbang *

COMMENTS:

WORST RADIO COMEDY:

Not Today, Thank You

Out To Lunch

Quote Unquote *

COMMENTS:

WORST RADIO PERSONALITY:

Chris Moyles *

Karl Pilkington

Richard Herring

COMMENTS:

WORST PODCAST:

The Now Show

The Ricky Gervais, Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington Podcast *

The Russell Brand Podcast

COMMENTS:

WORST COMEDY DVD RELEASE:

Hancock

KYTV

Little Britain

Little Miss Jocelyn

Tittybangbang

Vic Reeves Big Night Out *

COMMENTS:

MOST USELESS TALK/PANEL SHOW GUEST:

Alan Davies

Andy Parsons *

David Walliams

COMMENTS:

WORST CRITIC:

Alison Graham

Mark Lawson

Sam Wollaston *

COMMENTS:

MOST OVER-RATED COMEDY:

Catherine Tate Show

Extras *

Little Britain

COMMENTS:

MOST DISAPPOINTING COMEDY:

Little Britain

Saxondale

The IT Crowd

Time Trumpet *

COMMENTS:

MOST DISAPPOINTING COMEDIAN:

Armando Iannucci *

Rob Brydon

Sean Lock

COMMENTS:

MOST IRRITATING OR POINTLESS CAMEO:

David Bowie

Robert DeNiro

Stephen Fry *

COMMENTS:

MOST BLATANT PLAGIARISM:

Extras (Curb Your Enthusiasm/Seinfeld) *

Lead Balloon (Curb Your Enthusiasm)

Rob Brydon’s Anually Retentive (The Larry Sanders Show)

COMMENTS:

MOST UNIRONIC IRONICISM (HOMOPHOBIA, RACISM ETC.):

Extras (Particularly the ‘gay play’)

Jimmy Carr’s material in general

Little Britain (particularly Ting Tong)

Michael Richard’s stand-up *

COMMENTS:

WORST CAMERA-WORK:

Green Wing *

Thick Of It

Whatever

COMMENTS:

THEPISSING ON THEIR LEGACYAWARD:

Armando Iannucci *

Eric Idle

Secret Policemans Ball

COMMENTS:

MOST DEPRESSING USE OF CRAP YOUTUBE VIRALS AND SPOTTY BEDROOMCOMEDY WRITERS”:

Don’t watch That Watch This

Have I Got News For You

Time Trumpet *

COMMENTS:

THEMORE EFFORT IN THEIR HAIR-STYLES THAN THEIR MATERIALAWARD:

Alex Zane

Noel Fielding *

Russell Brand

COMMENTS: Remember that old Onion headline, “Awards randomly given out to skinny blonde women”? When did it become “Light entertainment contracts randomly given out to skinny rat-looking guys trying in vein to hide their private school accents”?

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR CRAP COMEDY

Adam Sandler

Andrew Newman (C4 head of entertainment and comedy)

Leigh Francis *

Phil Jupitus

Robin Ince

COMENTS:

God Sake, Moan moan moan!

WORST COMEDY DVD RELEASE:
Hancock

I’m out!

You should have done more comments, Dom.

I have absolutely no idea who at least half of the people listed even are.

The Hancock, KYTV, and Vic ’n’ Bob DVD nominations are, I believe, due to bad editing/cutting entire scenes out/ the usual “This’ll do, right?” approach to putting out old TV shows out“ (KYTV was dick anyway, but the other two deserved better).