The National Comedy Awards For Stand Up To Cancer
Channel 4, Saturday 5 March, 9pm
This celebration of the best of British comedy was originally supposed to take place back in December, but COVID put paid to that. Now it’s finally happening at the Roundhouse in London, hosted by the excellent comedian Tom Allen. Winners (voted for by the public) will be crowned in categories including Best Scripted Comedy, Best Comedy Podcast, Comedy Breakthrough Performer, and Outstanding Comedy Actor and Actress, and among the nominees are Ricky Gervais, Sarah Millican, Mo Gilligan, Daisy May Cooper, Aisling Bea, Greg Davies and Rosie Jones. It should be a wild ride,
and it’s raising money for Cancer Research UK. ★★★★ Boyd Hilton