{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65968ebd007b620017a6a634/662fe95dfdc68b00121f70a6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"LOLs to LMAOs - The Best TV Comedies of the Year","description":"<p>Why are comic duos making a comeback? Can dying on stage lead to success on screen?</p><p><br></p><p>Host Alex Zane is joined by guests TV critic Boyd Hilton and actress Susan Wokoma to talk all things scripted-comedy and tell us why dangling from a Ferris wheel isn't a commissioning dealbreaker.</p><h3><br></h3><p>The transcript of this episode will be available on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bafta.org/television/tv-podcast-countdown-to-the-baftas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BAFTA website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Nominations discussed in this episode are:</p><p><br></p><h3><strong>SCRIPTED COMEDY</strong></h3><p>BIG BOYS Jack Rooke, Jim Archer, Bertie Peek, Ash Atalla, Alex Smith - Roughcut TV / Channel 4</p><p>DREAMING WHILST BLACK Thomas Stogdon, Dhanny Joshi, Adjani Salmon, Ali Hughes, Nicola Gregory, Yemi Oyefuwa - Big Deal Films, A24 / BBC Three</p><p>EXTRAORDINARY Emma Moran, Toby Macdonald, Sally Woodward Gentle, Lee Morris, Charlie Palmer, Jennifer Sheridan - Sid Gentle Films / Disney+</p><p>SUCH BRAVE GIRLS Kat Sadler, Simon Bird, Catherine Gosling Fuller, Jack Bayles, Phil Clarke - Various Artists Limited / BBC Three</p><h3><strong>FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY</strong></h3><h3>BRIDGET CHRISTIE The Change – Expectation / Channel 4</h3><h3>GBEMISOLA IKUMELO Black Ops - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Mondo Deluxe Productions / BBC One</h3><h3>MÁIRÉAD TYERS Extraordinary - Sid Gentle Films / Disney+</h3><h3>ROISIN GALLAGHER The Lovers - Drama Republic / Sky Atlantic</h3><h3>SOFIA OXENHAM Extraordinary - Sid Gentle Films / Disney+</h3><h3>TAJ ATWAL Hullraisers - Fable Pictures / Channel 4</h3><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3><strong>MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY</strong></h3><p>ADJANI SALMON Dreaming Whilst Black - Big Deal Films, A24 / BBC Three</p><p>DAVID TENNANT Good Omens - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Narrativia, The Blank Corporation / Prime Video</p><p>HAMMED ANIMASHAUN Black Ops - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Mondo Deluxe Productions / BBC One</p><p>JAMIE DEMETRIOU A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou - BBC Studios Comedy Productions, Guilty Party Pictures / Netflix</p><p>JOSEPH GILGUN Brassic - Calamity Films / Sky Max</p><p>MAWAAN RIZWAN Juice - Various Artists Limited / BBC Three</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>A BAFTA production</p><p>Host:&nbsp;Alex Zane</p><p>Producer: Matt Hill at <a href=\"https://www.rethinkaudio.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rethink Audio</a></p>","author_name":"BAFTA "}