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| Brand wins British Comedy Award | |
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| Controversial comedian Russell Brand has won the award for best live stand-up at the British Comedy Awards. | |
| Brand took the prestigious title in the wake of a row over prank calls he and TV host Jonathan Ross made to actor Andrew Sachs on his Radio 2 show. | |
| Brand resigned from the BBC following the incident and Ross was suspended from all BBC duties for 12 weeks. | |
| Accepting his award from Adam Sandler in LA, Brand said: "I would like to dedicate this award to Jonathan Ross." | |
| "There are no comedy awards without Jonathan Ross, he is the King-maker." | |
| Angus Deayton is hosting this year's annual awards show, standing in for Jonathan Ross, who stepped down after his BBC suspension. | |
| Ross may not have been at the ceremony but Deayton lost no time in making jokes about the reasons for his absence. | |
| "Normally at awards shows, it's the winners that can't be here but this time it's the host," he said. | |
| Alan Carr won the award for Best Comedy Entertainment Personality. | |
| Carr is best known for hosting TV shows the Sunday Night Project and Celebrity Ding Dong. | |
| Accepting his award from US actor Alec Baldwin, Carr said: "I can't believe I've won, I haven't even prepared a speech." | Accepting his award from US actor Alec Baldwin, Carr said: "I can't believe I've won, I haven't even prepared a speech." |
| Sharon Horgan won the award for Best Comedy Entetainment Actress for the BBC show Pulling. |