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| Brand wins British Comedy Award | 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. | 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 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. | 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." | Accepting his award from Adam Sandler in LA, Brand said: "I would like to dedicate this award to Jonathan Ross." |
| He continued: "There are no comedy awards without Jonathan Ross, he is the King-maker." | He continued: "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. | 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. | 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. | "Normally at awards shows, it's the winners that can't be here but this time it's the host," he said. |
| Ricky Gervais won the coveted title of Best Television Comedy Actor for last year's Extras Christmas Special. | |
| Alan Carr won the award for Best Comedy Entertainment Personality. | 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. | 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 Entertainment Actress for the BBC show Pulling. | Sharon Horgan won the award for Best Comedy Entertainment Actress for the BBC show Pulling. |
| Harry Hill's show takes the mickey out of the week's TV | Harry Hill's show takes the mickey out of the week's TV |
| Harry Hill's TV Burp won the award for the Best Comedy Entertainment Programme. | Harry Hill's TV Burp won the award for the Best Comedy Entertainment Programme. |
| His trophy was accepted on his behalf by the show's producer who said Hill was busy preparing next Saturday's show so could not be at the ceremony. | His trophy was accepted on his behalf by the show's producer who said Hill was busy preparing next Saturday's show so could not be at the ceremony. |
| Striking a poignant note in the night's proceedings was the Outstanding Contribution to Comedy award. | |
| This was given posthumously to comedy producer Geoffrey Perkins who died in a road accident earlier this year, aged just 55. | This was given posthumously to comedy producer Geoffrey Perkins who died in a road accident earlier this year, aged just 55. |
| Perkins was the comic brain behind many of British TV's best-loved comedy shows, including Father Ted, the Catherine Tate show and the Fast Show. | Perkins was the comic brain behind many of British TV's best-loved comedy shows, including Father Ted, the Catherine Tate show and the Fast Show. |
| Deayton, who had worked with Perkins on many occasions, paid tribute to his "good friend". | Deayton, who had worked with Perkins on many occasions, paid tribute to his "good friend". |
| "He was not necessarily a household name but he should have been," said Deayton. | "He was not necessarily a household name but he should have been," said Deayton. |
| The award was accepted by Perkins's daughter Charlotte who said her father would have been very surprised to have been honoured in this way. | The award was accepted by Perkins's daughter Charlotte who said her father would have been very surprised to have been honoured in this way. |
| She added that her father loved everything about his work. | She added that her father loved everything about his work. |