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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 best live stand-up award at the British Comedy Awards. | Controversial comedian Russell Brand has won the best live stand-up award at the British Comedy Awards. |
| Brand took the prestigious title in the wake of the row over the prank calls he and TV host Jonathan Ross made to actor Andrew Sachs on Brand's 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." |
| Brand, who is now pursuing his Hollywood movie career, asked Sandler if he would like to do a radio show - to huge laughter. | |
| Angus Deayton hosted this year's awards show at the London Television Studios, 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. |
| He said Ross must be waiting at home anxiously wondering if the phone would ever ring again - giving him an insight into the life of his brother Paul Ross. | |
| Deayton said Brand could not be at the awards as he was on a beach in Hawaii - no doubt "distraught" at losing his Radio 2 slot. | |
| Ricky Gervais won the coveted title of Best Television Comedy Actor for last year's Extras Christmas Special. | Ricky Gervais won the coveted title of Best Television Comedy Actor for last year's Extras Christmas Special. |
| Ricky Gervais added another award to his collection | Ricky Gervais added another award to his collection |
| Gervais could not accept his award in person and had instead prepared a video message. | Gervais could not accept his award in person and had instead prepared a video message. |
| Sitting in a regal-looking bed in his pyjamas, Gervais joked: "This is beneath me. I've won real awards, Golden Globes and Emmys." | Sitting in a regal-looking bed in his pyjamas, Gervais joked: "This is beneath me. I've won real awards, Golden Globes and Emmys." |
| He went on raise howls of laughter from the London audience, as he revealed pop singer George Michael was in the bed with him. | He went on raise howls of laughter from the London audience, as he revealed pop singer George Michael was in the bed with him. |
| Michael was just one of the many famous faces to have taken part in Extras, thereby agreeing to be the butt of many of the jokes in the episode concerned. | Michael was just one of the many famous faces to have taken part in Extras, thereby agreeing to be the butt of many of the jokes in the episode concerned. |
| 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. |
| 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." |
| 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 he 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 he could not be at the ceremony. |
| Geoffrey Perkins was honoured posthumously Father Ted | Geoffrey Perkins was honoured posthumously Father Ted |
| Striking a poignant note in the night's proceedings was the Outstanding Contribution to Comedy award. | 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 crash earlier this year, aged 55. | This was given posthumously to comedy producer Geoffrey Perkins who died in a road crash earlier this year, aged 55. |
| Perkins was the comic mind 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 mind 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. | The award was accepted by Perkins's daughter Charlotte who said her father would have been very surprised to have been honoured. |
| She added that her father loved everything about his work. | She added that her father loved everything about his work. |