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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Is Ofcom about to deliver comedy awards punchline?

Does ITV know something we don't? Officially, it seems, the broadcaster won't confirm whether the Jonathan Ross-hosted British Comedy Awards will be returning to our screens this year. Well, at least not until Ofcom finally publishes its report into the problems the event had with the dog and bone votes in 2005 and giving the People's Choice Award to Ant and Dec when in fact Catherine Tate was the winner. Weeeelllll. Monkey has it on good authority that the producers are about to send out nomination forms for the event, which has apparently been given a schedule date this coming December. Does this mean that Ofcom is about to hand down its findings about the event? Last year's awards night, if you recall, went ahead - also hosted by Wossy - but ITV did not screen it.

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