This is the third British Comedy Awards, presented as always by Jonathan Ross.
El Dorado’s Mark Kermode impersonator Jesse Birdsall presents the first award of the night, for Top Television Comedy Actress.
The winner is Stephanie Cole for Waiting For God.
The next award is for Best TV Comedy Drama, presented by Richard E Grant
It goes to Murder Most Horrid, and is accepted by Jon Plowman and Bob Spiers.
Dorothy Tutin presents the next award, for Top Television Comedy Actor
It inevitably goes to David Jason
Neil Kinnock is the next presenter, of the award for Top Variety Performer,
The award goes to Les Dawson, who gives a typically excellent speech. I do like it when pros prepare something.
The next award is for Top Channel 4 Entertainment Presenter, and it’s presented by Christoper Ellison off The Bill.
It’s won by Clive Anderson, a fact that would enrage many YouTube commenters, who seem to hate him with a passion.
It’s lovely to see John Inman presenting an award, this one for Best British Sitcom. I’m almost embarrassed by the almost total lack of applause when the nomination for Birds of a Feather is read out.
David Renwick accepts for One Foot in the Grave.
Frank Bruno is the next presenter, for Best Comedy Film
It’s accepted by Peter Chelsom and Adrian Dunbar for Hear My Song.
After a clip from the film is played, the real life subject of the film, Joseph Locke, appears on stage. Rather cheekily, Jonathan asks him if it’s true that he’s the top secret surprise guest for next week’s Royal Variety Performance, and Locke tells him “You’re a bloody chancer.”
Top BBC Entertainment Presenter is presented by Jimmy Tarbuck.
The winner is Bruce Forsyth, who says to Jonathan Ross “You’re getting very good. I didn’t used to like you, but now I do.”
Before the next award, there’s more jokes from Jonathan Ross, including a joke about Jim Bowen being forcibly ejected from the studio. Jim Bowen died today. I thought I’d missed out on responsibility, but now, my blog’s curse works on.
Julie T Wallace presents the award for Best Radio Comedy.
The winner is On The Hour, the radio precursor to The Day Today. A rare appearance from Chris Morris to accept the award alongside Armando Iannucci.
Ulrika Jonsson and John Fashanu (and Scorpion from The Galdiators) present Top Television Comedy Newcomer.
The winner is Alan Cumming for Bernard and the Genie.
Top Comedy Club Performer is presented by Kevin Watts and Sarah Lancashire. and Watts was the famous one then.
The winner is Jo Brand, who accepted earlier.
Top ITV Entertainment Presenter is next, presented by Michael Elphick.
It’s won by Des O’Connor
Sally Gunnell presents Top Female Comedy Performer
The winner is Ruby Wax
Next it’s Best Channel 4 Sitcom, presented by Steve Wright in the Afternoon.
It goes to Desmond’s. Norman Beaton, writer Trix Worrell and Carmen Munroe accept the award.
Top Male comedy performer is next, presented by Amanda Donohoe
The winner is Rory Bremner
Ronnie Corbett presents the award for Best Entertainment Series
The winner is Have I Got News For You
A lifetime achievement award is presented by Spike Milligan
It goes to Eric Sykes
Jimmy Perry presents the next award, Best Comedy Writer.
The winner is David Renwick
Best ITV sitcom is presented by Margi Clarke.
The winner is Men Behaving Badly. It’s accepted by Steven Moffat’s mother in law, Beryl Vertue.
Roy Castle presents the next award, for Best New Television Comedy
It’s accepted by their director, Ed Bye, also known as Ruby Wax’s husband.
The phone vote for Top Television Comedy Personality is won by Paul Merton.
And that’s the end of the show.
Recording switches to the end of a piece if Classic French Cinema, The Watchmaker of St Paul.
There’s a trailer for Funny Business.
Then, an episode of Saturday Night Live with guest host Catherine O’Hara.
Music from 10,000 Maniacs
Dana Carvey does his Ross Perot, riffing off a story about Republican dirty tricks and a picture of his daughter photoshopped with Madonna. Not sure if that was a real story, but it sounds like it.
These really are quote poor versions of the show. Two musical numbers, and only a couple of actual sketches. And no cold open, often.
BBC Genome: BBC Two – 6th December 1992 – 00:45
After this, another episode, hosted by Michael Keaton.
“Welcome to Outweek, the programme where we out everybody.”
Music from Morrissey
There’s a really unpleasant sketch where a man and a woman are on a date, and he says he was told by his friend that she was a great date, and she says she’s stopped drinking now, as she used to do ‘all sorts of wild things’ and basically yuck.
Morrissey has put a shiny shirt on.
BBC Genome: BBC Two – 13th December 1992 – 00:15
After this, there’s a trailer for Funny Business.
Then, a very short programme featuring lots of skiers falling over.
Then, BBC2 closes down.
This is where the tape ends.
VHiStory 
Speaking of the shifts in levels of fame, Kevin Kennedy played Norman ‘Curly’ Watts. And it’s Scorpio from Gladiators.
I clearly misheard, or perhaps Jonathan Ross was less than clear in his diction. I can’t blame him for ‘Galdiators’ though. I might leave that typo.
Fashunu was one of the “Gladiators” presenters.Scorpio was a white woman.
Yes, I should have said (not pictured) for Scorpio as the picture was only Ulrika and John Fashanu. There wasn’t a good shot of just the three of them
“Outweek” reminds me of a remarkably tacky campaign by LGBTQ activists In the US based on the Absolute vodka ads, comparing two superficially imilar celebs, but then finishing by saying one e.g.Paula Abdul, was absolutely Het and other, in this case Whitney Houston was absolutely Queer.
I’ll bet the categories for Best ITV and Channel 4 Sitcoms have been quietly retired by now. Isn’t Chris Morris tall?
I wonder how many other SNL episodes were hosted by SCTV alumni? John Candy must have done one, surely? Both produced by Lorne Michaels, after all.
One thing I remember about those Comedy Awards is that at the end they were underrunning, so after Paul Merton had left the stage, he was immediately invited to come back up and give another speech – ie, do a bit of stand-up. I remember the show was being followed by a Beadle’s About repeat and Merton said “The longer I talk, the later Jeremy Beadle comes on”.
Yes, that’s definitely true. Jonathan Ross said “Paul, didn’t you see the floor manager miming “stretch”?”
I love the “Kevin Watts” mistake on here – I suppose it was easier to spell Sarah rather than Racquel?
Have I outed myself as someone who doesn’t watch any Corrie? Well, that’s me.