British Comedy Awards 2013: Paul Whitehouse Makes Fun Of Mandela Memorial Signer (VIDEO, PICTURES)

Results, Pictures And Controversy: British Comedy Awards 2013
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Jack Whitehall, Lee Mack and Paul Whitehouse were all double winners at Thursday night's British Comedy Awards - with the latter providing one of the biggest laughs of the night.

"I brought my signer with me," said Whitehouse, as he collected his award for Best Sketch Show for 'Harry And Paul' - then proceeding to talk with a fake sign language interpreter (actor Daniel Kaluuya) signing behind him, à la the Nelson Mandela Memorial service.

Whitehouse also won this year's Writer's Guild of Great Britain Award - while Jack Whitehall was named both Best TV Comedy Actor and the public's 'King Of Comedy'; and Lee Mack walked off with the prize for Best TV Comic for 'Would I Lie To You?', the show also picking up Best Comedy Panel Show.

Miranda Hart won Best TV Comedy Actress, ventriloquist Nina Conti was named Best Female TV Comic and Australian Adam Hills won Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist for his show 'The Last Leg'. Will Ferrell turned up in character as Ron Burgundy to pick up this year's award for International Achievement.

But if the evening began with Whitehouse's slightly controversial topical gag, it ended on more controversy. Steve Coogan collected his Outstanding Achievement award - as always, the last and biggest award of the evening - only for Channel Four to cut his acceptance speech short to make way for a repeat of 'Gogglebox'. If Twitter was anything to go by, even the most devoted fans of 'Googlebox' weren't happy about that at all.

Check out all the pictures and results from the night below:

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Steve Coogan arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Lee Mack and wife Tara Mack arrive at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Nina Conti attends the British Comedy Awards at Fountain Studios in Wembley, north London. (credit:PA)
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Jack Whitehall and Gemma Chan arrive at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Matthew Horne arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Kimberley Nixon attends the British Comedy Awards at Fountain Studios in Wembley North London. (credit:PA)
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Charlotte Ritchie attends the British Comedy Awards at Fountain Studios in Wembley North London. (credit:PA)
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Paul Whitehouse arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Fresh Meat's (left to right) Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh and Zawe Ashton attends the British Comedy Awards at Fountain Studios in Wembley North London. (credit:PA)
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Jo Joyner attends the British Comedy Awards at Fountain Studios in Wembley North London. (credit:PA)
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Charlie Higson arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Noel Fielding arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Greg Davies arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Rebecca Front attends the British Comedy Awards at Fountain Studios in Wembley North London. (credit:PA)
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Sarah Solemani arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Eddie Izzard arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Johnny Vegas arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Tracy-Ann Oberman arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Zawe Ashton arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Helen Baxendale arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Olivia Lee arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Former British Bake Off contestants Howard Middleton (left) and Glen Cosby (right) attends the British Comedy Awards at Fountain Studios in Wembley North London. (credit:PA)
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Roisin Conaty attends the British Comedy Awards at Fountain Studios in Wembley, north London. (credit:PA)
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Carol Vorderman arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)
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Harry Hill attends the British Comedy Awards at Fountain Studios in Wembley, north London. (credit:PA)
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Chris O'Dowd arrives at the British Comedy Awards at the Fountain Studios in London.. (credit:PA)

BRITISH COMEDY AWARDS 2013 - FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

Best Comedy Panel Show - 'Would I Lie To You?', BBC

Best Comedy Entertainment Programme - 'The Graham Norton Show', BBC

Best Sketch Show - 'Harry & Paul', BBC

Best Sitcom - 'Getting On', BBC

Best New Comedy Programme - 'Plebs', ITV2

Best Male TV Comic - Lee Mack, 'Would I Lie To You?', BBC

Best Female TV Comic - Nina Conti, 'Live At The Apollo', BBC

Best Comedy Entertainment Personality - Alan Carr, 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man', C4

Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist - Adam Hills, 'The Last Leg', C4

Best TV Comedy Actor - Jack Whitehall, 'Fresh Meat', C4

Best TV Comedy Actress - Miranda Hart, 'Miranda', BBC

International Achievement - Will Ferrell

Outstanding Achievement - Steve Coogan

The Writer's Guild of Great Britain Award - Paul Whitehouse

The 2013 King of Comedy - Jack Whitehall