The BBC Audio Drama Awards 2017 shortlists have been announced and one of our favourite stand-up comedians Mae Martin has been nominated for best Comedy with a Live Audience with her show Mae Martin’s Guide to 21st Century Sexuality.
In the show Mae explores subjects such as sexuality, crushes, adolescence, gender, tolerance, sex education and parents in front of a live audience. Mae has been shortlisted alongside:
- Josh Howie’s Losing It by Josh Howie, producer Ashley Blaker
- Mark Steel’s in Town: Stockport by Mark Steel, producer Carl Cooper
- Penny Dreadfuls Presents: Homer’s Odyssey by David Reed, Humphrey Ker & Thom Tuck, producer Julia McKenzie
- Robert Newmans’ Entirely accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution by Rob Newman, producer Jonathan Harvey
- Tom Wrigglesworth’s Hang Ups by Tom Wrigglesworth, James Kettle & Miles Jupp, producer Richard Morris
- The Pin by Alex Owen & Ben Ashenden, producer Sam Bryant
Julia Davis’s radio comedy Couples, written with Mark Wootton has also been nominated for the Scripted Comedy award. The Awards endeavour to recognise the cultural significance, range and originality of audio drama, on air as well as online, and credit the creativity of the actors, writers, producers, sound designers and others who work within the field.
Each category is judged by a team of industry experts including actress Alison Steadman, journalist Baz Bamigboye, and producer Piers Plowright. The finalists will be announced next year on 3rd January and the winners will be announced at the BBC Radio Theatre on 29th January, at a ceremony hosted by Lenny Henry.
