British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance The British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance is an award given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts at their annual BAFTA Television Awards ceremony. This category has had minor name changes: In 1969 it was awarded as Best Entertainment Personality and was won by Morecambe & Wise . From 1971 to 1999 it was awarded as Best Light Entertainment Performance . Since 2000 the award has been known as ''Best Entertainment Performance. Prior to the 1994 ceremony, acting performances in comedy roles were included in this category. Since 1994 they have been recognised in the Best Comedy Performance category.1970s 1970 Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise - The Morecambe and Wise Show Ronnie Barker - Hark at Barker John Cleese - Monty Python's Flying Circus Spike Milligan - The World of Beachcomber; Q.5; Curry and Chips 1971 Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise - The Morecambe and Wise Show John Cleese - Monty Python's Flying Circus Ronnie Corbett - Frost Show; No That's Me Over Here Frankie Howerd - Up Pompeii! Arthur Lowe - Dad's Army 1972 Ronnie Barker & Ronnie Corbett - The Two Ronnies 1973 Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise - The Morecambe and Wise Show Arthur Lowe - Dad's Army Monty Python Team - Monty Python's Flying Circus 1974 Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise - The Morecambe and Wise Show Dave Allen - Dave Allen At Large Stanley Baxter - The Stanley Baxter Big Picture Show Ronnie Barker & Ronnie Corbett - The Two Ronnies 1975 Stanley Baxter - The Moving Picture Show Ronnie Barker - Porridge Michael Crawford - Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Arthur Lowe - Dad's Army 1976 Ronnie Barker - Porridge Ronnie Barker & Ronnie Corbett - The Two Ronnies Stanley Baxter - The Stanley Picture Show Part III John Cleese - Fawlty Towers 1977 Penelope Keith - The Good Life 1978 Ronnie Barker - Porridge & The Two Ronnies Penelope Keith - The Good Life ; The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show Arthur Lowe - Dad's Army Leonard Rossiter - The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin ; Rising Damp 1979 Ronnie Barker - Going Straight & The Two Ronnies Leonard Rossiter - The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin ; The Losers ; Rising Damp Donald Sinden - Two's Company Elaine Stritch - Two's Company 1980s 1980 John Cleese - Fawlty Towers Ronnie Barker - The Two Ronnies Penelope Keith - To The Manor Born Andrew Sachs - Fawlty Towers 1981 Rowan Atkinson - Not The Nine O'Clock News 1982 Nigel Hawthorne - Yes, Minister Dave Allen - The Dave Allen Show Stanley Baxter - The Stanley Baxter Series Paul Eddington - Yes, Minister 1983 Nigel Hawthorne - Yes, Minister Rowan Atkinson - Not The Nine O'Clock News Judi Dench - A Fine Romance Paul Eddington - Yes, Minister & Let There Be Love 1984 Tracey Ullman - Three of a Kind Ronnie Barker & Ronnie Corbett - The Two Ronnies Jasper Carrot - Carrot's Lib Judi Dench - A Fine Romance 1985 Judi Dench - A Fine Romance Lenny Henry - The Lenny Henry Show Julia McKenzie - Fresh Fields Ruth Madoc - Hi de Hi Paul Nicholas - Just Good Friends 1986 Victoria Wood - Victoria Wood As Seen On TV Ronnie Barker - Open All Hours & The Two Ronnies David Jason - Only Fools and Horses Gorden Kaye - Allo 'Allo! 1987 Nigel Hawthorne - Yes, Prime Minister Paul Eddington - Yes, Prime Minister David Jason - Only Fools and Horses Nicholas Lyndhurst - Only Fools and Horses Julie Walters - Victoria Wood As Seen On TV Victoria Wood - Victoria Wood As Seen On TV 1988 Nigel Hawthorne - Yes, Prime MinisterRowan Atkinson - Blackadder the Third Paul Eddington - Yes, Prime Minister Barry Humphries - The Dame Edna Experience 1989 Victoria Wood - An Audience with Victoria Wood ' French and SaundersBarry Humphries - One More Audience with Dame EdnaDavid Jason - Only Fools and Horses''1990s 1990 Rowan Atkinson - Blackadder Goes Forth Barry Humphries - The Dame Edna Experience David Jason - Only Fools and Horses Victoria Wood - Victoria Wood 1991 David Jason - Only Fools and Horses Rowan Atkinson - The Return of Mr. Bean Dawn French - French and Saunders Nicholas Lyndhurst - Only Fools and Horses 1992 Richard Wilson - One Foot in the Grave Rowan Atkinson - The Curse of Mr. Bean Haydn Gwynne - Drop the Dead Donkey Patricia Routledge - Keeping Up Appearances 1993 Joanna Lumley - Absolutely Fabulous Patricia Routledge - Keeping Up Appearances Jennifer Saunders - Absolutely Fabulous Richard Wilson - One Foot in the Grave 1994 Richard Wilson - One Foot in the Grave; One Foot in the Algarve 1995 Rory Bremner - Rory Bremner...Who Else? Michael Barrymore - Barrymore Steve Coogan - Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge Victoria Wood - Victoria Wood: Live in Your Own Home 1996 Rory Bremner - Rory Bremner...Who Else? Caroline Aherne - The Mrs. Merton Show Paul Merton - Have I Got News For You Peter Ustinov - An Evening with Peter Ustinov 1997 John Bird & John Fortune - Rory Bremner...Who Else?/The Long John's Caroline Aherne - The Mrs. Merton Christmas Show Rory Bremner - Rory Bremner... Who Else? Paul Merton - Have I Got News For You 1998 Paul Whitehouse - The Fast Show Kathy Burke - Harry Enfield and Chums Harry Enfield - Harry Enfield and Chums Paul Merton - Have I Got News For You 1999 Michael Parkinson - Parkinson Kathy Burke - Harry Enfield's Yule Log Chums Billy Connolly - 30 Years of Billy Connolly John Bird & John Fortune - Rory Bremner... Who Else? 2000s 2000 Graham Norton - So Graham Norton 2001 Graham Norton - So Graham Norton Rory Bremner - Blair Did It All Go Wrong? Angus Deayton - Have I Got News For You Paul Merton - Have I Got News For You 2002 Graham Norton - So Graham Norton Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly - Pop Idol John Bird & John Fortune - Bremner Bird and Fortune Paul Merton - Have I Got News For You 2003 Paul Merton - Have I Got News For You Sanjeev Bhaskar - The Kumars at No. 42 Angus Deayton - Have I Got News For You Meera Syal - The Kumars at No.42 2004 Jonathan Ross - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Stephen Fry - QI Boris Johnson - Have I Got News For You Paul Merton - Have I Got News For You 2005 Paul O'Grady - The Paul O'Grady Show Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly - I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Stephen Fry - QI Paul Merton - Have I Got News For You 2006 Jonathan Ross - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross 2007 Jonathan Ross - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly - Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Stephen Fry - QI Paul Merton - Have I Got News For You 2008 Harry Hill - Harry Hill's TV Burp 2009 Harry Hill - Harry Hill's TV Burp Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly - I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Stephen Fry - QI Jonathan Ross - Friday Night with Jonathan Ross 2010s 2020s Performers with multiple wins and nominations Multiple wins The following people have been awarded the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance multiple times:6 wins 4 wins Ronnie Barker Nigel Hawthorne Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise 3 wins Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly Jonathan Ross 2 wins Rowan Atkinson Rory Bremner Harry Hill Richard Wilson Victoria WoodMultiple nominations The following people have been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance multiple times:12 nominations Ronnie Barker Graham Norton 10 nominations 8 nominations Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly Stephen Fry 7 nominations 5 nominations Rory Bremner Ronnie Corbett Harry Hill David Jason Victoria Wood 4 nominations Stanley Baxter John Bird & John Fortune John Cleese Paul Eddington Nigel Hawthorne Barry Humphries Arthur Lowe Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise Jonathan Ross 3 nominations Alan Carr Judi Dench Penelope Keith Michael McIntyre Leonard Rossiter Richard Wilson 2 nominations Caroline Aherne Dave Allen Kathy Burke Angus Deayton Leigh Francis Dawn French Adam Hills Nicholas Lyndhurst Lee Mack Sarah Millican Michael Parkinson Patricia Routledge Claudia Winkleman
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