They played arch-rivals in political satire The Thick of It, but Rebecca Front and Peter Capaldi have shared the glory at the British Comedy Awards. Peter was named Best TV Comedy Actor for his role as foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker while Rebecca won the Best TV Comedy Actress award for her portrayal of hapless politician Nicola Murray. Her success meant there was no win for Olivia Colman, who was nominated in the category for two different roles - in Olympic satire Twenty Twelve and the BBC sitcom Rev. Peter saw off competition from Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville, who got a nod for his Twenty Twelve role, along with Tom Hollander for Rev and Steve Coogan. Ali G and Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen won a special award for Outstanding Achievement - more than a decade after he was named Best Newcomer. Other winners include Charlie Brooker, named Best Comedy Entertainment Personality, and Harry Hill, whose TV Burp show was named the Best Comedy Entertainment Programme. The award for Best Sitcom saw The Thick of It, Rev and Twenty Twelve all lose out to Julia Davis's Sky Atlantic show Hunderby, which was also named Best New Comedy Programme. Jack Whitehall beat Alan Carr, Graham Norton, David Mitchell, Lee Mack and Sarah Millican to be named King of Comedy in a public vote. The show, sponsored by Foster's, was hosted by Jonathan Ross on Channel 4.
