Loaded LAFTAS nominations announced

The nominations for this year's Loaded LAFTAS Comedy Awards with Nivea For Men have been announced.

Russell Brand and Friday Night Project duo Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr have received three nominations. Brand will battle for the title of Best Stand Up, Funniest Newspaper Columnist and Funniest Man. Justin and Alan are also in the running for Funniest Man, as well as being contenders for the Funniest Double Act and Funniest TV Programme awards.

Celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham have received their first ever nomination, and could walk away with the Funniest Double Act award.

Meanwhile, Extras star Ashley Jensen will face competition from Catherine Tate, Michelle Gomez, Olivia Colman and Karen Taylor in the Funniest Woman category.

All of the awards will be voted for by Loaded readers. The ceremony will be held at London's Pigalle club on Thursday 4th October.

The nominations in full:

Best Stand Up

Russell Brand
Ricky Gervais
Jimmy Carr
Lee Mack
Alan Carr

Funniest TV Programme

Peep Show
The Mighty Boosh
My Name is Earl
The Friday Night Project
Star Stories

Funniest Double Act

Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins (The Friday Night Project)
Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh)
David Mitchell and Robert Webb (Peep Show)
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz)
Posh & Becks

Funniest Film

Hot Fuzz
Blades of Glory
Superbad
Knocked Up
The Simpsons Movie

Funniest Man

Russell Brand
Will Ferrell
Justin Lee Collins
Alan Carr
Homer Simpson

Funniest Woman

Ashley Jensen
Catherine Tate
Michelle Gomez
Olivia Colman
Karen Taylor

Funniest TV Personality

Eamonn Holmes
Harry Hill
Paul Kaye
Fern Britton
Jonathan Ross

Funniest Reality TV Person

Brian Belo (Big Brother)
David Gest (I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here)
Tre Azam (The Apprentice)
Peter Andre (Katie and Peter: the Next Chapter)
Janet Street-Porter (Deadline)

Funniest Radio Show

Stephen Merchant (BBC 6 Music)
Chris Moyles (BBC Radio 1)
Scott Mills (BBC Radio 1)
Iain Lee (LBC 97.3)
Alan Brazil (Talksport)

Funniest Newspaper Columnist

Ally Ross (The Sun)
Ian Hyland (News of the World)
Bez (Daily Sport)
Russell Brand (The Guardian)
The Two Dannys (The Times)

Funniest DVD

Shameless: Series 3
Mighty Boosh: Series 2
Peep Show: Series 3
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America That Make Benefit of Glorious
Nation of Kazakhstan
Balls of Steel