Podcasters gathered last night for The Golden Lobes, celebrating the funniest shows, creators and moments in audio. Following the announcement of this year’s nominees, the winners were revealed at the ceremony, held at Clapham Grand and presented by Jake Bhardwaj and Max Fosh.
The headline award, the Big Ears for Funniest Podcast of the Year, went to Crowley Time with me, Tom Crowley.
The Lobes Legend Award, a lifetime-ish achievement honour for a show that has shaped the comedy podcast scene, was presented to Wolf & Owl with Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis.
The Listener's Lobe, the only award decided entirely by the public, went to BudPod with Glenn Moore & Pierre Novellie, who also picked up Best Tangent on the night.
Other winners were:
Best Artwork: Button Boys
Best Social: This Paranormal Life
Best Guest: Katie Norris on The Truth (In My Opinion)
Best New Show: Tonsil Hockey
Best Live Show: Lateral with Tom Scott
Best Scripted Show: Listen Through the Brown Window
Best Listener Moment: Marcel Lucont's Whine List
Best International Show: Push The Roll with Ross Bryant
Grower Not A Shower: Week Minded with Stuart Laws & Daman Bamrah
Best Blooper: I've Had A Rosé, Let's Talk About Feelings with Sam Lake
Beyond The Feed: The Podcast Nobody Asked For
Earworm Award: Wolf & Owl with Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis
Behind The Scenes Hero: Becky Carewe Jeffries for The Truth (In My Opinion)
Giles Gear, who heads up Cheerful Earful, the team behind the awards, said: "Another triumphant night for comedy podcasts of all shapes and sizes - the Golden Lobes has cemented itself as a staple in the podcasting calendar. We can't wait to celebrate with some live shows when the festival kicks off this autumn."
