And the Winner Is
| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 Minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 2 |
| Starring | Matt Lucas |
| Created by |
Ashley Blaker Bill Matthews |
| Air dates | since 25 February 2010 |
And The Winner Is is a British radio comedy program, first broadcast in 2010, presented by the comedian Matt Lucas. It airs on BBC Radio 2.
Format
The show takes the format of an awards ceremony known as "The Lucases" (named for the host). In each episode, Lucas would announce a category for the awards (something surreal such as "Sexiest British Prime Minister"), then his three guests would put forward their nominations. After a discussion about why their nominations deserved the award, Lucas himself would decide which nomination was most worthy of the prize. At the end of each show a final award (The Lucas of Lucases) would be given to one of the guests, dependant on the category (Worst Behaved, Most Persusavive etc.)
Episodes
Series 1
Winning nominations below are in bold
Episode 1
Broadcast Date: 25 February 2010
| Categories | James Corden | Graham Linehan | Katy Brand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamest Excuse | Eddie Murphy's excuse for picking up a transvestite prostitute | His mother's excuse involving a cat jumping on a piano | Hamid Karzai's for signing a bill reducing women's rights in Afghanistan |
| Most pointless member of the Royal Family | Prince Edward | Prince Maurice | Princess Michael of Kent |
| Greatest song by an otherwise bad artist | Angry Anderson, Suddenly | Genesis, Follow You Follow Me | Radiohead, Paranoid Android |
Lucas of Lucases (Most Passionate Guest): James Corden
Episode 2
Broadcast Date: 4 March 2010
| Categories | Josie Long | David Schneider | Robert Popper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Incomprehensible British Accent | Glasgow | Tim Westwood | Ulster |
| Least Practical Pet | Mayfly | A dead dog | Blue Whale |
| Best War | The First World War | The War of the Worlds | Pig War |
| Worst Song by an otherwise reputable artist | Jay-Z, Hard Knock Life | David Bowie, The Laughing Gnome | R.E.M., Shiny Happy People |
Lucas of Lucases (Unluckiest Guest): David Schnieder
Episode 3
Broadcast Date: 11 March 2010
| Categories | Sarah Millican | Richard Herring | David Walliams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexiest British Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher | Spencer Perceval | John Major |
| Least Deserving Celebrity | Victoria Beckham | Peaches Geldof | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Most effective diet | Divorce | Eat Less and Exercise More | The Diet Matt was on* |
| Least Boring Shakespeare Play | The Baz Luhrmann Romeo and Juliet Film | Macbeth | No Sex Please, We're British |
Lucas of Lucases (Worst Behaved Guest): Richard Herring
- All three won the award, as Matt had lost weight by both getting divorce and eating less and exercising more
Episode 4
Broadcast Date: 18 March 2010
| Categories | Jo Caulfield | Jon Richardson | Stephen K Amos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Disappointing Film Sequel | Jaws 2 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | All Rocky sequels |
| Most Unhelpful Proverb | Every Cloud has a Silver Lining | A Little of What You Fancy | A Stitch in time saves nine |
| Greatest Couple | Cagney and Lacey | Romeo and Juliet | The Queen and Prince Philip |
| Most Depressing School Subject | Art | Technology | P.E. |
Lucas of Lucases (Most Argumentative Guest): Jon Richardson
Episode 5
Broadcast Date: 25 March 2010
| Categories | Scott Capurro | Andrew Maxwell | Adam Bloom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Untrustworthy Profession | President of Iran or Iraq | TV Executive | Burglar |
| Weariest Cliche | Change We Need | More Fish in the Sea | Not What You Know, It's Who You Know |
| Best German* | Albert Einstein | Patrick Suskind | Nena |
| Best Theme tune to a boring TV show | Quincy, M.E. | Are You Being Served | The Cricket theme tune |
Lucas of Lucases (Guest with most absurd argument): Scott Capurro
- No award given
Episode 6
First Broadcast: 1 April 2010
| Categories | Tom Baker | Alex MacQueen | Bob Mortimer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Redundant Technology | Flat irons | Hoover | Big Mouth Billy Bass |
| Greatest Historical Fattie | Falstaff | Winston Churchill | George IV (originally Friar Tuck) |
| Worst Holiday Destination | Palma, Majorca | Littlehampton | The Caribbean |
| Worst Ever Vocal Performance | Lee Marvin, Wand'rin Star | Boney M, Brown Girl in the Ring | The Cheeky Girls |
Lucas of Lucases (Politest Guest): Tom Baker
References
BBC Site And The Winner Is at British Comedy Guide