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And the Winner Is (radio series)

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And The Winner Is
GenreComedy
Running time30 Minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 2
StarringMatt Lucas
Created byAshley Blaker
Bill Matthews
Original release25 February 2010

And The Winner Is is a British radio comedy program presented by the comedian Matt Lucas. It was first broadcast in 2010 and airs on BBC Radio 2.

Format

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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, dependent on the category (Worst Behaved, Most Persusavive etc.)

Episodes

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Series 1

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Winning nominations below are in bold

Episode 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Series 2

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References

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BBC Site And The Winner Is at British Comedy Guide