Tim Vine wins funniest joke award at Loaded Laftas
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Tim Vine is BBC journalist Jeremy Vine's younger brother
Tim Vine has picked up the award for the year's funniest joke at the Loaded Laftas comedy awards.
The 44-year-old beat acts like Jimmy Carr and magician Paul Daniels with, "Conjunctivitis.com - that's a site for sore eyes".
The event, held in London, also saw awards given to big names including Alan Carr, Rob Brydon and Dom Joly.
Jon Richardson, best known for his appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats, was named funniest man.
Andi Osho, who has appeared on Mock the Week and Celebrity Mastermind, picked up the funniest woman award.
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer were named funniest double act for the fourth year running and Gavin And Stacey star Rob Brydon was named a Loaded legend.
Jack Whitehall's university comedy Fresh Meat was named funniest TV show and Jimmy Carr picked up the gong for funniest DVD at the awards.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Funniest man - Jon Richardson
Best stand-up - Alan Carr
Funniest woman - Andi Osho
Funniest double act - Vic and Bob
Best panel show - Celebrity Juice
Funniest TV show - Fresh Meat
Funniest film - The Inbetweeners
Funniest columnist - Gordon Smart
Funniest TV personality - Lee Nelson
Funniest Twitterer - Dom Joly
Funniest DVD - Jimmy Carr: Being Funny
Funniest Podcast - Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown
Funniest Radio Show - Danny Wallace, Xfm
Best internet viral show: Misery Bear
Best Newcomer - Pat Monahan
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