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Comedy Guild Awards 2012: AotearoHA wins Best Show, others win awards too!

Last night marked the 12th Annual Comedy Guild Awards, held at the Classic. Hosted by Vaughan King and Comedy Guild President Aaron Beard.

The big winners on the night were Brendhan Lovegrove, who won Best Male Comedian, and Urzila Carlson, who took home Best Female Comedian.

The awards show, which featured a Star Wars/Star Trek theme, was the first time ever the New Zealand Comedy Trust has won the Best Show for AotearoHA Next Big Things! - an award that was gleefully accepted by Comedy Festival Director Kylie Aitchison.

The complete list of winners on the night were:

• BEST NEWCOMER - Alan Hurley
• BEST SHOW CONCEPT - Munfred Bernstein's Cabinet Of Wonder - Jamie Bowen
• BEST SHOW - AotearoHA! Next Big Things
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BEST COMEDY VENUE - The Basement (Taranaki) 

• BEST MEDIA SUPPORT - TV3 
BEST INTERNATIONAL GUEST - Terry Alderton
• BEST INDUSTRY FRIEND - Ben Hurley

• BEST NZ ON-SCREEN COMEDY PERFORMANCE - Paul Ego on '7 Days' TV3
• MOST IMPROVED COMEDIAN - Tevita Manukia
• THE ANDREW KOVACEVICH MEMORIAL CUP FOR MOST OFFENSIVE GAG - Ed Caruthers - Jokes about kids with cancer because they never get old
• GAG OF THE YEAR - Ed Caruthers - Shorty Street, it makes me feel ugly.
• BEST MC - Nick Rado
• BEST MALE COMEDIAN - Brendhan Lovegrove
• BEST FEMALE COMEDIAN - Urzila Carlson
• THE KEVIN SMITH MEMORIAL CUP FOR BEST ARTIST ACHIEVEMENT - Sam Wills' Royal Variety Show
• 2011 THE GREEN ROOMER - Justine Smith
• President's Medal - Jamie Bowen

A huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees.