Stars attend British Comedy Awards – in pictures

Peter Capaldi won best comedy actor for his performance in The Thick Of It Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images Charlie Brooker collects the best comedy entertainment programme award for Newswipe Photograph: Rex Features The Inbetweeners actors Emily Head, Joe Thomas, Blake Harrison and Simon Bird. Their show won best sitcom Photograph: Ian West/PA Miranda Hart collects one of her three awards Photograph: Rex Features Jo Brand, winner of best female comic Photograph: Fred Duval/FilmMagic Wagbo collects Harry Hill's best comedy entertainment personality award from Sam Faiers, Harry Derbidge and Amy Childs, three stars of The Only Way is Essex Photograph: Rex Features Lee Mack, who accepted the best comedy panel show award for Would I Lie To You Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images Samantha Spiro, winner of best female breakthrough artist for her role as Simon Amstell's aunt in Grandma's House Photograph: Rex Features Kayvan Novak, winner of the best British comedy performance in film, for Four Lions Photograph: Ian West/PA Michael McIntyre on the big screen, watched by Dara O Briain, Warwick Davis and the event's host, Jonathan Ross Photograph: Rex Features Miranda Hart with Simon Le Bon Photograph: Rex Features