Miranda leading in comedy gong nominations

Miranda Hart could be on track to repeat last year's huge haul at the British Comedy Awards, which are being handed out this Friday.

In 2010 she scooped three awards selected by the judging panel and also the people's choice award, and this year she is up for best female TV comic, best TV comedy actress, best sitcom and the people's choice award again.

But she will be up against David Mitchell, Graham Norton, Jack Whitehall, Jo Brand and Sarah Millican for the people's choice one.

TV Burp funnyman Harry Hill is also up for three awards, while hilarious student comedy Fresh Meat is nominated for two - or four if you count star Jack Whitehall's two nominations.

The ceremony will be screened live on C4 at 9pm on Friday, with Jonathan Ross on hosting detail.