Episodes
Series 1
Winning nominations below are in bold
Episode 1
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
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
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
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
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
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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