Emma Kennedy wins Radio Times TV Champion 2016 comedy crown

"Amazed. Baffled. I've been voted Radio Times Comedy Champion 2016. THANK YOU"

This competition is now closed

Published: Monday, 4th July 2016 at 8:47 am

The winner of the Comedy round in Radio Times’ 2016 TV Champion is Emma Kennedy.

Taking her opponents to task, the writer and TV presenter knocked out comedian Amy Poehler in the final with an impressive 64.8% of the vote.

In earlier rounds, her strong fan campaign helped her beat Aziz Ansari, Zawe Ashton and Richard Ayoade.

Woohoo! RT @RadioTimes: First she was a #MasterChef and now she's a #TVChampion -2016 Comedy Champ @EmmaKennedy! pic.twitter.com/RSDEGAReqq

— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) July 3, 2016

Kennedy was thrilled to have won….

Amazed. Baffled. I've been voted Radio Times Comedy Champion 2016. THANK YOU.

— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) July 3, 2016

But the competition’s not over yet. Kennedy will now go through to face the winner of the comedy round in the next stage of the quest to be crowned Radio Times TV Show Champion 2016.

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