1+ week, 1+ day ago   (36+ words) comedy.co.uk Dom McGovern, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Freddie Meredith, Marty Gleeson, Omar Badawy, Tom Towelling and Underground Monk Show talk about being nominated as Best Newcomer in the Edinburgh Comedy Awards....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (280+ words) The 79th Edinburgh Festival Fringe closed last month, with performers from over 70 countries involved. Based on the number of performances British Comedy Guide logged, the scale of comedy at the festival is certainly undiminished, however the economics underneath the festival remain…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (238+ words) Monday 31st August 2026, 12:02pm Adam Greene has been crowned as the first Joke Thieves World Champion, winning £1,500. Joke Thieves was created by comedian and producer Will Mars around a deliberately unusual premise: comedians perform their own jokes, before attempting to perform each…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (443+ words) Sunday 30th August 2026, 3:19pm The results of the inaugural Edinburgh Independent Comedy Awards were announced at a ceremony at West Nic Records. Organised by the For The Plot magazine, they aim to highlight comedians who may be overlooked by other awards bodies....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (258+ words) Sunday 30th August 2026, 2:31pm The Durham Revue won the Student Sketch Off 2026 competition. In total, ten university sketch troupes took part in the live final at the Edinburgh Fringe. They were: The final took place in the Forth room in Pleasance Courtyard…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (541+ words) Sunday 30th August 2026, 8:41am The winners of the Malcolm Hardee Awards, the Edinburgh Fringe prizes named in memory of the audacious comic and promoter, have been announced. Yogie Belle was bestowed the Comic Originality prize for his show Auditory Awakenings with Mr…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) Saturday 29th August 2026, 11:58am The winners of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2026 have been announced at a ceremony hosted by Richard Gadd and Ayoade Bamgboye. Marty Gleeson: Dog Ear The Taffner Family Best Newcomer Award went to Irish comedian Marty Gleeson for Dog…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (321+ words) Saturday 29th August 2026, 9:11am The results of the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards were announced at a late-night ceremony at the Edinburgh Fringe. Harriet Dyer and Paul Foot Sam Eley is Basil Crumbwick: Soul Sewage won in the Newcomer category. This award was…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (182+ words) Wednesday 26th August 2026, 3:17pm The shortlists for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2026 have been announced. Dan Tiernan: Quartz and All Li Jin Hao: Falling From a Moon Dom McGovern: Prize Hog Fatiha El-Ghorri: Cockney Stacking Doll Freddie Meredith: Need a Light? Marty Gleeson:…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (748+ words) Wednesday 26th August 2026, 12:30pm by Jake Godfrey The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced their shortlists for 2026. Dan Tiernan Quartz and All Eric Rushton: Could Well Be In Paul Currie: REMOVE YOUR SKIN PLEASE Paul Foot: The Future Reuben Kaye: Hard to…...