Ayoade Bamgboye wins the Biggest Award In Comedy
Edinburgh newcomer takes home 2m tall trophy
23/08/2025 … Ayoade Bamgboye has won the literal Biggest Award In Comedy for her debut Edinburgh Fringe show Swings and Roundabouts.
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Sat 23 August 2025
Phil Ellis and Mark Forward share top ISH comedy award
Amelia Hamilton and Ayo Adenekan joint best newcomers
23/08/2025 … The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced a total of 19 winners will share its five awards this year.
Fri 22 August 2025
© John Fleming Malcolm Hardee Award nominees announced for 2025
Celebrating 'the spirit of anything-goes comedy anarchy'
22/08/2025 … The nominees have been revealed for this year’s Malcolm Hardee Awards.
James Corden donates £10k to the ISH comedy awards
Huge boost for prize fund at the Edinburgh Fringe
22/08/2025 … James Corden has put up £10,000 prize money for this year’s ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
© Ed Moore @edshots Alison Spittle wins Comedians’ Choice Award
With Roger O'Sullivan as best newcomer
22/08/2025 … Alison Spittle won the best show accolade in The Comedians’ Choice Awards last night.
Thu 21 August 2025
© Steve Ullathorne Madeleine Brettingham wins So You Think You’re Funny?
Reb Day and Joel Walker also placed
21/08/2025 … Madeleine Brettingham has become the 38th winner of the So You Think You're Funny? comedy newcomer competition.
© Prime Video Last One Laughing wins TV award
Edinburgh accolades for Big Boys and Sophie Willan too
21/08/2025 … Last One Laughing has been named best entertainment series at the Edinburgh TV Festival awards.
© Amazon Studios Who's in Last One Laughing Series 2
21/08/2025 … The line-up has been revealed for the second series of Last One Laughing, with Bob Mortimer confirmed to be returning to defend his series one crown.