© 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.
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Fri 22 August 2025
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James Corden donates £10k to the ISH comedy awards
Hugh 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.
Seymour Mace hurt in car crash
...but he's back on stage two days later
21/08/2025 … Seymour Mace has resumed his Edinburgh Fringe run, just two days after sustaining severe head injuries in a road accident.
© UKTV Axed: Silence Is Golden and Battle Of The Box
UKTV formats had comedians taking on challenges
21/08/2025 … Broadcaster Dave has axed two gameshows that set challenges to comedians: Silence Is Golden and Battle In The Box.