Amy Gledhill wins 2024 Edinburgh Comedy Award
Joe Kent-Walters best newcomer, Rob Copland takes Panel Prize
24/08/2024 … Amy Gledhill has won this year's Edinburgh Comedy Award for best show for Make Me Look Fit On The Poster.
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Sat 24 August 2024
Elf Lyons scoops ISH comedy award
24/08/2024 … Elf Lyons has won this year’s ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award with Abby Wambaugh scooping the newcomer prize.
Fri 23 August 2024
Josh Pugh makes spoof sports documentary
To tie in with the Paris Paralympics
23/08/2024 … Josh Pugh has made a spoof high-end sports documentary for the BBC.
Thu 22 August 2024
© Steve Ullathorne Alana Jackson wins So You Think You're Funny?
Glaswegian comedian triumphs over 596 other hopefuls
22/08/2024 … Glaswegian comic Alana Jackson has tonight been named the winner of So You Think You're Funny? 2024.
© Simon Bray / Trevor Lake New sitcom for Dawn French and Mark Heap
BBC comedy has echoes of the 'Canoe Man' who faked his own death
22/08/2024 … Dawn French and Mark Heap are to star in a new BBC One sitcom, Can You Keep A Secret?, apparently inspired by Canoe Man John Darwin faking his own death.
Jimmy Carr to host Last One Laughing UK
Ten comics will try to make each other laugh
22/08/2024 … Jimmy Carr is to front a UK version of Amazon’s hit comedy format, Last One Laughing.
'Spirit of the Fringe' awards for Elf Lyons and David Eagle
Handed out by festival stalwart Mervyn Stutter
22/08/2024 … Edinburgh stalwart Mervyn Stutter has announced his annual ‘spirit of the Fringe' awards.
Wed 21 August 2024
© John Fleming Malcolm Hardee Awards 2024 shortlists announced
Celebrating the anarchic side of the Edinburgh Fringe
21/08/2024 … The nominees for The Malcolm Hardee Awards 2024 have been revealed – the third Edinburgh Fringe accolades to release their shortlist today.