Who's up for the 2026 List comedy award?
Handed out at the Edinburgh Fringe
The longlists have been announced for The List’s Edinburgh Festival Awards.
In the running for best comedy show are:
- Man Sings The Same Song Over And Over Again For An Hour, Conk, Summerhall
- Frankie McNair: Huge Ass Mindset, Gilded Balloon Teviot
- Elf Lyons Is The Woman On The Edge, Pleasance Courtyard
- She/They, Bronwyn Farkas and Sophie Jean, Venue 13
- Alfie Brown: The Entertainer, Underbelly Cowgate
- Sydnee Washington: My Black Barbie Story, Monkey Barrel Cabaret Voltaire
- David Elms Describes A Room, Pleasance Courtyard
- Jack Brookmyre: Impressionable, The Stand
- Brendan Scannell: The Abyss, Gilded Balloon Patter House
- Madeleine Brettingham: Legend,, Gilded Balloon Teviot
- Dan Rath: Help Me Please, Monkey Barrel Cabaret Voltaire
- Scout Boxall: God's Favourite, Assembly George Square
The winner will be announced on August 28.
Published: 18 Aug 2026
