These awards are open to comedy shows – please see the details of each award for entry specifics and sub-genres.
Amused Moose Comedy Award
The Amused Moose Comedy Award seeks out breakthrough comedy talent that is yet to become well known (so could be said to be 'almost television-ready'), who have their own solo, sketch or multiple comedian / performer show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
2019 winners
Winner
Janine Harouni: Stand Up With Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated) – Soho Theatre (Pleasance)
Outstanding Show
Liam Withnail: Homecoming – Liam Withnail (Monkey Barrel Comedy)
People's Champion
Archie Henderson: Jazz Emu – Archie Henderson (Gilded Balloon)
The Comedian's Choice Awards, presented by British Comedy Guide
Best Show, Best Performer and Best Person, as determined by those involved in comedy shows.
All comedy shows and performers are automatically eligible for Best Show and Best Performer – no need to do anything to put yourself forward. Best Person tends to be for someone who works behind the scenes at the festival, eg a venue manager, flyerer or agent. Each comedy show in the brochure is invited to vote once for their favourite show, performer and person. You can't vote for anyone in your own show.
In the second half of the festival, the online nominations / voting form is made available online. When voting closes, the show / person will the most votes at that point is announced as the winner of that category.
Visit comedy.co.uk for more information.
2019 winners
Best Show
Joz Norris Is Dead. Long Live Mr Fruit Salad. – Joz Norris (Heroes)
Best Performer
Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk – Andrew Loach Talent (Gilded Balloon)
Best Person
Brian Dobie (The Pear Tree, The Counting House and 32Below)
The Comedy Poster Awards, presented by British Comedy Guide
Recognising the best artwork related to comedy shows at the festival. Any poster related to a comedy show performing at the festival can be entered. The winner of the Audience Award is whichever poster gets the most votes on the website. The Panel Award is determined by a jury of industry professionals.
Awards ceremony took place Saturday 17 August 2019 at Gilded Balloon on Chambers Street.
Enter your artwork at comedyposterawards.co.uk.
2019 winners
Panel award
- Jessica Fostekew, Idil Sukan and Chris Lince: Jessica Fostekew: Hench – Jessica Fostekew (Monkey Barrel Comedy)
Audience award
- Sofie Hagen, Haiminh Le and Matt Crockett: Sofie Hagen: The Bumswing – IAM Presents (Pleasance)
Dave's Joke of the Fringe
2019 winner
- Olaf Falafel – It's One Giant Leek for Mankind – Olaf Falafel (Laughing Horse)
2019 shortlist
- Richard Stott: Right Hand Man – Andrew Roach Talent (Gilded Balloon)
- Milton Jones: Milton Impossible – Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with NRH Management present (Assembly)
- Jake Lambert: Never Mak the Same Mistak Twice – Off The Kerb Productions (Pleasance)
- Ross Smith: Crying / Shame – Ross Smith (Just the Tonic)
- Adele Cliff: Undershare – Adele Cliff (Just the Tonic)
- Richard Pulsford: Roll Up for the Smirking Break – Mirth of Forth productions (Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn)
- Jokes with Mark Simmons Podcast: Live – Mark Simmons / PBH's Free Fringe (PBH's Free Fringe)
- Ivo Graham: The Game of Life – Off The Kerb Productions (Pleasance)
Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards
Established in 1981 the UK’s premier Awards are now in their 39th year. There are three awards:
Best Comic / Comedy Show: For the funniest, most outstanding, up-and-coming comic / comedy show / act at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The prize is £10,000.
Best Newcomer: For the performer or act who is performing their first full-length show (50 minutes or more) at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The prize is £5,000. Please note that newcomers are eligible for the Best Comedy Show Award, if that is the Panel’s decision, but no act can appear on both shortlists in the same year.
For further information on the awards, please see comedyawards.co.uk.
2019 winners
Best Show winner
- Jordan Brookes: I've Got Nothing – Fight in the Dog (Pleasance)
Best Show nominees
- Darren Harriott: Good Heart Yute – CKP and InterTalent Group present (Pleasance)
- The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise – The Delightful Sausage (Monkey Barrel Comedy)
- Demi Lardner: Ditch Witch 800 – Century (Gilded Balloon)
- Goodbear: Dougal – DugOut Theatre and Noel Gay Management (Pleasance)
- Ivo Graham: The Game of Life – Off The Kerb Productions (Pleasance)
- Jessica Fostekew: Hench – Jessica Fostekew (Monkey Barrel Comedy)
- London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck – Broken Robot / So Comedy in association with Curtis Brown (Pleasance)
- Spencer Jones: The Things We Leave Behind – Soho Theatre and United Agents (Pleasance)
Best Newcomer winner
- Catherine Cohen: The Twist...? She's Gorgeous – Berk's Nest (Pleasance)
Best Newcomer nominees
- Crybabies: Danger Brigade – Crybabies in association with PBJ Management (Heroes)
- Helen Bauer: Little Miss Baby Angel Face – CKP and InterTalent Group present (Pleasance)
- Huge Davies: The Carpark – CKP and InterTalent Group present (Pleasance)
- Stand Up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated) – Soho Theatre (Pleasance)
- Michael Odewale: #BLACKBEARSMATTER – Live Nation in association with UTC Artist Management (Pleasance)
- Nigel Ng: Culture Shocked – Off The Kerb Productions (Pleasance)
- Sophie Duker: Venus – Berk's Nest in association with Avalon present (Pleasance)
Panel prize winner
- Jess Brough and Fringe of Colour
Malcolm Hardee Awards
2019 winners
Comic Originality
- Legs – Julia Masli and The Duncan Brothers (Just The Tonic)
Cunning Stunt
- West End Producer – Free Willy – Cuffe and Taylor in association with Jason Haigh-Ellery (Assembly)
Act Most Likely to Make a Million Quid
- Goodbye Mr President – President Obonjo / PBH's Free Fringe (PBH's Free Fringe)
So You Think You’re Funny?
The So You Think You’re Funny? competition was created by the Gilded Balloon and Karen Koren in 1988 and this Fringe the competition moved into its 31st year of discovering, supporting and nurturing new comic talent.
First prize
Finlay Christie
Second prize
Shane Daniel Byrne
Third prize
Charlie George