The Edinburgh Comedy Awards, formerly known as the Perrier Comedy Awards, the if.comedy awards and briefly as the if.comeddies, are a group of prizes awarded annually since 1981 to comedy shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Each award currently has a separate sponsor, being sponsored by Sky TV, DLT Entertainment and The Victoria Wood Foundation, respectively.
They have previously been sponsored by Perrier, lastminute.com, Dave, and Foster's Lager.
Currently three awards are given â Best Comedy Show, Best Newcomer and the Panel Prize.
Main prize
Best Newcomer Award
Panel Prize
Acts with multiple Best Show nominations
5 nominations
- Al Murray (won in 1999)
- James Acaster (5 nominations in consecutive years)
4 nominations
3 nominations
- Ahir Shah (won in 2023)
- Russell Kane (won in 2010)
- Josie Long
- Adam Hills
- Sam Simmons (won in 2015)
2 nominations
- Larry Dean
- Merry Mac Fun Show
- Daniel Kitson (won in 2002)
- David O'Doherty (won in 2008)
- Garth Marenghi (won in 2001)
- Jeremy Hardy (won in 1988)
- Jordan Brookes (won in 2019)
- Nick Helm
- Nish Kumar
- Pappy's
- Phil Nichol (won in 2006)
- Rich Hall (won in 2000)
- Sarah Kendall (nominated in 2004 and 2015)
- Seann Walsh
- Simon Fanshawe (won in 1989)
- Spencer Jones
- The Bodgers
- The Delightful Sausage
- Ian Smith
See also
References
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