The winners have been announced of this year's Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Nica Burns, Director of Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards, says of this year’s nominees: “2022 has indeed been a bumper year with a high standard of comedy across the Fringe. Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards’ nominees represent a wide-range of comedy genres created by comedians whose material is drawn from their rich range of backgrounds and experiences. The Fringe has bounced back with a bang, with audiences clearly enjoying laughing together, live.”
The awards are sponsored by comedy channel Dave, with the aim of further celebrating and supporting comics, from those breaking into the industry to much-loved names.
The prize money for Best Comedy Show is £10,000, with £5,000 each for the Best Newcomer and the Panel Prize winner.
And the winners are:
Best Show: Sam Campbell
Best Newcomer: Lara Ricote
Panel Prize: Best in Class
The full nominations and a list of the panellists are below:
This year’s nominees for Best Comedy Show are:
Alfie Brown: Sensitive Man @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann @ Pleasance Courtyard, Beneath
Jordan Gray: Is It a Bird? @ Assembly, George Square
Josh Pugh: Sausage, Egg, Josh Pugh, Chips and Beans @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Larry Dean: Fudnut @Monkey Barrel Comedy
Lauren Pattison: It Is What It Is @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Liz Kingsman: One-Woman Show @ Traverse Theatre
Sam Campbell: Comedy Show @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Seann Walsh: Is Dead. Happy Now? @ The Stand Comedy Club
The Delightful Sausage: Nowt but Sea - Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill with Paul Dunphy @ Monkey Barrel 4
This year’s nominees for Best Newcomer are:
Amy Gledhill: The Girl Before The Girl You Marry @ Monkey Barrel Comedy - Carnivore Emily Wilson: Fixed @ Pleasance Courtyard – Beneath
Emmanuel Sonubi: Emancipated @ Underbelly, Bristol Square
Josh Jones: Waste of Space @ Pleasance Courtyard - Bunker Three
Lara Ricote: GRL/LATNX/DEF @ Monkey Barrel Comedy – The Hive
Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! @ Pleasance Courtyard – Baby Grand
Vittorio Angelone: Translations @ Monkey Barrel Comedy – Carnivore
This year’s panelists, who judged nearly 600 eligible shows are:
Adnan Ahmed, Chair: Producer, Sky Studios Comedy
Cherie Cunningham: Channel Director, Dave
Ashley Davies: Freelance Arts Journalist, Metro Scotland and Times Scotland’s Alba Joe Hullait: Commissioning Executive, Channel 4 Comedy
Isobel Lewis: Comedy Critic and Culture Journalist, Independent
Dominic Maxwell: Comedy Critic, The Times
Pete Strauss: Executive Producer, BBC Studios Audio
Paul Abbey: Public Competition Winner
Jo Kinsella: Public Competition Winner
Monique May Munroe: Public Competition Winner
