The winners of the Comedy Poster Awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe were announced during a live ceremony at Gilded Balloon’s Patter House this evening, hosted by comedians Bec Bartley and Verona Rose, currently performing in The 11% Club.
The Audience Award went to Alison Spittle: BIG
The poster was designed by Oliver Deans, with photography by Matt Stronge and make-up by Pheobe Dawson Derry.
The other shortlisted entries were
Christian Dart: Gumshoe!
Freya McGhee: Experimental
Gross Domestic Product
Jordan Gray: Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me?
Mitch Benn: The Lehrer Effect
Roger O'Sullivan: Fekken
Courtesy of Out of Hand, the winner receives a full-page advert in Out of Hand's weekly Fringe magazine, 247 Fringe, as well as 5,000 A6 flyers and 100 A3 posters printed.
Meanwhile the Panel Prize – judged by marketing creatives Laura Burch, Gerry Farrell and Julie Seal - went to jessica aszkenasy: TITCLOWN
The poster was designed by Dylan Woodley, with photography by Rebecca Need-Menear.
The judges also shortlisted:
Ali Brice Presents Eric Meat Gets the Chop
Mr Chonkers
Olaf Falafel Asks: Orange You Glad?
Comedy producer Gina Lyons, founder of the Comedy Poster Awards, says: "Walking around Edinburgh and looking at the posters, I've seen so much brilliant creativity on display this year. Congratulations to all the designers, photographers and acts involved in our shortlisted entries for being such talented individuals."
All the entries can be viewed via The Comedy Poster Awards website:
https://www.comedy.co.uk/posters
