Entries are now invited for this year's Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Poster Awards.
The Comedy Poster Awards celebrate the best artwork at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
First taking place in 2014, this competition was established by TV and live comedy producer Gina Lyons to celebrate the most popular and loved designs in poster artwork at the Fringe: from the idea, to the photo, to the finished artwork.
There are two categories: The Panel Award, in which the shortlist and winner is decided by expert judges; and The Audience Award, which is decided via voting buttons here.
The 2024 contest is now open, with the winners set to be announced on the evening of Tuesday 20th August. In Edinburgh then? Hosted by comedian and film-maker Joe Bor, the ceremony is free to attend and will take place at 10pm at Gilded Balloon's Patter Hoose.
If you have artwork, submit your poster now. If you're a comedy fan, browse the entries.
Any questions? Contact us via British Comedy Guide.
The prize
2024's Audience Award winner will receive a package of free placements for their 2025 Fringe posters around Edinburgh (worth more than £600), courtesy of the city council's advertising partner, Out of Hand, and a cash prize of £200 from awards founder Gina Lyons's Gobby Girl Productions.
Gobby Girl will further give the Panel Award winner a £300 cash prize.
Lyons says: In the hardest year for TV and sponsorship in recent memory, I hope the £500 prize fund from Gobby Girl can take a small edge off the massive bills faced by two shows at this year's Fringe. I want to thank our media sponsors British Comedy Guide for their constant support for comedy.
The judges
The 2024 judging panel consisted of a mix of experts across PR, entertainment, design and marketing.
Head judge Laura Burch is founder and managing partner at Work & Class, a new agency that is the first of its kind to put working class audiences at the centre of its campaigns. In a career that has spanned over 20 years - first in-house at the BBC and then at agencies including Shine and Inkling Culture - Laura has delivered impactful and culturally relevant integrated campaigns across multiple sectors for brands including WWF, Sky, The National Lottery, ghd, eBay, Heinz, Peroni, Guinness, Netflix, EA and Hitachi.
Christopher 'Slev' Slevin is an experienced creative with a demonstrated history of developing and implementing impactful work across multi-disciplinary campaigns in the UK, North America and beyond; from uniting Belvedere Vodka with the iconic James Bond franchise, delivering immersive experiences for The Body Shop, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Netflix, and creating social first audience led content for Veuve Clicquot, Hitachi and Regent Street.
Alice Jenkins-Bruce has worked in the entertainment industry for 20 years and is currently the Director of Communications for Content at Sky. Previously, Alice ran the Filmed Entertainment Division of Premier PR and has worked for every major broadcaster in the UK in some capacity. She is responsible for the publicity of some of the most exciting shows of recent years, including Normal People, I May Destroy You and The Eurovision Song Contest. A huge comedy fan, Alice has also repped ground-breaking comedies including Julia Davis's BAFTA winning Sally4Ever and Sky's long running original comedy, Brassic, among many more.
