Australia's Sam Simmons has won this year's Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award.

The Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Award has been awarded to Sofie Hagen.

The Panel Prize Award has gone to Karen Koren, artistic director of The Gilded Balloon.

The awards were presented by cricketer Freddie Flintoff alongside the 2014 Award winner John Kearns at Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios. 

Read BTJ's review of Sofie Hagen here.