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Comedy.co.uk Awards Results

The results are in and the big winner of the comedy.co.uk Awards this year is BBC sitcom Ghosts, which wins Comedy of the Year and also Best Returning TV Sitcom. See the full results and links to their YouTube acceptance speeches below.

David Mitchell does well too, with Best TV Panel Show going to Would I Lie To You? and Best Radio Panel Show going to The Unbelievable Truth.

Comedy Of The Year 2023:

Ghosts

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ISH Comedy Award Winners Announced

The winners of the inaugural (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show and Best Newcomer have been announced at the Ceremony at The Three Sisters today along with the Panel Prize.

 

The (Insert Sponsor Here) Edinburgh Comedy Awards began earlier this summer, when the long-established Edinburgh Comedy Awards lost their funding and looked unlikely to go ahead in 2023. 

 

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ISH Awards Shortlists Announced

The (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show and Best Newcomer shortlists have been announced.

The organisers say that a collective of around 35 volunteers have seen all eligible comedy shows (full run, not compilation) between them and have chosen 11 shows for the Best Show list and 5 for Best Newcomer  The winners will be announced on Saturday 26th August at the ceremony at The Three Sisters (Maggie's Chamber) along with the Panel Prize.

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ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards Announce Longlist

The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, an alternative set of awards announced when the long-established Edinburgh Comedy Awards did not have a sponsor, has revealed their long lists for Best Show and Best Newcomer.

A collective of volunteers have seen eligible shows and have chosen a longlist of shows below.  This week the judges will see more shows to choose a shortlist of 5 shows in each category.

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Nica Burns Launches Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023

Nica Burns, the longstanding Director of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, has officially launched the biggest awards in live comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.  

Figures from across the comedy industry gathered in Edinburgh for the annual launch with Fringe Society President Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Chief Executive Shona McCarthy also in attendance. 

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Edinburgh Comedy Awards Judges Announced

Nica Burns, the longstanding Director of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, has revealed the judging panel for the biggest awards in live comedy at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which begins this week.

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Alternative Edinburgh Comedy Awards Planned for 2023

An alternative to the Edinburgh Comedy Awards is being planned for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August. 

The Edinburgh Comedy Awards, which has run for four decades, is currently looking for sponsorship. Another group has announced the (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards. The ISH stands for Insert Sponsor Here as they are also looking for sponsorship.

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Edinburgh Comedy Awards Looks for New Sponsors

The prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards is looking for new sponsorship options to enable them to continue..

Following the return and 40th anniversary of the awards in 2022 TV comedy channel Dave, who supported the Awards in 2019 and 2022, have decided to focus on other initiatives within the comedy industry. 

The Awards organisers, led by founder and director Nica Burns, has issued the following release: 

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British Comedy Guide’s Comedy.co.uk Awards Revealed

Channel 4’s offbeat, adult puppet comedy Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared has been voted Comedy Of The Year and Best New TV Sitcom at the 2022 Comedy.co.uk Awards.

Spoofing children’s early-learning programming, the dark sitcom originated as a self-produced web series in 2011 and quickly became a cult hit, arriving on television in the autumn with a six-part series.

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Voting Opens For National Comedy Awards – Nominees List Here

It’s time for the nation to decide the winners of The National Comedy Awards 2023 for Stand Up To Cancer.

The awards honour both emerging and established British comedy talent, with the public voting on key prizes in a variety of categories that celebrate the world of comedy in all its forms. Recent scripted and unscripted comedies and panel shows, plus the latest podcast jokers are all vying for votes.

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