Sam Eley is Basil Crumbwick: Soul Sewage has won the Biggest Award in Comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026.

Dane Buckley: Darling and Scout Boxall: God’s Favourite finished as runners-up after an exceptionally close final vote.

The winner was selected by users of comedy streamer NextUp, following an initial round of audience nominations and recommendations from NextUp’s team of comedy scouts. Twenty shows were longlisted before members cast their final votes.