Highly respected comedy promoter Darrell Martin has won the Forth Fringe Award with Watermans at the Forth Fringe Awards 2026.

The awards recognise people in Edinburgh and the East of Scotland and although Martin is not Scottish he has lived in Edinburgh since 2019 and is one of the main promoters of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, running the Just The Tonic venues. He also runs successful clubs and comedy events in England, mainly in the Midlands.