2010 Edinburgh Fringe

Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist announced

28th August 2010 - Update: the winners have been announced: News Story

Here are the Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlists for Best Comedy and Best Newcomer 2010. Click on any nominee to see their listing and all the reviews they have received so far...

Image shows from L to R: Josie Long, Russell Kane, Greg Davies, Bo Burnham, Sarah Millican

Best Comedy Show

Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words

Josie Long: Be Honourable!

Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog

Russell Kane: Smokescreens and Castles

Sarah Millican: Chatterbox

Best Newcomer

Asher Treleaven: Secret Door

An Audience with Imran Yusuf

The Boy with Tape on His Face

Gareth Richards: Stand Up Between Songs

Late Night Gimp Fight!

Roisin Conaty: Hero,Warrior, Fireman, Liar

It should be noted that not every act at the Fringe is eligible to be included on the shortlists - the rules state that acts considered to have 'star' status may not be included (this is defined as any act who has starred in a television comedy or light entertainment series on terrestrial television or regularly fills a 500-plus seat venue).

Established in 1981 as the Perrier Awards, or the Edinburgh Comedy Awards as they are now known, are the prestigious accolades that every festival act is looking to win. Organised by producer Nica Burns. the judging panel is made up of Daily Telegraph journalist Dominic Cavendish; Sunday Times critic Stephen Armstrong; Channel 4's Nerys Evans; Festival Republic promoter Tania Harrison; Guardian critic Paul MacInnes; the Melbourne Comedy Festival's Susan Provan; BBC Comedy's Alison Vernon-Smith; and three members of the public who this year are, Joseph Beckett, Greg Jennings and Joanne Rutherford.

Here is a video of the judges workikng on the shortlist...

The 2009 winners were Tim Key and Jonny Sweet. This year, the main prize - sponsored by Fosters lager - is £10,000 and the winners will be announced at lunchtime on Saturday 28th August 2010.

To find out more about the awards and their history visit www.comedyawards.co.uk

Published: Monday 23rd August 2010

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