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Edinburgh Fringe news 2023
Malcolm Hardee Awards 2023 winners
Sunday 27th August 2023
Phil Ellis, John Fleming and Julia Masli have won the 2023 Malcolm Hardee Award trophies.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 results
Saturday 26th August 2023
The results of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards have been revealed, with Ahir Shah: Ends taking the Best Comedy Show title.
Julia Masli and Paul Foot amongst winners of (ISH) Edinburgh Awards
Saturday 26th August 2023
The inaugural (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards, the prizes organised by a team of volunteers, have named Julia Masli and Paul Foot as Best Show winners, Dan Tiernan and Fiona Ridgewell as Best Newcomers, and A Show for Gareth Richards as their Panel Prize winner.
Lindsey Santoro wins NextUp's Biggest Award in Comedy
Friday 25th August 2023
Lindsey Santoro has been voted as the winner of NextUp's Biggest Award in Comedy, for her show Pink Tinge. Ian Smith, Tom Lawrinson and Louise Young are the runners-up.
Comedians' Choice Awards 2023 winners
Friday 25th August 2023
Julia Masli, Sid Singh and Lydia Mason have been voted as the winners of The Comedians' Choice Awards 2023.
Samira Banks wins 'So You Think You're Funny?' 2023
Thursday 24th August 2023
Samira Banks is the winner of the So You Think You're Funny? 2023 new act competition. Christopher Donovan was second, with Lizzie Norm third.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 nominations
Wednesday 23rd August 2023
The nominations for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 have been announced.
Comedy Poster Awards 2023 winners revealed
Tuesday 22nd August 2023
The winning artwork for 2023's Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy shows have been revealed by the Comedy Poster Awards.
Winners of the Amused Moose Comedy Awards 2023 announced
Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Winners of the annual Amused Moose Comedy Awards have been revealed.
Dave's Funniest Joke Of The Fringe 2023 won by Lorna Rose Treen
Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Lorna Rose Treen has won Dave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe 2023 with the gag "I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a cheetah". Read the top 10 here.
(ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 shortlist
Monday 21st August 2023
Ed Byrne, Ian Smith, Janine Harouni, Julia Masli, Luke Kempner, Marjolein Robertson, Paul Currie, Paul Foot, Phil Ellis, Seymour Mace and Sid Singh are up for Best Show in the new alternative Fringe-based awards run by volunteers.
Amused Moose Comedy Awards 2023 nominations
Sunday 20th August 2023
Dave Bibby, Josh Baulf, Louise Atkinson, Philipp Kosteleckyy, Samantha Day, Simon David and Will Hall have been nominated in the Amused Moose Comedy Awards 2023.
So You Think You're Funny? 2023 announces 10 finalists
Wednesday 16th August 2023
Ten finalists, instead of the usual nine, have been announced for the 2023 So You Think You're Funny? new act stand-up contest.
Graham Linehan free speech show cancelled by Leith Arches
Tuesday 15th August 2023
Host venue Leith Arches has cancelled an entire free speech comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe after BCG revealed that Graham Linehan would be part of the line-up.
Graham Linehan to make Fringe debut
Monday 14th August 2023
Comedy writer Graham Linehan will make his Edinburgh Fringe debut this Thursday as part of a stand-up showcase in Leith.
(ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards announce longlists
Monday 14th August 2023
The (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards - the alternative, new Fringe-based awards run by volunteers - have announced their longlists.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 judging panel revealed
Wednesday 2nd August 2023
The Edinburgh Comedy Awards has revealed the 10 panellists who will decide the winners of this year's prizes.
Gilded Balloon Teviot to close for Edinburgh Fringe 2024
Monday 24th July 2023
Gilded Balloon Teviot will be closed during the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, the venue's artistic directors have confirmed. Katy Koren and Karen Koren have also revealed that the future of their prestigious new act competition, So You Think You're Funny? is under threat and have instigated a policy of only booking female comperes for rowdy late-night gig Late'n'Live.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards secures multiple sponsorship deal
Thursday 6th July 2023
The Edinburgh Comedy Awards will return to the Fringe this year after securing emergency sponsorship from no fewer than three separate external partners.
Alternative Edinburgh Comedy Awards to launch
Thursday 29th June 2023
With the viability of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023 still in doubt, an alternative set of awards titled the (ISH) Edinburgh Comedy Awards are to be launched this year.