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NextUp returns with even bigger Biggest Award trophy

Thursday 1st August 2024, 3:29pm

NextUp Biggest Award in Comedy

NextUp's Biggest Award In Comedy returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, the streaming platform has announced.

In its third year, the award presents a giant, trophy-shaped inflatable prize to its winner, which now measures 2 metres and 2 centimetres tall.

Alongside the necessary air pump and carry case, the winner will receive £500 in cash and be given the option to have their show filmed for NextUp's service.

First won in 2022 by Jordan Gray, las year's victor Lindsey Santoro says: "It's an absolute thrill and joy to have won this award. What's not a thrill is the giant bloody trophy, which is so big my mother had to crawl inside it to deflate it and we lost her for 2 months. One of her slippers is still in it. Good luck everyone! Smash its tits off! Bye bye love you."

Daniel Berg, co-founder of NextUp, adds: "This biggest award in comedy is back and more inconveniently large than ever - a full 1cm increase from 2023. The Edinburgh Fringe is a gruelling time for performers so it's a real honour to increase one lucky comedian's luggage size for their journey home."

Voting is now open to NextUp subscribers at nextupcomedy.com/biggestaward. The winner will be announced on Saturday 24th August.

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