Edinburgh Fringe
ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlists revealed
The Jones Bootmaker ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced 13 nominees for Best Show and 10 nominees for Best Newcomer, ahead of their awards ceremony on Friday night.
Best Show
Alfie Brown: Open Hearted Human Enquiry
Amy Gledhill: Make Me Look Fit on the Poster
Ashley Haden: Political and Correct
David Eagle: The Eagle is Candid
Mat Ewins: Ewins Some You Lose Some
Phil Ellis: Come On and Take The Rest of Me
Seymour F*cking Mace You C*nts!
Best Newcomer
Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows
Caitriona Dowden is Holier Than Thou
Hannah Platt: Defence Mechanism
Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: LIVE
Mark Bittlestone: I Need a Straight Guy
Mhairi Black: Politics Isn't For Me
Ahh I Appear to Be Having a Breakdown - The Debut Hour From Peter Bazely
Runi Talwar as 'Runi Talwar' in Runi Talwar: The Runi Talwar Story
The winner of Best Show and the Best Newcomer will each receive £5,000, and there will also be a £5,000 panel prize. The winners in all three categories will be announced at a ceremony at The Counting House Ballroom late on Friday 23rd August.
The awards were founded by comedian Nathan Cassidy with head judge and producer Sarah Bowles.
Bowles says: "It has been incredibly difficult to cut the lists down this year, with so many simply outstanding shows, so, yes, I guess you could say we have long-ish short ISH lists this year, but in the spirit of the awards, we are here to support as many artists as possible!
"And I repeat from last time, the lists obviously do not represent by any means the definitive list of what is great at the Fringe, it's just our panel of judges' opinions and much depends on luck with these things when people were seen, and at the end of the day you will hear much better from the streets and word of mouth what to see, always listen to the streets rather than awards and reviews! And there's always the Panel Prize of course - have you been overlooked for something amazing you're doing at the Fringe? Something extraordinary or something where you're helping other artists? Do let us know!"