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2022 Edinburgh Comedy Awards judging panel announced
- The Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2022 judging panel will be chaired by Adnan Ahmed from Sky Studios
- The panel also features Cherie Cunningham (Dave), Joe Hullait (Channel 4) and Pete Strauss (BBC Studios)
- Plus journalists Ashley Davies, Isobel Lewis and Dominic Maxwell, and comedy fans Paul Abbey, Jo Kinsella and Monique May Munroe
The judges for the 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Awards has been announced.
As is traditionally the setup, the judging panel features seven leading industry professionals and three "passionate comedy punters", representing the public.
The panel for 2022 is:
Adnan Ahmed (Chair)
Producer, Sky Studios Comedy
Cherie Cunningham
Channel Director, Dave
Ashley Davies
Freelance Arts Journalist, Metro Scotland and Times Scotland's Alba
Joe Hullait
Commissioning Executive, Channel 4 Comedy
Isobel Lewis
Comedy Critic and Culture Journalist, Independent
Dominic Maxwell
Comedy Critic, The Times
Pete Strauss
Executive Producer, BBC Studios Audio
Paul Abbey
Public Competition Winner
Jo Kinsella
Public Competition Winner
Monique May Munroe
Public Competition Winner
The Edinburgh Comedy Awards, which are sponsored by TV channel Dave again this year, are celebrating their 40th year of discovering the rising stars of comedy.
Nica Burns, the longstanding producer and director of the awards, says: "After a two-year worldwide hiatus, the renowned Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards are delighted to be back with an exciting and experienced judging panel looking forward to discovering new talent in 2022. Along with Dave, who return as proud sponsors of the Awards this August, we are celebrating 40 years of an incredibly rich comedy heritage. Over the four decades many of our nominees and winners have become household names in the UK and internationally. We are proud of them all."
As in previous years, aside from the prestige of winning, the Best Comedy Show will be awarded a cash prize of £10,000, and the Best Newcomer and Panel Prize recipients which each receive £5,000.
The nominations for Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards will be announced on Wednesday 24th August, and the winners revealed at a ceremony on Saturday 27th August at the Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh.
Further information about the awards can be seen at comedyawards.co.uk