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Caitriona Dowden

  • Stand-up comedian

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Laura Lexx wins at Women in Comedy Festival Awards

Laura Lexx's stand-up show Slinky has won Best Show in the inaugural Women in Comedy Festival Awards. Meanwhile Ariel Hebditch was named Best Newcomer.

British Comedy Guide, 14th October 2024

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.

British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2024

Comedians' Choice Awards 2024 nominees

Chelsea Birkby, Elf Lyons, Furiozo, Jordan Brookes, Mike Rice, Natalie Palamides, Phil Ellis, Rob Copland, Sarah Keyworth and Sid Singh are nominated for Best Show in the Comedians' Choice Awards.

British Comedy Guide, 19th August 2024

Three comedy acts who love history

Three comedy acts who love history at the Edinburgh Festival 2024...

Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 2nd August 2024

Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Top Picks: Comedy

From mistaken identity to medieval saints, these comedy shows will have you in stitches.

Fest Mag, 23rd July 2024

Edinburgh Fringe: 10 award-winners

A mammoth 121 comedy shows at this year's Edinburgh Fringe programme boast that their performers have won awards, from Derek Awards (given by a bloke with 600 followers on Twitter) to Emmys. Here are just ten of them.

Chortle, 22nd July 2024

99 Club announces 2024 bursary recipients

The 99 Club's Female & Non-Binary Comedians Bursary Programme has announced five winners for 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 16th July 2024

99 Club Bursary Showcase 2024 review

Five female comics making their Fringe debut.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th July 2024

Ten Edinburgh Fringe shows from former Chortle Student winners (mostly)

Winners and finalists of the Chortle Student Comedy Award so often go on to great things. Here are eight previous title-holders (plus one finalists up and a show we can guarantee will include a future champion) making their returns to Edinburgh this year...

Chortle, 25th July 2022

More Chortle student semi-finalists named

Jin Hao Li, Caitriona Dowden and Henry Whaley move onto the next round.

Chortle, 29th March 2022

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