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ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards
The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards are presented to the comedy shows deemed to have been the best at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Established in 2023, awards are given to Best Show, Best Newcomer and a Panel Prize and are judged by a panel of judges on a voluntary basis who see all eligible comedy shows. From 2024, the awards were sponsored by Jones Bootmaker becoming the Jones Bootmaker ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Format The Best Comedy Show is awarded to the comedy show that the Judges and/or the audience think is the funniest. The Best Newcomer Award is given to the best show, the one the Judges and/or the audience think is the funniest from an act doing their first full-length (45 mins and over) show at the Edinburgh Fringe. The Panel Prize is awarded by the Judges to any individual or group that is deemed to have done something 'amazing' at the Fringe. History Originally the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards were created to plug a gap when the Edinburgh Comedy Awards lost their s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as the Edinburgh Fringe, the Fringe or the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest performance arts festival, which in 2024 spanned 25 days, sold more than 2.6 million tickets and featured more than 51,446 scheduled performances of 3,746 different shows across 262 venues from 60 different countries. Of those shows, the largest section was comedy, representing almost 40% of shows, followed by theatre, which was 26.6% of shows. Established in 1947 as an unofficial offshoot to (and on the "fringe" of) the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place in Edinburgh every August. The combination of Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival has become a world-leading celebration of arts and culture, surpassed only by the Olympics and the World Cup in terms of global ticketed events. It is an open-access (or " unjuried") performing arts festival, meaning that there is no selection committee, and anyon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Currie (comedian)
Paul Currie may refer to: * Paul Currie (director) (born 1968), Australian film director * Paul Currie (footballer) (born 1985), Scottish footballer See also * Paul Curry (1917–1986), businessman and amateur magician * Paul Curry (golfer) (born 1961), English golfer {{hndis, Currie, Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Thomas
Mark Clifford Thomas (born 11 April 1963) is an English comedian, best known for the political stunts that he performs on his show, ''The Mark Thomas Comedy Product'' on Channel 4. Thomas first became known as a guest comic on the BBC Radio 1 comedy show ''The Mary Whitehouse Experience'' first broadcast in March 1989. He describes himself as a "Anarchism, libertarian anarchist". Biography Early life and education Mark Thomas was born in South London. His mother was a midwife and his father a self-employed builder (and ex-lay preacher). Thomas was educated at Macaulay Church of England Primary School, Victoria Rise, Clapham until 1974, where his party trick was to recite the first verses of the four gospels from memory. He then won a scholarship to attend the independent Christ's Hospital School, where he attained General Certificate of Education, O-levels and Advanced Level (UK), A-levels in English, history, and politics and economics. At school, Thomas was influenced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Brookes
Jordan Brookes (born 18 April 1986) is an Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning comedian. Brookes was born in Merseyside and grew up in Surrey. His grandfather was Bill Sellars, a producer and director best known for his work on BBC series such as '' All Creatures Great and Small'' and ''Triangle''. Brookes studied animation at the University of Wales, Newport and began stand-up comedy in Cardiff. He won the Welsh Unsigned Comedy Award in 2012. He made his first appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2015. He was first nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2017 for his show ''Body of Work''. The following year he won the Comedians' Comedian award at the Chortle Awards. Then in 2019, he won the Main Prize at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his show ''I've Got Nothing'' which was described as 'stand-up's answer to Waiting For Godot'. He has spoken of his admiration for stand-up Michael McIntyre Michael Hazen James McIntyre (born 21 February 1976) is a British comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Mutch
Gareth (; Old French: ''Guerehet'', ''Guerrehet'', etc.) is a Knights of the Round Table">Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He is the youngest son of King Lot and Morgause, Queen Morgause, King Arthur's half-sister, thus making him Arthur's nephew, as well as brother to Gawain, Agravain and Gaheris, and either a brother or half-brother of Mordred. Gareth is particularly notable in ''Le Morte d'Arthur'', where one of its eight books is named after and largely dedicated to him, and in which he is also known by his nickname Beaumains. Arthurian legend French literature The earliest role of Gareth, appearing as Guerrehet, is found in the First Continuation of Chrétien de Troyes's ''Perceval ou le Conte du Graal'' (in the original ''Perceval'', Chrétien himself had only mentioned Gawain's brothers named Agrevain, Gaherriez and Guerrehés). As the protagonist of the story's final episode, he slays the giant known as "Little Knight", thus avenging the death of fairy k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Hoult
Colin Hoult (born 15 May 1979) is an English actor and writer in television, radio, and theatre. He studied at Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre. Career Hoult has worked in various television productions, including '' Russell Howard's Good News'' (BBC Three, 2009), '' Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder'' (ITV1, 2009), ''Angelo's'' ( Five, 2007), ''Edinburgh and Beyond'' ( Paramount Comedy Channel, 2007), ''Comedy Shuffle'' (BBC Three, 2007), ''The Charlotte Church Show'' (Channel 4, 2006), and '' Harry Hill's TV Burp'' (ITV1). In 2013, Hoult had a recurring role in series 5 of '' Being Human''. In the same year, he appeared as a life coach in the BBC's '' Life's Too Short'', starring Warwick Davis, a show written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Hoult is also known for his collaborations with Gervais, appearing on '' Derek'' as Geoff in 2014 and as Ken Otley in '' After Life'' (2020). In 2019, Hoult began appearing in the CBBC series '' Almost Never'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Haden
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Amy Gledhill
Amy Stella Gledhill is an English comedian and actress. She has been nominated for Best Show at the UK National Comedy Awards and for Best Show and Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, winning the former in 2024. She performs solo and as half the duo The Delightful Sausage with Chris Cantrill. Early life Gledhill is from Hull, and as part of her stand-up routine has said she is the youngest of seven children. Career Gledhill started her career in various sketch groups in the north of England. In 2018 it was announced on the BBC One programme ''The One Show'' that she was the second winner of the Caroline Aherne Bursary. She received a cash prize and mentoring from a BBC commissioning editor. In 2019, as part of the double act The Delightful Sausage, Gledhill was nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Comedy Awards for their show ''Ginsters Paradise''. Between 2020 and 2021, Gledhill appeared as various characters in the CBBC and BBC iPlayer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfie Brown
Alfie Brown is an English stand-up comedian. In 2022, he was nominated for the main prize of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. He is the son of comedian Jan Ravens and writer Steve Brown. Personal life Brown is the son of Jan Ravens and Steve Brown. He says he can see his humour in his parents' styles and described “a great team spirit” between them. He attended Sibford School in Oxfordshire. He is in a relationship with the actress Jessie Cave. They have four children: a son born in October 2014, a daughter born in July 2016, a second son born in October 2020, and a third son born in March 2022. In 2018, the couple took part in Comedy Central's ''Roast Battle''. Career Brown started performing comedy in January 2006 at the ''Laughing Horse New Act of the Year'' competition. He had left school at 17 and described himself at the time as "the funniest person working in '' Top Shop''. He described his influences as George Carlin, Stewart Lee, Bill Hicks and Alexei Sayle. A sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorna Rose Treen
Lorna Rose Treen (born 10 October 1994) is an English comedian and satirist. Early life Treen grew up in Redditch before moving to Edinburgh to study philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. Her mother was a prison governor and her father worked in TV as a tech engineer. Career Treen began performing improvisational comedy while studying at Edinburgh, joining the student group The Improverts. After completing her studies, she moved to France to study comedy under master clown Philippe Gaulier. In 2022, Treen won both the Funny Women Stage Award and Comedy Shorts Award. In 2023, she won Chortle's Best Newcomer Award, and was a finalist in the inaugural Sean Lock Comedy Award. At the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, she performed her debut character comedy show ''Skin Pigeon''. With this show, she won the Funniest Joke of the Fringe. In January 2024, the BBC announced that Treen alongside co-writer Jonathan Oldfield had been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 for '' Time of the Wee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachlan Werner
Lachlan may refer to: People * Lachlan (name), masculine name. Places * Several places in New South Wales, Australia, named for Lachlan Macquarie. For a more complete list, see Places named after Macquarie ** Electoral district of Lachlan, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales, Australia ** Electoral district of Lachlan and Lower Darling, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales, Australia ** Lachlan River, a river in central New South Wales, Australia ** Lachlan Shire, a local government area in the central west of New South Wales, Australia ** Lachlan Valley Railway, a rail preservation society based at Cowra, New South Wales, Australia ** Lachlan Valley Way, a state highway in New South Wales, Australia ** Upper Lachlan Shire, a local government area in the state of New South Wales, Australia * Lachlan, Tasmania, a locality * Lachlan Fold Belt The Lachlan Fold Belt (LFB) or Lachlan Orogen is a geological subdivision o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly McCaughan
Kelly may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Kelly'' (Kelly Price album), 2011 * ''Kelly'' (Andrea Faustini album) * ''Kelly'' (musical), by Mark Charlap, 1965 * "Kelly" (song), by Kelly Rowland, 2018 * ''Kelly'' (film), Canada, 1981 * ''Kelly'' (Australian TV series) * ''Kelly'' (talk show), Northern Ireland * The Kelly Family, a music group * ''Kelly Kelly'' (TV series), US, 1998 * "Kelly", a 2019 single by Peakboy * Kelly West/ Zelena, a character on ''Once Upon a Time'' * Kelly (The Walking Dead), a character * Kelly (musician), a character portrayed by Liam Kyle Sullivan People * Kelly (given name) * Kelly (surname) * Clan Kelly, a Scottish clan * Kelly (murder victim) * Kelly (footballer, born 1975), Clesly Evandro Guimarães, Brazilian * Kelly (footballer, born 1985), Kelly Cristina Pereira da Silva, Brazilian * Kelly (footballer, born 1987), Kelly Rodrigues Santana Costa, Brazilian Places Australia * Kelly, South Australia, a locality * Kelly Basin, Tasm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
