Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2023

SKY, DLT ENTERTAINMENT AND THE VICTORIA WOOD FOUNDATION JOIN NICA BURNS TO SPONSOR THE EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS 2023

The Edinburgh Comedy Awards’ long-standing Director Nica Burns was joined by three amazing comedy partners – Sky, DLT Entertainment and The Victoria Wood Foundation – they joined her in sponsoring the prestigious Awards to enable them to go ahead.

Together they sponsored the biggest prizes in live comedy: Sky Best Comedy Show, DLT Entertainment Best Newcomer and the Panel Prize, which is now called the Victoria Wood Award.

The Awards celebrate the best of both up-and-coming comedy and brand-new performers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, finding and spotlighting the next generation of talent and awarding comedy excellence across all genres of comedy. Over the years the Awards have been a springboard for outstanding comedy performers who have gone on to become household names at home and abroad.

The Awards Judging Panel and scouts operate an open-access, independent, thorough, inclusive and fair judging process comprising senior members of the comedy industry, comedy critics and comedy fans representing the public. The prize money for Best Comedy Show is £10,000 with £5,000 each for the Best Newcomer and the Panel Prize winner.

2023 Winners:

Best Comedy Show – Ahir Shah: Ends

Best Newcomer – Urooj Ashfaq: Oh No!

Panel Prize – A Show For Gareth Richards