The Edinburgh Comedy Award – the world’s largest comedy prize – has launched the careers of countless stars, from Al Murray ...

Comedian Sam Nicoresti has become the first transgender performer to win the Edinburgh Fringe’s Best Comedy Show award with her show, Baby Doomer. Baby Doomer is about Nicoresti’s life as a trans ...

Sam Nicoresti took the esteemed award for their show Baby Doomer, while Ayoade Bamgboye won the award for best newcomer.

An Edinburgh Fringe show which explores life as a trans woman has won a prestigious award at the famous festival. Sam ...

An act which explores life as a trans woman has won the prestigious Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Also honoured at the awards was Ayoade Bamgboye, who received the coveted Best Newcomer award for her debut show, Swings and ...

The winners have been announced for the 2025 edition of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Sam Nicoresti's Baby Doomer won best ...

In pursuit of the perfect skirt suit, Sam Nicoresti has devised an excellent antidote to the state of the world.

Sam Nicoresti has won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for the best show on the Fringe, becoming the first trans comedian to take the accolade.

Sam Nicoresti Sam Nicoresti Written by: Si Hawkins Published: Friday 24th September 2021 Just over two years ago the spacesuit-sporting Sam Nicoresti spent a month doing an enjoyably elaborate show ...

Sam Nicoresti has won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for the best show on the Fringe, becoming the first trans comedian to take the accolade. Accepting the prize, they said: ‘A year ago, my girlfriend ...