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

Sam Nicoresti’s Baby Doomer show won the Taffner Family best comedy show prize. An act which explores life as a trans woman ...

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

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

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

Sam Nicoresti, who has won the accolade known as the “Oscars of Comedy”, said the Fringe had “changed fundamentally” over the ...

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

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 ...

Comedy fans can catch the nominees for The Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025 in this showcase for BBC Radio 4. Guaranteed to be packed with laughs, this special will be hosted by last year’s Best Comedy ...

Nominees for the DLT Entertainment best newcomer award are: Ada and Bron: The Origin Of Love; Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings And Roundabouts; Elouise Eftos: Australia’s First Attractive Comedian; Kate Owens: ...

AN act which explores life as a trans woman has won the prestigious Best Comedy Show award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sam Nicoresti’s Baby Doomer show won the Taffner Family best comedy show ...