Isla is ranked with Scotland's biggest stars

A three-year-old girl has been nominated for a Scottish Comedy Award against some of the most established names in the business

Isla Nelson is up for best actress for the online videos she makes with her father, the comedian Mark Nelson – who is up for best headliner.

She actually started making the films for BBC Scotland when she was just two.

Isla has been ranked against Jane McCarry, Doon Mackichan and Karen Bartke – the stars of the biggest Scottish comedy shows of last year: Still Game, Two Doors Down and Scot Squad respectively.

All three shows are also nominated for best show, alongside Frankie Boyle’s American Autopsy,

Two Doors Down and Scot Squad lead the nominations, with four nods apiece

In the best actor category, Chris Forbes and Darren Connell have been recognised for Scot Squad alongside Alex Norton for Two Doors Down, whose writers Gregor Sharp and Simon Carlyle complete the show’s quartet of nominations.

The best actor category is completed by Ford Kiernan – meaning his Still Game co-creator Greg Hemphill has missed out.

Awards will be handed out on August, 1 the night before the Edinburgh Fringe.

More than 170 nominations were received from across the Scottish comedy industry in January and subsequently whittled down by a panel of 10 comedians. Now the winners are decided by a vote of those who work in the Scottish comedy industry – but not fans.

Special awards for Lifetime Achievement and Outstanding Contribution, decided by the nominations panel will be announced shortly.

The full list of nominations is

Best Headliner: Gary Little, Mark Nelson, Scott Gibson, Susie McCabe

Best Compere: Billy Kirkwood, Jay Lafferty, Ray Bradshaw, Scott Gibson

Best Newcomer: Christopher KC, Donald Alexander, Joseph Goss, Rachel Jackson

Best Improv/Variety/Sketch: Chunks, Colin Cloud, SCRAM, Shambles

Best Actress: Doon Mackichan (Two Doors Down), Isla Nelson, Jane McCarry (Still Game), Karen Bartke (Scot Squad)

Best Actor : Alex Norton (Two Doors Down), Chris Forbes (Scot Squad), Darren Connell(Scot Squad), Ford Kiernan (Still Game)

Best TV Comedian: Daniel Sloss, Frankie Boyle, Iain Stirling, Larry Dean

Best Radio Comedian: Des Clarke, Gary Little, Miles Jupp, Raymond Mearns

Best Solo Festival / Tour Show: Chris Forbes – Tall Needy Mutant; Fern Brady – Male Comedienne; Richard Gadd – Monkey See Monkey Do; Scott Agnew – I’ve Snapped My Banjo String, Let’s Just Talk; Scott Gibson – Life After Death; Susie McCabe – There is More to Life Than Happiness

Best TV Show: Two Doors Down, Frankie Boyle’s American Autopsy, Scot Squad, Still Game

Best Radio Show: Breaking The News, The GB Xperience, Jailmates, Off The Ball, Radio 4 Stands Up

Best Online Comedy: Ashley Storrie’s Twitter / Facebook, BBC Alba Wild Swimming with Calum Maclean, BBC Scotland News at Two, Joe Heenan’s Twitter, The Wee Man Videos

Best Writer: Chris Grady (script editor of the Gary: Tank Commander live show); Gregor Sharp & Simon Carlyle (Two Doors Down); Neil Bratchpiece (The Wee Man); Phil Differ (Only An Excuse)

Best Event: Aberdeen Comedy festival; Iraq Out And Loud; Scottish Comedian of the Year Final Final; Vladimir McTavish Birthday Roast

Best Comedy Club (large):: Blue Lamp, Aberdeen; Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh; The Stand, Edinburgh; The Stand, Glasgow

Best Comedy Club (small): Comedy Creche @ Dram!, Glasgow; Dalriada, Portabello; Drouthy Cobbler, Elgin; Kilted Kangaroo, Stirling;Yesbar!, Glasgow

Published: 7 Jun 2017