ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards announces 2024 shortlists

23 shows in the running for prizes

The nominees for the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have been announced, just hours before the shortlist for the Fringe’s original comedy award.

A total of 13 shows are still in the running for best show, and 10 for best newcomer.

They are:

BEST SHOW

Alfie Brown: Open Hearted Human Enquiry - Just The Tonic 23:35
Amy Gledhill: Make Me Look Fit on the Poster - Monkey Barrel 18:10
Ashley Haden: Political and Correct - Free Festival (Counting House) 18:00
Colin Hoult: Colin - Pleasance 20:20
David Eagle: The Eagle is Candid - Just The Tonic 21:30
Elf Lyons: Horses - Pleasance 21:20
Gareth Mutch - Modern Man - The Stand 18:50
Jordan Brookes: Fontanelle - Pleasance 20:30
Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes - The Stand 18:30
Mat Ewins: Ewins Some You Lose Some - Monkey Barrel 21:15
Phil Ellis: Come On and Take The Rest of Me - Monkey Barrel 12:45
Raul Kohli: Raul Britannia - Just the Tonic 18:30
Seymour Mace - Seymour F*cking Mace You C*nts! - The Stand 12:10

BEST NEWCOMER

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows - Pleasance 19:15
Catriona Dowden is Holier Than Thou - PBH Free Fringe (Banshee Labyrinth) 12:50
Hannah Platt: Defence Mechanism - Pleasance 20:10
Henry Rowley: Just Literally - Pleasance 19:30
Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: LIVE - Monkey Barrel 23:25
Kemah Bob: Miss Fortunate - Pleasance 19:05
Mark Bittlestone: I Need a Straight Guy - Pleasance 21:40
Mhari Black: Politics Isn't For Me - Gilded Balloon 13:15
Peter Bazeley: Ahh I Appear to Be Having a Breakdown - Free Festival (Three Sisters) 5pm
Runi Talwar as 'Runi Talwar' in Runi Talwar: The Runi Talwar Story - Pleasance 20:40

Each category comes with a £5,000 award, courtesy of sponsors Jones Bootmaker, with an additional panel prize to be announced with the rest of the winners on Friday night.

Head judge and producer Sarah Bowles said: ‘It has been incredibly difficult to cut the lists down this year, with so many simply outstanding shows, so yes I guess you could say we have long-ish short ISH lists this year.

‘But in the spirit of the awards, we are here to support as many artists as possible.'

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Published: 21 Aug 2024