Fringe shows up for award

Seven nominees have been announced for this year’s Amused Moose Comedy Awards.

The accolades are open to Edinburgh Fringe  performers who do not have agents, have not won any major awards, and who have not played the Soho Theatre in London.

The nominees are:     

• Dave Bibby: Baby Dinosaur (PBH Free Fringe, @ Banshee Labyrinth)
• Josh Baulf: Bulldog (Underbelly, Cowgate)
• Louise Atkinson: Mates (Gilded Balloon, Teviot)
• Philipp Kostelecky: Daddy's Home (Stand 2)
• Samantha Day: The Booby Trap (Laughing House @ City Cafe)
• Simon David: Dead Dad Show (Underbelly, Bristo Square)
• Will Hall: Mild Peril (Just The Tonic, Mash House)

Three winners will be announced later this week. They get a trophy and the kudos – and maybe a show at the Soho Theatre in the autumn – but there’s no cash prize.

The panel of comedy industry experts, including critics, promoters and producers, also credited eight other shows which just missed the cut. They are:

• Adele Cliff Can Break Your Arm (Just The Tonic Caves)
• Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself (Gilded Balloon Patterhouse)
• Amy Webber: No Previous Experience (Just The Tonic, Mash House)
• Dan Jones: This Seems Ambitious (Pleasance Courtyard)
• David McIver: Small Boy Trapped in a Wellness Retreat (PBH Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth)
• Eleanor Conway: Talk Dirty To Me (Laughing Horse@Three Sisters)
• Lara A King: Midlife at the Oasis (Stand 4)
• Richard Stott: Dear Lord ... What a Sad Little Life (Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire)

Published: 20 Aug 2023