List of Edinburgh Comedy Award winners
Main Prize

List of Edinburgh Comedy Award winners

Section Title: Main Prize
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Perrier Comedy Awards

Year	Main Prize Winner	Main Prize Nominees

1981	Cambridge Footlights (Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tony Slattery, Emma Thompson, Penny Dwyer and Paul Shearer)

1982	Writer's Inc (Gary Adams, Steve Brown, Vicki Pile, Trevor McCallum, Helen Murry, Jamie Rix, and Nick Wilton, with additional material by Kim Fuller)

1983	Los Trios Ringbarkus

1984	The Brass Band	Fascinating Aïda Hank Wangford Band Frank Chickens The Bodgers Paul B Davies & Dave Cohen

1985	Theatre de Complicité	The Bodgers Merry Mac Fun Show John Dowie Sue Ingleton

1986	Ben Keaton	Paul B. Davies Roy Hutchins Jenny Lecoat Merry Mac Fun Show

1987	Brown Blues... Arnold Brown with Barb Jungr and Michael Parker	Nick Revell Jeremy Hardy Simon Fanshawe John Sparkes

1988	Jeremy Hardy	Doug Anthony Allstars Roy Hutchins - Spacehoppers Clackers & Really Big Fish Robert Llewellyn's Mammon Robot Born of Woman The Wow Show

1989	Simon Fanshawe	John Hegley - Can I Come Down Now Dad? Al and George - Unscheduled Stop Will Durst Live Bed Show The World of Les and Robert

1990	Sean Hughes - A One Night Stand	Dillie Keane – Single Again Pete McCarthy – The Hangover Show Jimmy Tingle

1991	Frank Skinner	Avner the Eccentric Jack Dee Eddie Izzard - Just the Words Lily Savage - The Live Experience

1992	Steve Coogan – In Character with John Thomson	Jo Brand Bruce Morton - Sin John Shuttleworth's Guide to Stardom Mark Thomas

1993	Lee Evans	Corky and the Juice Pigs Phil Kay Johnny Meres - My Booze Hell by Little Johnny Cartilage Donna McPhail Parrot - Sick as a Parrot Greg Proops

1994	Lano and Woodley	Alan Davies Jeff Green Harry Hill's Pub Internationale with Al Murray Owen O'Neill - It’s a bit like this... Robert Schimmel

1995	Jenny Eclair – Prozac & Tantrums	Simon Bligh – Banzai Scott Capurro – The Love and Affection Tour Boothby Graffoe - The Love and Affection Tour The Umbilical Brothers – Heaven by Storm

1996	Dylan Moran - Dylan Moran Is Indisposed	Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller - Armstrong and Miller: The Quality Shag Bill Bailey Rich Hall - Freewheelin Dominic Holland - Holland-Days Sauce Al Murray

1997	The League of Gentlemen	Milton Jones - Joyrider Al Murray - King of Beers Graham Norton - Charlie’s Angels go to Hell The Johnny Vegas Show

1998	Tommy Tiernan - Undivine Comedy	Ed Byrne - A Night at the Opera Seán Cullen - Wood, Cheese & Children Peter Kay Al Murray - Pub Landlord's Keeper of the Pint Cosmic

1999	Al Murray as The Pub Landlord - And a Glass of White Wine for the Lady	Terry Alderton The Arctic Boosh Simon Munnery as The League Against Tedium - Ubertechnocomedie Ross Noble - Laser Boy

2000	Rich Hall – Otis Lee Crenshaw	Dave Gorman – Are You Dave Gorman? Lee Mack's New Bits, with Lee Mack, Catherine Tate and Dan Antopolski Sean Lock - No Flatley, I am the Lord of the Dance Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight, with Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, and Alice Lowe

2001	Garth Marenghi's Netherhead, with Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, and Alice Lowe	Dan Antopolski – Antopolski 2000 Jason Byrne Adam Hills – Go You Big Red Fire Engine Daniel Kitson – Love, Innocence and the Word Cock

2002	Daniel Kitson – Something	Noel Fielding – Voodoo Hedgehog Jimmy Carr – Jimmy Carr's Bare Faced Ambition Omid Djalili – Behind Enemy Lines Phil Nichol – Things I Like, I Lick Adam Hills – Happy Feet

2003	Demetri Martin – If I...	Reginald D. Hunter – White Woman Adam Hills – Cut Loose Flight of the Conchords – High on Folk Howard Read and Little Howard – The Big Howard and Little Howard Show

2004	Will Adamsdale - Jackson's Way	Chris Addison - Civilisation Epitaph with Ethan Sandler and Adrian Wenner Reginald D Hunter - A Mystery Wrapped in a N***a Sarah Kendall

2005	Laura Solon - Kopfraper's Syndrome	Chris Addison - Atomicity Jason Manford - Urban Legend Jeremy Lion (AKA Justin Edwards) with George Cockerill - What’s the Time Mr Lion?

if.comedy awards (styled as if.comeddie for 2006)

Year	Main Prize Winner	Main Prize Nominees

2006	Phil Nichol – The Naked Racist	David O'Doherty – David O'Doherty Is My Name Russell Howard – Wandering Paul Sinha – Saint or Sinha? We Are Klang – Klangbang

2007	Brendon Burns – So I Suppose THIS Is Offensive Now	Andrew Lawrence – Social Leprosy for Beginners and Improvers Andrew Maxwell – Waxin' Tom Binns – Ivan Brackenbury's Hospital Radio Roadshow Pappy's Fun Club – Pappy's Fun Club

2008	David O'Doherty – Let's Comedy	Rhod Gilbert – Rhod Gilbert and the Award-winning Mince Pie Russell Kane – Gaping Flaws Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler – Double Down Hearts

Edinburgh Comedy Awards (known as the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards since 2010)

Year	Main Prize Winner	Main Prize Nominees

2009	Tim Key – The Slutcracker	Idiots of Ants – This Is War John Bishop – Elvis Has Left the Building Jon Richardson – This Guy at Night Russell Kane – Human Dressage Tom Wrigglesworth – Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Return Letter to Richard Branson [1]

2010	Russell Kane – Smokescreens and Castles	Bo Burnham – Words, Words, Words Greg Davies – Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog Josie Long – Be Honourable Sarah Millican: Chatterbox

2011	Adam Riches – Bring Me the Head of Adam Riches	Andrew Maxwell – The Lights Are On Chris Ramsey – Offermation Josie Long – The Future Is Another Place Nick Helm – Dare to Dream Sam Simmons – Meanwhile

2012	Doctor Brown – Befrdfgth	Claudia O'Doherty – The Telescope James Acaster – Prompt Josie Long – Romance and Adventure Pappy's – Last Show Ever! Tony Law – Maximum Nonsense

2013	Bridget Christie – A Bic for Her	Carl Donnelly – Now That's What I Carl Donnelly! Volume V James Acaster – Lawnmower Max & Ivan – The Reunion Mike Wozniak – Take The Hit Nick Helm – One Man Mega Myth Seann Walsh – The Lie-in King

2014	John Kearns – Shtick	Alex Horne – Monsieur Butterfly James Acaster – Recognise Liam Williams – Capitalism Romesh Ranganathan – Rom Wasn't Built in a Day Sam Simmons – Death of a Sails-Man Sara Pascoe – Sara Pascoe vs History

2015	Sam Simmons – Spaghetti for Breakfast	James Acaster – Represent Joseph Morpurgo – Soothing Sounds for Baby Kieran Hodgson – Lance Nish Kumar – Long Word. Long Word..

Edinburgh Comedy Awards (known as the lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards since 2016)

Year	Main Prize Winner	Main Prize Nominees

2016	Richard Gadd – Monkey See Monkey Do	Al Porter – At Large James Acaster – Reset Kieran Hodgson – Maestro Nish Kumar – Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout The Words Real Loud Randy Feltface - Randy Writes A Novel Tom Ballard – The World Keeps Happening Zoe Coombs Marr – Trigger Warning

2017	Hannah Gadsby - Nanette John Robins - The Darkness of Robins	Ahir Shah - Control Elf Lyons - Swan Jordan Brookes - Body of Work Mae Martin - Dope Mat Ewins - Presents Adventureman 7: The Return of Adventureman Sophie Willan - Branded Spencer Jones - The Audition

2018	Rose Matafeo - Horndog	Ahir Shah - Duffer Alex Edelman - Just For Us Felicity Ward - Busting A Nut Glenn Moore - Glenn Glenn Glenn, How Do You Like It, How Do You Like It Kieran Hodgson - '75 Larry Dean - Bampot

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At the 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Nanette was joint winner with John Robins.

final_sentence: At the 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Nanette was joint winner with John Robins.