But quite whether people fit so neatly into the tribes ascribed to them is a key theme of Iconic Breath, a show named after her son’s mispronunciation of Godzilla’s superpower ‘atomic breath’.

Ayoade Bamgboye has won the best newcomer prize at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Accepting the award, she said: ‘This is so nice. I’m hungover’ and thanked her team and her parents, adding; ‘This means ...

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

Forging an uncertain path between surrealist stand-up and agitprop, Andrew O'Neill's latest Fringe offering retains all the fire and conviction of their best shows since they became an explicitly ...

Sam Nicoresti has won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for the best show on the Fringe, becoming the first trans comedian to take the accolade. Accepting the prize, they said: ‘A year ago, my girlfriend ...

When the shortlists were announced last week, Sam Bryant, chair of the judging panel, said: ‘The Edinburgh Comedy Awards have always been a launchpad for the next generation of talent, and that role ...

Devin Gray got divorced and his wife didn't have the decency to make the split anything but amicable, leaving him grasping for recriminatory feelings to channel into his Fringe show.