Edinburgh Comedy Awards panel announced
Pictured: Last year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Bridget Christie.
The judging panel for the 34th Edinburgh Comedy Awards has been announced.
The panel consists of seven professionals and three comedy punters representing the public.
This year, the panel will be chaired by Mark Monahan, Deputy Arts Editor and Comedy Critic for the Daily Telegraph.
He is joined by Sam Bryant (Producer BBC Comedy), Alex Hardy (TV & Comedy Critic for The Times), Lindsay Hughes (Head of Talent & Executive Producer at Baby Cow Productions), Alice Jones (Deputy Arts Editor, Writer and Columnist for The Independent), Liz Lewin (Commissioning Editor for Channel 4) and Geoff Rowe (Director for Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival).
Kathy Bell, Tim O’Connor, and Patrick Nicholls are the Public Panel competition winners.
Nica Burns, Director of the Awards, says: “2014 promises to be another wonderful Fringe, with comedy for everyone, whatever your taste and budget.
“Just as we were saying that comedy at the Fringe couldn’t get any bigger, we have even more shows to judge for the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards than last year. Another bumper year with a staggering 642 eligible shows!”
The shortlist will be announced on Wednesday 20 August, with the winners announced at a lunchtime ceremony on Saturday 23 August.
The prize money for best comedy show is £10,000 with £5,000 each for the Best Newcomer and the Panel Prize winner.
