ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2024 shortlists: Nominees, prize money and when the winner will be announced

Elf Lyons is one of the acts to have been shortlisted for he ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award for her show 'Horses'. | Contributed

Founded last year when the Edinburgh Comedy Award faced being cancelled due to a lack of sponsorship, the organisers of the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award have announced the acts in the running for the prize.

The Edinburgh Comedy Award’s future has since been secured, but the ISH awards are being held again in 2024.

Last year saw Paul Foot and Julia Masli jointly win Best Show, and Dan Tiernan and Fiona Ridgewell sharing the Best Newcomer prize.

The Panel Prize was awarded to Mark Simmons and Danny Ward for 'A Show for Gareth' - set up to raise money for the family of fellow comedian Gareth Richards who tragically died in a car accident.

This year the awards are being sponsored by Jones Bootmakers.

The shortlists have now been announced, so here’s what you need to know.

Who has been shortlisted for Best Show at the ISH Comedy Awards?

Here are the Best Show nominees in full:

• Alfie Brown: Open Hearted Human Enquiry
• Amy Gledhill: Make Me Look Fit on the Poster
• Ashley Haden: Political and Correct
• Colin Hoult: Colin
• David Eagle: The Eagle is Candid
• Elf Lyons: Horses
• Gareth Mutch - Modern Man
• Jordan Brookes: Fontanelle
• Mark Thomas: Gaffa Tapes
• Mat Ewins: Ewins Some You Lose Some
• Phil Ellis: Come On and Take The Rest of Me
• Raul Kohli: Raul Britannia
• Seymour Mace - Seymour F*cking Mace You C*nts!

Who has been shortlisted for Best Newcomer at the ISH Comedy Awards?

Here are the Best Newcomer nominees in full:

• 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

What is the prize money for the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award?

The winner of each of the awards wins a cash prize of £5,000 - plus a year’s free shoes courtesy of awards sponsor Jones Bootmakers.

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in the early hours of Saturday, August 24, starting at around 12.45am.