Two separate acts have been named joint winners of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for the first time in the history of the city’s Fringe festival.
Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby’s show Nanette shares the Best Comedy Award with British stand-up John Robins’ The Darkness of Robins.
Mr Robins’ show focused on the end of his relationship with fellow comedian Sara Pascoe, while Ms Gadsby said Nanette will be her last outing as a stand-up.
Awards director Nica Burns said the decision to have two winners was “fitting that in the 70th anniversary year of the Fringe something extraordinary has happened”.
“And yes, they will both receive £10,000 each so it’s been an expensive year; in the 37 years of the lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards this has never happened before and it is unlikely it will ever happen again.”
The judges decided not to award the annual Panel Prize.
