Sam Simmons, Sarah Kendall, Tom Ballard Nominated For Edinburgh Comedy Awards
Simmons and Kendall go head-to-head for Best Comedy Show.
The shortlist for the 2015 Edinburgh Comedy Awards has been unveiled, with Aussies Sam Simmons, Sarah Kendall and Tom Ballard making the cut.
No stranger to the Edinburgh comedy circus having been nominated for two Fringe Awards last year, Simmon’s Spaghetti For Breakfast show also landed the top prize at Melbourne Comedy Festival in April, and is now up against fellow Aussie comic Kendall and her A Day In October set for Best Comedy Show.
A Day In October made waves at Melbourne International Comedy Festival this March, and “interrogates the shameful memories that haunt us.”
Simmons and Kendall are up against New Zealand funny man Trygve Wakenshaw, who won Best Comedy at the Perth and Adelaide Fringe festivals this year, and received a nomination for MICF’s prestigious Barry Award in 2014.
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Former triple j breakfast presenter Ballad’s Taxis & Rainbows & Hatred has placed him in the running to score Best Newcomer at this year’s festival, following a bumpy start to the year with ABC dropping his Reality Check.
The 2015 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Nominees are:
Best Comedy Show
James Acaster
Joseph Morpurgo
Kieran Hodgson
Nish Kumar
Sam Simmons
Sarah Kendall
Seymour Mace
Trygve Wakenshaw
Best Newcomer
Adam Hess
Daphne Do Edinburgh
Larry Dean
Sofie Hagen
The Story Beast
Tom Ballard
Tom Parry
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