
Sara Shulman interviews the winners and nominees of the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2015.
Best Newcomer Nominees:
Adam Hess: Salmon
Daphne Do Edinburgh
Larry Dean: Out Now!
Sofie Hagen: Bubblewrap
The Story Beats (John Henry Falle)
Tom Ballard: Taxis & Rainbows & Hatred
Tom Parry: Yellow T-Shirt
Interview with the Best Newcomer nominees:
Best Comedy Show Nominees:
James Acaster: Represent
Joseph Morpurgo: Soothing Sounds for Baby
Kieran Hodgson: Lance
Nish Kumar: Long Word…Long Word…Blah Blah Blah…I’m So Clever
Sam Simmons: Spaghetti for Breakfast
Sarah Kendall: A Day in October
Semour Mace is Niche as F*ck
Trygve Wakenshaw: Nautilus
Interview with the Best Comedy Show nominees:
Sofie Hagen – Acceptance Speech for Best Newcomer
Karen Koren – Acceptance Speech for Panel Prize
Sam Simmons – Acceptance Speech for Best Comedy Show
Interview with Lucy Lumsden, Head of Comedy at Sky and Chair of the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Panel
Interview with Nica Burns, Director of the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards
Interview with Sofie Hagen – Best Newcomer Winner
Interview with Karen Koren – Panel Prize Winner
Interview with Sam Simmons – Best Comedy Show Winner