Nominate your favourite comedian for this year's Biggest Award In Comedy! 🏆

Voting is officially OPEN, NextUppers! Whoop whoop!

Click the link below to have your say, because democracy is important:

nextupcomedy.com/biggestaward

This year’s winner will receive:
😆The world’s biggest comedy trophy (2m 4cm inflatable)
😆£500 prize money
😆A hand pump
😆A carry case (for transportation, not dignity)
😆The opportunity to record and release their show as a NextUp comedy special.

On 16 August, we will reveal the 20 long-listed shows, selected through your nominations and recommendations from our comedy scout network.

You will then cast your final votes before the winner is announced on 27 August, when one comedian will face the logistical challenge of transporting a two-metre trophy back home at the end of the Fringe. How fun?!

Okay, ready, set...nominate! 💃

Note: Eligible shows must be comedy performances running 50 minutes or longer and programmed for 20 or more performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Edinburgh here we come!

You're catching us and Nick Stupp live from the train station. 🚄 Here's to the BEST Fringe month ahead. AHHH! How excited are you? 😍

The Biggest Award In Comedy is BACK! 🏆

Hey gang! You might know that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is full of awards. And whilst some are decided by critics and some by industry panels, The Biggest Award in Comedy (2 metres and 4 centimetres tall to be exact) is decided by one of the UK’s most dedicated communities of comedy fans. YOU GUYS!

Returning for 2026, NextUp’s gloriously oversized comedy prize invites you to nominate the Edinburgh Fringe shows you believe deserve to be celebrated. Those nominations are combined with recommendations from NextUp’s panel of comedy scouts to produce a longlist of the 20 most-nominated shows, before casting your final votes to decide the winner.

Voting for nominations opens FRIDAY. Get those thinking caps on. And I'll post more information then. 😁