Observed arrival · 2026-10-16
The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards
A comedy-awards site for the Edinburgh Fringe, with 2026 prize categories, winners and shortlist news.
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- Fringe comedians, audiences, sponsors, and comedy press
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- The listed Best Joke prize is £1,000.01, while the site says ISH first stood for “Insert Sponsor Here.”
Field notes
The homepage describes judging by a voluntary panel that sees every eligible comedy show at the Fringe, and lists prizes across performance, newcomer, panel, technical, and joke categories. It names award backers and links to press coverage, shortlists, and winners. The site says the ISH acronym began as “Insert Sponsor Here” before being reinterpreted as “Industry Standard for Health.”
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