Edinburgh nominees announced

[News Bot]

...and they're all male again

[Nat Wicks]

Tim Key was excellent. He'd get my vote.
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[Paul Savage speaks Easy]

Jon Richardson for me. although part of me wants him not to become famous so he can still keep doing misanthropic genius to rabid fanboys like myself.

[spikymike]

Really liked Tom Wrigglesworth's show. Did not see the other main nominees.
Is Rhod Gilbert too big to be nominated? Is there a rule about excluding acts once they are at a certain level of doing big theatres?
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[Stephen Lount]

[Murrkin]

[Nat Wicks]

Very good point, you don't seem to see the big ones on there do you ?

Maybe it's because of how the awards affects an act's profile? They know it'll do a lot more good for a lesser known standup than the big boys ?

So many questions... Where are the pannel when you need them ? Sheesh.
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[Nat Wicks]

Wups, didn't see that one.. does this doohickey not let you delete old posts ?
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[Dave Twentyman]

[Nat Wicks]

Agree completely- it's about the BEST act, not the fairest! When I do finally give it a go, I'd hate to be recognised for being a female, rather than for being good.
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[Stephen Lount]

[kevf]

Is nobody else incensed that all the main nominees are not only male, which has been picked up on, but also all playing at the same venue, the Pleasance? How fucking lazy is this year's judging panel?
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[ThomasMayhew]

I want Jon Richardson to win the main award, and Carl Donnelly to win the best newcomer award. As for Rhod Gilbert not being included, he was included last year; if he was in this year, people would moan that it's even less inclusive.

Also, I don't think a black performer was included (I may be wrong, I haven't researched every act), but I don't think this matters. One year, there will be one Asian act, one African act, a workng-class female, a upper-class male, a 90-year old man and a 5-year old girl and people would still moan. 'There's no disabled act' 'There's no homosexual' 'There's no dead act'. Stop being so pathetic and get used to the fact that not every single person can be represented each year.

[purplekelly]

Personally I think it is a fair selection. I would have liked to have seen Glenn Wool, Carey Marx & Nick Doody grab a nomination for the main act, and I was surprised Tom Deacon wasn't on the shortlist for best newcomer, yet Jack Whitehall was. I enjoyed Jack Whitehall's show immensely, but thought he would be too famous to have been nominated.

Yes it does seem strange that all the nominations are for two venues (although Pleasance is spread over four spaces this year). I do wonder whether the panel had actually considered any acts from the Five Pound Fringe or the Free Festivals?

I think David O'Doherty won last year because he wasn't at one of the big four (who had produced their own brochure), as I thought D O'D had done far better shows in previous years.

I am not concerned by the lack of female nominations. Positive discrimination, is still discrimination.

The question is, who should win?

[imac hunt]

Winner should have been Richard Herring (even though I genuinely don't like him)
with best newcomers to King of Everything.
That is all.
Oh, one more thing, awards are bollocks