Edinburgh Comedy Awards winners

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The winners of the 2011 Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards have been announced. The main award, worth £10,000, went to Adam Riches for his anarchic and intensely physical show Bring Me the Head of Adam Riches; the best newcomer award, worth £5,000, went to Humphrey Ker for Dymack Watson: Nazi Smasher!, a tall tale woven from his grandfather's real-life wartime exploits as an intelligence officer sent behind enemy lines.

The special panel award, also worth £5,000, went to The Wrestling, a one-off event during which 20 comics engaged in wrestling bouts with professional wrestlers.

Adam Riches: Bring Me the Head of Adam Riches
Andrew Maxwell: The Lights Are On
Chris Ramsey: Offermation
Josie Long: The Future is Another Place
Nick Helm: Dare to Dream
Sam Simmons: Meanwhile

The nominations for Best Newcomer 2011 were:

Cariad Lloyd: Lady Cariad’s Characters ·
The Chris and Paul Show
Hannibal Buress: My Name is Hannibal: The Hannibal Montanabal Experience
Holly Walsh: The Hollycopter
Humphrey Ker is Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher!
Josh Widdicombe: If This Show Saves One Life
Thom Tuck: Thom Tuck Goes Straight to DVD
Totally Tom

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