Brendon Burns named if.comedy winner!
August 26, 2007 – 8:45 am | by Peekay
Controversial Australian comedian Brendon Burns has been announced as the winner of the 2007 If.Comedy award. The best newcomer award was won by Tom Basden for his show “Won’t Say Anything”.
Burns’ success, with a show entitled “So I Suppose THIS is Offensive Now”, comes on his 11th visit to the festival, and with one of the most talked-about and controversial shows.
The panel award for the show that best captured the comedy spirit of the Fringe went to Arthur Smith’s Arturart at the Institute of Zoo Logic. Smith is a legendary figure at the Edinburgh festival, having first performed here in 1982.
All three performers win the chance to appear in London’s West End, with Burns also receiving £8,000, and Basden and Smith receiving £4,000 each.
LaughRiot congratulates all three, well-deserved winners.
