A standup comedian has won the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award for his solo show, marking a shift from his previous success as part of the acclaimed northern duo The Delightful Sausage. The winning performance, Rewilding, explores his unconventional life in rural Northumberland, blending humor with a fictional mystery after an act of vandalism disrupts the community. The show follows up his 2024 comedy special, Easily Swayed, which chronicled his move to the countryside and earned him his first solo nomination. Meanwhile, another comedian has been recognized as the best newcomer at this year’s ceremony.
Nominated in three previous years, the rambunctious standup – one half of The Delightful Sausage – wins the prize for his show Rewilding while Marty Gleeson is named best newcomerThe annual Edinburgh comedy award has been won by the standup Chris Cantrill, two years after his comedy partner Amy Gledhill – in the raucous northern double act The Delightful Sausage – won the same prize.Cantrill, 42 and from Bradford, received the so-called “Oscar of live comedy” for a show, Rewilding, about his new life in rural Northumberland, where an act of vandalism shocks the local community – and a spoof whodunnit ensues. It builds on the foundations laid in 2024 by Easily Swayed, which documented his move to the countryside and secured what was then Cantrill’s third nomination (but first as a solo act) for the award. Continue reading...
