This year marks the 70th anniversary of the world's largest arts festival, the Edinburgh Fridge, and this year, for the first time in the festival's history, the top comedy award has been granted to two performers. Australian stand-up comedian Hannah Gadsby was named a joint winner of the £10,000 (AUD $16,300) prize, alongside British comedian John Robins. However, despite taking home a prize that proves her comedy is more than entertaining, Gadsby's journey is far from funny. Expecting a respectful debate pic.twitter.com/DnbGrT4h6A — Hannah Gadsby (@Hannahgadsby) August 10, 2017The Edinburgh Fringe Festival will be one of Gadby's last outings as a stand-up before she retires to her home state of Tasmania. Director of the Fringe awards, Nica Burns said while the shows were very different, the awards were equally deserved.

Source: Huffington Post August 27, 2017 10:07 UTC