Voting is now open in the only popularly decided award of the comedy festival, The Groggy Squirrel Readers Award. The award will be announced on 26th April at Trades Hall, after the Trades Awards, so make sure you get your vote in now. The award is open to all acts at the comedy festival and you can vote for as many shows as you like, but remember there is only one vote per person. Just use the vote now selection on the home page.
As well as handing over the paper mache` trophy for the Readers Award, we will also be handing over the Critics Choice Award, which is open only to Australian and New Zealand acts. This year’s nominees are:
Celia Pacquola: Am I Strange
Denise Scott: Number 26
Lawrence Leung & Andrew McClelland Time Ninjas
Heath McIvor: Randy’s Postcards from Purgatory
The Bedroom Philosopher: Songs from the 86 Tram