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| Clown Doctor Brown wins Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award | Clown Doctor Brown wins Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award |
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| Silent clown Doctor Brown has won the prestigious Foster's Edinburgh Best Comedy Show Award. | Silent clown Doctor Brown has won the prestigious Foster's Edinburgh Best Comedy Show Award. |
| The annual accolade - originally known as the Perrier - is now in its 32nd year and has previously been won by comedians such as Lee Evans, Steve Coogan, Frank Skinner and Sean Hughes. | The annual accolade - originally known as the Perrier - is now in its 32nd year and has previously been won by comedians such as Lee Evans, Steve Coogan, Frank Skinner and Sean Hughes. |
| Doctor Brown scooped the £10,000 top prize for his show, Befrdfgth. Daniel Simonsen was named best newcomer. | Doctor Brown scooped the £10,000 top prize for his show, Befrdfgth. Daniel Simonsen was named best newcomer. |
| The 2012 Panel Prize was awarded to mime act The Boy with Tape on His Face. | The 2012 Panel Prize was awarded to mime act The Boy with Tape on His Face. |
| Doctor Brown is the stage persona of American comedian Philip Burgers. His show features classic physical clowning comedy and absurd visual humour and was described as "breathtakingly brilliant". | |
| The comic cites Rowan Atkinson, Tommy Cooper and Woody Allen as his influences. | |
| The awards were presented by musician Suggs and last year's winner Adam Riches at the Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh. | |
| Awards producer Nica Burns said: "Doctor Brown's show starts with fun pranks and then takes the audience on a roller coaster from inspired lunacy to pulling your heart strings. | |
| "He can express emotion with a gesture, a look or an eyebrow. A breathtakingly brilliant clown with enormous charisma in a fantastic show." | |
| "Star" names, who have already had a TV series or can perform in a 500-seat venue under their own name, are not eligible for the Foster's Comedy award. | "Star" names, who have already had a TV series or can perform in a 500-seat venue under their own name, are not eligible for the Foster's Comedy award. |
| However, the judging panel did see 536 different shows over the three weeks of the Fringe. | However, the judging panel did see 536 different shows over the three weeks of the Fringe. |
| The other nominees for the Best Show Award included sketch troupe Pappy's, Canadian absurdist Tony Law, Australian comedian Claudia O'Doherty and 27-year-old Kettering funnyman James Acaster. | The other nominees for the Best Show Award included sketch troupe Pappy's, Canadian absurdist Tony Law, Australian comedian Claudia O'Doherty and 27-year-old Kettering funnyman James Acaster. |
| Stand-up Josie Long featured for the third time in a row on the shortlist. | Stand-up Josie Long featured for the third time in a row on the shortlist. |
| In the Best Newcomer category Norwegian Daniel Simonsen's show Champions was up against David Trent: Spontaneous Comedian, Discover Ben Target, Joe Lycett: Some Lycett Hot, and Sam Fletcher: Good on Paper. | In the Best Newcomer category Norwegian Daniel Simonsen's show Champions was up against David Trent: Spontaneous Comedian, Discover Ben Target, Joe Lycett: Some Lycett Hot, and Sam Fletcher: Good on Paper. |
| Simonsen wins £5,000. | Simonsen wins £5,000. |