Published: April 20, 2019
Awards ceremony closes controversial week during which Barry Humphries’ name was dropped from prize
The newly named Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for the most outstanding show was awarded to the British comedian James Acaster in a ceremony in Melbourne on Saturday.
Acaster won the award for his show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999. Also nominated for the award were Cassie Workman, Anne Edmonds, Geraldine Hickey, Nath Valvo and Tom Allen. It was presented by the prize’s first winners, comedy duo Miss Itchy, who won it in 1998.
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