Sam Nicoresti

Sam Nicoresti won the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show at the Fringe 2025 with her show Baby Doomer, selling out her whole run and receiving rave reviews from critics. Baby Doomer transferred to the Soho Theatre in London for a four week sell out run, going on to tour the UK, and then on to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, where it was nominated for Most Outstanding Show and finishing at LA's Netflix is a Joke festival.

Sam is also a Sky Arts Award Winner 2026, Chortle Breakthrough Act and Best Show 2026 & Leicester Square New Comedian Winner 2021. Sam is also the reigning UK Air Guitar Champion, placing 5th overall in the World Air Guitar Championships.

Her two previous Edinburgh Fringe shows also transferred to Soho Theatre, including Wokeflake, which was subsequently released as a stand-up special on YouTube.

“One of the sharpest, funniest, most exciting hours of comedy at the Fringe" - ★★★★★ The Telegraph

“An ebullient hour with a sky-high joke count” - ★★★★ The Guardian

“Uproariously funny, life-affirming, angry, dumb, insightful and political all at once" - ★★★★.5 Steve Bennett, Chortle

“ A delightfully eager entertainer, they assail you with gag after gag, landing body blows that leave you gasping." - ★★★★ ThreeWeeks