Here are the On the Mic Fringe awards – the best of the very best of the shows that we’ve loved this year. There are four categories, Best Free Show, Best Stand Up, Best Clown and Best Show. There are three winners in each category.

Best Free Show

Edith Alibec: The Void ★★★★★

100 Million Fish in the Aquarium ★★★★

Sid Singh: Love Bombing ★★★★

Best Stand Up

Kate Butch: A Kate in the Hand is Worth Two in the Butch ★★★★★

Mark Thomas: 40 in Stand-Up Years ★★★★★

Simon Munnery ★★★★★

Best Clown

Lady Bolognese: Class War ★★★★★

Edith Alibec: The Void ★★★★★

CVNT ★★★★★

Best Show

Reuben Kaye: Hard to Swallow ★★★★★

Lady Bolognese: Class War ★★★★★

Edith Alibec: The Void ★★★★★