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1. The winner of the inaugural Edinburgh Comedy Award in 1981 was the famous Footlights theatre group of Cambridge University. Which of the following, a well-known actor and comedian, was a member of this winning team?
2. The winner of the 1990 Edinburgh Comedy Award went on to tour the UK and Australia in 2007 with a show named 'The Right Side of Wrong'. Who was this stand-up comedian who was also a team captain on the comedy game show 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks'?
3. In 1991, the Edinburgh Comedy Award was awarded to a comedian who went on to become an actor, chat show host, television and radio presenter and reach number one on the UK singles chart. Who was this over-achiever?
4. The co-writer, producer and star of the 2013 Oscar-nominated film 'Philomena' was also the co-winner of the 1992 Edinburgh Comedy Award. Which comedian, also known for his array of comic characters and his work on 'Spitting Image', was this?
5. The comedian who, in 1995, became the first female solo winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award was born Jenny Hargreaves. Under what stage name is she better known?
6. In 1997 the Edinburgh Comedy Award was won by the comedy troupe behind the popular eponymous TV series 'The League of Gentlemen'. Which of the following comedians and writers was a member of the group?
7. Who finally won the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 1999 for his show 'The Pub Landlord' after three consecutive years of being an unsuccessful nominee?
8. Which American comedian, known for his work on 'Not Necessarily the News' and 'Saturday Night Live' in the 1980s, won the Edinburgh Comedy Award in the year 2000 with his character Otis Lee Crenshaw?
9. The 2001 Edinburgh Comedy Award went to a show named 'Garth Marenghi's Netherhead'. Matthew Holness and Alice Lowe were two of the three winners, which other comedian was the third?
10. In 2015, the Edinburgh Comedy Award was won by an Australian comedian who had previously appeared on a number of UK and Australian comedy panel shows, including '8 Out of 10 Cats' and 'Dirty Laundry Lives'. Who was he?
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