County comedian James Acaster has been shortlisted for the best comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The Kettering funnyman is one of six acts to be nominated for the Foster’s Comedy Award for his sell-out show, Lawnmower.
It comes after he was also nominated for the award last year.
The awards, which have been running since 1981, were formerly known as the Perriers and the If.Comeddies.
Previous winners include Russell Kane, Tim Key, Al Murray, the League of Gentlemen, Jenny Eclair, Steve Coogan, Lee Evans and Frank Skinner.
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 award. The judging panel has seen 578 different shows over the three weeks of the Fringe festival.
The Best Comedy Show prize is £10,000.
Nica Burns, the producer of the awards, said: “After the longest best comedy show shortlist debate in the history of the awards, going to an unprecedented second vote, the list is, for the first time since Lee Evans won in 1993, seven strong.
“In complete contrast to last year, 2013 will be remembered as the year of the stand-up with an exceptional laugh count.”
The full nominations are:
Bridget Christie - A Bic for Her
Carl Donnelly - Now That’s What I Carl Donnelly! Volume V
James Acaster - Lawnmower
Max and Ivan - The Reunion
Mike Wozniak - Take The Hit
Nick Helm - One Man Mega Myth
Seann Walsh - The Lie-in King