A stand-up show about a British Indian family’s life in the UK has won the world’s most coveted prize for live comedy
Ahir Shah, 32, won Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards on Saturday for his stand-up Ends, which tells the story of his grandfather’s arrival in Britain in 1964.
Formerly known as the Perrier Award, the prize has helped to launch the careers of stars including Frank Skinner, Steve Coogan and Al Murray.
“I wrote this show largely about my maternal grandparents,” Shah said, receiving the £10,000 award. “I wanted to do this job since the first time I heard them properly laugh watching Goodness Gracious Me.”
Shah’s comedy combines “the political with the familial, and satire with tenderness,” Nica Burns, founder of the awards, told The Telegraph. “There are people who are moved to tears by what he’s talking about, and laughing at the same time.”