Top Irish comedian and award-winning regular at the Fringe, Dara O Briain, will be presenting this year's coveted Dubble Act Award on Saturday 21st August. 

Following its inaugural success at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, the Dubble Act Award for comedy duos will once again be hosted by Mervyn Stutter at his legendary ‘Pick of the Fringe’ review.  In collaboration with Dubble, the Fairtrade chocolate brand (the crunchy bar with added Comic Relief), the prize is for the best comedy double act at the Fringe.  This year, as well as the outrageous Dubble Act Trophy, there will be a money prize of £500 for the winners too.  Last year’s winners, ‘Laurence and Gus’, have gone on to secure a comedy series on Radio 4.

“We are delighted that Dara O Briain will be handing over the Dubble Act Award this year,” says Charlotte Borger of Day Chocolate, the company behind Dubble Fairtrade chocolate.  “If he was a double act, we’d probably be giving it to him!”

“Dubble has always had fantastic support from comedians.  Our mission to introduce the UK to fantastic Fairtrade chocolate has been championed by personalities such as Ben Elton, Jo Brand, Tony Robinson, Jennifer Saunders and Graham Norton.  With the Dubble Act Award, it’s great to be able to give something back to comedy.”

“I’m delighted to be involved in any award in which the winners will always earn half as much as the rest of us – young double acts.” says O Briain. “See them now, before they start wanting to kill each other!”

The award ceremony (which promises lots of chocolate available for all involved), will take place at Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe at 1.00pm, The Metro Gilded Balloon, Teviot Row on Saturday 21st August.