18 years ago today, I won the Edinburgh Comedy awards Best Newcomer award for my show Sarah Millican’s Not Nice. Face of pure joy.
I had excellent friends with me who confirmed they’d said my name before I went up. In my speech, I thanked my man and my management (both are still by my side) and met Clive James (who presented me with the award) and hugged Brendon Burns (who, as the previous year’s winner, announced it) then dashed outside to get enough signal to ring Gary.
I paid off my car loan with the £5K prize money. Not bad for someone whose first audience at the fringe that year was 5 people, 4 of whom I knew.
Well done to all my fellow clowns performing at the fringe this year. I’m a tiny bit jealous ❤️
ALT It’s me in 2008. I’m younger. That’s how time works. And thinner. That’s how time works. My hair is mousey (original colour) and shoulder length. I’m wearing an orange top and also, not in the photo, really nice new jeans. My face is full of joy. This was taken as I walked off stage.