Sam Nicoresti

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Sam Nicoresti
Born1993or1994(age 31–32) [1]
Alma mater University of Sheffield
Website samnicoresti.com

Sam Nicoresti is a British comedian. She won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show in 2025.

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Career

While studying at the University of Sheffield, Nicoresti formed a three-person sketch comedy troupe called Staple/Face with fellow students Tom Burgess and Michael Bentley. [2] [3] In 2013, the trio won Best New Sketch Act at the inaugural So You Think That's Funny? competition, described by Nicoresti as the "sketch arm of the prestigious and fame-breaking 'So You Think You're Funny?' at the Gilded Balloon." [4] Staple/Face disbanded in 2014, and Nicoresti formed a double act called Sam & Tom with Burgess; [5] Sam & Tom took shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2017 and 2018. [6] [7] Nicoresti also performed a solo show, Bedtime, in 2018, and another, UFO, the following year. [8] [9]

In 2021, Nicoresti was named the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year. [10] Her 2022 show, Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture, was a parody of "edgelord" comedians; she went on to perform the show in a run at the Soho Theatre in March 2023. [11]

At the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Nicoresti's show Baby Doomer, which "discusses a recent mental health wobble and a gender transition", [12] was awarded The Taffner Family Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards. [13] She is the first transgender winner in the history of the awards. [1]

Personal life

Nicoresti is from Birmingham. [14]

Nicoresti is transgender. [14] [a] As of August 2025, she is engaged to marry her girlfriend. [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Nicoresti uses the pronouns she/her and they/them. This article uses she/her for consistency.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Saunders, Tristram Fane (23 August 2025). "The Edinburgh Comedy Awards' first trans winner is a goofy, geeky star-in-the-making". The Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Moyle, Pippa (28 October 2013). "Staple/Face". Counterfeit. Archived from the original on 25 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Staple/face are... Going Down Fighting". British Comedy Guide . 2014. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2025. Staple/face are Mike Bentley, Tom Burgess and Sam Nicoresti.
  4. ↑ Nicoresti, Sam. "Staple/Face". Sam Nicoresti. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Walters, Sarah (29 March 2016). "Comedian Tom Burgess on why Peter Cook made him want a piece of the custard pie". Manchester Evening News . Reach plc. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sam & Tom: Unrectifiable". Chortle . Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sam & Tom: Interview". Chortle . Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Sam Nicoresti's Bedtime". Chortle . Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Sam Nicoresti: UFO". Chortle . Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Bennett, Steve (14 December 2021). "Leicester Square New Comedian Of The Year 2021". Chortle . Leicester Square Theatre. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Sam Nicoresti: Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture". Soho Theatre . 27–28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  12. ↑ Barekat, Houman (18 August 2025). "These Comics Got Caught Up in Politics. Now, They're Getting Personal". The New York Times . Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 19 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  13. ↑ Logan, Brian (23 August 2025). "Sam Nicoresti's Baby Doomer wins best comedy show at Edinburgh fringe 2025". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  14. 1 2 McCool, Mary (23 August 2025). "First trans comedian to win Edinburgh comedy award". BBC News . BBC Scotland. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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