Edinburgh Festival `98: Perrier Award Nominees

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Peter Kay, Tommy Tiernan, Al Murray, Sean Cullen and Ed Byrne have been nominated for this year's top comedy prize.

In tomorrow's Edinburgh '98 page, James Rampton, a judge on last year's Award panel, talks about the politics of the Perrier and assesses this year's hopefuls. The winner will be announced in Edinburgh at midnight on Saturday.