Sam Nicoresti
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Sam Nicoresti | |
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| Born | 1993 or 1994 (age 31–32)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
| Website | samnicoresti |
Sam Nicoresti is a British comedian. She won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show in 2025.
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] In 2024, a recording of the show was uploaded to YouTube under the shortened name Wokeflake.
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]
