Nica Burns, driving force of the festival's comedy prize, talks about the winners and losers in 40 years of the hugely influential event Comedians have a reputation for being tough: the street fighters of the entertainment world. But in just a few weeks " on 27 August " a select group of hopefuls will be shifting from foot to foot, waiting to hear either good or bad news. For the 40th time in its quirky history the E…
