Sam Nicoresti just landed the biggest award in British comedy, becoming the first trans person ever to win the gong. But she’s not entirely comfortable with the label.

‘I just wanted to prove that I could be funny without going on about identity, because that’s what my first show had all been about,’ Sam tells Metro in Central London, fresh from her win and a night into a celebratory Soho Theatre run.

‘And unfortunately, I f**ked up, I messed up, I dropped the ball,’ she admits with a chuckle, oozing that on-stage confidence, but with the ease of a friend you feel like you’ve known for years.

‘Listen, next show I promise I won’t mention it,’ she adds.

Describing the Edinburgh Comedy Award (ECA) win as a ‘body shock’ – which it feels like she hasn’t quite come to terms with yet – Sam li

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