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ONE of the most prestigious prizes in comedy has been won by a 22-year-old from Paisley who has been performing for less than a year.

 

James Kirk was presented with the So You Think You're Funny award at a ceremony at the Gilded Balloon on Thursday night.

Kirk, who said his style was "nervous, awkward and self deprecating", said: "I'm delighted. It is really unexpected."

Scottish comic James Kirk has beaten off stiff competition from eight other up-and-coming comic talents to be crowned the winner of So You Think You're Funny? 2010 at the Edinburgh Fringe. Paisley-born Kirk, the only Scottish contestant of the night

 

James Kirk