2022 ED Awards Pre-nomination process set to begin!

UpdaterJun 9, 2022

The Annual Adult Nightclub & Exotic Dancer Awards Show — popularly known as the ED’s Awards Show — is the ONLY national awards show for the multi-billion-dollar gentlemen’s club industry and is slated for August 16, 2022, at the Criss Angel Theater inside Planet Hollywood. Established in 1998, the ED’s Awards Show is the marquee event of the Annual Gentlemen’s Club EXPO, the only national convention & tradeshow for the gentlemen’s club industry since its inception in 1993.

The 2022 ED’s Awards Show will be hosted by top comedian Bret Ernst, who can be seen on Netlix’s number-one show “Cobra Kai.” Recently listed as a top 5 comedian working today by Standupcomedyreview.com and “#16 of the 101 Funniest Comedians Working Today” by Heckler.com and TBS, Bret is regarded as one of the best stand-ups in the business by his peers. He ﬁrst gained national notoriety as one of the stars of the movie “Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show,” and his “Comedy Central Presents” was voted #5 on the network’s “Stand-Up Showdown.” Tickets for the show are just $69 and can be purchased at theEDexpo.com.

The first step in the process of nominations for the ED Awards is the pre-nomination voting, which will take place via direct email with an online ballot to all verified industry professionals. The pre-nominations email ballot will be sent out this Thursday, June 9, and pre-nomination votes will be accepted until Monday, June 20.

The ED’s Awards Show honors the country’s top gentlemen’s clubs, touring feature entertainers and club staff. The categories for clubs and entertainers have evolved over the years to keep pace with the industry’s evolution. This year, awards are given to clubs in four updated regions — East, South, Midwest and West.