Student line-ups revealed

More than 100 hopefuls will be taking part in heats across England, Scotland and Wales, starting in Newcastle February 15.

Each event will also be compered by an experienced MC, and headlined by a top name from the comedy circuit. And many of the heats are also open to non-students – and there will be free drinks offers, too.

Check our special microsite to find out who’s on when.

This year’s competition, the fourth, is sponsored by REVELS, the unpredictable bitesized chocolate, whose support has made it bigger and better than before, under the title the Revels Student Comedy Awards with Chortle.co.uk

The winner of each heat will go on to a final at the Edinburgh Fringe this August, where they will compete for a £2,500 top prize, with the runner-up receiving £500.

We will also be filming each heat, and hosting clips of all the acts on the microsite to the awards. Visitors will then be able to vote for their favourite, with the most popular landing a ‘people’s choice’ place at the final.

REVELS’ support of the grassroots competition includes free sample giveaways on selected campuses, a heavyweight publicity campaign as well as an exclusive partnership with The Sun Online, which will host podcasts from the heats

Andrea Taylor, trade relations manager for REVELS parent company Masterfoods, said: ‘The Student Comedy Awards sponsorship perfectly reflects the brand personality of REVELS; just like eating REVELS, live comedy can be a bit of a gamble – you never quite know what you’re going to get!

‘It’s great to be aligning this great British brand with two other great British institutions, Chortle and The Sun – both of which are highly appealing to our target audience.’

Published: 24 Jan 2007