Student award: The final vote

Which of these 12 will make it through?

Here's your chance to choose two young comedians to go through to the semi-finals of Chortle's Student Comedy Award.

People's Choice votes have now concluded for all 12 heats, with Lauren Pattison securing a clear victory at the Leeds event.

Now it's down to Chortle readers to select the best of these 12 to go to the semi-finals, which will be staged at the Tattersall Castle in London on May 11 (Tickets) and 12 (Tickets).

They will join all the heat winners, listed below, and around half a dozen other wildcard acts, chosen by Chortle editor Steve Bennett from all the entrants.

There they will be seen by a panel of industry judges, who will pick the finalists. As well as going through to the prestigious showcase final in Pleasance One at the Edinburgh Fringe, the finalists also get a chance to perform in the Comedy Arena on the first day of the Latitude Festival in July.

Previous finalists and winners have included Simon Bird, Joe Lycett, Chris Ramsey, Tom Rosenthal and Lloyd Langford.

Voting for this final stage closes at midnight on Sunday.

Heat winners

Automatically in the semi-finals

Caitlin Powell (Leeds)
Jude Meyer (Cardiff)
Rachel Slater (Manchester)
Eric Rushton (Warwick)
Tom Gidman (Bristol)
Michael Odewale (Brighton)
Sean Gilbody (Southampton)
Lizzy Mansfield (Oxford)
Roya Shadmand (London)
Adam Mastroianni (Lincoln)
Hannah Rodgers (St Andrews)
James McIntosh (Glasgow)