Get your entries in now

Entries have opened for this year's Chortle Student Comedy Award.

Now in its 14th year, previous winners have included Joe Lycett, Adam Hess, Lloyd Langford and Jamali Maddix, while Simon Bird, Chris Ramsey, Iain Stirling, Tom Rosenthal and Richard Gadd are among our illustrious former finalists.

Last year's winner, Tom Gidman, said: 'Entering the Chortle Student Awards was a fantastic experience. It's a great opportunity to really challenge yourself to hone your craft and produce something unique, and to perform at some amazing venues too, with a bunch of really talented comics. I would highly recommend giving it a go to any aspiring comedian out there.'

Eleven heats will take place across the UK in February and March, with semi-finals in London in May and the final at Pleasance One at the Edinburgh Fringe in August. The winner receives £1,000 – as well as the kudos of the title – and the runner-up, £250.

All finalists are also given the opportunity to play the Comedy Arena at the Latitude Festival on the weekend of July 13 to 16, and get to be seen by industry figures along the way.

Entry is open to students aged over 18 with five to seven minutes of their own original material. Read the full terms and conditions here, and entries close at midnight next Sunday.

The heats

February 23: Glasgow

Jim's Bar
Queen Margaret Union
University of Glasgow
22 University Gardens
Glasgow G12 8QN

Door time: 7.30pm
Start time: 8.30pm
Ticket price: £4 (£2.5 students)
MC: Scott Agnew

February 28: St Andrews

St Andrews Students Association
St Mary's Place
St Andrews
KY16 9UZ

Door time: 8pm
Start time: 8.15pm
Ticket price: £3 (£2 comedy society members)
MC: Jamie Dalgleish

March 1: York

The Courtyard
Derwent College
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD

Door time: 7:30pm
Start time: 8pm
Ticket price: £3 (£2 postgrad students and Comedysoc members)
MC: Jayde Adams

March 2: Southampton

The Bridge Bar
University of Southampton Students' Union
University Road
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

Door time: 7pm
Start time: 7.30pm
Ticket price: £4 (or £6 including a plate of nachos)

March 3: Bristol

AR2 Anson Rooms Bar
University of Bristol Students' Union, 
The Richmond Building
105 Queens Road, 
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 1LN

Door time: 7.45pm
Start time: 8pm
Ticket price: £5 (£3 students)
MC: Jayde Adams

March 5: London afternoon auditions

The Bill Murray
39 Queen's Head Steet
London
N1 8NQ

3.30pm. NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

March 6: Cardiff

Y Stiwdio
1st Floor 
Cardiff University Students’ Union
Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3QN

Door time: 7.30pm
Start time: 8pm
Ticket price: £5 (£3 students)
MC: Paul James

March 7: Coventry

Copper Rooms
Warwick Student Union
Coventry
CV4 7AL

Door time: 7.30pm
Start time: 8pm
Ticket price: £5 (£3 students)
MC: Ian Boldsworth

March 8: Manchester

Koh Tao
310 Wilmslow Road
Fallowfield
Manchester
M14 6X

Door time: 7.15pm
Start time: 7.30pm
Ticket price: £5 (£3 students)
MC: Katie Mulgrew

March 13: Lincoln

The Platform
The Engine Shed
University of Lincoln
Brayford Pool
Lincoln
LN6 7T

Door time: 7pm
Start time: 7.30pm
Ticket price:  £4 (£2 students)<
MC: Laura Lexx

March 14: London Brunel

The Academy
Union of Brunel Students
Kingston Lane
Uxbridge
UB8 3PH

MC: Laura Lexx

March 23: London Goldsmiths

Goldsmiths Student Union
Dixon Road
New Cross
SE14 6NW

Door time: 7.45pm
Start time: 8pm
Ticket price: £4 (£2 students)
MC: Laura Lexx

The entry form

We will see everyone who enters perform live, although newer acts may be asked to perform at auditions before oversubscribed heats. Newcomers in and around London would be especially advised to select the (less-stressful!) London audition as their first preference.

Please note you can only include Brunel OR Goldsmiths among your three choices, not both.

Published: 6 Feb 2017