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Joe Irvine, a third-year film studies student, won the heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award in St Andrew's on Tuesday night. Clips of his set and those of the other contestants to follow…

This is the current state of affairs.

February 23: Glasgow heat

Winner: Scott Redmond, a 20-year-old, is studying an MA in philosophy at Edinburgh. Here is some of his set:

People's Choice: Brian Morton, a Dubliner who is studying for a PhD in infection and immunity at Glasgow:

February 28: St Andrews

Winner: Joe Irvine, a third year film studies student

People's Choice: Bobby Innes

March 1: York

Winner: Harry Sanders, a first year geography PhD student at Loughborough.

People's Choice: Stephen Harper

March 2: Southampton

Winner: Sean Gilbody, a third-year politics and economics graduate at Southampton.

People's Choice: Joseph Lim

March 3: Bristol

Winner: Riordan DJ, a second-year medic from Bristol.

People's Choice: Luke Yuri Prince

March 6: Cardiff

Winner: Nick West, a third year computer science and mathematics student at Bath.

People's Choice:

McClaine Bearne

March 7: Coventry

Winner: Mark Richards

People's Choice: Horatio Gould

March 8: Manchester

Winner: Frank Foucault

People's Choice: Tony Wright

March 13: Lincoln

Winner: Jack Gleadow

People's Choice: Archie Manby

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March 14: London Brunel

Winner: Sam Knights

People's Choice: Eliott Simpson

March 23: London Goldsmiths

Winner:Dillon Mapletoft as Alexander Feisteirberg

People's Choice: Isa Bonachera

Published: 27 Feb 2017