2013 Heats Heats Start Nov 2012 Click on venues names to go to venue page London - Brixton Nov 11, 13, 18, 19, 26, 27. Dec 2, 4, 9, 11. Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 22, 29 London - Covent Garden Nov 18, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29. Dec 5. Jan 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 30, 31 London - Richmond Jan 18 Aylesbury Jan 12 Berkhampstead Jan 25 Brighton Dec 14, 15 Bury Jan 16 Cambridge Dec 12 Edinburgh Dec 5, 6 Glasgow Jan 12, 19 Nottingham Jan 19, 20, 21 Nelson (Lancashire) Jan 17 Newcastle Jan 8, 15, 22 Sheffield Jan 31 Quarter Finals London - Brixton Feb 24, 26. Mar 3, 5, 19, 12, 19, 26. London - Covent Garden Feb 27, 28. Mar 6, 7, 13, 14, 29, 21, 27. April 4. Whitley Bay Jan 26 Edinburgh Feb 27, 28 Semi Finals London - Brixton April 30. May 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 THE FINAL Highlight Camden 26th May

The 2013 Finalists have been announced:

Richard Stainbank * Ben Clover * Andrew McBurney * Zak Splijt * Jonny Pelham * Mark Barrowcliffe * James Farmer * Alistair Williams * Sofie Hagen * Sunil Patel * Alisdair Beckett-King * Mo The Comic
Jack Heal

  The Final takes place on Sunday May 26th, at the Highlight venue in Camden – 11 East Yard, Chalk Farm Road, Camden (For more details Click Here) and will be compered by Imran Yusuf, with a panel of comedy industry judges deciding on the winner.

The show starts at 8.30pm, with doors open at 7.30pm. And tickets are £12 (£11 concessions) – with a further £1 off if purchased in advance. Tickets are available to purchase for the show here: http://www.wegottickets.com/laughinghorse/event/188483

Entry for the 2014 competition will open in early 2014.

This competition is a comedians chance to follow in the footsteps of many top name comedians, who cut their comedy teeth in this competition and where discovered by performing in it. We've been finding the best in new UK comedy since 2001 - Greg Davies won the competition on his fourth ever gig, Russell Kane won it in the first six months when he was starting out, and the list of previous winners and finalists includes these, Jack Whitehall, Rhod Gilbert, Daniel Rigby, Nina Conti, Imran Yusuf, Marek Larwood, Steve Hall, Matt Kirshen, Carl Donnelley and many, many more.

In 2013 we are supported by WeGotTickets, and this means that our prize fund has grown this year - with total prizes this year worth £4,000 - and this includes a winners cheque for £2,000, plus paid work, and a lot of exposure in the comedy industry.

Heats ran around the country from the start of November until the end of January, followed by the quarter and semi-finals over March, April and early May.

The the grand final this year will again be held at Highlight in Camden, on Sunday May 26th 2013 - where the top acts are judged by a panel of industry experts, in front of an audience that also sees a big chunk of the comedy industry in attendance. The final in 2013 will be compered my Imran Yusuf.

To see all the competition rules, click here - and the full list of prizes is here.