The Newbury Comedy Festival kicks off on Saturday featuring the likes of Emo Philips, Jimmy Carr, Barry Cryer and Gina Yashere.

And one lucky Chortle reader can win a weekend at the festival, including two nights in a four-star hotel and admission to any of the shows on July 14 and 15.

Among the acts our winner could see are Emo, Alan Carr, Russell Bradnn, Robin Ince and Sue Perkins - as well as attending the end-of-festival party.

You will be staying at Donnington Valley Hotel, a four-star, independently owned premises in Newbury with 111 bedrooms, all of which are elegantly designed to include Egyptian cotton duvets, marble bathrooms, air conditioning, wireless internet access and laptop safes.

The Hotel was recently in Egon Ronay’s Top 200 Guide, has AA four stars, and RAC Four Star Blue Ribbon Award, as well as an award-winning wine list.

For full details of the line-ups for all the events from July 8 to 15, visit the official website

And to stand a chance of winning our VIP weekend, just complete the following Emo Philips joke, Blankey-Blank style, by July 8. Good luck!