Meet the acts who got through the first semi-final

The first finalists in this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Award have been named.

Getting through at last night’s semi-final were:

• Oliver Moore from the first London heat: A 21-year-old politics student at Kings College London. 
• Mohaimen, 28, a masters student in digital marketing at the University of West London
• Jade Kelly, a 29-year-old studying a postgraduate diploma in education at Edinburgh University 
• Leo Hincks, a 20-year-old film and theatre student at Bristol University.

A second semi-final takes place at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London on May 15, hosted by Sam Nicoresti. Tickets

And the final will be at Pleasance One on August 12 during the Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by Mark Watson. Tickets.

Here are clips from the sets the finalists performed at their heats.

Finalists will also be showcased at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk over the weekend of July 25 to 28.

Published: 3 May 2024