Joe Lycett

The Chortle Student Comedy Award started in 2004 as a grassroots event started by students themselves. That first year, no heats were held but selected universities sent representatives to a final at Warwick University in Coventry, which Chortle then sponsored.

Winner of that first event was Lloyd Langford, now best known for his regular role on the panel of BBC One’s Ask Rhod Gilbert. Other circuit stalwarts who appeared in that final include Jartlath Regam, Elliot Tiney of sketch group Idiots Of Ants and Mike Belgrave, who was one of the runners-up.

In 2009, the competition was won by Joe Lycett, who was the sidekick on on Saturday BBC One show Epic Win and was a regular on E4’s Dirty Digest.

MC Joe Lycett introduces James Ball, Joe Hart, George Erlanger, Elf Lyons, Aston Jamali, Martin Angolo, Jack Gillespie, Alexander Oliver, Daniel Harvey, Aaron McCann, Josh Walker and Miles Coleman.