The Chortle Student Comedian of the Year is a national search of the UK's universities to find the 'funniest student', run by the comedy website Chortle. Heats take place in the spring term, and the event is open to students aged 18 years or over enrolled in tertiary education at any UK university.

Winners & finalists

Some notable newcomers have featured in final shortlists, including Lloyd Langford

Lloyd Langford

Lloyd Langford is a Welsh comedian and comedy writer. He is originally from Baglan, Neath Port Talbot and currently lives in London...

, Nathan Caton, Bullett and Gunn

Bullett and Gunn

Bullett and Gunn was a British comedy duo that incongruously combined a punkish perspective on celebrity and politics with the genre of old-fashioned guitar-based comedy song...

, Jarleth Regan

Jarleth Regan

Jarlath Regan is an Irish stand-up comedian. A former graphic designer, Regan began his stand-up comedy career in 2003 and by the end of 2004 was a finalist for three major UK comedy newcomer awards: So You Think You're Funny, BBC New Comedy Awards and the Chortle Student Comedian Of The Year...

 and The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners is a British sitcom which aired for three series from 2008 to 2010 on E4. Created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, the show follows the life of suburban teenager Will , and three of his friends at the fictional Rudge Park Comprehensive. The Inbetweeners Movie was...

 star Simon Bird

Simon Bird

Simon Antony Bird is an actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for playing Will McKenzie in E4’s BAFTA-winning TV comedy The Inbetweeners.-Early life:...

.

The prizes and location of the final varies. It has previously been sponsored by Revels (confectionary). In 2009, the cash prize was £1000 for the winner and £250 for the runner-up.

2011:

• • Adam Hess (Winner)
  • Glenn Moore (Runner Up)
  • Richard Hanrahan (Third)
  • Rob Carter ** Richard Gadd ** Richard Stainbank ** Chris Quaile ** Matthew Winning ** http://www.chortle.co.uk/student11/history.php

2010:

• • Phil Wang (Winner)
  • Matt Rees (Runner-up)
  • Matthew Winning ** Ed Patrick ** Emerald Paston ** Nicholas Cooke ** Max Dickins **Ian Smith ** Matt Richardson

2009:

• • Joe Lycett
    Joe Lycett
    Joe Lycett is a British comedian. He is has appeared on Chris Addison's Show and Tell on E4, 8 out of 10 cats on Channel 4 and as the announcer on Saturday BBC One show Epic Win....
    
     (Winner)
  • Iain Stirling (Runner-up)
  • Max Dickens **Laura Lexx ** Sam Gore ** Nicola Bolosover ** Tom Rosenthal ** Gabriel Ebulue ** Mat Ewins ** Laurie Blake ** Dominic Cross ** Will Scamber

2008:

• • Jack Heal (Winner)
  • Simon Bird
    Simon Bird
    Simon Antony Bird is an actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for playing Will McKenzie in E4’s BAFTA-winning TV comedy The Inbetweeners.-Early life:...
    
     (Runner-up)
  • Jez Scharf ** Ian Smith ** Danny McLoughlin ** Gareth Morinan ** Richard Stainbank ** Paul Longley ** Joseph Wilson ** Jon Brittain ** Chris Ramsay

2007:

• • Tom Deacon (Winner)
  • Rodney Marques (Runner-up)
  • Prince Abdi (Runner-up)
  • Dave Howarth ** Bethany Black
    Bethany Black
    Bethany Black is a stand up comedian from Chorley, Lancashire, England. Described as "Britain's only goth, lesbian, transsexual comedian", Black is known for performing black comedy, dealing with controversial subjects.-History:...
    
     ** Ed Gamble as Selsdon Krupp
  • Dean O’Callaghan ** Ed Patrick ** Andy Vaughan ** Thomas Neumark ** Dave Steele ** Kerry Howard ** Mickey Anderson

2006:

• • Donnchadh O’Connail (Winner)
  • Paul Hayfield ** Darren Richman as Mr Headmaster ** Tony Richardson ** Chris Martin (comedian)
    Chris Martin (comedian)
    Chris Martin is an English stand-up comedian and writer.-Stand up career:Martin began his comedy career in 2005. After reaching the finals of both Chortle Student Comedian of the Year and Amused Moose Laugh off competitions Martin went on to appear in a series of pedigree multi-bill Edinburgh...
    
     ** Simon Bird
    Simon Bird
    Simon Antony Bird is an actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for playing Will McKenzie in E4’s BAFTA-winning TV comedy The Inbetweeners.-Early life:...
    
     ** Andy Vaughan

2005:

• • Nathan Caton (Winner)
  • Tony Richardson ** Luke Catterson ** Ben Travis ** Ian Hunter ** Kai Barron ** Idil Sukan
  • Paul Byrne ** Symon Garner

2004:

• • Lloyd Langford
    Lloyd Langford
    Lloyd Langford is a Welsh comedian and comedy writer. He is originally from Baglan, Neath Port Talbot and currently lives in London...
    
     (Winner)
  • Mike Belgrave (Runner-up)
  • James Bench Capon (Runner-up)
  • Dave Sayers ** Ian Hunter ** Dec Munro ** Tom Bright ** Bullett and Gunn
    Bullett and Gunn
    Bullett and Gunn was a British comedy duo that incongruously combined a punkish perspective on celebrity and politics with the genre of old-fashioned guitar-based comedy song...
    
    ** Elliott Tiney
  • Luke Buckley ** Jarlath Regan ** Demitris Deech ** Paul Byrne