First Prize £1000
plus bookings with The Other Side Comedy Club in 2008
and one other national Mirth Control gig

We start with just 64 hand picked acts - each heat has just two comics in a face off where the audience decide the winner, followed by the same format for the semi finals in Autumn, leaving us with our acts for the Grand Final on December in front of a team of judges.

The performance times are a maximum of 10 minutes for the heats and semis, 8 minutes for the final.

The Rules
1. You must perform your own, original, material.
2. An act is considered to be a New Act by The Otherside Comedy Club
3. Acts must be available for the semi finals and final
4. Acts are required to stick to the performance time permitted
5. Any decision the Other Side Comedy Club make is final
How to Enter
Send us your name, stage name, contact details - e-mail address, telephone number(s)
Send us a short biog and description of your act
Importantly tell us which heats you are available for
E-mail your details to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Finally, new acts bear with us - due to the limited places in our competition there's sure to be some disappointment, but keep gigging, keep enjoying it, and feel free to apply next year

NEW ACT OF THE YEAR 08

WINNER Simon Gunnell

Commendations
Dave McCue, Andrew Ryan, Dan Bland