Comedian Harriet Dyer has won Channel 4's annual Sean Lock Award in a hotly contested night of comedy in Leeds.

The Award was launched last year to showcase talented new writers and performers who embodied the alternative comedic spirit of Sean and Channel 4. Eric Rushton was the first winner.

Dyer – not to be confused with her namesake who stars in the Australian comedy Colin From Accounts – wins a cash prize as well as mentoring and support from Channel 4 so that she can develop her work.