The Amused Moose New Comic Award 2018 Final has taken place.

After qualifying heats, quarter finals and semi finals nine acts competed for the title at the Space @ Symposium Hall at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 

Previous finalists have included Jimmy Carr, Greg Davies, Jack Whitehall, Sarah Millican, Simon Amstell, Josh Widdicombe, Rhod Gilbert, Nina Conti, Romesh Ranganathan, Alex Horne, Kevin Bridges, Andi Osho, Alex Zane, Mark Watson, Lee Nelson, Josie Long and Rob Beckett.

And the awards go to...

People's Champion - Stephen Trumble

Breakthrough Comedian - Joe Hobbs

Winner - Maisie Adam, from, from Leeds, who won So You Think You're Funny? last year and played Siouxsie Sioux in Urban Myths – The Sex Pistols Vs Bill Grundy on Sky Arts earlier this year.

The finalists were

Barney Iley, Jack Harris, Joe Hobbs, Josh Baulf, Louise Atkinson, Maisie Adam, Oisin Hanlon, Rosie Holt and Stephen Trumble.

Read a review of the final here.

Picture of Maisie Adam by Andy Eaton of FringePhoto.net