Comedian Janine Harouni has been crowned this year's winner of the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year award.

As well as being a solo comedian, Harouni is a member of acclaimed sketch troupe Muriel, who won the Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off competiton in 2017.

Third place went to Mustafa Fecto, second place went to Jen Ives. 

The other finalists were:

Toussaint Douglass

Eryn Tett

Joseph Emslie

Nicholas Everett

Cordelia Graham

Akin Omobitan

Adam Woolard

Leo Gallagher

Ciaran Chillingworth