The finalists have been revealed for the Amused Moose New Comic Award 2018.

After qualifying heats, quarter finals and semi finals it is down to the last nine acts. 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.

The 2018 final will take place on Sunday, August 12 at the Space @ Symposium Hall at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at 9.30pm. Buy tickets here.

And they are as follows...drum roll...

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