The line-up has been announced for this year's final of the Amused Moose Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe. The final takes place on Sunday, August 23 at the Space @ Symposium Hall at 1.15pm. Tickets here. There are ten acts competing for the prestigious prize, which has previously been won by Tony Law, Marcel Lucont and last year by Celia Pacquola. The finalists were selected by a team of scouts first by viewing shows online and then by seeing them live at the Edinburgh Festival. They are as follows:

HAVE A WORD (ABBIE MURPHY)
NO MORE STAGE THREE (ALISTAIR BARRIE)
IAN SMITH - WHEREABOUTS
JESS ROBINSON: THE RISE OF MIGHTY VOICE
JOHN HASTINGS: MARKED FROM THE START
MARKUS BIRDMAN – GRIMM REALITIES
RICHARD GADD: WAITING FOR GADDOT
SCOTT BENNETT: ABOUT A ROY (STORIES ABOUT MY DAD)
STEPHEN BAILEY: SHOULD'VE BEEN A POPSTAR
STUART GOLDSMITH: AN HOUR