After two semi-finals the six acts have now been chosen for this year's BBC Radio New Comedy Awards Final. The final, at London's Comedy Store on November 20, is already fully booked, but it will be broadcast live on Radio 2. 

The competition started in 1995 and previous finalists have included Daniel Kitson, Alan Carr, Peter Kay and Russell Howard. Last year's winner was Lost Voice Guy. 

The finalists this year are:

Athena Kugblenu

Mark Liu (aka Ken Cheng)

Andy Storey

Russ Peers

Yuriko Kotani

Michel Stranney