The Petfringe Comedian of the Year final has taken place, compered by organiser Andy Stedman.

The winner receives £10,001 - the highest stand-up comedy prize in the UK.

And the winner is Simon Lomas. Britain's Got Talent finalist Nick Page was runner-up and Alistair Williams was third.

The Grand Final took place in Petworth. The finalists consisted of the six heat winners, two ‘best’ runners-up and one wildcard. The wildcard and best runners-up gave the judges the flexibility to ‘even’ things out if one heat was especially strong, or if there were outstanding performances that merited a final spot.

For a list of all the finalists click here.