Chortle Student Comedy Award 2026
The dates, the rooms, and your whole night planned around the show.
18 August 2026 · Edinburgh
From your comedy needs to your night at Chortle Student Comedy Award
Your people
The short answer
Chortle Student Comedy Award (2026 final) ran 18 August 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Chortle's annual stand-up contest for students, with heats around the UK and a final at the Edinburgh Fringe; the 2026 final was at the Pleasance. Eva Peroni won in 2026, the first Scottish act to take the title, with Adam Ernest Pickard runner-up.
The latest edition
- 18 August 2026 2026 final
Plan the night
Pick the room, and D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after. Change the date on the plan for another night of the run.
Chortle Student Comedy Award hasn't named its rooms for this edition on its own site yet; when it does, they'll be here with their addresses. Until then the planner builds the night around Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Comedians connected to it
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Questions
When is Chortle Student Comedy Award?
Its latest dates on its own site: 18 August 2026 (2026 final), in Edinburgh, Scotland. The next dates aren't announced yet.
Where is Chortle Student Comedy Award held?
In Edinburgh, Scotland. The rooms for this edition aren't named on its own site yet.
How do I get tickets for Chortle Student Comedy Award?
From its own site, chortle.co.uk. D.O.C. sells no tickets.
How do I plan a night out at Chortle Student Comedy Award?
D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show in Edinburgh, Scotland: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after. It's free — Komic Bacon's Six Degrees at the top of this page, or “Plan the night”.
Sources
- Chortle — Chortle Student Comedy Awards: winners and finalists ↗
- Chortle — Final three Chortle Student finalists of 2026 are named ↗
- Chortle — Watch all the finalists in the 2026 Chortle Student Comedy Awards ↗
Updated 8 October 2026 · Chortle Student Comedy Award's facts from its own site, read 4 October 2026. Dates, rooms and tickets can change; its own site has the last word.
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