Are You The Next David Mitchell?

Fancy Yourself As The Next David Mitchell?

By that headline, we don't, of course, mean: 'Are you Victoria Coren's next husband?' We mean: can you impress the makers of David Mitchell's Soapbox with your own comedic talents?

Because ChannelFlip and Dell have launched a new comedy competition - Comedy Spots - and there's a £10,000 prize (and a year's development deal) up for grabs for the winner.

So if you're a budding comic talent, all you need to do is visit www.comedyspots.tv and upload your own video - whether that's stand-up, sketches, animation or any other form of comedy. All the video entries will be made public, with viewers voting for their favourites until the competition closes on Friday 5 October.

The finalists will then be made up of the top five videos as voted by the public, with a further five being hand-picked by David Mitchell himself. All 10 finalists will be invited to participate in the London final, where the finalists will introduce their video in front of a panel of judges made up of industry experts, including Mitchell, who will announce the winner on the night.

Mitchell adopted his usual thoughtful approach when sharing his own advice for would-be entrants ahead of the competition launch. “So who exactly are we to sit in judgment?" he said. "Maybe you want to think about that before entering this so-called 'competition'? And best of luck to all!"

Indeed. Just click play on the video above to find out more about the competition - And if you want to learn some tips from the master, here are 10 great lines and episodes from his past Soapbox series:

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