A new national competition is due to kick off throughout May and June to try to find the funniest ‘clean’ comedian in Britain . A tough job? Maybe it’s long time overdue that we all just try being nice to each other.

There are eight heats taking place over the next couple of months with the finals taking place (and being filmed for a US audience) at Jongleurs in London . The winner will be crowned Seed Card Christian comedian of the year and get £2,000; two runners up will get £500 each.

Did you catch that? You’ve not just got to be nice but reeeeealy nice. The comedians must, “make an audience laugh in a good wholesome Christian way,” and jokes that are, “inconsistent with acceptable Biblical behaviour,” are not accepted.

Presumably jokes about condemning all gays and non-Christians to the fiery pits of Hades will be okay then.

Got what it takes to make someone laugh their cassocks off? Contact Jane Wood on 01256 325 162 or email comedtytour@seedcard.com for more info.