So You Want to Win a Comedy Contest? Life lessons from six stand-up champions
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Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (finale postscript)
Here were your final results from the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival contest, decided last weekend… 1. Dwight Slade ($5,000); 2. Andrew Norelli ($2,500); 3. Myq …
Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (win, place and show!)
Spoiler alert! Oh, wait. It’s an event, results happened, we were there, and if you missed it, you missed it, so there’s nothing to spoil, …
Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (semis 3-4)
Lessons learned from last night at the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival: Sometimes a comic plays very well to the back of the room, but not …
Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (semis 1-2)
There’s an old saying that goes, if you can’t stand the heat, then don’t become a firefighter. Likewise, if you don’t like being judged, then …
Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (prelims 7-8)
You’ve all been waiting for this (sorry about the wait), it’s the two final preliminary competitions in the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival contest, so let’s …
Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (prelims 5-6)
Someone asked me if going first in a contest meant certain elimination. That entirely depends upon a few factors, such as: How proficient your host …
Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (prelims 3-4)
Not all contest preliminary groups in the Boston Comedy Festival are created alike. That's the first thing that has to be said for prelims 3-4 …
Blogging the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival (prelims 1-2)
I’m back in Boston this week for the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival, which began last night and runs through Saturday, culminating in awards honoring The …
Boston Comedy Festival 2008 contest participants
The ninth annual Boston Comedy Festival starts next month, and, as in past years, the centerpiece of the weeklong fest is its stand-up comedy contest. …