The Definitive Guide to Comedy
You may recall earlier this year how the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival came under fire for a lack of black women in the annual Atlanta stand-up comedy showcase. The festival folk want to make sure you all know about the 2020 fest. Submissions are now OPEN for the 11th Annual …
In response to criticism from black women in comedy, flustered and upset that the 10th annual Laughing Skull Comedy Festival couldn’t find room for any of them in its upcoming stand-up competition, here’s an open letter from the festival’s owner and founder, Marshall Chiles. Reprinted in full. To Our Beloved …
On Thursday, the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival announced the 60 comedians participating in the 10th annual stand-up comedy contest in Atlanta this May, and it didn’t take anyone too long to wonder what was wrong with that picture. As stand-up Samantha Ruddy posted on Twitter today: But the festival doubled …
So you want to win a comedy contest? Sounds like fun, right? Maybe if you win. But first, you have to enter the competition. Submit a tape (wait, what’s a tape? A tape is what we used to record video on, and keep separately from the camera, make physical copies …
