The Definitive Guide to Comedy
After a hiatus in 2020 for the pandemic, both the San Francisco Comedy Competition and the Seattle Comedy Competition plan to resume this summer and fall. Both are monthlong stand-up contests, with each round lasting over a week as comedians perform for different crowds in different cities — in the …
Preacher Lawson won the 2016 Seattle International Comedy Competition, so what’s next for him? How about America’s Got Talent in 2017?! Here’s his initial audition before the judges, which prompted them to ask for an encore already. Roll the clip!
Congratulations to Zoltan Kaszas from San Marcos, Calif., for emerging victorious in the 34th annual monthlong stand-up contest known as the Seattle International Comedy Competition. In a “Meet the Finalist” interview before last week’s final five shows, Kaszas said winning would mean a lot to him. “There were so many …
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 …
Congratulations to Michael Malone, who edged out four other finalists and a couple of dozen other stand-up comedians to emerge victorious last night as winner of the 33rd annual Seattle International Comedy Competition. The final standings: Michael Malone (Los Angeles) Joe Klocek (San Francisco) Tyrone Hawkins (Tacoma) Landry (Atlanta/Toronto) Elliot …
Thanksgiving weekend traditionally brings the monthlong Seattle International Comedy Competition to a close, and this year’s contest brought victory to Kansas City stand-up Mike Baldwin. Baldwin previously had made it to the finals of the 2007 San Francisco competition. Baldwin wins $5,000 plus a $1,000 advance toward a recording contract …
