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Seattle Comedy Competition Semi-Finals Announced
The five best contestants from preliminary round one will square off against the five best from preliminary round two when the semi-finals of the 32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition which begin November 15, 2011 in Seattle at the Comedy … Continue reading
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Sean Kent Wins the 2011 San Francisco Comedy Competition
Photo Finish Prompts Emotional Acceptance Speech Sean Kent from Austin let it all hang out after the announcement that he had fulfilled his Joe Namath-like guarantee to win the 36th Annual San Francisco Stand-Up Comedy Competition. With tears pouring down, … Continue reading
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Results from the Marsh in Berkeley
One thing about Berkeley audiences; they laugh their asses off and then feel too guilty to applaud heartily at the end. Way cool theatre. Way cool street scene. Sal Calanni Alex Koll Sean Kent John Hastings AJ Finney The finals … Continue reading
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Cache Creek
All comedians know late shows Friday night can be a struggle with an audience worn out from it’s weekly toil. The casino hospitality was un-paralleded. Contestants ended up playing Jenga with a plethora of BBQ chicken wings in the (complimentary) … Continue reading
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This just in from Sacramento State
2006 finalist Mike E. Winfield dropped by his old alma mater on the very night he was seen nationally as a new cast member on “The Office.” As always it was a great crowd. The Student union was packed. The … Continue reading
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Results from Rossmoor
Making our first visit to Rossmoor, the huge retirement center near Walnut Creek, we learned the show was sold in advance at Peacock Hall which was no small feat on a rainy Wednesday night. It being TV Material Night, the … Continue reading
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Letters from Medford
Bob and Tom were in town with one of their big shows at the fairgrounds but darned if we didn’t still almost sell out. Tremendous TV material show. Plus Shawn Felipe broke into the top five. 1. AJ Finney 2. … Continue reading
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Humboldt State Results
Sold out in advance, the comedy competition has found a nice home at Humboldt State. 1. John Hastings 2. Sean Kent 3. Alex Koll 4. Sal Calanni 5. Jimmy Ouyang Sal will have to skip Medford. He left here right … Continue reading
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Going on to the Semi-Finals
A strong performance at a legendary “one-nighter” enabled Honolulu’s Shawn Felipe to move pass Edmonton’s Lars Callieou and capture a spot in the semi-finals, along with Sean Kent from Austin, Alex Koll from San Francisco, Derek Sheen from Seattle and … Continue reading
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Young Guns of ’06 Hitting Their Strides
By Jonathan B Fox As its producer, I’m sometimes asked, “When will the Comedy Competition discover the next Robin Williams?” It’s a tough question. Talent like that doesn’t just come along every day. So it’s great to be able to … Continue reading
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2009 Finalists
SAN FRANCISCO — Television roles and movie stardom have come to dozens of past finalists in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition. Kevin Pollak placed second. So did Ellen DeGeneres, Dane Cook and the long time king of San Francisco … Continue reading
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LA comic Don Friesen hopes to parlay second victory into national exposure
With a blend of frenetic energy, precision timing and everyman observations, Don Friesen dominated the final week of the 30th San Francisco International Comedy Competition, becoming the first performer to win it twice. “We opened the gates to a lot … Continue reading
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Arresting Development – Carlos Alazraqui
Former Champ Carlos Alazraqui sets laughter free on Reno 911! LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Between roughing up Jehovah’s Witnesses and bringing dates to executions, Carlos Alazraqui has his hands full on Reno 911! The hardest part about shooting the absurdist … Continue reading
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Canadian again wins crown – Rob Pue
Rob Pue crowned winner of the 2003 San Francisco Comedy Competition. Youthful Rob Pue, a 25-year-old from Edmonton, has become the second Canadian in a row to take the coveted crown of the San Francisco INTERNATIONAL Stand-Up Comedy Competition. He … Continue reading
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Gerry Dee from Toronto Wins 2002 Title
Truly living up to its wordy title, the 27th Annual San Francisco INTERNATIONAL Stand-Up Comedy Competition, crowned Gerry Dee from Toronto as its 2002 champion. In a photo finish that saw four different winners in the first four final round … Continue reading
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