Event ID # 94108
Date:
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
 Time:
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Event:

30th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition Opening Night Gala
Host:

Columbia City Theater
Location:

(Columbia City, Seattle)   Google Map
Columbia City Theater
4916 Rainier Ave S Seattle, WA 98118
Contact:
Phone:
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Website:
http://seattlecomedycompetition.com
Price:
10
Full details:
The 30th Annual Seattle International StandUp Comedy Competition begins Wednesday, November 4 2009 with an Opening Night Gala at Seattle’s Columbia City Theatre

The Competition is a contest-slash-touring festival, consisting of 23 shows over 26 days in 19 venues in Western Washington and features 32 professional comedians competing for over $15,000 in cash prizes.

This year’s field of comedians come from New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Boston, Austin, Charlotte, Miami, Montreal, Chicago, and even Sydney, Australia.  Representatives from most major TV networks and Hollywood agencies will be coming to Seattle to scout talent.

This is undoubtedly the strongest and most talented field overall of any in recent memory; we considered literally hundreds of applicants, and had to turn down many who in “ordinary” years would have been invited.  There is no doubt we could have cast at least two groups of 32 comics of equal ability.

Winner gets $5000 cash and a CD recording contract with Uproar Entertainment, America’s #1 comedy label (Brian Regan, John Pinnette, National Lampoon, etc).

This competition began in 1980, and has been held every year since.  Past participants include Patton Oswalt, Mitch Hedberg, Ross Shafer, Aisha Tyler,  Brian Posehn, among many others.

Recently, 2007 Winner “Marcus” went on to be the runner-up on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.”

The 30th Annual Seattle International StandUp Comedy Competition is sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza.  Mmmmm.

Complete information, including schedule of events, tickets,  and photos and bios of the participants can be found at:
http://www.seattlecomedycompetition.com