SICC-32: FINAL STANDINGS (and new champion!)

32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition
FINAL STANDINGS
 
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
3)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)
4)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
5)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)

2011 Seattle International Comedy Competition Champion:  MIKE BALDWIN

 

SICC-32: Finals Week-Night Five Top 5

SICC-32 Finals Week
Night Five: Comedy Underground, Seattle
Nightly Top 5:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
3)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)
4)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
5)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)

L-R:  Patrick Keane (5th), Mike Baldwin (1st), Rodney Sherwood (4th), Mrs Hughes (2nd), Rick Kunkler (3rd)

 

SICC-32: Finals Week-Night Four Top 5

SICC-32 Finals Week
Night Four: Admiral Theatre, Bremerton
Nightly Top 5:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
3)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)
4)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
5)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)

L-R:  Patrick Keane (5th), Rodney Sherwood (2nd), Don Frost (kneeling--Host), Mrs Hughes (4th), Rick Kunkler (3rd), Mike Baldwin (1st)

Next Show:  THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE FINALS!!!  A NEW CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED TONIGHT AT THE COMEDY UNDERGROUND, SEATTLE--SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27th at 8pm!

SICC-32: Finals Week-Night Three Top 5

SICC-32 Finals Week
Night Three: Mt Baker Theatre, Bellingham
Nightly Top 5:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
3)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
4)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
5)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)

L-R:  Mrs Hughes (4th), Rick Kunkler (5th), Rodney Sherwood (3rd), Don Frost (kneeling--Host), Patrick Keane (2nd), Mike Baldwin (1st)

Next Show:  Admiral Theatre in Bremerton--Saturday November 26th (TONIGHT!)

SICC-32: Finals Week-Night Two Top 5

SICC-32 Finals Week
Night Two: Vashon Theatre, Vashon
Nightly Top 5:
1)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)
2)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
3)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
4)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
5)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)

L-R:  Rodney Sherwood (5th), Patrick Keane (4th), Mrs Hughes (3rd), Duane Goad (Host), Rick Kunkler (1st), Mike Baldwin (2nd)

Next Show:  Friday Night at the Mt Baker Theater in Bellingham.  TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE!

SICC-32: Finals Week-Night One Top 5

SICC-32 Finals Week
Night One: Washington Athletic Club, Seattle
Nightly Top 5:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
3)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
4)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)
5)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)

L-R:  Duane Goad (Host), Mike Baldwin (1st), Mrs Hughes (2nd), Rick Kunkler (4th), Rodney Sherwood (3rd), Patrick Keane (5th)

 Next Show:  Vashon Theatre, Vashon...TONIGHT!  THANKSGIVING EVE!

SICC-32: Semi-Finals Week-Weekly Top 5 (and moving on to the Finals!)

SICC-32 Semi-Finals Week
Weekly Top Five:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle)
3)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
4)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
5)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)

L-R:  Rodney Sherwood (5th), Patrick Keane (4th), Mrs Hughes (3rd), Jim Short (Host), Rick Kunkler (2nd) and Mike Baldwin (1st).

 NEXT SHOW:  The Finals of the 32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition begins on November 22nd--Tuesday--with a private show for the Washington Athletic Club in downtown Seattle.

SICC-32: Semi-Finals Week-Night Six Top 5

SICC-32 Semi-Finals Week
Night Six: Kelso Theatre on the Square, Tacoma
Nightly Top 5:
1)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
2)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
3)  Xung Lam (Seattle)
4)  Sam Demaris (Houston)
5)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)

L-R:  Mike Baldwin (2nd), Xung Lam (3rd), Sam Demaris (4th), Jim Short (Host), Rodney Sherwood (1st), Patrick Keane (5th)

SICC-32: Semi-Finals Week-Night Five Top 5

SICC-32 Semi-Finals Week
Night Five: Kelso Theater Pub, Kelso
Nightly Top 5:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Sam Demaris (Houston)
3)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
4)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
5)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)

L-R:  Sam Demaris (2nd), Patrick Keane (3rd), Mrs Hughes (5th), Rodney Sherwood (4th), Mike Baldwin (1st), Jim Short (Host)

Next Show:  The last night of the Semi-Finals (and the night where we will find out who the 5 Finalists will be) is TONIGHT, Sunday November 20th, at Theatre on the Square, Tacoma at 7:30pm.

SICC-32: Semi-Finals Week-Night Four Top 5

SICC-32 Semi-Finals Week
Night Four: Pacific Showroom of Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Bow
Nightly Top 5:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
3)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
4)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)
5)  Sam Demaris (Houston)

L-R:  Rick Kunkler (4th), Sam Demaris (5th), Mrs Hughes (3rd), Jim Short (Host),  Rodney Sherwood (2nd), Mike Baldwin (1st)

Next Show:  Kelso Theater Pub, Kelso.  8:30pm Saturday Night.  Tickets Still Available!

SICC-32: Semi-Finals Week-Night Three Top 5

SICC-32 Semi-Finals Week
Night Three: Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia
Nightly Top 5:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)
3)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
4)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
5)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)

L-R:  Patrick Keane (4th), Mike Baldwin (1st), Mrs Hughes (3rd), Rick Kunkler (2nd), Jim Short (Host)  NOT PICTURED: Rodney Sherwood (5th)

 Next Show:  Tonight at the Skagit Valley Casino & Resort's Pacific Showroom:  SOLD OUT!!!

SICC-32: Semi-Finals Week-Night Two Top 5

SICC-32 Semi-Finals Week
Night Two: Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds
Nightly Top 5:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach
3)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)
4)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
5)  Sam Demaris (Houston)

L-R:  Patrick Keane (4th), Sam Demaris (5th), Jim Short (Host), Mrs Hughes (2nd), Rick Kunkler (3rd), Mike Baldwin (1st)

Next Show:  TONIGHT!  Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia 

SICC-32: Semi-Finals Week-Night One Top 5

SICC-32 Semi-Finals Week
Night One: Comedy Underground Seattle
Nightly Top 5:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Will Weldon (Los Angeles)
3)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)
4)  Eric Krug (Austin)
5)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)

L-R:  Jim Short (Host), Patrick Keane (5th), Eric Krug (4th), Rick Kunkler (3rd), Will Weldon (2nd), Mike Baldwin (1st)

 Next Show:  Wednesday Night at Edmonds Center for the Performing Arts, Edmonds

SICC-32: Preliminary Week Two-Weekly Top 5 (and moving on to the Semi-Finals!)

SICC-32 Preliminary Week Two
Weekly Top Five:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Eric Krug (Austin)
3)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle)
4)  Will Weldon (Los Angeles)
5)  Xung Lam (Seattle)

L-R:  Eric Krug (2nd), Rick Kunkler (3rd), Will Weldon (4th), Mike Baldwin (1st), the lounging style that is Xung Lam (5th), Ralph Porter (Host).

Next Show:  Semi-Finals Week--Night One at Comedy Underground, Seattle on Tuesday November 15th at 8pm.  10 comedians begin their week-long efforts to be one of the five comedians that will move on to the Finals!  


Those 10 Semi-Finalists are:  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City), John Beuhler (Vancouver), Sam Demaris (Houston), Patrick Keane (Los Angeles), Eric Krug (Austin), Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles), Xung Lam (Seattle), Mark Normand (New York), Rodney Sherwood (Seattle), Will Weldon (Los Angeles).

SICC-32: Preliminary Week Two-Night Six Top 5

SICC-32 Preliminary Week Two
Night Five:  Comedy Underground, Tacoma
Nightly Top Five:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Will Weldon (Los Angeles)
3)  Adam Pateman (New York/Vancouver)
4)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
5)  Brett Hamil (Seattle)

 

L-R:  Mrs Hughes (4th), Will Weldon (2nd), Brett Hamil (5th), Adam Pateman (3rd), Mike Baldwin (1st), Ralph Porter (Host)

 

SICC-32: Preliminary Week Two-Night Five Top 5

SICC-32 Preliminary Week Two
Night Five:  Comedy Underground, Tacoma
Nightly Top Five:
1)  Eric Krug (Austin)
2)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)
3)  Heather Thomson (Los Angeles)
4)  Mike Cummings (Seattle)
5)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)

L-R:  Eric Krug (1st), Heather Thomson (3rd), Mike Cummings (4th), "Unreasonably Sad" Mike Baldwin (5th), Ralph Porter (Host)  NOT PICTURED:  Rick Kunkler (2nd)

Next Show:  Night Six at The Underground Nightclub in Bellingham--TONIGHT AT 8pm!!!   This show will determine which five comedians from Preliminary Week Two will join the Top 5 comedians from Preliminary Week One in the Semi-Finals!  The standings are close and this night will decide it all!

SICC-32: Preliminary Week Two-Night Four Top 5

SICC-32 Preliminary Week Two
Night Four:  Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley
Nightly Top Five:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Brett Hamil (Seattle)
3)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle/Los Angeles)
4)  Will Weldon (Los Angeles)
5)  Shanti Charan (Union City)

L-R:  Will Weldon (4th), Rick Kunkler (3rd), Shanti Charan (5th), Brett Hamil (2nd), Mike Baldwin (1st), Ralph Porter (Host)

Next Show:  Night Five at the Comedy Underground, Tacoma! 

SICC-32: Preliminary Week Two-Night Three Top 5

SICC-32 Preliminary Week Two
Night Three:  Auburn Ave Theater, Auburn
Nightly Top Five:
1)  Eric Krug (Austin)
2)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle)
3)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
4)  Emmett Montgomery (Seattle)
5)  Will Weldon (Los Angeles)

L-R:  Will Weldon (5th), Emmett Montgomery (4th), Mrs Hughes (3rd), Ralph Porter (Host), Rick Kunkler (2nd), Eric Krug (1st)

Next Show:  Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, TONIGHT--Friday November 11th!!!

SICC-32: Preliminary Week Two-Night Two Top 5 (actually 3 of 7)

SICC-32 Preliminary Week Two
Night Two:  The Upstage Bistro, Port Townsend
Nightly Top Five:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Will Weldon (Los Angeles)
3)--tie:  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
3)--tie:  Emmett Montgomery (Seattle)
4)--tie:  Rick Kunkler (Seattle)
4)--tie:  Xung Lam (Seattle)
5)  Eric Krug (Austin)

L-R:  Ralph Porter (Host), Mike Baldwin (1st), Emmett Montgomery (Tied for 3rd), Xung Lam (Tied for 4th)  NOT PICTURED:  Will Weldon (2nd), Mrs Hughes (Tied for 3rd), Rick Kunkler (Tied for 4th), Eric Krug (5th)

Next show:  TV Clean Night at Auburn Ave Theater, Auburn.  Thursday, November 10th at 7:30pm!

SICC-32: Preliminary Week Two-Night One Top 5

SICC-32 Preliminary Week Two
Night One:  Comedy Underground, Seattle
Nightly Top Five:
1)  Scott Moran (New York)
2)  Eric Krug (Austin)
3)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
4)  Adam Pateman (New York/Vancouver)
5)  Heather Thomson (Los Angeles)

L-R:  Heather Thomson (5th), Adam Pateman (4th), Mike Baldwin (3rd), Eric Krug (2nd), Scott Moran (1st), Ralph Porter (Host)

Next Show:  Preliminary Week Two--Night Two at The Upstage Bistro in Port Townsend!

SICC-32: Preliminary Week One-Weekly Top 5 (and moving on to the Semi-Finals!)

SICC-32 Preliminary Week One
Weekly Top Five:
1)  Sam Demaris (Houston)
2)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
3)  Mark Normand (New York)
4)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
5)  John Beuhler (Vancouver)

L-R:  John Beuhler (5th), Rodney Sherwood (4th), Mark Normand (3rd), the love that dares not speak its name, Sam Demaris (1st), Billy Wayne Davis (Host), Patrick Keane (2nd)

Next Show:  Preliminary Week Two--Night One at Comedy Underground, Seattle on Tuesday November 8th at 8pm.  16 new comedians begin their trek towards determining the five comedians that will join the five comedians pictured above in this year's Semi-Finals!

SICC-32: Preliminary Week One-Night Six Top 5

SICC-32 Preliminary Week One
Night Six:  Comedy Underground, Seattle
Nightly Top Five:
1)  Sam Demaris (Houston)
2)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
3)  Mark Normand (New York)
4)  Jono Zalay (Boston)
5)  Rylee Newton (Seattle)

L-R:  Sam Demaris (1st), Rylee Newton (5th), Jono Zalay (4th), Billy Wayne Davis (Host), Mark Normand (3rd), Patrick Keane (2nd)

SICC-32: Preliminary Week One-Night Five Top 5

SICC-32 Preliminary Week One
Night Five:  The Underground Nightclub, Bellingham
Nightly Top Five:
1)  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
2)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
3)  Sam Demaris (Houston)
4)  Jono Zalay (Boston)
5)  Kristine Levine (Portland)

L-R:  Patrick Keane (1st), Kristine Levine (5th), Jono Zalay (4th), Billy Wayne Davis (Host), Rodney Sherwood (2nd), Sam Demaris (3rd)

Next show: Comedy Underground, Seattle
THIS SHOW WILL DETERMINE WHO WILL MOVE ONTO THE SEMI-FINALS FROM PRELIMINARY WEEK ONE!!!

SICC-32: Preliminary Week One-Night Four Top 5...or, is it Top 6?

SICC-32 Preliminary Week One
Night Four:  Comedy Underground, Tacoma
Nightly Top Five (+1):
1)--TIE:  Ian Karmel (Portland)
1)--TIE:  Patrick Keane (Los Angeles)
2)  John Beuhler (Vancouver)
3)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
4)  Mark Normand (New York)
5)  Sam Demaris (Houston)

L-R:  Patrick Keane (Tied for 1st), Ian Karmel (Tied for 1st), John Beuhler (2nd), Billy Wayne Davis (Host), Mark Normand (4th), Sam Demaris (5th)  NOT PICTURED:  Rodney Sherwood (3rd)

Next show: The Underground Nightclub, Bellingham

SICC-32: Preliminary Week One-Night Three Top 5

SICC-32 Preliminary Week One
Night Three:  Auburn Ave Theater, Auburn
Nightly Top Five:
1)  Don Frost (Portland)
2)  Sam Demaris (Houston)
3)  Mark Normand (New York)
4)  Manny Martin (Seattle)
5)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)

L-R:  Don Frost (1st), Mark Normand (3rd), Rodney Sherwood (5th), Billy Wayne Davis (Host), Sam Demaris (2nd), Manny Martin (4th)

Next Show: Comedy Underground, Tacoma

SICC-32: Preliminary Week One-Night Two Top 5

SICC-32 Preliminary Week One
Night Two:  Laughs Comedy Spot, Kirkland
Nightly Top Five:
1)  John Beuhler (Vancouver)
2)  Rylee Newton (Seattle)
3)  Manny Martin (Seattle)
4)  Mark Normand (New York)
5)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)

L-R:  Mark Normand (4th), Manny Martin (3rd), Billy Wayne Davis (Host), Rylee Newton (2nd), John Beuhler (1st)  NOT PICTURED:  Rodney Sherwood (5th)

Next show:  Auburn Ave Theater, Auburn
 

SICC-32: Preliminary Week One-Night One Top 5

SICC-32 Preliminary Week One
Night One:  Annex Theatre, Seattle
Nightly Top Five:
1)  Jono Zalay (Boston)
2)  Mark Normand (New York)
3)  John Beuhler (Vancouver)
4)  Sam Demaris (Houston)
5)  David Tveite (Seattle)


L-R:  Billy Wayne Davis (Host), Jono Zalay (1st), Mark Normand (2nd), David Tveite (5th), John Beuhler (3rd), Sam Demaris (4th)

Next show:  Laughs Comedy Spot, Kirkland

Official Roster & Schedule for SICC-32

The official website, www.seattlecomedycompetition.com is up and running.  It will provide night-by-night coverage of the 32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition.

For those of you patiently waiting, here is the information regarding this year's competition.

Let me start with the 32 comedians chosen from hundreds of applicants and showcasers from around the world.

They are:

Preliminary Week One Comedians:
1)  Rhiannon Archer (Toronto)
2)  John Beuhler (Vancouver)
3)  Adam Cozens (New York)
4)  Sam Demaris (Houston)
5)  Don Frost (Portland)
6)  Douglas Gale (Seattle)
7)  Ian Karmel (Portland)
8)  Patrick Keane (New York)
9)  Kristine Levine (Portland)
10)  Manny Martin (Seattle)
11)  Rylee Newton (Seattle)
12)  Mark Normand (New York)
13)  Rodney Sherwood (Seattle)
14)  David Tveite (Seattle)
15)  Jay Washington (Chicago)
16)  Jono Zalay (Boston)

Preliminary Week Two Comedians:
1)  Mike Baldwin (Kansas City)
2)  Shanti Charan (Union City)
3)  Brett Hamil (Seattle)
4)  Mrs Hughes (Pismo Beach)
5)  Eric Krug (Austin)
6)  Rick Kunkler (Seattle)
7)  Xung Lam (Seattle)
8)  Seth Lazear (Seattle)
9)  Emmett Montgomery (Seattle)
10)  Scott Moran (New York)
11)  Adam Pateman (New York)
12)  Darrin Rose (Toronto)
13)  Heather Thomson (Los Angeles)
14)  Carlos Valencia (Atlanta)
15)  Will Weldon (Los Angeles)
16)  Blake Wexler (Philadelphia)

And those comedians will compete across the following schedule:

Preliminary Week One Schedule (w/host Billy Wayne Davis)
Wednesday November 2nd--Annex Theatre, Seattle
Thursday November 3rd--Laughs Comedy Spot, Kirkland
Friday November 4th--Auburn Ave Theater, Auburn
Saturday November 5th--Comedy Underground, Tacoma
Sunday November 6th--The Underground Nightclub, Bellingham
Monday November 7th--Comedy Underground, Seattle 

Preliminary Week Two Schedule (w/host Ralph Porter)
Tuesday November 8th--Comedy Underground, Seattle
Wednesday November 9th--The Upstage Bistro, Port Townsend
Thursday November 10th--Auburn Ave Theater, Auburn
Friday November 11th--Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley
Saturday November 12th--Comedy Underground, Tacoma
Sunday November 13th--The Underground Nightclub, Bellingham

Semi-Finals Week Schedule (host TBA)
The top five comedians from each preliminary week compete in the Semi-Finals
Tuesday November 15th--Comedy Underground, Seattle
Wednesday November 16th--Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds
Thursday November 17th--Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia
Friday November 18th--Skagit Valley Casino, Bow
Saturday November 19th--Kelso Theater Pub, Kelso
Sunday November 20th--Theatre on the Square, Tacoma

Finals Week Schedule (host TBA)
The top five comedians from the Semi-Finals compete in the Finals.
Tuesday November 22nd--Washington Athletic Club
Wednesday November 23rd--Vashon Theatre, Vashon
Friday November 25th--Mt. Baker Theatre, Bellingham
Saturday November 26th--Admiral Theater, Bremerton
Sunday November 27th--Comedy Underground, Seattle  

Talent Selection Update

I'd like to thank the hundreds of applicants and the 125 regional showcasers for doing what we asked you to do in order to be considered for the upcoming 32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition.

I'd like to apologize for the delays in getting more information to each of you.  As I write this on October 13th, we've only extended invitations to barely over half of the expected roster.  This is not what I expected and not what I promised.  What is causing the delay is simply that I'm not receiving the necessary authorization from the Executive Producer to invite any more applicants to the roster than I have so far.  Eventually, that authorization will come and hopefully those invited will still be interested and available to participate.

Meanwhile, because I don't know who is going to be invited, I also don't know who ISN'T going to be invited--so, the unfortunate truth is that I don't have much of an update to offer any of you.

As soon as I know more, I promise that you will all know more...and I expect that, despite the delays, we will have an excellent roster for the 32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition.

September 1st has come and gone...

The deadline to apply for the 32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition of September 1st has passed.  However, because the official www.seattlecomedycompetition.com website never got updated during the official application period to include any application instructions, the decision was made to extend the deadline for receiving applications for this year.

If you're still interested in applying for this year's competition, please contact me immediately:  pgreyy@gmail.com  That way, I know to keep you in mind as we begin the long discussions that lead to our choosing the 32 comedians who will compete in this year's event.  You will still need to apply--and the sooner the better, as decisions will start being made now...so, your chances grow slimmer the longer you wait--but informing me of your intention to apply at least allows us to keep you in the discussions while we wait to receive your application information and video.

The instructions remain the same as in the post below (except for the whole "get your application to us by September 1st" part.)

UPDATE:  We would like to have all applications submitted to us by September 26th--the Monday following the last Regional Talent Showcase that we are holding to evaluate local talent for consideration towards this year's event.

UPDATE #2:   The secondary deadline of September 26th has come and gone as well--and the official website for the Seattle International Comedy Competition (www.seattlecomedycompetition.com) has only recently been updated.  Obviously, as we get closer to the start of the competition in November, there are fewer and fewer openings in the competition roster--and at some point in time the roster will be full.  However, until that time...if you want to send us your application, we will still consider it...to whatever degree we can, based on the availability of space and the number of quality applicants we've been considering for those open spots already.  Never say never, but a late entry would have to be pretty mindblowing to push past the applicants we've already received and are trying to decide upon.

On Your Marks...Get Set...GO!!!

SICC-32 Application Process (*)

(*)=subject to updating, accurate as of 6/1/11

1)  Are you eligible?

• Are you at least 21 years of age?
• Were you NOT in last year's competition?

NOTE:  Being eligible is one thing.  Being "ready" is quite another.  Don't look at the five minute sets required in the first round of the competition and think "Oh, I could manage that..."  That's really not the point.  You should really be comfortable working as a professional feature level comedian with the ability to be a headliner/show closer...or on the verge of doing so.  If you feel you'd be stretching yourself far beyond your capabilities to get to that point, there's nothing wrong with concentrating your efforts on being involved with this competition NEXT year.

With that obligatory warning complete, are you still interested in applying for this year?  Wonderful!  Then, by all means, read on.


2)  Is it time to apply?

• The application process runs from June 1st through September 1st. 
• Applications received after September 1st risk not receiving full consideration, depending on how far along we are with the roster selection process when we do receive such a late application.

NOTE:  We want to get the best possible competition roster.  While we're not going to automatically reject an application that gets to us before June 1st, and unless we've picked our entire roster, we're unlikely to outright reject a top quality application just because we've received it after September 1^st—you should know that we do the majority of our roster consideration starting in July and it really heats up in August.  That's when you really want your application in our hands.  By the end of August, we've already made some, if not most, of our roster decisions.  No point in waiting until it's too late.  And, if it's getting close to the deadline...or if that deadline has already past…perhaps you should consider making a better impression, by being better prepared, for NEXT year.


3)  What do I need to include in my application?

• Basic information:  Your name, your age, your location, your phone number and your email address
• Brief biography describing your comedy experience
• Video of you performing comedy

NOTE:  Your brief biography shouldn't just be your promotional boilerplate.  There's no point in including stuff like  "This comedian always leaves 'em laughing" that often pads out many working comedians' bios.  What we're interested in are things like how long you've been performing comedy, what are your major comedy career milestones...things like that.  If you have recommendations or references, they are optional but you can certainly include them for our benefit--as long as they know that you've included them in your application…because, we may contact them to discuss your candidacy.

As far as your video goes, we’ll take whatever you send us…so, we’d recommend that you send us what shows us you doing what you do best.  Obviously, it helps if we can see and hear you clearly.  We recommend clips that are approximately ten minutes long of you performing stand-up comedy for an audience, unedited.  (This is not a competition for video editors, after all.)  Videos shorter than five minutes don't show us what you could actually do in the competition.  Videos showing us your entire two hour long theater headline set...well, the chances of us actually watching ALL of your lengthy video would be slim...so, hopefully you opened strong. 


4)  How do I get my application to you?

• You can choose to apply by email, linking us to your video...hosted online.  Send your application to pgreyy@gmail.com
• You can choose to apply by mail, sending us your video on DVD or VHS.  Mail to Peter Greyy  2816 NW64th St.  Seattle, WA 98107

NOTE:  Please make it clear that this is your application to the Seattle International Comedy Competition.  It should say "Application for the Seattle International Comedy Competition" in the title/subject line of your email or on your envelope if you're applying via mail or dropping your application off in person.


5)  Can I audition in person, instead of applying with a video?

• A series of showcase events are scheduled to allow local and regional performers the chance to be considered for the competition without having to go through the application process.  Space on these showcase events is limited and participation is by invitation only.
• Usually, these showcases are meant to supplement our awareness of what these local and regional performers have been doing over the course of their careers.
• For out-of-the-area performers, even if you’ll be in the area and would be interested in auditioning in person, we'd still rather get an official application with video.
• For local and regional performers, you have the option of either applying with video or, if space allows, performing on one of these showcase events.  If you want to be considered for one of the showcase events, make your interest known by emailing pgreyy@gmail.com with "Interested in Seattle Competition Showcase" in the subject line.

6)  Other Frequently Asked Questions
Is there an application fee? 

Not at this time, but in the future, there may be.  This is one element of this application process that may be updated.

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Why do you need to be 21 years of age?

Some shows are held in casinos that deny entry to those under 21, even performers.

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What are my chances of being selected?

In most years, thirty-two comedians will compete in the competition.  Last year, we had over 500 entrants.  

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When will I know if I've been selected or rejected?

The roster selection discussions go on throughout the process, but when all applications are in and all of the showcase events have been held, then decisions are made.  Last year, we made it a point to let everyone know as soon as possible if they were definitely in, definitely out or still be considered--as we know that holding the entire month of November (potentially) open is a hardship for any working comedian.  

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What if I have other questions that aren't answered here?

Feel free to email Director of Talent, Peter Greyy (pgreyy@gmail.com) with any questions you may have and he'll do his best to get back to you as quickly as possible.

Best of luck to everyone considering applying for this year's event!

(The 32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition will take place in November 2011.  The competition takes place in venues across Western Washington--and more details about the specifics of this year's event will be posted at a later date.) 

I know I promised more information here in May...

This blur is Eddie Pence.

...and May is just about over.

I promise that I will have a post soon with all sorts of important information regarding this year's Seattle International Comedy Competition and the application process for it.

We're still hoping to open the application process on June 1st...and I'm definitely working towards that goal as we speak.

Sorry this is just a placeholder update...but I'd hate you to think that I'd forgotten my promise to update this site.

SCOUTING: Bridgetown Comedy Festival (April 21-April 24)

Janeane Garofalo & pg at Bridgetown 2009

Director of Talent for the Seattle International Comedy Competition, Peter Greyy, will be attending the 4th Annual Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon this weekend.  Not only is he hosting one of the "Ones To Watch" showcases, but he'll be keeping his eye out for performers who might be top contenders in this fall's Seattle International Comedy Competition.

Please feel free to introduce yourself to pg if you see him in Portland this weekend.

More information on how to apply for this year's Seattle International Comedy Competition will become available on this site and other spots on the web in May.

What this is...

Kortney Shane Williams, Semi-Finals of SICC-31

The 32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition is coming up in November 2011.

Before this happens, this blog will give information about the selection process for this year's competition roster.  After the competition begins, this blog will follow the progress of the competition with nightly results and official photographs.

Might be a good idea to bookmark this for later (as there probably won't be much information on here until sometime this summer.)

pg (Director of Talent for the Seattle International Comedy Competition)