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San Francisco International Comedy Competition
What it is
One of the most prestigious
comedy competitions in the country. 30 comedians invited out of 100's who audition or apply. Previous finalist in this
event have gone on to become household names in comedy – Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Ellen DeGeneres, Dane Cook, Rob
Schneider, Kevin Pollack, Sinbad, Patton Oswald, Rob Becker, Marsha Warfield, Mark Curry, Will Durst, Bobby Slayton and Jake
Johannsen to name a few. If you’re a fan of Last Comic Standing, Gerry Dee (one of the current final
4) won this event in 2002. Roseann Barr, Janeane Garofalo, Steven Wright, Bobcat Goldthwait, Christopher Titus and DL Hughly
all competed, but never made it to the finals.
How it Works
The
competition stretches over 3 rounds, 4 weeks, 17 performanes and 16 different venues. 30 comedians start in two preliminary
rounds each involving 6 performances at 6 different venues. Top 5 from each prelim (10 total) move on to the semi-finals and compete in
6 more venues. Top 5 from the semi-finals move to the finals involving 5 more performances. Each nights' performers
are judged by 3-4 different judges based on 7 criteria including delivery, material, stage presence, technique, audience
response and audience rapport. Perfect score is an 11.0. Scores roll up from night to night throughout the round to determine
who moves forward. Although audience does not vote via ballot, at the end of each performance they determine whether a performer
is awarded an 'ovation' point by applause. It's impossible to get into the top 5 without the ovation point.
Set length varies with each round - preliminaries 5-7 minutes, semi-finals 10-12 minutes and finals 15-20 minutes. Prize money
$30,000.
After 17 performances in 16 different
cities over 3 weeks
Final Results:
1. Paul Ogata (44.000)
2. David VanAvermaete (43.171 - close, but no cigar)
3. Mike
Baldwin (42.434)
4. Kellen Erskine (41.771)
5. Dennis
Gaxiola (40.327)
6. Tim Lee
7. Jesus of Nazareth
8. Natalie Grey
9. Mark Yafee
10. Sal Calanni
Finals Round 1 (10/2)
Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley
1. Paul Ogata
2. Kellen Erskine
3. David VanAvermaete
4. Mike
Baldwin
5. Dennis Gaxiola
Finals Round 2 (10/3)
Golden State Theatre, Monterrey
1. David VanAvermaete
2. Mike Baldwin
3. Paul Ogata
4. Kellen
Erskine
5. Dennis Gaxiola
Finals Round 3 (10/4)
BMU Auditorium, Chico State
1. Paul
Ogata
2. Dennis Gaxioloa
3. Mike Baldwin
4. Kellen
Esrkine
5. David VanAvermaete
Finals Round 4 (10/5)
Napa Valley Opera House
1. Paul Ogata
2. David VanAvermaete
3. Dennis Gaxiola
4. Mike
Baldwin
5. Kellen Erskine
Finals Round 5 (10/6)
Cache Creek Casino
1. Paul Ogata
2. David VanAvermaete
3. Dennis Gaxiola
4. Mike Baldwin
5. Kellen Erskine
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