WQXR has chosen nine finalists for their Classical Comedy Contest, scheduled to take place at Carolines on Broadway as part of the New York Comedy Festival on November 8th. To see who the finalists are, click here!
Tickets are on sale for the finals now so be sure to pick them up now! The Classical Comedy Contest will be judged by:
Comedian Robert Klein
Peter Schickele,of PDQ Bach fame
Charles Hamlen of IMG Artists (classical music management company)
Opera star Deborah Voigt
Calling all comic tweet-a-holics! To make even more laughs at this year’s festival we’re launching the first-ever #EmergingComedian Shorty Award to honor an up and coming comedian on Twitter and social media. The Shorty Awards honor the best people and organizations producing short-form, real-time social media content. Previous winners and hosts have included: Neil Patrick Harris, Conan O’Brien, Jerry Stiller and The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi.
Six finalists will be selected from the #EmergingComedian nominees and the winner will be chosen by the the Real-Time Comedy Jury. The winner will perform a live, 10-minute stand-up set at the Laugh More NYC showon November 13.
If you or someone you know is the next #EmergingComedian, submit your nomination today! Nominations can be made at the Shorty Awards website or by tweeting “I nominate @TwitterUser for a Shorty Award in #emergingcomedian because…” now through November 4th; and don’t forget to buy tickets to see the live show!
The Roastmaster General, Jeffrey Ross, has been tapped to host the New York Comedy Festivals’ “Comics to Watch” showcase, presented by Pandora Internet Radio, on Wednesday, November 9th at Carolines on Broadway.
COMEDY CENTRAL, the preeminent brand in comedy, is teaming up with the New York Comedy Festival, to produce ‘Comics To Watch,’ a live show featuring the best up-and-coming young comedians from across the country. The comedians, selected by the all-comedy network and the festival organizers, will be chosen for their unique strengths including writing, delivery and stage persona.
JB SMOOVE is filming a one-hour Comedy Central special during THE NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL and you can be a part of the live audience! Click here to sign up for free tickets! The show is taking place on Sunday, November 13th at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Don’t miss out!
CinemaBlend.com ran a great piece previewing KATHY GRIFFIN’s upcoming return to Carnegie Hall as part of the New York Comedy Festival on November 12th! Tickets are available here and you can read the full article here!
Tracy Morgan performs live at the Beacon Theatre on Friday, November 11th at 8PM!
The New York Comedy Festival has lined up comedians and performers from Jon Stewart to Bruce Springsteen for its annual charity benefit, Stand Up for Heroes, benefitting the Bob Woodruff Foundation.
The slate for the evening — 8 p.m. Nov. 9 — includes Jim Gaffigan, Ricky Gervais and the Max Weinberg Big Band.
Several of the current crop are regulars at the gala; Springsteen memorably played “The Rising” and then auctioned off the guitar (and a promise to sign and inscribe it) for $50,000 in 2008.
Proceeds from the evening go to benefit injured veterans.
This will be the fifth year for Stand Up for Heroes.
NYCF is produced by Carolines on Broadway and Comedy Central.
Click here to view the full article on Variety
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2011 AT 8:00 PM
THE BEACON THEATRE
FEATURING JIM GAFFIGAN, RICKY GERVAIS, JON STEWART, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, THE MAX WEINBERG BIG BAND AND SURPRISE GUESTS
Part of the Bob Woodruff Foundation’s nationally recognized public education movement, Stand Up for Heroes brings together leaders from business, entertainment and philanthropy to raise funds to help injured service members and their families as they return to their communities. Stand-Up for Heroes has become a highly anticipated entertainment event as well as a much-needed respite for the military families who attend.
And if that weren’t enough, Joel also tours the country as a stand up comic! With his biggest date yet happening this November 5th when he headlines the 2010 New York Comedy Festival (performing at no less than Carnegie Hall!).
Joel is such a hard working comic that scientists speculate that comedy is to McHale as swimming is to sharks: if Joel stops making people laugh, he will literally stop breathing.
That’s why we were not surprised – though thoroughly elated – to see Joel, the Great White Shark of comedy, appearing in the opening number of the 62nd Annual Emmy Awards! Joel starred in an amazing “Glee”-style version of Springsteen’s “Born to Run.” The jaw-dropping performance – called one of the best openers in Emmy history – featured Joel alongside Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, the cast of Glee, John Hamm, and, for some reason, Kate Gosselin. (Given “Kate Plus 8”’s rep on ‘The Soup,’ one would expect putting Gosselin and McHale on the same soundstage would be like putting a hamster in a snake’s cage. And if you balk at the comparison of Kate Gosselin at a hamster, remember, she did give birth to a litter of 6 and her kids’ father is definitely a rodent.)
COMEDY CENTRAL, the preeminent brand in comedy, is teaming up with the New York Comedy Festival, to produce “Comics To Watch,” a live show featuring the best up-and-coming young comedians from across the country!
The comedians, selected by the all-comedy network and the festival organizers, will be chosen for their unique strengths including writing, delivery to stage persona. The showcase will take place at the famed comedy venue Carolines on Broadway during the 2010 New York Comedy Festival, which runs November 3 – 7.
The com-testants will be judged by JoAnn Grigioni, vice president, talent, COMEDY CENTRAL and Louis Faranda, Talent Producer at Carolines on Broadway and the New York Comedy Festival.
Interested in trying out? Of course you are! Tickets available at https://www.carolines.com/event/282/comics-to-watch/
