The Semi-Finals of the Seattle International Comedy Competition start tonight at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. We have 10 really funny comics who get to do more time and what a better place to kick it off than in …
After 6 more nights of competition, 5 new semi-finalists have been chosen for the 36th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition. They are, in alphabetical order: Dino Archie – Vancouver, Mitch Burrow – Los Angeles, Tony Dijamco – San Francisco, Jill …
(L-R Gavin Matts, Hans Kim, Dino Archie, Tony Dijamco, Mitch Burrow, and host Cory Michaelis)
Tonight we we learned who will be the top 10 that advances to the Semi-Finals.
In front of another full house, 21-year-old Canadian Gavin Matts took top honors, followed closely by Mitch Burrow and Tony Dijamco (tie), Dino Archie, Hans Kim, and Julie (no relation) Kim. Would it be enough to climb into the semis? Did Jill Maragos and Steve Hofstetter do enough to hold on to their top-5 spots?
Saturday’s Top 5 (plus 1, minus 1) (L-R Dino Archie, host Billy Anderson, Jill Maragos, Tony Dijamco, Jamal Harrington. Not in the photo Julie Kim)
Our road trip today took us “overseas” to Langley for a beer tasting and a great comedy show at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts.
The Seattle International Comedy Competition returns to the Auburn Avenue Theater for a second week of fabulous comedy at one of our favorite venues.
The Seattle International Comedy Competition is off for the very first time to the Chalet Theatre in fabulous Enumclaw. The Chalet Theater was converted into a movie house in 1947 and still includes its original murals, tapestry, and fixtures and …
(Photo Joshua Chambers) There’s no doubt a nasty virus going around. The kind that lives in your body, not your computer. Nonetheless we had another great show to a sold-out crowd at the historic Columbia City Theater, where once such …
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(Photo Elizabeth Boykewich) Followers of this Competition may know that there is a score penalty for going too far over (or under) the allotted time. It is a fairly big hit, and in fact one penalty last week made the …
PS it’s not the photo, the comedians are actually blurry. The last night of round 1 and the first night of round 2 are our “Industry Nights,” where Hollywood comes to town to see the talent. This night’s judges included …
Our host, 2014 Finalist Cory Michaelis, runs a monthly comedy show at a pretty cool joint called Emory’s At Silver Lake in South Everett WA. It’s a restaurant that has entertainment nightly, with the artists names up on a flatscreen …