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The latest information regarding the Seattle International Comedy Competition.

Week 1: Moving onto the Semifinals

Four shows down, fourteen to go! This milestone means we have the Week 1 Top Five moving onto the Semifinals. They will face the Top Five from Week 2 which kicks off November 7 at Unexpected Productions in Seattle.

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Announcing Week 1

Preliminary Week 1 for the 2023 Seattle International Comedy Competition kicks off tonight at Unexpected Productions in Seattle. The preliminary shows are the most exciting because it gives you an opportunity to see emerging US and Canadian comedy talent from across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. For more details on

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Meet Our Hosts

Hosting the event this year are two outstanding previous winners, Taylor Clark and Mike Baldwin. Taylor Clark Taylor is a Seattle-based adult-skateboarder, husband, father, comic and winner of the 2017 Seattle International Comedy Competition. In 2019 he performed at the world famous Laughing Skull comedy contest and recorded his debut

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Announcing Live Auditions for the Competition

The Seattle International Comedy Competition will be staging three nights of live auditions at Club Seattle. August 3, 2023 August 10, 2023 August 17, 2023 Come by and get a preview of what to expect at this years event. Club Seattle is hosting a night of Competition on November 19,

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Comedy Competition Alumni Zahid Dewji Has a New Gig: Writing for The Tonight Show

By Charleen Earley Semi-finalist for the 2018 Seattle International Comedy Competition, Zahid Dewji, scores a dream job of a lifetime as a writer for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and so far, he said it’s been amazing. “It’s been a lot of writing, hard work and a lot of

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