A couple spots remain for the 2023 Funniest Person In Louisville contest. Louisville Laughs is bringing back the competition this year with some enhancements.
The five opening-round dates are filled, and five opening-round competions are set to begin June 18 at TEN20 Craft Brewery in Butchertown.
Comics compete as amateur or semi-pro.
Semi-pros will do 7-minute sets
Amateurs will do 5-minute sets
Entry fee is $25 per comic.
The contest is open to all comics — from Louisville or not — except last year’s winner, JoJo Casillas.
Entry fees are due June 1.
Bret Sohl will be videotaping the first-round matches. Comics who want a professional video of their performance can get one from Bret for $25.
Judges include representatives from all four Louisville comedy clubs.
For the opening-round matches, we will make a promo code for every comic. It will give audience members $2 off the ticket price. For every ticket sold using your promo code, you will get $5 (limit of 5 each contestant).
So if you promote the show and five people buy tickets online using your code, you will get your $25 back.
Note: This is only good for tickets bought online in advance, not for walkup sales.
All entry fees will go to prize money for comics. For a full field of 60 comics, that will be $1,500 total. In that scenario, prize money would be:
Semi-pro winner: $700
Semi-pro runner-up: $200
Semi-pro 3rd place: $100
Amateur winner: $350
Amateur runner-up: $100
Amateur 3rd place: $50
We will have three judges for each competition plus audience vote (which counts 25%) to determine who advances.
Semifinals are Aug. 25-26 at Monnik Beer Company. Finals will be in September at a site TBA.
Select the link below to enter.
Sunday, June 18 at TEN20 Craft Brewery (entries full)
Thursday, July 6 at Falls City Beer Taproom (entries full)
Sunday, July 16 at TEN20 Craft Brewery (entries full)
Sunday, Aug. 6 at TEN20 Craft Brewery (entries full)
Sunday, Aug. 20 at TEN20 Craft Brewery (entries full)
Entry fees can be paid via:
Venmo — @Louisville-Laughs
PayPal — @LouisvilleLaughs
CashApp — $CreigEwing
Or in person.
We also need support help, including checking audience in, judges and comics to perform while voting takes place. So if you are not interested in competing but would like to be considered in one of those capacities, please reach out.
Questions? Email LouisvilleLaughs2@gmail.com.
