We haven't signed into our Yahoo! account in weeks, but we hear that there's a contest over there, and former Chicagoan Ben Grinnell made it to the finals! Take a gander and vote for Awkward Rick; he has a chance to get a regular series on Yahoo! and 50,000 clams.

Speaking of contests, Chicagoist announced awhile ago: "Instead of letting it all slip through your fingers, why not mine some of that gold and create a pilot episode for a sitcom? The Chicago Film Office in association with the Chicago Short Comedy Film & Video Festival has announced the Chicago Comedy TV Pilot Competition. The best 20-30 minute pilot episode wins a $5,000 cash prize and will also get the attention of some top TV execs."

Looks like the folks over at Don't Spit the Water! have a little teaser afoot on YouTube! We hope like crazy that this 43 second intro clip is the start of a long and hilarious series.