"Funniest Person in Chicago": Oh, It's ON!
The "Funniest Person in Chicago" contest finalists have been announced. A panel including Time Out Chicago's most qualified comedy judges, a chicken, a nun, and three bus drivers watched through all of the video entries and chose six semi-finalists who will perform at a special event at the Lakeshore Theater Sunday, October 28 at 7 pm. Show up, fork out $5, and VOTE for your favorite. Yeah, that's right, the audience chooses the winner.
Remember, the winner gets a whole heap of prizes and opportunities, including comedy mentoring and workshops from Paul Provenza and the UCB crew, one year of representation with Ambassador Talent, The Mark Sinclair Funniest Person in Chicago Trophy, and a chance to headline their own show at the Lakeshore. So if one of these comics is a friend of yours, and you don't show up to help them win, don't say we didn't warn you.
The finalists, and their submitted videos:
Dan Telfer:
Ken Barnard:
Jena Friedman:
Hannibal Buress:
Gary Atkins:
(Michael Palascak's video submission is not embeddable, but can be seen here, or check out the following link:)
