Modified On February 4, 2010
The Yuk Yuks people are having their annual Laugh Off, their Great Canadian Laugh Off in which they give $25,000 to the winner.
To enter, click here or click on the ad in the upper right corner of this page.
It’s a pretty ambitious contest. Let them explain it:
Competing in groups of eight, sixty-four contestants will be systematically eliminated to eight remaining finalists over the course of 8 days.
Starting on Friday, March 19th 2010 eight acts will be showcased daily with two shows on Friday March 26th, Saturday March 20th, and Saturday March 27th 2010 at 7:30pm and 10:30pm. Finals will be held on Sunday, March 28th, when the $25,000 grand prize will be awarded to the Yuk Yuk’s Great Canadian Laugh-Off Champion.
Comics can apply on-line in the following categories:
Canadian Amateur American Amateur
Canadian Professional American Professional
International Amateur International ProfessionalRandomly by computer we will choose:
8 Canadian Amateurs
8 Canadian Professional
8 International Amateurs
8 American Amateur
8 American Professional
8 International Professional
They provide a full set of rules at their website. Apparently, they aren’t kidding when they say that they pick the bulk of the contestants randomly. Of course, they choose a bunch of them via mini-Laugh Offs at the various Yuk Yuks, but as you can see, they select a bunch from the folks who apply online. So hop on over there and read the rules and apply.