Comedies Casting!

Just a few casting notices for comedies - And Reminders for comedian entries!

REMINDER:

1. Kolondike Comedy Showcase Funny people - don't forget to enter the Klondike Comedy Showcase the new topic is up. Tweet your jokes based on specific topics given out via twitter #KCS @Klondike 

 2. Submission deadline is June 25 for Laugh Track Comedy & Film Festival (Denver CO) www.laughtrackcomedyfest.com

3. Last call for funny ladies in Ladies of Laughter www.ladiesoflaughter.org

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FILM & TELEVISION CASTING

Morning Wood Productions in association with FilmNation Entertainment are set to begin shooting a teen comedy feature film titled "Premature"

Tomorrow -- GA
Casting Extras -Must look  like high school students/ look younger than 18 but be over 19

MTC Powers/Ferry Center

 Ower Ferry Road SE
Marietta GA 30067

Sunday June 24 12-3

"Glee" is casting new series regulars to make up the new high school glee club for the show's fourth season.

ONLY Submit photos and resumes by mail.

Jim Carnahan

231 W. 38^th St. Suite 1200 New York, NY 10018

Extras Casting

Sande Alessi Casting

13731 Ventura Bluvd. Top Floor

Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Registration Hotline Information: 818-623-7040

Funny Ladies Wanted

This summer, comedy producers are searching for the New York metropolitan area’s funniest women to take part in the Ladies of Laughter comedy contest for cash prizes, comedy bookings, gift certificates, merchandise and the 2012 Ladies of Laughter titles.
“Since it was first introduced into comedy clubs in 1999, the Ladies of Laughter series has awarded comedy bookings, major publicity and over $20,000 to comediennes and has been a driving force behind women comediennes getting to the next level in their careers,” said Executive Producer, Peggy Boyce.
The events have led contestants to appearances in local and national media, including ABC-Television, Comedy Central, FOX-TV and even to feature stories in the New York Times, not to mention the paid bookings many comediennes receive afterwards at major comedy clubs.
A percentage of proceeds from this year’s events will benefit Buddy Cares – an animal rights advocacy group that provides wellness and services to abandoned animals in need.
2012 Ladies of Laughter sponsors include, Gotham Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, The Comic Strip, Leica Camera, Back Stage Magazine, Comic Bible and Andover Communications. Part of the prize package will also include the winner taking part in a paid comedy tour co-produced by Ladies of Laughter and Admire Entertainment.
Those interested in registering for Ladies of Laughter should go to www.ladiesoflaughter.org. Contestants must be eighteen years or older and must enter no later than July 20th to be considered for the 2012 competition.
Ladies of Laughter has separate categories for “Professionals” and “Newcomers”. Each contestant will be judged on audience response, originality, material and delivery by a panel of entertainment industry judges. Winners from each event advance to the Finale where they will be perform before Comedy Central, major talent representatives and press.

The 2012 Ladies of Laughter Event Schedule:

Tuesday, July 17th @ 8:00pm-Broadway Comedy Club- 318 W. 53rd St. New York, 212-757-2323

Tuesday, July 24th @ 8:00pm-Broadway Comedy Club-318 W. 53rd St. New York, 212-757-2323

Friday, July 27th@ 6:15pm-The Comic Strip-1568 Second Ave. New York, 212-861-9386

Wednesday, Aug. 1st @ 8:00pm-Broadway Comedy Club-318 W. 53rd St. New York, 212-757-2323

2012 LADIES OF LAUGHTER FINALS:

Wednesday, Aug. 15th @ 8:00pm-Gotham Comedy Club-208 W. 23rd. St. New York, 212-367-9000

Tickets for all preliminary events can be purchased at Ladies of Laughter.org under “2012 Events”

Tickets for the 2012 Finale on August 15th can be purchased at gothamcomedyclub.com

For more information on Ladies of Laughter, go to www.ladiesoflaughter.org. To keep up to date on all the developments in this year’s Ladies of Laughter series, “Like” “The Ladies of Laughter” on Facebook and follow them on Twitter at LadiesOLaughter.

The Kwirky Bird Show & Ladies of Laughter

Comedians Robin Savage and Suzanne Willett talk to Florida Club Owner, Jackie Knight & Peggy Boyce Producer of

Ladies of Laughter.

There is still time to enter the contest: www.LadiesofLaughter.org

The Kwirky Bird Show

The Kwirky Bird Show recorded on USTREAM. Radio

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the RISE of Female Stand-Up

Females in Comedy are a growing force.
There are more club shows, festivals and audiences for All Women Stand Up Comedy Shows. Last year, Showtimes Fierce Funny Females (with Comic Bible interviewee the hilarious Gayla Johnson) was hit. This year we'll see the a few new television shows dedicated to all female comedy. Nick at Nite will air NickMom with some of the funniest females in the biz including Judy Gold and Corey Kahaney and TVGuide begins its new series StandUp in Stilettos this Saturday. Check it out.



Don't forget;
The Ladies of Laughter Competition is seeking entries: www.ladiesoflaughter.org

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Upcoming Comedy Festivals & Contests

June is busy with comedy at festivals. In Canada the annual FunnyFestCalgary Comedy Festival and contest is coming up May 31 - June 10.  Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee houses Comedy Central® stages and some top comedians.  Comic Bible correspondent, Ally Bruener will be on hand for some live blogging -right here - and coverage for the next issue of the magazine. NY Shorts and the Vimeo festival in NY promise fun films and events. Reggie Watts will be the keynote speaker at Vimeo. Viaero Great American Comedy festival is June 13 - 17, 2012. A great line-up and finalists in both their amateur and professional contests are listed on the website at, www2.greatamericancomedyfestival.com.
Comedy lovers and Comics can pick up the Comic Bible Magazine at stores around the country for Comedy Festival News and submission information.
 Here are just a few upcoming events (and their submission information):

North Carolina:
The 10th Annual Charleston Comedy Festival — produced by Theatre 99 and the Charleston City Paper — is currently accepting applications for this year's festival.
Festival dates are January 16 - 19, 2013.
Submission deadline is October.
All comedy artists — improv, sketch, stand up, you name it — are welcome to apply.


Massachusetts

Boston Comedy Festival
Taking submissions for it's annual events in November and currently running contests. To submit check the website

Plymouth Rock Comedy Festival will take place October 10-14. Comics should check the site for upcoming submission information.

New York

Ladies of Laughter
See the article on this blog about this all female comedy competition and submit through the website at www.ladiesoflaughter.org

New York Comedy Festival
Annual November event. Just announced dates and a Stand Up for Heroes show. Currently taking submissions for it's comedy competition.

Stand Up 360 - New Guns Contest
Also in November the 2nd annual festival will again have a new comedy competition. Sponsored by Broadway and New York Comedy Clubs. Produced by Al Martin, Eric Hanson and Dustin Chafin. Last year's winner Guilio Galloratti went off to England to perform, won prizes and garnered industry and press attention. Check the website for details on entering.

 Iowa

Iowa Comedy Festival & C-4 Competition
Full details are in the upcoming issue of Comic Bible Magazine. the Festival in Des Moines in October has expanded to include several contests in other cities, and more great prizes. Check their website for more information. www.iowacomedyfest.com

Colorado

Laugh Track Comedy Festival
Comic Bible is a proud sponsor of Denver's Laugh Track Comedy Festival. Currently seeking submission through the website. www.laughtrackcomedyfest.com


Midwest - Chicago
Stand Up it's Miller Time
Vote for your favorite comedians on the website and see the final performance hosted by Kevin Hart in Vegas this fall.
Stand Up it’s Miller Time shows
    July 12: Center Stage - Atlanta – 8 p.m.
    July 13: The Joy Theater - New Orleans – 8 p.m.
    July 14: The Charlotte Comedy Zone - Charlotte – 10:15 p.m.
    July 15: Park West - Chicago – 8 p.m.
    Grand finale in Las Vegas at the end of summer

Short Films
Submit short funny films to the now annual CoFilmic at www.cofilmic.uk

Pick up a copy of the Comic Bible Magazine for more Comedy Festival listings and much more Comedy News and interviews.

Women & Comedy

Comedian Producer, Peggy Boyce began the Funniest Females Contests in the early 90s. Using her knowledge of the business, and her public relations experience Boyce quickly grew her local contest into a National Ladies of Laughter competition. The contest became and is still renown for showcasing the female comedy stars of the future. All of its winners -and many of its participants - have gone on to successful comedy careers.
After establishing itself as a prestigious national event and many funny females being awarded cash and other prizes at fabulous gala events, including at Madison Square Garden, Ladies of Laughter's major sponsor partner bowed out due to the economy and the events came to an end.

In its wake, there have been several other events celebrating female comedy, however the gap Ladies of Laughter left in the promotion of female comedy was felt by funny ladies throughout the industry.

The Women in Comedy Festival had come to be, once put on by the producers of The Toyota Comedy Festival, it too ended abruptly. Several years ago a Women in Comedy Festival in Boston began and has quickly become a popular and ever-growing showcase of top and up-and-coming female talent every March. Comic Bible's Deb Farrar-Parkman was on the scene and details of this past March's event are in the next issue of The Comic Bible Magazine.

Bill Word Productions and Flappers Comedy Club hold a long-running local contest for California's Funniest Females. Funny lady, Jackie Fabulous usually hosts the finals after months of competition rounds. In Oregon, Leigh Anne Jasheway created and for five years produces the a popular, Women in Comedy Annual. In San Francisco, Kung-Po Productions has a less consistent Female Comedy Showcase event.
This year, Hope Flood held the first-ever Females in Comedy Convention in California and deserves Kudos for her efforts to bring female comedians together, and for a successful first-time event. While the Females in Comedy Convention events did showcase some comedy, its main focus was on workshops and the business of comedy.

And what about the business? Without showcase opportunities for female comedians, it's hard for female comedians to be seen. Many club bookers are still under the impression females aren't funny and will not give more than one slot a night to a woman comedian. The new abundance of female starring sitcoms may change that, but for now, the fact remains, female comedians don't have many opportunities for stage-time, or to showcase themselves.

... Until this week - when LADIES OF LAUGHTER announced the competition is back, taking entries and will again offer fabulous prizes including cash and publicity.

Comic Bible is proud to have signed on as a sponsor and encourages other business to do the same, while also shouting to female comedians: Enter Ladies of Laughter! Be Funny! Be Heard!