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chad
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 Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:59 am Post subject: 2008 SF International Comedy Competition Results |
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Here's the official results for the 33rd Annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition... I'll keep updating as the shows go on...
Click here for the full schedule of shows, running through October 4th.
Contestants in Preliminary Round 1:
Tyler Boeh, Boston
Boone, San Francisco
Rick D'Elia, Reno
Jason Downs, San Francisco
Peter Greyy, Seattle
Kyle Harbert, Portland
Dax Jordan, Portland
Chris Karney, San Francisco
Tracey MacDonald, Los Angeles
Jason Resler, Sacramento
Christian Reyes, Reno
Andrew Santino, Los Angeles
Jose Sarduy, Miami
Murv Seymour, Tampa
Bethany Therese, Los Angeles
Brent Weinbach, San Francisco
9/10 results from The Purple Onion, San Francisco:
1. Brent Weinbach
2. Jason Downs
3. Murv Seymour
4. Dax Jordan
5. Boone |
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Drew_H
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chad
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| Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:01 am Post subject: |
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9/11 results from Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park:
1. Brent Weinbach
2. Tyler Boeh
3. Tracey MacDonald
4. Boone
5. Jason Resler |
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chad
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| Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:00 am Post subject: |
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9/12 results from Golden State Theater, Monterey:
1. Tyler Boeh
2. Jose Sarduy
3. Rick D'Elia
4. Brent Weinbach
5. Murv Seymour |
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Matt Gubser
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chad
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| Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:10 am Post subject: |
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9/13 results from El Campanil Theatre, Antioch:
1. Chris Karney
2. Tyler Boeh
3. Murv Seymour
4. Jose Sarduy
5. Dax Jordan
The last 2 shows for this group (16 comics total) are both today, and then 5 will move on to the semi-finals...
Chris Karney scored last place the night before, then first place at this one. This was the first night Brent Weinbach didn't place in the top 5.
Only two points separate the current leader, Brent Weinbach, from Jason Resler who is holding down 11th place, so it's still a horse race, as producer Jon Fox likes to say. |
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Matt Gubser
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| Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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D'oh. Just read the rules regarding the schedule. Are they performing different material each night to the same judges or the same material to different judges?
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chad
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| Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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| It's different judges each night. I've only seen the first show, but I think some comics are doing the same material each night and some are not. |
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pg13
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| Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:38 am Post subject: |
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| chad wrote: | | I think some comics are doing the same material each night and some are not. |
You're right, Chad. Most of the comics have been doing a core group of jokes with a couple of adjustments depending on the venue, depending on who they followed or where they were in the order, or simply on a whim (or a desire to show off to the other competitors.)
But some chose to stick with a very specific "competition" set, no matter what the venue or the circumstance...and that, based on recent semi-finalists and finalists in both the SF and Seattle competitions--which are run with the same rules--...seems to be the more successful strategy in competitions like this...
pg--Eleven of us now former Preliminary Week One participants are now going to be following the competition via SFStandup.com...so don't let us down with updates, Chad!--seattle |
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chad
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| Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:43 am Post subject: |
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| pg13 wrote: | | Eleven of us now former Preliminary Week One participants are now going to be following the competition via SFStandup.com...so don't let us down with updates, Chad!--seattle |
Thanks Peter, I will keep posting them...
(by the way, check out Peter's MySpace blog for his entertaining and very in-depth reviews of the week 1 shows.)
9/14 results from Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay:
1. Rick D'Elia
2. Murv Seymour
3. Jose Sarduy
4. Boone
5. Brent Weinbach
9/14 results from The Crow's Nest, Santa Cruz:
1. Tyler Boeh
2. Andrew Santino
3. Brent Weinbach
4. Bethany Therese
5. Tracey MacDonald
And the top 5 moving on to the sem-finals are:
1. Tyler Boeh
2. Brent Weinbach
3. Murv Seymour
4. Jose Sarduy
5. Dax Jordan
The second group of first round comedians will begin competing on Wednesday the 17th. The semi-finals will begin on the 23rd with 10 comedians- the 5 comedians who advanced in each preliminary round will meet up in the semi-finals. |
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SeanSinha
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| Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Competition is rounding out nicely. |
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chad
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| Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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Here's the contestants in Preliminary Round 2:
Jen Adams, New York
Shannon Gettins, Los Angeles
Andy Haynes, New York
Phil Johnson, San Jose
Moshe Kasher, Oakland
Derick Lengwenus, Wyoming
Grant Lyon, Santa Cruz
Steve Monroe, L.A.
Dez Reed, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Dave Reinitz, L.A.
Rory Scovel, Washington D.C.
Jacob Sirof, L.A. (via SF)
Leif Skyving, Idaho
Jon Tomashefsky, L.A.
Steven White, Las Vegas
Alysia Wood, L.A. |
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Matt Gubser
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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Looking forward to reading your coverage of the prelims PG. Though, kowing how thorough you can be, I think you just shot my week.
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pg13
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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It's funny, Matt, I hadn't planned on "covering" anything...but I did want to detail what was going on in my head by being IN a competition that is, pretty much, the exact same competition that I help produce (that being the Seattle competition...)
...but, you really can't express how you feel without sharing what others are doing--because, it's in your mind... Well, it was in MY mind--and that's what I wanted to write about.
And, once word got out, suddenly people are "following" the competition via my blog...which tells me the same thing that I've learned about the Seattle competition--MORE people want to know about it and follow the progress of it...but there are few outlets for them, as no one really "covers" it. Maybe there's an article, based on a press release, that runs BEFORE the show in the nearby theater...but nobody bothers to even report on the results of that show...much less describe the action that took place there.
I'm not saying that it has to be covered like a sporting event is covered--but I will say that there's an audience for just that if it was...
But, Matt, and anyone else who follow Chad's link to my blog--I'm not trying to be a reporter there...I'm trying to be introspective.
So, expect LOTS of whining. Seriously. It's not at all pretty.
Filter that out and you'll get a sense for the first week.
pg--Wishes I could have gone on to cover the Semi-Finals and the Finals, but 'twas not to be.--seattle
PS--I'm a big Moshe fan...but, don't sleep on Scovel or Haynes in that second week...and Alysia Wood, too. I'm also interested to see how Leif Skyving does as he made the finals of last year's Seattle contest. |
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Matt Gubser
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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Honestly, I'd rather have a fellow comic's perspective than some objective outsider.
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Drew_H
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pg, I just finished up reading your Myspace blogs and enjoyed them quite a bit. Definitely interesting and enlightening reading into the head of a performer in the competition.
Also, I wish I had more time last week to try and say hello. Next time, hopefully!
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chad
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| Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:57 am Post subject: |
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Preliminary Round 2, show 1:
9/17 @ UC Berkeley Bear's Lair
1. Grant Lyon
2. Steve White
3. Rory Scovel
4. Moshe Kasher
5. Andy Haynes |
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chad
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9/18 results from Black Oak Casino in Tuolumne:
1. Steve White
2. Leif Skyving
3. Derick Lengwenus
4. Steve Monroe
5. Dez Reed |
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chad
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| Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:53 am Post subject: |
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9/19 results from Marin Showcase Theatre, San Rafael:
1. Moshe Kasher
2. Steve White
3. Derick Lengwenus
4. Rory Scovel
5. Dave Reinitz |
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chad
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:47 am Post subject: |
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9/20 results from Empire Theatre in Stockton:
1. Jacob Sirof
2. Leif Skyving
3. Steve White
4. Shannon Gettins
5. Derick Lengwenus |
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