San Francisco Comedy Competition - 3rd show

The top 5 for Lodi:

AJ Finney
Kevin Shea
John Hastings
Mike Stanley
Stroy Moyd

Kevin finally placed. He is definitely my favorite! I saw most of the show last night. WOW!! We have 16 strong comedians. It's fun to sit back and see each one of them do their thang on stage. I went up first so I was able to relax and enjoy the rest of the show. It's fun to see these guys and one gal how fun off stage and chill and then see them come on stage and do what they do. Different styles, different voices. You see talented peeps who have obviously worked a lot on their acts. Competitions are tough because if you don't win or place the tendency is to think, what did I do wrong or the judges are not fair, or some other reason. Sometimes you just don't know why but after seeing last nights show I realize we are all very good and what ever happens will happen, so I am enjoying my time and hoping to learn from some of these other comedians. Both AJ Finney and John Hastings have placed in all three shows; this is extremely impressive especially considering that each show has different judges.

Well two more shows to go. Tonight we are in the heart of San Fran at Marsh Theater. If you are in the city, you might want to check it out. It's gonna be a guaranteed throw down!!

The San Francisco Comedy Competition - 1st show top placed five!

We had a powerful show last night at Sonoma State College. All the comedians were will received by approximately 600 audience members. The top placed five were:

Stroy Moyd, Oakland
John Hastings, Edmonton
Mike Stanley, Chicago
AJ Finney, Kansas City
Don Frost, Portland

I didn't see all the acts, but my personal favorite was Kevin Shea.

Tonight we are performing at the Black Oak Casino in Tuolunme, CA. So if you are in the neighborhood and want to lose money gambling as well as take in a great comedy show, come on down!!

"I’m going to go out on a limb and say this will be the best comedy show you will see tonight in all of Tuolumne County." - show producer.

FYI...

About the Competition

The San Francisco Comedy Competition is an annual, multi-week, judged, stand-up comedy contest. Over thirty comedians, out of hundreds who apply, perform in shows held in comedy clubs, bars, restaurants, casinos and theaters in San Francisco and around the Bay Area.

Contestants perform 3-7 minute long sets in one of two preliminary weeks, consisting of six shows in six venues over six nights. The top five from each preliminary week will meet in the semi-finals week, which requires them to perform 8-12 minute long sets for another six shows. The top five from the semi-finals move on to the finals. In the finals, they will perform 15-20 minute long sets in five more shows…and, a winner is crowned.

This is a judged contest. Each contestant will perform for a unique group of judges for every show they do. Judges score each contestant in seven categories.

The San Francisco Comedy Comedy Competition shares the same basic format and structure as the Seattle International Competition—and both competitions share the same Executive Producer, Jon Fox.