17 Comedy Contests To Try Your Luck In
Plus: the benefits of entering comedy contests and how to find them
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Here’s a freebie contest link: U.S. Comedy Contest | on stage in Los Angeles, CA
A few days ago, I was digging through a box in my garage and was really delighted to stumble upon a handful of old comedy trophies I won in the early 2000s. While some of the awards were downright silly, they brought back memories of how I used to actively seek out comedy contests as a way to get stage time, network, meet industry, another performers, win money and prizes, and expand my comedy footprint in a city like New York where you are a small fish swimming in a big pond so very much of the time.
There are a number of ways to find comedy awards, such as by downloading the list I prepared of 17 contests or by viewing the entire list below, and there are a number of different types of comedy awards to throw your hat in for.
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