Thursday, June 23, 2011

The Line Up

Anyone who reads this blog knows that Yuk Yuk's Ottawa will be the place to be each and every Wednesday evening this summer.  Steam Whistle Presents "Yuk Yuk's Pro Am Comedy Competition" will run it's course each Wednesday from July 6-August 31.  You will see great comedy, and people giving it their very best try. There will be professionals competing for a first class prize package to Toronto where they will perform for Yuk Yuk's.  Amateurs will compete for a Steam Whistle prize package, and an opportunity to perform on a Yuk Yuk's weekend; a huge step for one talented comedian.  

The real winners of the competition will be you the audience members.  Each week you can come down and enjoy great comedy in an air conditioned venue, AND you will have the chance to win fabulous prizes each and every week.  All this for only $6.00, so start reserving now!

Tonight JH5 worked in completing the registration process with a draw for spots for the competition.  There are six weeks of preliminary rounds; alas not every person who entered received a spot.  An extra three amateur spots where put in to try to get as many people in as possible.  The draw was 100% random, and some got lucky and some did not.  If you entered but your name was not drawn, you will be on a standby list in case one of the other comedians cancels, so one just never knows!

Without further ado, here is the line up (with late night apologies to any name or spelling errors):

July 6th

Amateur
Francois Tousignant
Paddy Mack
Mark Adamson
Mark Nesseth
Derek McFarland

Professional
Graham Kay
Greg Schroeder
Wafik Nasralla

July 13

 Amateur
Scott King
Chris Timms
Dan Wire
Mike Daly
Ken Strangeway

Professional
Jessica Saloman
Nick Carter
David Rotenberg
Trevor Thompson

July 20

Amateur
Eric Dolan
Skip Phillips
thierno djibril diouf
Chris Mulawyshyn
Adrian Cronk

Professional
Ed Gougeon
Don Kelly 
Geoff Mackay

July 27

Amateur
Josh Williams
Mike Lynch
Kris Kinsbury
Colin O'Brien

Professional
Jason Harper
Alex Wood
Dave Atkinson

August 3rd

Amateur
Kamar Haragon
Douglas Cheron
Brian Wherrett
Brad Sproule
Nick Flores

Professional
Matt Carter
Wendi Reed
Peter Gunstra

August 10

Amateur *Note no professionals competing this week*
Emily Olding
Greg Stringer
Shawn Gillis 
Ernest Szoka
Aaron Power
Jean Tallier
Jimmy Cassidy
Matt Watson

Best of luck to all competitors.  Each week JH5 will provide live tweeting from @yyottawacomp11, and blogging back here each week to discuss how it went.  

If you have any questions about the contest itself, please email contest@jh-5.com.  To make reservations to see the shows, please call 236-5233, and Yuk Yuk's will be delighted to take your reservations.

JH5

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