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