Steam Whistle Presents the "Yuk Yuk's Pro-Am Comedy Competition"

As mentioned in an earlier blog, Yuk Yuk's Ottawa will be the place to be this summer to watch comedians perform at their best is a summer comedy competition sponsored by Steam Whistle, Live 88.5, and JH5 Promotions. (us)

Media Sponsor of Competition

Full information on entering the competition is below, as well as appropriate contact information.  All comedians welcome to apply, and JH5 encourages ANYONE to come give it a try!  If you think you are funny, sign up and cross it off your bucket list!

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Steam Whistle Presents the "Yuk Yuk's Summer Pro-Am Comedy Competition"

Each Wednesday in July and August at Yuk Yuk's Elgin Street location, the best of Ottawa's local comedy scene will compete for bragging rights and great prizes. There will be both a professional and an amateur winner.

Judging will be by an esteemed "Whistle" panel of judges from our sponsors and community media partners.  

Preliminary rounds begin July 6th.  There will be 6 preliminary rounds each consisting of amateur spots and pro spots per evening. There will be a nightly amateur winner and a nightly pro winner.  Semi final rounds will be held on Wednesday August 17th and Wednesday August 24th.  Semi final winners will compete head to head for the finals on August 24th.  

Starting June 8th, comics can apply online at contest@jh-5.com or by following the contest link from http://www.jh-5.proboards.com/. All interested parties will then have until June 21 to email their intent to enter the competition.  Please clearly indicate your interest to participate in the contest and whether you are amateur or professional.  Professionals are defined as anyone who has ever been paid to do comedy on a Yuk Yuk’s stage.  Include your name, phone number, website and twitter handle if you have one.

All registrations received by June 21 will be entered into a lottery draw:  one for professionals and one for amateurs.  The draw will take place LIVE at Yuk Yuk’s, 292 Elgin Street on Wednesday June 22nd at 8:00PM!   Lineups will be posted to the proboards on June 23rd.  

All comics, amateur and professional are eligible to enter. No experience required.  

Tickets are the usual price of $6 per person.  

Tickets will be $12 each for the finals.

Contestants are required to arrive one half hour before show time to draw the running order out of a hat.  Anyone not there for the draw automatically gets the first spot(s) and they start drawing with the next spot after the late comers positions.  i.e. if 2 people are late for the draw then the comics present start drawing from position three onward.  
In the case of a tie both contestants move on to the next round.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact:

Jennifer or Joshua Hayward
jenn@jh-5.com
(613) 600-7462

CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. TO ENTER Steam Whistle Presents the "Yuk Yuk's Summer Pro-Am Comedy Competition" (the "Contest") simply email your interest to contest@jh-5.com, or follow the contest link from http://www.jh-5.proboards.com/. All entries must include your name, ten digit day and evening telephone numbers and a verifiable e-mail address, and professional or amateur status. Please include your twitter handle if you have one.  Contest starts at 12:00:01 pm Eastern Time ("ET") on June 8th_ entries must be received by 12:00:00 a.m. Eaten Time ("PT") on June 21, 2011 (the "Contest Period"). There is (1) grand prize.

2. Performances must be conducted in the English language and consist of stand-up comedy. Prize sponsors, promotional and advertising agencies and administrators, are ineligible to enter. All Judges will be independent.

3. All comics, amateur and professional are eligible to enter. No experience required.  Professionals are defined as anyone who has ever been paid to do comedy on a Yuk Yuk’s stage.  

4. All registrations received by June 21 will be entered into a lottery draw:  one for professionals and one for amateurs.  The draw will take place LIVE at Yuk Yuk’s, 292 Elgin Street on Wednesday June 22nd at 8:00PM!   Lineups will be posted to http://www.jh-5.proboards.com on June 23rd.  

5. Contestants are required to arrive one half hour before show time to draw the night’s running order out of a hat.  Anyone not there for the draw automatically gets the first spot(s) and drawing will start with the second spot. If 2 people are late for the draw then the comics present start drawing from position three onward.   
6. By entering this Contest the entrants and participants automatically agree to accept and abide by these Rules. All decisions of the Contest Producer(s) with respect to any aspect of this Contest, including without limitation the eligibility of entries, are final and binding on all entrants in all matters as they relate to this Contest.

7. Contest is subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. By entering this Contest, each entrant consents to the collection, use and distribution of his/her personal information (information that identifies as an individual, such as home telephone number, age and home address) by the Producer(s) for the purposes of implementing, broadcasting, administering and fulfilling this contest. Any inquiry concerning the personal information held by the Producer(s) should be addressed to Yuk Yuk's Ottawa, PO Box 20464, 390 Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 1P3.