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    Make Me Laugh

    is looking for the funniest amateur comedians in your area. Our goal is encourage comedy and comedians all throughout the nation and support young comic dreams. We offer opportunities nationwide and hope to instill a successful attitude in comedy for a lifetime.

  • Submit

    Submission must come before the listed deadline in each city and will ask for a $20 non-refundable application fee processed through paypal. Along with the application, you will need to submit your work by providing a URL link on the application. This should be a live performance consisting of 6 minutes of recent material. ALBANY NY - NOVEMBER 5TH

    Comedian Submission

    Comedian Submission

    $20.00
    Please submit with a:
    6 MIN VIDEO
    ADD the URL TO "NOTES" in the order form
    Please links to already hosted videos (Vimeo, Youtube)
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  • 2019 Events

    X-Country and at your feet.

    Albany NY

    November 8th-27th 2019

    AUDITIONS 12/5 The Savoy Taproom

    FINALS 12/8 The Savoy Taproom

    2014 Winner Erik Anker

    2015 Winner Usama Siddiquee

    2016 Winner Adam Gabel

    2017 Winner Mia Faith Hammond

    2018 Winner Sam Morrison

     

    Auditions TBA

    Semi Final TBA

    Finals TBA

    Winner Performs at Albany Funnybone 11/27

    St Louis MO

    April 2020

    2015 Winner Andrew Frank

    2016 Winner Spencer Tegtmeyer

    2017 Winner Nathan Orton

    2018 Winner Libbie Higgins

    Join the Tour

    Winners ABQ, OKC, & STL Join:

    Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

    Perform at:

    Hoboken Comedy Festival and NJFunnyfest

  • Judges

    We've got a top notch team!

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    Dan Frigolette

    Contest Wide

    Founder of Make Me Laugh

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    Mia Faith

    Hammond

    Contest Wide

    Winner of MML Albany '17

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    Adam Gabel

    Contest Wide

    Winner of MML Albany '16

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    Steve Barnes

    Albany NY

    Times Union

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    Indiana Nash

    Albany NY

    Daily Gazette

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    Kristi Barlette

    Albany NY

    Times Union

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    Jack Lamson

    Albany NY

    CBS6 Albany

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    Lauren Halligan

    Albany NY

    The Saratogian

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    Jay Jochnowitz

    Albany NY

    Times Union

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    Chief Eric Clifford

    Albany NY

    Schnectady Chief of Police

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    Michael Hallisey

    Albany NY

    The Spotlight News

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    K.C. Kantz

    Altoona PA

    WTAJ

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    Roger Corey

    Altoona PA

    3WZ

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    Joe Murgo

    Altoona PA

    WTAJ Anchor

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    Casey Nolen

    St. Louis MO

    KSDK St Louis

     

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    Aisha Sultan

    St Louis MO

    Wall Street Journal

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    Heidi Glaus

    St Louis MO

    KSDK NBC STL

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    Matt Harris

    Charlotte NC

    WSCO Charlotte

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    Robert Krumbine

    Charlotte NC

    Charlotte Center City

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    Jared Misner

    Charlotte NC

    Charlotte Magazine

  • Make Me Laugh

    Past Winners

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    ERIK ANKER

    2014 Albany

    Photo by Chris Langston

    Performed on:

    2015 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

    2016 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

    Hoboken Comedy Festival

    NJFunnyfest

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    ANDREW FRANK

    2015 St Louis

    Joined the 2015 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour to Alaska

     

    Performed on:

    2016 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

    2017 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

     

    Hoboken Comedy Festival

    NJFunnyfest

     

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    USAMA SIDDIQUE

    2015 Albany

    Photo by: Christian Laursen

    Performed on:

    2015 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

    2016 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

    Hoboken Comedy Festival

    NJFunnyfest

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    LEO HODSON

    2015 Denver

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    KYLE SHIRE

    2015 San Francisco

    Joined the 2015 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour to Alaska

     

     

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    JIM MENCEL

    2015 Binghamton

    Performed on Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

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    JOEL SCHOENBACH

    2016 Vegas

    Performed on:

    Hoboken Comedy Festival

     

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    ZACH MILVO

    2016 Oklahoma City

    Photo by: Trace Thomas

    Performed on:
    Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

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    SPENCER TEGTMEYER

    2016 St. Louis

    Joined the 2016 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

     

    Performed on:

    2017 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

    2017 Make Me Laugh STL

    Hoboken Comedy Festival

    NJFunnyfest

     

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    ADAM GABEL

    2016 Albany

    Joined the 2017 & 2018 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

    Performed on NJFunnyfest

    Hoboken Comedy Festival

    Make Me Laugh OKC

    2018 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

    Hoboken Comedy Festival

    Make Me Laugh Charlotte

    Make Me Laugh Altoona

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    CJ LANCE

    2017 OKC

    Photo by Trace Thomas

    Performed on Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

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    AARON WILDER

    2017 OKC

    Photo by Trace Thomas

    Performed on Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

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    NICHOLAS STARR

    2017 ABQ

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    NATHAN ORTON

    2017 STL

    Joined the 2017 and 2018 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

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    MIA FAITH HAMMOND

    2017 Albany NY

    Performed at:

    2018 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

    Hoboken Comedy Festival

    Make Me Laugh Charlotte

    Make Me Laugh Altoona

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    ARI FUNNY

    2018 Charlotte NC

    Performed at

    2018 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

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    ROB SPEER

    2018 Altoona PA

    Performed at

    2018 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

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    LIBBIE HIGGINS

    2018 St Louis

    Performed at

    2018 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

    Make Me Laugh Charlotte

     

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    SAM MORRISON

    2018 ALBANY

    Performed at  

    Hoboken Comedy Festival

  • Prizes

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    Name Face and Bio on www.LaughUSA.org

    Albany Erik Anker '14 Usama Siddiquee '15 Adam Gabel '16 Mia Faith Hammond '17 Sam Morrison '18

    St Louis Andrew Frank '15 Spencer Tegtmeyer '16 Nathan Orton '17 Libbie Higgins '18

    OKC Zach Milvo '16 CJ Lance '17 Aaron Wilder '17

    Charlotte Ari Funny '18 Altoona Rob Speer '18

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