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Albany NY 2019

Nov 08-27

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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

      • 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

         

        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!

        Dan Frigolette

        Contest Wide

        Founder of Make Me Laugh

        Mia Faith

        Hammond

        Contest Wide

        Winner of MML Albany '17

        Adam Gabel

        Contest Wide

        Winner of MML Albany '16

        Steve Barnes

        Albany NY

        Times Union

        Indiana Nash

        Albany NY

        Daily Gazette

        Kristi Barlette

        Albany NY

        Times Union

        Jack Lamson

        Albany NY

        CBS6 Albany

        Lauren Halligan

        Albany NY

        The Saratogian

        Jay Jochnowitz

        Albany NY

        Times Union

        Chief Eric Clifford

        Albany NY

        Schnectady Chief of Police

        Michael Hallisey

        Albany NY

        The Spotlight News

        K.C. Kantz

        Altoona PA

        WTAJ

        Roger Corey

        Altoona PA

        3WZ

        Joe Murgo

        Altoona PA

        WTAJ Anchor

        Casey Nolen

        St. Louis MO

        KSDK St Louis

         

        Aisha Sultan

        St Louis MO

        Wall Street Journal

        Heidi Glaus

        St Louis MO

        KSDK NBC STL

        Matt Harris

        Charlotte NC

        WSCO Charlotte

        Robert Krumbine

        Charlotte NC

        Charlotte Center City

        Jared Misner

        Charlotte NC

        Charlotte Magazine

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        Past Winners

        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

        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

         

        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

        LEO HODSON

        2015 Denver

        www.LeoHodson.com

         

         

        KYLE SHIRE

        2015 San Francisco

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

         

         

        JIM MENCEL

        2015 Binghamton

        Performed on Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

        JOEL SCHOENBACH

        2016 Vegas

        Performed on:

        Hoboken Comedy Festival

         

        ZACH MILVO

        2016 Oklahoma City

        Photo by: Trace Thomas

        Performed on:
        Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

        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

         

        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

        CJ LANCE

        2017 OKC

        Photo by Trace Thomas

        Performed on Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

        AARON WILDER

        2017 OKC

        Photo by Trace Thomas

        Performed on Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

        NICHOLAS STARR

        2017 ABQ

        NATHAN ORTON

        2017 STL

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

        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

        ARI FUNNY

        2018 Charlotte NC

        Performed at

        2018 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

        ROB SPEER

        2018 Altoona PA

        Performed at

        2018 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

        LIBBIE HIGGINS

        2018 St Louis

        Performed at

        2018 Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour

        Make Me Laugh Charlotte

         

        SAM MORRISON

        2018 ALBANY

        Performed at

         

        Hoboken Comedy Festival

         

      • Prizes

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        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

        Denver Leo Hodson San Fran Kyle Shire Anchorage Matt Bergoon

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