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
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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Tickets
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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
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
One Shine Through Performer in EACH CITY Will Win
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Comedy's Best Kept Secret Tour- Join the tour X-Country
NJFunnyfest
Make Me Laugh (other cities)
Hoboken Comedy Festival
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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
Binghamton Jim Mencel Vegas Joel Schoenbach ABQ Nicholar Starr
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