Who are the nation's best comics? You decide.
The Lucky 21 is a nationwide stand-up competition hosted by Ziddio.com and The Comedy Festival. Starting with 42 local competitions, finalists chosen by judges will advance to seven regional competitions. Then the contest goes online at www.thelucky21.com, and fans will decide which comics go to The Comedy Festival at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, November 14 - 17, 2007, as part of The Lucky 21.
Local Competition Schedule - July
- Columbus, OH: The Funny Bone Comedy Club & Café - Wednesday, July 18th
- Virginia Beach, VA: The Virginia Beach Funny Bone Comedy Club & Restaurant - Wednesday, July 25th
- Omaha, NE: The Omaha Funny Bone - Wednesday, July 25th
- Boise, ID: The Funny Bone - Thursday, July 26th
- Ogden, UT: Wiseguys Comedy Club - Friday, July 27th
- Cleveland, OH: Hilarities Fourth Street Theatre - Sunday, July 29th
- Hartford, CT: The Brew Ha Ha Comedy Club - Sunday, July 29th
Local Competition Schedule - August
- Sioux Falls, SD: Nitwits Comedy Club - Wednesday, August 1st
- Royal Oak, MI: Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle - Wednesday, August 1st
- Denver, CO: Comedy Works - Wednesday, August 1st
- Portland, ME: The Comedy Connection - Wednesday, August 1st
- New York, NY: Gotham Comedy Club - Thursday, August 2nd
- San Francisco, CA: Punchline Comedy Club - Sunday, August 5th
- Tampa, FL: Side Splitters Comedy Club - Sunday, August 5th
- Chicago, IL: Zanie’s Comedy Club - Monday, August 6th
- St. Louis, MO: The West Port Funny Bone - Tuesday, August 7th
- Birmingham, AL: The Comedy Club at the Stardome - Tuesday, August 7th
- Atlanta, GA: The Punchline - Tuesday, August 7th
- Philadelphia, PA: Laff House - Wednesday, August 8th
- Washington, DC: The D.C. Improv - Thursday, August 9th
- Albuquerque, NM: Laffs Comedy Club - Sunday, August 12th
- Charlotte, NC: The Comedy Zone - Monday, August 13th
- San Antonio, TX: The Rivercenter Comedy Club - Monday, August 13th
- Overland Park, KS: Stanford’s Comedy Club - Tuesday, August 14th
- Minneapolis, MN: Acme Comedy Company - Tuesday, August 14th
- Hermosa Beach, CA: The Comedy & Magic Club - Tuesday, August 14th
- Los Angeles, CA: The Comedy Union - Thursday, August 16th
- Addison, TX: The Addison Improv - Wednesday, August 15th
- Boston, MA: The Comedy Connection - Wednesday, August 15th
- Coconut Grove, FL: The Miami Improv - Wednesday, August 15th
- Seattle, WA: The Comedy Underground - Wednesday, August 15th
- Austin, TX: Cap City Comedy Club - Thursday, August 16th
- Cedar Rapids, IA: Penguin’s Comedy Club - Thursday, August 16th
- • Vancouver, WA (outside Portland, OR): Moxie’s - Friday, August 17th
- Indianapolis, IN: Morty’s Comedy Joint - Sunday, August 19th
- New York, NY: Comix - Tuesday, August 21st
- Tempe, AZ: The Tempe Improv - Wednesday, August 22nd
- Sunnyvale, CA: Rooster T. Feathers - Wednesday, August 22nd
- Louisville, KY: The Comedy Caravan - Wednesday, August 22nd
- Chattanooga, TN: The Comedy Catch - Thursday, August 23rd
Regional Competition
8/30 NEW YORK CITY REGIONAL @ Spotlight Live (New York, NY)
Top 2 comedians from each of these clubs perform:
| Boston, MA: | Comedy Connection | New York, NY: | Gotham Comedy Club |
| Hartford, CT: | The Brew Ha Ha | Philadelphia, PA: | Laff House |
| New York, NY: | Comix | Portland, ME: | The Comedy Connection |
| Vote for your favorite! 9/3 – 9/9 | |||
9/4: WASHINGTON, DC REGIONAL @ The DC Improv (Washington, DC)
Top 2 comedians from each of these clubs perform:
| Charlotte, NC: | The Comedy Zone | Columbus, OH: | Columbus Funny Bone |
| Chattanooga, TN: | The Comedy Catch | Virginia Beach, VA: | The V.B. Funny Bone |
| Cleveland, OH: | Cleveland Hilarities | Washington, DC: | The DC Improv |
| Vote for your favorite! 9/10 – 9/16 | |||
9/11: ATLANTA REGIONAL @ The Punchline (Atlanta, GA)
Top 2 comedians from each of these clubs perform:
| Atlanta, GA: | The Punchline | Louisville, KY: | The Comedy Caravan |
| Coconut Grove, FL: | The Miami Improv | Tampa, FL: | Sidesplitters |
| Birmingham, AL: | The Stardome | ||
| Vote for your favorite! 9/17 – 9/23 | |||
9/18: CHICAGO REGIONAL @ Zanies’s Comedy Club (Chicago, IL)
Top 2 comedians from each of these clubs perform:
| Cedar Rapids, IA: | Penguins | Minneapolis, MN: | Acme Comedy Co. |
| Chicago, IL: | Zanies | Royal Oak, MI: | Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle |
| Indianapolis, IN: | Morty’s | St. Louis, MO: | Westport Funnybone |
| Vote for your favorite! 9/24 – 9/30 | |||
9/25: DENVER REGIONAL @ The ComedyWorks (Denver, CO)
Top 2 comedians from each of these clubs perform:
| Boise, ID: | Funnybone | Omaha, NE: | Omaha Funnybone |
| Denver, CO: | The ComedyWorks | Sioux Falls, SD: | Nitwits |
| Ogden, UT: | Wiseguys | ||
| Vote for your favorite! 10/1 – 10/7 | |||
10/2: HOUSTON REGIONAL @ The Houston Improv (Houston, TX)
Top 2 comedians from each of these clubs perform:
| Addison, TX: | Addison Improv | Overland Park, KS: | Stanford & Son’s |
| Albuquerque, NM: | Laffs Comedy Club | San Antonio, TX: | Rivercenter Comedy Club |
| Austin, TX: | Cap City Comedy Club | Tempe, AZ: | Tempe Improv |
| Vote for your favorite! 10/8 – 10/14 | |||
10/8 LOS ANGELES REGIONAL @ The El Ray (Los Angeles, CA)
Top 2 comedians from each of these clubs perform:
| Hermosa Beach, CA: | The Comedy & Magic Club | Seattle, WA: | The Comedy Underground |
| Las Vegas, NV: | The Improv at Harrah’s | Sunnyvale, CA: | Rooster T. Feathers |
| Los Angeles, CA: | The Comedy Union | Vancouver, WA: | Moxie’s |
| San Francisco, CA: | The Punch Line | ||
| Vote for your favorite! 10/15 – 10/21 | |||
Think you’ve got what it takes to be part of The Lucky 21?
Here’s your chance! Starting on August 30th, submit your best stand-up act on thelucky21.com. Voters will choose the “Lucky 21st comic” to perform live with The Lucky 21 at The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, November 14-17, 2007.
For more information, visit thelucky21.com
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