THE COMEDY
FRINGE FESTIVAL
New Festival Begins April 28th, 2021.
Two Festivals in One!!
Live Virtual Comedy Shows & Streaming Films!
10 Days of Virtual Events.
10 Virtual Comedy Shows.
10 Artists per Show.
10 Minute Sets.
Featuring: 100 Artists & 100 Indie Comedy Films
from Around the Globe.
Submissions: Open Now Through April 19th, 2021.
Submission Fee: $10
Wavied
Late Submissions: April 11th to April 15th, 2021.
Late Submission Fee: $40
Notifications Presented on ComedyTherapyLive
Notification Date: April 20th, 2021 3pm EST
For More Details go to Festival Information Below
ARTIST
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INDIE FILM
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Comedy Fringe Festival Information
The Comedy Fringe Festival Begins April 28th, 2021!
The Comedy Fringe Festival is seeking to find the most amazing up and coming undiscovered talent. For 10 days this virtual show will present the broadest and most diverse group of comics in an industry/audience event.
The festival is open to any comedy artist in the fields of Stand‐Up, Storytelling, Sketch, and Improv. In addition, there is an on‐line film festival of 100 Comedy videos that explore the fringes of comedy & filmmaking.
LIVE
All Levels of Comics Welcome!!
Performers who have not performed on any of the network late night shows and have less than 15 years’ experience in stand up are eligible to submit. The festival may curate additional veteran performers as it deems necessary.
FILMS
We Are Seeking All Things Comedy
Any filmed comedy performance on video be it a play, concert performance, sketch, tv pilot or movie is eligible provided, it did not yet win an award for Best Comedy in any IMDB Film Festival.
RULES
We Make It Simple
There are no content or style restrictions and artists will be judged only on the merits of their work. All ages, cultural identities and gender identifications are encouraged to apply.
Selected performers must agree to an on camera zoom interview for promotion and will agree to show up and perform at a date to be determined by the organizers during the festival.
There is also a release that you can download and read which allows us to record the sets and rebroadcast it for 1 2‐week period within the next calendar year.
Note: You own all rights to your performance and material, you are just allowing us 1-time rebroadcast rights for a limited time period.
Artist Submission Tapes: 5 Minutes
Film Screeners: Should be the actual film being entered. (Up to 15 Minutes)
For the film submissions: You should own all rights to the film (Don’t send in a TV spot.) Please note: This is the set that will be put online for the festival!!!
SIGN-UP
We Make It Simple
SUBBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
Submission: Now to April 10th, 2021
Submission Fee: $10 per Comic or Film
Late Submission: April 11th to 15th, 2021
Late Submission Fee: $40 per Comic or Film
1) Click on Submission Button Above
2) Fill Out the Submission Form & Submit
3) Pay Your Submission Fee
4) Send You Headshot or Poster to info@comedyfringefestival.com
Notification Date: April 20th, 2021 3pm EST
Notifications Presented on ComedyTherapyLive
Lineup Announced Here Same Day
Open Mics
Open Mic
The Pop Up Show Mic
Free to Comics / Audience Donation
Wednesday April 28th, 2021 6pm Est
10 Comics – 7 Minute Sets
Open Mic
Rising Star Open Mic
Free to Comics / Audience Donation
Wednesday April 28th, 2021 10pm Est
15 Comics – 5 Minute Sets
Open Mic
Her Mic – Women Only
Free to Comics / Audience Donation
Thursday April 29th, 2021 6pm Est
15 Comics – 5 Minute Sets
Open Mic
Harlem Comedy Club Mic
Free to Comics / Audience Donation
Friday April 3oth, 2021 6pm Est
15 Comics – 5 Minute Sets
Open Mic
Going Long Mic
Comics & Audience Donation
Sunday May 2nd, 2021 3pm Est
10 Comics – 10 Minute Sets
Comedy Workshops
Festival Welcome
Tusday April 27th, 1:30pm EST
Jim Mendrinos & JohnG
Audience Warm Up Workshop
Friday April 30th, 5pm EST
Mark Riccadonna & Richie Byrne
Comedy Writing Q&A Workshop
Saturday May 1st, 3pm EST
Jim Mendrinos
Acting for Comedians Workshop
Sunday May 2nd, 3pm EST
Mary Kennedy
Women in Comedy Panel
Monday May 3rd, 3pm EST
Lori Sommer
Flyer Design Basics Workshop
Tuesday May 4th, 5pm EST
Emma Paxton
The Late Night Workshop
Thursday May 6th, 5pm EST
Amy Ambersino
Gabe Ableson
Essential Stand Up Q&A Workshop
Thursday May 6th, 5pm EST
Ritch Shydner
Crowdfunding Basics Workshop
Friday May 7th, 2pm EST
Isabelle Pierre
Live Vitual Comedy Shows
Virtual Comedy Day 1
Wednesday April 28th 8pm
Lori Sommer – MC
Leighann Lord – Headliner
Featured Performers
Alex Kim
Dewayne White
Joe Pontillo
Josh Dreeben
Katz
Kayt Hester
Wesley Williams
Virtual Comedy Day 4
Saturday May 1st, 8pm Est
Lori Sommer – MC
Jim Mendrinos – Headliner
Featured Performers
“EK”
Anne McDermott
Danna Kiel
David Parsons
Gini Sikes
James DeSalvo
John O’ Keeffe
Virtual Comedy Day 7
Tuesday May 4th, 8pm Est
JohnG – MC
Mark Riccadonna – Headliner
Featured Performers
Adam Gropman
Carrie Ormond
Chipp Jones
Derek Hickey
Meg Patenaude
Ryan Lodge
Seetha
Virtual Comedy Day 10
Friday May 7th, 8pm Est
Lori Sommer – MC
Jim Mendrinos – Headliner
Featured Performers
Ann Van Epps
Ben Green
Bonnie Q
Dave Vadala
Lindsey Loon
Swathi
Tracie Jayne
Virtual Comedy Day 2
Thursday April 29th 8pm
JohnG – MC
Leighann Lord – Headliner
Featured Performers
Amanda Cacace
Bill Lake
Ira M Summer
Johnny Baron
Juliana Heng
Meg Chizek
Robin Lakin
Virtual Comedy Day 5
Sunday May 2nd, 8pm Est
JohnG – MC
Ritch Shyder – Headliner
Featured Performers
Aidan Kelly
Brent Birnbaum
Curt Seablom
Ed Smyth
Kristine Knowlton
Mendy
Portia Shea
Virtual Comedy Day 8
Wednesday May 5th, 8pm Est
Jim Mendrinos – MC
Lori Sommer – Headliner
Featured Performers
Aaron McDavis
Anastasia Washington
Dustin Pueschel
Emily Paige
Mike Cotayo
Michelle Malizaki
Ruben Wolf
Stuart Gibbel
Virtual Comedy Day 3
Friday April 30th 8pm
Jim Mendrinos – MC
Lori Sommer – Headliner
Featured Performers
Bo Applegate
Brett Singer
Geo Wagner
James McCaffree
Priya Guyadeen
Ralph Anthony
Vickie Plummer
Virtual Comedy Day 6
Monday May 3rd, 10pm
Lori Sommer – MC
Jim Mendrinos – Headliner
Featured Performers
Charlotte Parker
Gregory Benevent
Mudit Verma
Paul Gillespie
Randall Donovan
Walter Gottlieb
Zygy Susser
Virtual Comedy Day 9
Thursday May 6th, 8pm Est
Jim Mendrinos – MC
Lori Sommer – Headliner
Featured Performers
Aaron Ring
Amethyst Barron
Avanti
Dani Riedel
Jessica Miranda
Kyle Lewis
Tuesday Thomas
Vinny
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