UNCLE CLYDE'S COMEDY CONTEST - is LA's Longest Running Comedy Contest, and you pick the winners. There are seven preliminary rounds. In each preliminary round, 10 comics performs a five-minute set. A special guest performer or group is invited to perform at Half Time and at Math Time (the end of the show while the votes are being tallied). The 1st place winner receives $101.00 Cash Prize, 2nd place receives a $50.00 gift card from Flappers Comedy Club or from another location, and 3rd place gets a Clyde's traditional Huge Side of French Fries. The top two finishers will be invited to perform in the Soup-Or-Bowl finals. Each Soup-Or-Bowl Audience Vote winner will receive $500.00 cash and the Judges Vote will receive a Professional Gig at Flappers Comedy Club and Restaurant. Second place wins a $50 gift card, and third place wins a huge side of fries. Top Three Soup or Bowl Winners will come back for semi final rounds and the end of the year and The top three performers from each playoff round will be invited to perform in The Clyde's Cup to be held once a year. OVER 360 Comedians and the Clyde's Cup is down to the top 10 of those. One Winner will get their name on a huge Trophy, along with a $2000 Cash Grand Prize ($1000 if a virtual show), a professional gig at Flappers Comedy Club and Restaurant.. YOU the audience pick the winner! Previous Winners have included Bil Dwyer, Bobbie Oliver, Randall Park, Samuel J Comroe, Keon Polee, Quinn Dahle, Cathy Shim, BT Kingsley, and many, many more.
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Host/MC Dave Reinitz THIS AMERICAN LIFE, THE JIMMY DORE SHOW , COMEDY SPECIAL "SHARING"
Born in Detroit and raised in upstate New York, Dave Reinitz grew up working in the restaurant business and spent years traveling the country in an old motorhome before finally settling in Los Angeles. And after a couple of dear friends signed him up for a comedy class, he was forever changed. Since then, Dave has performed in 6 countries and throughout the US alongside many of the biggest names in comedy. He has released 4 comedy specials: “Side Effects May Include” (2001), “Bowling for Common Sense” (2006), “Live in Bangladesh” (2014), and most recently, “Sharing” (2018). He has an eclectic set of credits including: “This American Life,” “Celebrity Near Death Experiences,” Hustler Magazine, and several appearances on “The Jimmy Dore Show.” Dave was also a founding member of the “Anti-War Comedy Tour,” and the “99% Funnies,” and produced and created the documentary, “The Women of Nostrand and Greene.” WEBSITE |
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Celebrity JudgeBruce Smith PRESIDENT OMNIPOP TALENT, MANAGER, PRODUCER, INSTAGRAM PHOTOGRAPHER,
Bruce Smith is the founding partner and president of Omnipop Talent Group, a management company that began as a personal appearance talent agency in N.Y. Since starting the L.A. office, Bruce has launched the careers of Maria Bamford, Oscar Nunez, Doug Jones, Andy Kindler, Doug Benson, Natasha Leggero, Christopher Titus, Kevin James, Jimmy Pardo, Erica Rhodes, Derek Waters, Scott Aukerman, and others.
Bruce has overseen high-profile Netflix comedy specials for Maria Bamford and Doug Benson. TV producer credits include Lady Dynamite, The High Court with Doug Benson, and Halfway Home. Digital media producing credits include Dr. Katz: The Audio Files (Audible), The Maria Bamford Show (superdeluxe), and Si Pipi Si! (Broadway Video).
The inspiration for Lady Dynamite’s dubious Bruce Ben-Bacharach character, Bruce is a photographer whose photos have been in Entertainment Weekly, Maxim, Playboy, Rolling Stone, the L.A. Times, the N.Y. Times, and his Instagram. BOOK
Celebrity JudgeMark Scroggs VP, LB TALENT, VET OF 50+COMEDY FESTS, REPS ACTORS & COMEDIANS
Mark has over three decades of talent agency experience, representing actors, comics, sketch and improvisers. A Ball State University and USC School of Cinema-TV alum, Mark is vice president of LB Talent Agency, a boutique firm in Burbank, CA. BOOK
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