The Crosstown Comedy Festival is an eight-week comedy contest held at Commonwealth Sanctuary on Fridays, and Bomb’s Away! Comedy at The Comet on Saturdays, beginning June 28 and 29.

The “Finals” show will be held at Commonwealth Sanctuary on Friday August 30. The “Best of The Fest” show will be at Bomb’s Away! Comedy at The Comet on Saturday August 31.

Both the “Finals” and “Best of The Fest” shows will feature headlining comedian DANIEL VAN KIRK!

Participants will compete in two leagues: ROOKIE and VETERAN.

ROOKIES are performers who do not regularly get paid to showcase (host, feature, headline) on stand-up comedy shows.

VETERANS are performers who DO showcase on stand-up comedy shows for pay.

Each round’s winners will be determined by a combination of judge’s picks and audience voting.

The winner of the ROOKIE league will win $200 and two paid spots on a showcase at each club.

The winner of the VETERAN league will win $300 and two paid spots on a showcase at each club.

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Submissions are open from March 1st until March 30th.  Performers will be notified by April 10th on if they are accepted and when they will perform.  All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of comedy fans and industry folks.  All submissions will be considered, but not all submissions will be accepted.

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