What
Laff Town’s Funniest 2016
Where
Traffic Premium Lounge
2401 Main St.
Houston, Tx 77002
When
All Shows start at 10pm
July 8th – Laff Town’s Kickoff Party feat. Jaffer Khan, John Nguyen and Ashton Womack
July 9th – Prelim
July 15th – Prelim
July 16th – Prelim
July 22nd – Prelim
July 23rd – Prelim
July 29thst – Prelim
July 30th – Wildcard
August 5th – Semifinals
August 6th – Semifinals
August 13th – Finals
Entry Fee
$15 Early Registration in May
$20 Registration in June
Deadline To Enter
July 1st
Prizes
- 1st Place – $1000
- Winner will get a host or feature spot at an upcoming show, at Laff Town’s discretion
Eligibility
- Must be 18 and over
- Limited to 60 contestants
Judging Based On
- Joke Originality(1-10)
- Stage Presence(1-10)
- Funny (1-10)
Scoring
- 3 Judges
- Scale of 1-10, 10 being the best
- Total combined score from all 3 judges determines placing
Tie-Breaker
- The highest score from joke originality
- If still tied, then highest score from stage presence
- If still tied, then highest score from crowd reaction
Preliminary Rounds
- 4-6 minute round
- Less than 4 minutes-disqualified
- More than 6 minutes-disqualified
- Top 2, based on scores, advance to semifinal round
- The judges then selects 1 person to advance to wildcard round
- The crowd, based on voting ballot results, then selects 1 person to advance to the wildcard round
- Laff Town will pick 2 comics from all of the contestants in the prelim rounds to advance to the wild-card round
Wild-Card
- 4-6 minute round
- Less than 4 minutes-disqualified
- More than 6 minutes-disqualified
- One, based on judges score, advances to the semifinal round
- One, based on crowd voting ballot results, advances to semifinal round
Semi-Final Round(2 Nights)
- 7-9 minute round
- Less than 7 minutes-disqualified
- More Than 9 minutes-disqualified
- Top 2 from each night, based on score, advance to final round
- One from each night, based on crowd voting ballot results, advances to Final round
Final Round
- 10-12 Minute Round
- Less Than 10 Minutes – Disqualified
- More Than 12 Minutes – Disqualified
Questions?
The best way to sign up is with Steven Padilla any Thursday at Saint Danes or Friday at Traffic Premium Lounge. You can also pay via paypal to lafftowncomedy@gmail.com. Be sure to leave your email address and a contact number. The deadline to register is July 1st, 2016.
Email lafftowncomedy@gmail.com
Call Steven Padilla (281)381-5066 if you need more information.
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Different jokes required each round?
No. We will also try our best not to have repeat judges.