The Seattle International Comedy Competition is the REAL “Last Comic Standing.”
26 Days
22 Shows
18 Venues
32 comedians from the U.S., Canada, UK, and Japan
Over $15,000 in cash prizes
Talent executives from CBS, NBC, and more: movie studios, managers, agents and producers
It’s America’s biggest touring comedy festival
The 2024 Seattle International Comedy Competition starts the first week of November, and ends the last week of November.
There are two “Preliminary” rounds of 16 comedians; each comedian gets 5 minutes to impress. The Preliminary rounds consist of 5 shows, and a combination of entertainment industry and celebrity judges and audience reaction determines who moves on when each performer’s 5 best scores are tallied.
The top 5 comics from the Preliminaries make the Semi-finals; all the Semi-finalists win some cash, and get to compete for the title by performing for 10 minutes nightly for 5 shows.
