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The Turnpike Comedy Festival Is Back At Our New Club!!
Comedy Therapy’s Comedy Club ~ The Comedy Diner
Formerly Annabella’s Kitchen
144 Washington Street Newark, NJ 07102
May 15th to 21st, 2023.
All Mics, Workshops and Shows are Live In-Person!
Open Mics
Workshops
Comedy Shows
80 Performer Spots
Submissions: Open Now Through April 30th, 2023
Early Submission Fee: $20 ~ Ends March 31st
Submissions Fee: $25 ~ Ends April 20th
Late Submission Fee: $30 ~ Ends April 30th
Notifications Continuous as Accepted
Final Notification Date: May 2nd, 2023 11pm EST
Weekly Updates on ComedyTherapyLive Podcast
For More Details go to Festival Information Below
Welcome to
The Turnpike Comedy Festival
The Turnpike Comedy Festival Begins May 15th, 2023!
The Turnpike Comedy Festival is seeking to find the most amazing up and coming tri-state area talent. For 7 days this live comedy event will present the 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.
Festival Details
May 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 2023
Comedy Therapy Comedy Club ~ The Comedy Diner
Formerly Annabella’s Kitchen
144 Washington Stree Newark, NJ 07102
Produced by: Comedy Theraphy NJ
The festival will present 7 nights of comedy, 8 shows, featuring top talent and rising stars.
80 spots are open for performers. All 80 performers will be recorded to be broadcast via a festival special online streaming platform. 90 days after the release of the special the performers will receive a copy of their performance.
All performers selected must make themselves available for a Podcast interview on a Tuesday at 3pm EST May 2nd, 9th, or 16th 2023.
All performers will get 1 complimentary guest ticket to the thier show (2 item minimum still applies). In addition all selected performers will receive a friends and family ticket code to reduce the ticket prices for their guests.
The contest is open to anyone who has not filmed a special for Netflix, HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, Amazon Prime, or the BBC.
Registration
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
Submissions: Open Now Through April 30th, 2023
Early Submission Fee: $20 ~ Ends March 31st
Submissions Fee: $25 ~ Ends April 20th
Late Submission Fee: $30 ~ Ends April 30th
Notifications are Continuous as Accepted
Final Notification Date: May 2nd, 2023 11pm EST
Weekly Updates on ComedyTherapyLive Podcast
Lineup Announced Here On May 2nd, 2023
A Turnpike Comedy Festival Account must be created to submit. Selections are at the sole discretion of the festival; all submissions are final and non-refundable. If you are selected and your status changes between selection and the contest, the festival producers reserve the right to remove you from the spot. All decisions of the producers are final. If selected all housing and transportation will be the sole responsibility of the artist.
1) Click on Submission Button Above
2) Fill Out the Submission Form & Submit
3) Pay Your Submission Fee
4) Send You Headshot to info@turnpikecomedyfestival.com
Open Mics
Click on Mic To Sign Up Or For Tickets
Open Mic
BRICK CITY OPEN MIC
TPCF EDITION
Monday May 15th 6pm Est
$0 ~ 1 Item Minimum
Comics & Audience Welcome
12 Comics ~ 5 Minute Sets
Hosted By: TBA
Open Mic
BRICK CITY OPEN MIC
TPCF EDDITION
Saturday May 20th 2pm Est
$0 ~ 1 Item Minimum
Comics & Audience Welcome
12 Comics ~ 5 Minute Sets
Hosted By: TBA
Open Mic
BRICK CITY OPEN MIC
TPCF EDDITION
Sunday May 21st 5pm Est
$0 ~ 1 Item Minimum
Comics & Audience Welcome
12 Comics ~ 5 Minute Sets
Hosted By: TBA
Comedy Workshops
Click on Workshop To Register
Festival Welcome Reception
Monday May 15th 4pm EST
Jim Mendrinos & JohnG
TPCF Workshop - TBD
Tuesday May 16th 6pm EST
TBD
TPCF Workshop - TBD
Thursday May 18th 6pm EST
Host TBD
Comedy Shows
Click On Event For Tickets
Festival Show Day 1
Monday May 15th 8pm
MC – TBA
Headliner – TBA
Featured Performers
This Could Be You
Festival Show Day 2
Tuesday May 16th 8pm
MC – TBA
Headliner – TBA
Featured Performers
This Could Be You
Festival Show Day 3
Wednesday May 17th 6pm
MC – TBA
Headliner – TBA
Featured Performers
This Could Be You
Dumb Funny
Wednesday May 17th 8pm
MC – John Franklin
Headliner – TBA
Featured Performers
This Could Be You
Festival Show Day 4
Thursday May 18th 8pm
MC – TBA
Headliner – TBA
Featured Performers
This Could Be You
Festival Show Day 5
Friday May 19th 8pm
MC – TBA
Headliner – TBA
Featured Performers
This Could Be You
The Audition Show
Saturday May 20th 5:30pm
Hosted By: Ann Van Epps
Featured Performers
This Could Be You
Festival Show Day 6
Saturday May 20th 8pm
MC – TBA
Headliner – TBA
Featured Performers
This Could Be You
Festival Pajama Party
Friday May 20th 10pm
MC – Dani Riedel
Headliner – TBA
Featured Performers
This Could Be You
Festival Show Day 7
Sunday May 21st 7pm
MC – TBA
Headliner – TBA
Featured Performers
This Could Be You