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The Turnpike Comedy Festival Is Back!!
July 22nd to 25th, 2021.
All Mics, Workshops and Shows are Live In-Person!
4 Open Mics
4 Workshops
6 Comedy Shows
60 Performer Spots
Submissions: Open Now Through July 15th, 2021
Early Submission Fee: $25 ~ Ends June 20th
Submissions Fee: $30 ~ Ends July 10th
Late Submission Fee: $40 ~ Ends July 15th
Notifications Continuous as Accepted
Final Notification Date: July 20th, 2021 5pm 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 July 22nd, 2021!
The Turnpike Comedy Festival is seeking to find the most amazing up and coming tri-state area talent. For 4 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
July 22nd, 23rd, 24th, & 25th, 2021
Central Park Bar – Restaurant – Sushi 2401 N. Wood Ave Roselle, NJ 07203.
Produced by: Comedy Theraphy NJ
The festival will present 4 nights of comedy, 6 shows, featuring top talent and rising stars.
60 spots are open for performers. All 60 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 between June 8th and July 20th, 2021.
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.
Awards and Prizes will be announced soon, so check back often.
The contest is open to anyone who has not filmed a special for Netflix, HBO, Showtime, Comedy Central, Amazon Prime, or the BBC.
Registration
SUBBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
Submissions: Open Now Through July 15th, 2021
Early Submission Fee: $25 ~ Ends June 20th
Submissions Fee: $30 ~ Ends July 10th
Late Submission Fee: $40 ~ Ends July 15th
Notifications are Continuous as Accepted
Final Notification Date: July 20th, 2021 5pm EST
Weekly Updates on ComedyTherapyLive Podcast
Lineup Announced Here Same Day
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
Live Open Mics
Open Mic
TPCF Exit 11 Mic
$0 ~ 1 Item / Comics & Audience Welcome
Thursday July 22nd 5pm Est
10 Comics ~ 5 Minute
Open Mic
TPCF Exit 12 Mic
$0 ~ 1 Item / Comics & Audience Welcome
Friday July 23rd
5pm Est
10 Comics ~ 5 Minute
Open Mic
TPCF Exit 13 Mic
$0 ~ 1 Item / Comics & Audience Welcome
Saturday July 24th
5pm Est
10 Comics ~ 5 Minute
Open Mic
TPCF Exit 11 Mic
$0 ~ 1 Item / Comics & Audience Welcome
Sunday July 25th
5pm Est
10 Comics ~ 5 Minute
Comedy Workshops
Festival Welcome
Thursday July 22nd
3pm EST
Jim Mendrinos & JohnG
Writing Workshop
Friday July 23rd
3pm EST
Jim Mendrinos
Hosting Workshop
Saturday July 24th
3pm EST
Mark Riccadonna
Live Comedy Shows
Ritch Shydner - A History of Stand Up Comedy
Thursday July 22nd 7pm
Ritch Shydner
Comedy Battle Royal
Friday July 23rd 9:30pm
MC – Jim Mendrinos
TBA – Headliner
Featured Performers
TBA
Festival Show Day 4
MC – JohnG
Headliner – Jim Mendrinos
Featured Performers
Brett Singer
Catherine Cowin
John Fox
Kristen Seltman
Matthew Dietz
Regina Winemiller
Elizabeth Lopez
Badar Tareen
Walter Gottlieb
Casey Bauer
Festival Show Day 1
Thursday July 22nd 9:30pm
MC – JohnG
Headliner – Jim Mendrinos
Featured Performers
Bill Lake
Goldberg
James Mac
Jordan Fried
Randall Donovan
Aiden Kelly
Mike Cotayo
Festival Show Day 3
MC – JohnG
Headliner – Mark Ricadonna
Featured Performers
Ben Green
Dani Riedel
Derek Hickey
Emily Paige
Meghan Patenaude
Ralph Anthony
Katz
Stuart Gibbel
Ying
Reuben Wolf
Josh Di Donato
Festival After Party
Sunday July 25th 9:30pm
Hosted By
Jim Mendrinos & JohnG
All Comics Welcome
Festival Show Day 2
MC – JohnG
Headliner – Jim Mendrinos
Featured Performers
Amanda Cacace
James DeSalvo
Jay Yoder
Kristine Knowlton
Ry Dempsey
Sekou Bourne
Victoria Plummer
Carolynn Minchon
Swathi A. K.
Comedy Pajama Party
Saturday July 24th 9:30pm
MC – Emily Paige
TBA – Headliner
Featured Performers
TBA