The Turnpike Comedy Festival 2023 Begins!
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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
October 26th to October 29th, 2023.
All Mics, Workshops and Shows are Live In-Person!
Open Mics
Workshops
Comedy Shows
60 Performer Spots
Submissions: Open Now Through August 31st, 2023
Early Submission Fee: $20 ~ Ends July 31st
Submissions Fee: $25 ~ Ends August 31st
Late Submission Fee: $30 ~ Ends September 10th
Notifications Continuous as Accepted
Final Notification Date: September 11th, 2023 11pm EST
Weekly Updates on The Turnpike Comedy Festival Facebook Page
For More Details go to Festival Information Below
Welcome to
The Turnpike Comedy Festival
The Turnpike Comedy Festival Begins October 26th, 2023!
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
October 26th, 27th, 28th, & 29th, 2023
The Comedy Diner
Formerly Annabella’s Kitchen
144 Washington Stree Newark, NJ 07102
Produced by: Comedy Theraphy NJ
The festival will present 4 nights of comedy, 5 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 Prior to the festival.
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 August 31st, 2023
Early Submission Fee: $20 ~ Ends July 31st
Submissions Fee: $25 ~ Ends August 31st
Late Submission Fee: $30 ~ Ends September 10th
Notifications are Continuous as Accepted
Final Notification Date: September 11th, 2023 11pm EST
Weekly Updates on The Turnpike Comedy Festival Facebook Page
Lineup Announced Here On September 12th, 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
MONDAY OPEN MIC
Monday October 23th 7pm
$0 ~ 1 Item Minimum
Comics & Audience Welcome
12 Comics ~ 5 Minute Sets
Hosted By: Goldberg
BRICK CITY OPEN MIC
Friday Oct 27th 6pm
$0 ~ 1 Item Minimum
Comics & Audience Welcome
12 Comics ~ 5 Minute Sets
Hosted By: TBA
KEREOKE & COMEDY MIC
Tuesday Oct 24th 7pm
$0 ~ 1 Item Minimum
Comics & Audience Welcome
12 – 15 Performers
Hosted By: TBA
BRICK CITY OPEN MIC
Sunday Oct 29th 5pm
$0 ~ 1 Item Minimum
Comics & Audience Welcome
12 Comics ~ 5 Minute Sets
Hosted By: TBA
BRICK CITY OPEN MIC
Thursday Oct 26th 6pm
$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
Thursday Oct 26th 4pm
Jim Mendrinos & JohnG
COMEDY WRITING WORKSHOP
Sunday Oct 29th 1pm
Hosted By: Jim Mendrinos
ACTING FOR COMICS WORKSHOP
Sunday Oct 29th 3pm
Hosted By: Mary Kennedy
Comedy Shows
Click On Event For Tickets
MAIN STAGE SHOW 1
Thursday Oct 26th 8pm
MC – TBA
Kevin Carrier
Stuart Gibbel
James DeSalvo
Goldberg
John Fox
Fran
Steff K
Ben Gelernter
Headliner – TBA
MAIN STAGE SHOW 2
MC – TBA
Alan Piket
Ryan Curtiss
Darin Joseph
Kristine Knowlton
Nate Lander
Bill Whale
Alex Kim
Hunter Lloyd
Headliner – TBA
WHAT'S THE STORY? NEWARK! - MATINEE
Saturday Oct 28th 1pm
Mary Kennedy
Jim Mendrinos
JohnG
THE NEXT WAVE
Saturday Oct 28th 6pm
MC – Goldberg
Headliner – Mary Kennedy
Featured Performers
This Could Be You
MAIN STAGE SHOW 3
MC – TBA
Josh Dreeben
Meg Patenaude
Derek Hickey
Jax Biddulph
Matt Blank
Christian Escoto
Curious
Carol Johnson
Headliner – Mary Kennedy
THE PAJAMA PARTY
Saturday Oct 28th 10pm
MC – TBA
Headliner – Mary Kennedy
Featured Performers
This Could Be You
FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE
Sunday Oct 29th 8pm
MC – Carole Montgomery
Headliner – TBA
THE AFTER PARY
Sunday Oct 29th 10pm
Hosted By: JohnG & Jim Mendrinos