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

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

Turnpike Comedy Festival Comedian Sign Up
Turnpike Comedy Festival Audience Tickets

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

The Business of Comedy

Saturday May 2oth 4pm 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