UNCLE CLYDE´S COMEDY CONTEST - is LA's Longest Running Comedy Contest, and you pick the winners. There are Four Preliminary Rounds, in each preliminary round 10 comics each perform a six-minute set. A Special Guest Performer, Improv, Sketch or Musical Comedian is invited to perform at "Half Time" and at "Math Time" at the end of the show while the votes are being tallied. Each 1st place weekly winner receives $101 cash prize, 2nd place winners will receive a Professional DVD of their set or a gift certificate from a Local Restaurant or Sponsor, and 3rd place wins Clyde´s traditional Huge Side of French Fries.
The 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners from each preliminary round will be invited to perform in a Soup-Or-Bowl Finals Every Four Weeks. Each Soup-Or-Bowl winner receives $500.00 and a Professional Gig at Flappers Comedy Club, 2nd place winners prizes vary, and 3rd place will be Clyde´s traditional Huge Side of French Fries.
At the end of the Year we will hold the Clyde's Cup Grand Championship, a Four Week Finals Round that which will feature the top three finalists from each Soup or Bowl Round, competing for a chance at $2000 cash and the prestigious CLYDES CUP honor and trophy.
Also Starring:
Host/MC Throwing Toasters JIM HENSON COMPANY, TOKYO DOME JAPAN, WEIRD AL YANKOVIC OPENER, RADIO ADVENTURES DR FLOYD, NFL
Like a clean Tenacious D, this all original comedy rock 'band' has only one band member, Grant Baciocco. The rest of the members of seem to be figments of Grant´s imagination. This does not seem to deter this one man Comedy Rock show from being a side splittingly funny and super high energy affair. A Throwing Toasters set features all original songs about daily observations; lines at A.T.M. machines, people who give away the endings of movies and the legal side of Nursery Rhymes. Throwing Toasters is currently touring Colleges and clubs all over the United States and has opened for Weird Al Yankovic, and played at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. You may also recognize him from his extremely successful podcast "The Radio Adventures of Doctor Floyd" or as a puppeteer and host in The Jim Henson Company's "Stuffed & Unstrung." www.ThrowingToasters.com WEBSITE | MYSPACE | BOOK
Also Starring:
Special Guest The Great Omar OPENS FOR THE BAND WAR, HOUSE OF BLUES HOLLYWOOD, LAS VEGAS STRIP, ICE HOUSE COMEDY CLUB, TELEMUNDO TELEVISION
The Great Omar (Covarrubias)
Born and raised in Boyle Heights comes the newest Comedy Magic sensation. His talents beginning from street performer to comedy club headliner are the fastest ever in the comedy industry. His comedic talents as well as his mysterious magic tricks will blow audiences away. With his charismatic style and his quick wit,Omar is now one of the most sought after acts today. Performing over a decade with apperances as the opening act for "War", The Ice House, Las Vegas´ strip and Bellagio Hotel & Casino, House of Blues Hollywood and for charities such as the Ronald McDonald Foundation at Angel Stadium. WEBSITE | MYSPACE | BOOK