HOBOKEN — From Sept. 24 through Sept. 30 The Hoboken Comedy Festival will take place at various venues through out the city.
The creators of the festival are asking for comedians to submit a six-minute video online at www.HobokenComedyFestival.org before Sept. 1 to be considered for the New Talent portion of this year’s festival.
This year, 24 New Talent Performers will be given the opportunity to perform.
On each weekday show, one of them will win another performance on one of the weekend shows, judged by a panel of industry bookers and professionals. The four selected to perform again will then have an opportunity to perform on Sunday and be considered the overall funniest New Talent Performer of the festival.
Along with the New Talent slots in the festival there are 11 headliner performances.
Comedy alums from the festival include Amy Schumer, Artie Lange, Pete Davidson, Jermaine Fowler, Nate Bargatze, Carlos Mencia, Mark Normand, Judah Friedlander, Todd Barry, and more.
This year marks the ninth annual festival. It also supports animal welfare through its partnership with the Liberty Humane Society. Each show will donate $1 per head to the society.
For more information about submitting a video, performing, getting involved, or attending, see www.HobokenComedyFestival.org.
