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Pick of the Day: Asian Comedy Fest 2022 (in NYC) 5/6 & 5/7

April 19, 2022

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Having had to weather getting a comedy festival on its leg through COVID-19, the Asian Comedy Fest has persisted to its third year and still very much featuring the best Asian comedy acts that you really, really ought to know, but, for too many reasons, have not become a house hold name yet.

The Asian Comedy Fest is set to due a full on, in-person events at both Stand Up NY on May 6th and a curated sketch/variety show at Caveat on May 7th.

The ACF stand-up showcases are really stacked with many of NYC comedy’s finest including Dylan Adler, Julia Shipplett, Jes Tom, Usama Siddiquee, Wilfred Padua, Michael Cruz Kayne, and many, many more for 6PM ET, 8PM ET, and 10PM ET shows. The Caveat shows have got the comedy stylings of Karen Chee, Youngmi Mayer, Yuhua Hamasaki, and many more also lined-up for 6PM ET, 8PM ET, and 10PM ET shows that will also be live-streamed.

Don’t miss out on any of this if you’re in and around NYC at the beginning of next month. Find full-line-ups and more at asiancomedyfest.com.

Oh, before we forget, ACF is doing a Rizzle app contest again for $1K prize. AAPI comedy creators can create a 1 minute talk show for their chance to win. Get more details here.

Rizzle Is Holding Another Short Form Video Contest, This Time for the New York Comedy Festival

October 27, 2021

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Of one of the many apps where you can do short form content these days, Rizzle is offering you yet another (they did a contest for Asian Comedy Fest) chance to take those short form comedy video skills and win up to $1000 in prizes and a slot at a New York Comedy Festival showcase next month.

Specifically, you must have/download Rizzle and post a 60 second video that sums up that classic notion “Only in New York” with the hashtag #makeNYlaugh. The five best videos will be prize winners and then be screened at the exclusive New York Comedy Festival Rizzle Showcase at Asylum NYC on 11/14. Just take a gander at the flyer below and you ought to know it’s a marvelous grand show to be on.

The deadline to submit is Mon. Nov. 1st and it’s free to enter and you can submit from anywhere in the country. So, go get Rizzle and come up with your bit about the train, rats, Manhattan still acting too good for Brooklyn, etc.