First annual five day comedy festival begins on October 24th
(Long Island, NY) The first annual She-Devil Comedy Festival will take place October 24 – 28, 2012, at the Laughing Devil Comedy Club and other New York City venues.
The She-Devil Comedy Festival seeks to honor and reward the artists that most personify The Art of Comedy, while celebrating and helping further the long tradition of women in comedy. The five-day event will feature a competition, headliner shows, parties, seminars, panel discussions and networking lunches.
Over 250 female comedians hailing from North America and Europe applied to compete for over $2000 in prizes and paid work at various clubs. A selection committee narrowed the field down to 70 comedians vying for the top prize. 30 comedians compete in the first round, and eight move on to join 40 others in four quarter-final shows, two semi-final shows, and one final show. Judges for the competition are all decision makers in the industry and audiences will be filled with agents, managers, bookers, casting directors and more.
The festival is an off-shoot of the popular Laughing Skull and Laughing Devil Festivals, and is organized and administered by Steve Hofstetter, Tracie Jayne, Jacob Morvay, Ben Rosenfeld, and a cast of very appreciated and beloved volunteers.
Though the She-Devil Comedy Festival competition shows are all in Long Island City, the festival will consist of 18 shows at 5 venues across New York City, including Gotham and Broadway Comedy Clubs.
A portion of all proceeds will go to support FORCE, a wonderful organization that educates and supports women on issues relating to BRCA, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer.
Visit www.shedevilfestival.com for a list of competing comedians, detailed schedules, partner venues and events.
OCT 24 – 28 @ Various Times
Laughing Devil Comedy Club
4738 Vernon Blvd
Long Island City NY
Tickets are $20 plus a two-item minimum. Customers can choose from a selection that includes 14 beers on tap, over 50 liquor choices, and a full dinner menu.
Tickets are available for purchase at the box office, by calling 347.913.3845 or online at www.laughingdevil.com.
ABOUT LAUGHING DEVIL COMEDY CLUB
The Laughing Devil has been open for less than a year and has already made an impact in Long Island City and the comedy scene. Comedians have already included Judah Friedlander, Todd Barry, Ted Alexandro, Kristen Schaal, and Adam Ferrara.
More than just a comedy club, it is the best night out in New York. Whether you are watching a performance by some of the world’s top comedians, enjoying a local draft beer, or attending a party in the unique event space, you’ll be having fun.
The foundation of The Laughing Devil lies in presenting a superior comedy show from start to finish each night using only the best talent from around the world. The Laughing Devil believes that comedy is art, and art is clever – we uniformly reject tired comics looking for an outlet to test the limits of vulgarity. Their search for originality and professionalism is unrelenting, and they pride themselves on both identifying the best of the day and cultivating future stars.
But great talent alone isn’t the key to a great show. We take great pains to mix and match the different material, styles, and pacing its professional comedians in order to ensure the best combinations possible. The result is consistency: The Laughing Devil constructs a great show every night.
The same folks who operate the Laughing Skull and the Funny Farm in Atlanta and Morty’s Comedy Joint in Indianapolis, the owners of the Laughing Devil have a tremendous amount of experience operating successful and hip comedy clubs. In fact, the Laughing Devil is the only club in NYC that is owned by people who also operate clubs outside the city.
The ownership team is a healthy mix of comedians and businessmen – fusing the best features of dozens of clubs from across the country and business practices from around the world, and topped off with a level of sophistication previously unheard of in the industry.
Technically speaking, the Laughing Devil is no slouch either. The intimate environment allows the feeling of comedy in one’s own living room, while offering unobstructed views from every seat in the house. The Laughing Devil employs a state-of-the-art audio-visual system, ensuring appropriate acoustics and lighting, so good that we record and produce comedy albums live inside the club.