The Seattle Int'l Comedy Competition returns kicking off Nov. 4th

The 41st Seattle International Comedy Competition begins a 17-performance tour throughout the Puget Sound area on Thursday with opening night at Unexpected Productions near Pike Place Market.

Despite taking a year off due to the pandemic, the show will go on -- introducing Seattle audiences to some of the best comics working today.The 2021 iteration will not be without a few changes, most notably lacking a show at the historic Comedy Underground, which was unable to survive the Covid-19 lockdown after 40 years in Pioneer Square. Other usual venues were not open to the public yet.

Instead, audiences can look forward to shows at the Broadway Performance Hall on Capitol Hill, and seeing the finals at Laughs Comedy Club in the University District.

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is a hugely respected event in the comedy world, launching the careers of many famous comics.

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2021 SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Preliminary Week One
Show One: Thursday November 4th
Unexpected Productions (Market Theater)
1428 Post Alley
Seattle
Showtime: 8pm

Show Two: Friday, November 5th
Auburn Ave Theater
10 Auburn Ave
Auburn
Showtime: 7:30pm

Show Three: Saturday, November 6th
North Bend Theatre
125 Bendigo Blvd, N.
North Bend
Showtime: 6pm

Show Four: Sunday, November 7th
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA)
565 Camano Ave
Langley
Showtime: 7:30pm

Preliminary Week Two
Show One: Thursday November 11th
Unexpected Productions (Market Theater)
1428 Post Alley
Seattle
Showtime: 8pm

Show Two: Friday, November 12th
Auburn Ave Theater
10 Auburn Ave
Auburn
Showtime: 7:30pm

Show Three: Saturday, November 13th
North Bend Theatre
125 Bendigo Blvd, N.
North Bend
Showtime: 6pm

Show Four: Sunday, November 14th
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA)
565 Camano Ave
Langley
Showtime: 7:30pm

Semi-Finals Week
Show One: Wednesday, November 17
Edmonds Center for the Arts
410 4th Ave N
Edmonds
Showtime: 7:30pm

Show Two: Thursday, November 18
Washington Center for the Performing Arts
512 Washington St. SE
Olympia
Showtime 7:30pm

Show Three: Friday, November 19
Columbia Theatre
1231 Vandercook Way
Longview
Showtime: 7:30pm

Show Four: Saturday, November 20
Bainbridge Performing Arts
200 Madison Ave N
Bainbridge Island
Showtime: 7:30pm

Finals Week
Show One: Tuesday, November 23
Washington Athletic Club (Private Show)
1325 Sixth Ave
Seattle
Showtime: 7pm

Show Two: Wednesday, November 24
Vashon Theatre
17723 Vashon Highway SW
Vashon
Showtime: 7:30pm

--no show on Thursday, November 25

Show Three: Friday, November 26
Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway Ave
Seattle
Showtime: 8pm

Show Four: Saturday, November 27
Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway Ave
Seattle
Showtime: 8pm

Show Five: Sunday, November 28
Laughs Comedy Club
5220 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle
Showtime: 8pm

PARTICIPATING COMICS

Preliminary Round 1
Wyatt Cote (Long Beach, CA)
Cavin Eggleston (Indianapolis, IN)
Ariel Evans (Brooklyn, NY)
Julian Fernandez (Walnut, CA)
Josh Firestine (Tacoma, WA)
Meagan Gross (Seattle, WA)
Alex Grubard (Jersey City, NJ)
Quinton Jones (Detroit, MI)
Matty Litwack (New York, NY)
Kyle Mara (Rockville Centre, NY)
Frankie Marcus (San Jose, CA)
Melissa McGillicuddy (Sacramento, CA)
Sam Miller (Olympia, WA)
Bahiyyih Mudd (Yakima, WA)
Jesse Warren (Seattle, WA)
Saku Yanagawa (Chicago, IL)

Preliminary Round Two
Christie Bahna (Los Angeles, CA)
Greg Beachler (Federal Way, WA)
Reid Clark (Long Beach, CA)
Dr. Dee (New York, NY)
Charles Engle (Astoria, NY)
Jeevin Gill (Toronto, ON)
Drew Harmon (Detroit, MI)
Todd Kirkwood (Seattle, WA)
Danny Martinello (Edmonton, AB)
Mike Masilotti (Los Angeles, CA)
Carly McMenoman (Minneapolis, MN)
Joe Medoff (Chicago, IL)
K.C. Novak (Vancouver, BC)
Danielle Thralow (Duluth, IA)
Tre Tutson (Houston, TX)
Ronn Vigh (San Francisco, CA)