Festival Acceptances Have Been Announced

All submissions emails have been sent out. Applicants were notified whether or not they were accepted to the festival. 

If you applied and do not receive an email in the next few hours, please contact submissions@womenincomedyfestival.com as soon as possible. We've been experiencing some technical difficulties and we want to make sure that no one slipped through the cracks.

We want to thank all of you who applied. We had twice the number of submissions this year which made the process even more competitive. We appreciate all the hard work and talent you've all put into your comedy.

WICF2011 was real good-looking!

Good news -- You can still apply for WICF through Friday! Giddy up!

Applications for shows are now open through Friday, November 18th at 11:59 pm EST. Go to womenincomedyfestival.com/apply to submit — and good luck!

WICF Takes Manhattan Starts Tonight! AND -- Last Day to Submit for WICF 2012!

Have you submitted your show for WICF 2012 yet? You have until 11:59 PM EST TONIGHT!

www.womenincomedyfestival.com/apply

Also, just a reminder — WICF Takes Manhattan starts tonight! And coupon code WICF gets you $5 off when you purchase tickets online for Wednesday's show at The World Comedy Club - www.theworldnyc.com/wicf

The Lineup

Tuesday, November 8th, 9 PMThe Friars Club (Private Show - Friars and Guests Only)
Stand-Up Comedy Featuring:
Hillary Buckholtz, Maria Ciampa, Cory Kahaney, Kelly Macfarland, Glennis McMurray, Kate Wolff, Jenny Zigrino, Plus Special Guests

Wednesday, November 9th, 8:30 PM

The World Comedy Club

Stand-Up Comedy Featuring:

Michelle Barbera, Jane Borden, Hillary Buckholtz, Maria Ciampa, Gaby Dunn, Erin Judge, Asie Mohtarez, Phoebe Robinson, Plus Special Guests

Buy Tickets ($15)

Thursday, November 10th, 9:30 PM

The People's Improv Theater (The PIT)
Improv Comedy Featuring:
First Act: Cathleen Carr, Maria Ciampa, Leah Gotcsik, Rachel Rosenthal, Elyse Schuerman, Rachel Wecht
Act Two: Michelle Barbera, Micah Sherman
The Scene Players: Nicole Byer, Grace Helbig, Dan Hodapp, Bob Kulhan, Sasheer Zamata, Keisha Zollar
Buy Tickets ($5)

Get In The Mood with OBV! and Somebody's in the Doghouse - Will a Wet T-Shirt Contest Help You Out? I'm Not Watching You!

By WICF Editor Liz McKeon


Happy Friday, WICFers! Have you submitted your show yet? To inspire you, we're bringing the funny from two favorites of the Fest - Marty Johnson and Leah Gotcsik, better known as Somebody's in the Doghouse with "Wet T-Shirt Contest" — and Megan Goltermann and Chris Cuddy of OBV!, with "I'm Not Watching You." Seriously, get your creative juices flowing. We want to see you on our stage, too!


Somebody's in the Doghouse — Wet T-Shirt Contest

Somebody's in the Doghouse will be performing at UCB in NY on October 3rd at 8 PM - for tickets, go to the reservations link at UCB.



OBV! — I'm Not Watching You

Catch Megan in Explosion Bus, tonight at the Vancouver Inerenational Comedy Festival, and in January with The Ruckus in SketchHaus at ImprovBoston — shows are Fridays at 9 PM, go to the ImprovBoston site for dates and tickets.
See Cuddy as part of the ImprovBoston Mainstage — shows are Saturdays at 8 and 10 PM, go to the ImprovBoston site for tickets, or see them at the Philadelphia Improv Fest on Friday, October 7th; hosting "Comedy On Tap" at The Burren in Somerville, MA every third Sunday of the month with fellow WICF alumna Shannon Connolly, and co-hosting the ImprovBoston podcast, "Wicked Funny."


Be sure to submit your show or workshop to WICF 2012, running March 21st-25th in Massachusetts!

Want us to give a shout out to your video? Email editor@womenincomedyfestival.com!

Mini Podcast 11.5 Is Up! Submissions, Midwich Twins

Co-host Michelle Barbera's seven-year old twin niece and nephew join Michelle for a very special mini episode to announce the opening of submissions for the 2012 Women in Comedy Festival.



Or find it on the podcast page.

Submissions For WICF 2012 Are Open - This Time We Mean It!

That's right, you guys, submissions are open for the 2012 Festival! The dates for The 4th Annual Women in Comedy Festival have been set as March 21-25, 2012.

The new format for online applications is ready to go, and we are open for submissions!

Please go to the applications page of the WICF site to apply!

Show application deadlines and fees:

Regular: Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 ($30 submission fee)
Extended: Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 ($40 submission fee)

Instructor application deadlines and fees:

Regular: Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 ($10 submission fee)
Extended: Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 ($15 submission fee)

Note: All deadlines are at 11:59 p.m. (U.S. Eastern)

Good luck!

Submissions Deadline Extended! January 12th - Get On It!

The show application and instructor application deadlines have been extended to January 12th! Here is a useful link for you to use in applying!

Submissions are open to ALL comedians from all over the the world. For detailed answers to common questions, check out our FAQ. Still have a question? Email us at submissions@womenincomedyfestival.com.

Tuesday's the Last Day for Regular Submissions!

After 11:59 p.m. (Eastern) Tuesday night, the price of show applications jumps from $30 to $40, and the price of instructor applications jumps from $10 to $15. Submit applications here for the 2011 festival, March 9th-13th.

WICF’s Weekend Write-Up: Improvised Dickens and Native Humor

In case you missed it, in your turkey and stuffing-induced haze, submissions for WICF 2011 opened yesterday ! You have until January 6th to get them in, so head on over here and get started on show and workshop proposals. Good luck!

Also announced yesterday were our Third Annual Women in Comedy Festival headliners, Morgan Murphy and Jen Kirkman ! Both women are amazing stand ups, and both are currently late-night writers, Morgan writing for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," and Jen writing for (and appearing on) "Chelsea Lately."

 Jen Kirman and Morgan Murphy, WICF 2011 headliners.

Here's what we think will get you through the rest of the long weekend, during your breaks from putting together submissions:

Website of the Week
Angela Johnson's site http://www.anjelahnicolejohnson.com
Indian Humor: Exhibit Site http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/indian_humor/

We've got two suggestions for your extra days off! First, the media page of stand up Anjela Johnson's site is chock full of the comedian's videos. Johnson, a California native of Mexican and Native American descent, has been an Oakland Raiders cheerleader, a “MADtv” series regular, and performed in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel with Justin Long, Anna Faris, and Amy Poehler, and Our Family Wedding, in which she appeared alongside America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, and Forest Whitaker.

Second, check out the visual humor and cerebral art on display at the web home of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian exhibit, "Indian Humor." The show has toured nationally, and is a witty and irreverent attempt at documenting a very-much living culture.

Show to See
A Tale of Two Genres: An Improvised Dickens Musical, The Un-Scripted Theater Company, San Francisco, CA

An improvised musical in the audience's chosen genre is narrated as if it had been written by Charles Dickens. The Un-Scripted Theater Company improvises a full-length musical, supplying the slyly witty and now-canonical Dickensian flourishes readers of A Tale of Two Cities and A Christmas Carol will recognize and applaud. 


Cast: Joy Begbie, Mandy Khoshnevisan, Melissa Holman, Merrill Gruver, Christian Utzman, Alan Goy, Greg Shilling, Michael Fleming, Paul Kursky, and Scott Keck
Directed by: Mandy Khoshnevisan 
Assistant-directed by: Christian Utzman 
Music by: Jacob Russell-Snyder 




http://un-scripted.com/ for tickets
Runs Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays (no shows Sat. 11/20, Thurs. 11/25), special shows Mon.-Wed. 12/20-12/22,
$20/$10 students & seniors
Shows at 8 p.m., and also at 3 p.m. Saturdays

Submissions are Open, Headliners Morgan Murphy and Jen Kirkman Have Been Announced - Happy Thanksgiving, Everybody!

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! In honor of the holiday, we're giving you the traditional Thanksgiving gift. Not used to Thanksgiving gifts, you say? Well, they're non-denominational, and don't require a tax write off, so seriously, just go with it, ok?

First amazing gift — submissions for WICF 2011 are now open! Apply here! Good luck! You're all stars. We're serious. WICF is now accepting submissions for performances and workshops. FAQs can be found here, and submissions are open until January 6th.

Second amazing gift — the Women in Comedy Festival is proud to announce headliners Morgan Murphy and Jen Kirkman! Jen has toured with Greg Behrendt and Maria Bamford, was a regular cast member on Vh1's "Acceptable TV," and is currently a writer and frequent roundtable guest on "Chelsea Lately." Jen's website is here. Morgan has written for "Crank Yankers" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," toured with The Comedians of Comedy, and is currently a writer on "The Jimmy Fallon Show." Check out Morgan's official site here.

Headliners Morgan Murphy and Jen Kirkman!

Don't let the tryptophan coma keep you from getting involved — questions about submissions should be submitted here, questions about general festival info should be submitted here, and blog questions should be submitted here. Sign up for our newsletter here, and, of course, follow us on Facebook and Twitter.


Now, if you'll all excuse me, I have to go pull this splinter out of my hand before I rub homemade herb butter all over my turkey. A comedian's life is never dull. May the force be with you all, and to all, a good Thanksgiving night.

- Posted by Liz

Your WICF, Your Way!

Hey folks! WICF 2011 details are being determined as you read this, so stay tuned to this space, keep checking our homepage news feed, Facebook or Twitter, and sign up to receive our newsletter — all of which will tell you when submissions will open (hint — it'll be next month!) and what the dates of next year's festival will be!


So now you know how you can hear from us, and we'd love to hear from you! What do you want to see in this space? More interviews? Show reviews? Website write ups? More coverage of your city's funny ladies? Send email to: editor@womenincomedyfestival.com with suggestions, or if you want to contribute! We're always looking for new writers. It's your turn to be heard!

Suggestions for next year's festival — performers you want to see, panels you'd like to attend, merch. you'd like to buy (WICF onesies are sooooo chic!) — are welcomed at: info@womenincomedyfestival.com, and at the mailing address found here.

We're going to make this third festival the best one yet — with your help!

Submit your show to WICF 2010!

Submissions are now open through January 4th. Postmark you entry by December 15th and get $10 off your entry fee. Please visit our Submissions page for all the details and to download an application. 







Submission Information

The 2010 Women In Comedy Festival will take place March 24 - 28, 2010. This event will be geared toward showcasing the best comedic talent the festival can find. Additional information on media sponsors, venues, and talent will be announced in the coming months, so bookmark this site, check back often, and sign up for our newsletter.

Download Application

You can download the application as a PDF here. If you have trouble, please email us at webmaster@womenincomedyfestival.com and we'll be happy to email you one.

You may submit as many shows as you wish. Please note that we require a separate entry form and fee for each show.

We are accepting submissions in the following categories:

Improvisational comedy

Live sketch comedy

Stand up comedy

Short film / TV pilot

Scripted musical comedy

Storytelling

Humor Writing

Submission Dates

Submissions will be accepted between November 20, 2009 and January 4, 2010.

Entry Fees

For entries postmarked Between November 20, 2009 and

December 15, 2009, there is a submission fee of $20.

For entries postmarked between December 15 and

January 4, 2010, there is a submission fee of $30.

Please make your check out to ImprovBoston.

Guidelines For Each Category

Category A

Stand up Comedy

Short film / TV Pilot

Scripted Musical Comedy

Performers should send in a DVD of 5-7 minutes, and a festival application, printed, neatly filled out, and sent in with the DVD and submission fee. Please mark your submission category on the outside of the envelope.

Category B

Improvisational Comedy

Live Sketch Comedy

Storytelling

Performers should send a festival application, printed, neatly filled out, along with your submission fee. Please mark your submission category on the outside of the envelope.

Category C

Humor Writing

Writers should send a festival application, printed, neatly filled out, a 1,000 word excerpt of the piece you plan to read from, and your submission fee. Please mark your submission category on the outside of the envelope.

Where To Send Your Submission

Send all submissions to:

Women In Comedy Festival

45 Pico Avenue

Winthrop, MA 02152

When will I hear?

The line up for the 2010 WICF will be announced in January.

Questions

If you have any questions about the rules or the festival, contact us at webmaster@womenincomedyfestival.com