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Follow on Google News | Comedy Central’s® Nationwide search for the best new stand-up comedians called “Up Next”By: Palm Beach Improv Comedy Club PALM BEACH IMPROV COMEDY CLUB TO PARTICIPATE IN COMEDY CENTRAL’S® NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR THE BEST NEW STAND-UP COMEDIANS CALLED “UP NEXT” A CC: CERTIFIED TALENT SEARCH THROUGH THE “COMEDY CENTRAL CERTIFIED CLUBS” PROGRAM -------- Showcase to be Held on September 18th,2013 at PALM BEACH IMPROV with 25 Other Certified Clubs Participating between September 3-23 and One Comedian Representing Each Club to Move Onto One of Four Regional Semi-Finals between October 9-23 with Eight Comedians Selected to Perform at The New York Comedy Festival’s “Comics to Watch” Annual Show at Carolines on Broadway on Wednesday, November 6 -------- Comedian Jonah Ray to Host the Four Regional Semi-Finals and The New York Comedy Festival’s “Comics to Watch” Annual Show --------- Performances from the Eight Finalists will be Available on cc.com and Broadcast on COMEDY CENTRAL Radio on SiriusXM Channel 95 from November 11-15 -------- Fans to Crown Winner via Online Voting for the “UP NEXT Fan’s Choice” on cc.com/upnext To Be Announced on COMEDY CENTRAL in November 2013 More Info Available at cc.com/upnext --------- West Palm Beach, September 18th, 2013 – This fall, COMEDY CENTRAL is looking for the best new stand-up talent in the country including Palm Beach County by holding “Up Next” A CC: Certified Talent Search (http://www.comedycentral.com/ Jonah Ray (http://www.comedycentral.com/ “By empowering the ‘COMEDY CENTRAL Certified Clubs’ initiative on a local level with Palm Beach County through a national talent search, the results yield a greater relationship with PALM BEACH IMPROV. This is another excellent opportunity for PALM BEACH IMPROV as an active participant of the ‘Certified Clubs’ program,” said Mitch Fried, Executive Vice President, COMEDY CENTRAL Enterprises. The selection process for the comedians in the 26 preliminary local showcases and the four regional semi-final showcases is a collaborative effort between COMEDY CENTRAL and the club management who will work closely together to identify the best new stand-up comedians. There will be two winners chosen from each regional showcase (8 total) who will be flown to perform at The New York Comedy Festival’s annual “Comics to Watch” show on Wednesday, November 6. Each performance will be shot and recorded live to tape which will air on COMEDY CENTRAL Radio on SiriusXM channel 95 and on cc.com/upnext during November 11-15. Fans will have the opportunity to vote for the “UP NEXT Fan’s Choice” on cc.com with the winner to be announced on COMEDY CENTRAL in November 2013. The grand prize winner will receive the following: a performance in an upcoming COMEDY CENTRAL college tour; guest DJ on COMEDY CENTRAL’s SiriusXM channel 95 (includes airing of their winning performance); Jonah Ray co-hosts with comedian Kumail Nanjiani The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail (http://nerdmeltla.com/ "Comics to Watch" is a show held annually by COMEDY CENTRAL and The New York Comedy Festival at Carolines on Broadway which features a wide range of diversely talented young comedians. It was created to launch the careers of the next generation of comedians by putting them in front of industry executives and comedy fans. Comedians from past "Comics to Watch" shows such as Michael Che, Chris Distefano, Emily Heller, Ben Kronberg, Adam Newman, Kurt Braunohler and Sara Schaefer have gone on to making stand-up appearances on COMEDY CENTRAL shows including “The Half Hour,” "John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show" and "CC Stand-Up Live” from The South Beach Comedy Festival. Now in its tenth year, The New York Comedy Festival is produced by Carolines on Broadway in association with COMEDY CENTRAL. The festival has featured the country's top comedians, including Louis C.K., Bill Maher, Ricky Gervais, Dane Cook, Kevin Hart, Sarah Silverman, Aziz Ansari, and Wanda Sykes, to name a few. In 2007, the festival launched the “Stand-Up for Heroes” event to benefit The Bob Woodruff Foundation, which has featured performances by Robin Williams, Jon Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld, Lewis Black, Ricky Gervais, Conan O'Brien, Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer and Roger Waters. In 2013, COMEDY CENTRAL launched the “COMEDY CENTRAL Certified Club” program which provides participating comedy clubs with the #1 brand in comedy’s certification and seal of approval, as well as many additional promotional initiatives. # # # CONTACTS: For PALM BEACH IMPROV Rene Harte rharte@improvftl.com (561) 404-5918 For COMEDY CENTRAL: Renata Luczak renata.luczak@ 212.767.8661 End
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