The 3rd annual New Jersey Comedy Festival will kick off in October at college campuses throughout the state. College students from various New Jersey colleges and universities will compete for the title of “New Jersey King or Queen of Campus Comedy.” Registered contestants will perform in a preliminary event at their own school or a local host college. The comedians are judged based upon originality, stage presence, material and audience reaction. The season-long competition concludes at the Championship Finals on Saturday, January 30, 2010 in the Rutgers Student Center on Rutgers University’s College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick. Prizes will include the Good Humor Award, a scholarship from the Manhattan Comedy School, the opportunity to perform at The Stress Factory Comedy Club in New Brunswick and a $1,000 cash prize.
The first preliminary event will take place October 22 at Drew University. All college students from New Jersey are welcomed to participate in the festival. Students can register online.
