Semifinal round of the stand-up comedy competition to crown the next Funniest Person in Austin, featuring original material from aspiring comics.
The Funniest Person in Austin competition hits its semifinal round at Cap City Comedy Club on Tuesday, September 8, at 7:30 PM. It's the 35th edition of the contest, which has become a regular fixture for the city's comedy scene. More than 250 aspiring comics compete over about six weeks, and the only rule is that they have to use their own original material. The title comes with a $3,500 prize.
The competition is structured in stages: preliminary rounds run on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays, followed by a semifinal week, and then a final round that crowns the winner. This particular show is part of that semifinal stretch, so the field has already been narrowed down from the hundreds who started in the prelims. Every comic on stage has to stand on their own writing, with no borrowed bits or old favorites from other acts.
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Cap City Comedy Club hosts the whole thing. It's a contemporary venue that brings stadium-sized talent to an intimate theater on a weekly basis, and their typical shows run about an hour and 40 minutes, usually featuring an opener, a feature, and a headliner with national entertainment credits. It's a non-smoking facility with a full menu of appetizers, craft beers, entrees, desserts, and homespun cocktails, so you can eat and drink while you watch. The semifinal round is on Tuesday, September 8, starting at 7:30 PM.
