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ABOUT NEXT GEN COMEDY
The City of Stirling and WA Comedy are searching for WA’s best new comedian.
The event to decide this, Next Gen Comedy is based on audience vote, meaning we’re leaving it up to the people to decide who is the best in the West.
“Winning Next Gen was definitely one of the launching pads of my comedy career, not only did it place me on a larger platform with double the crowd to showcase my talent but it also gave me a mental leap, which made me believe anything is possible from here”
– Joe White (2016 Next gen comedy winner)
THE PRIZE
$1500 inc GST Prize Money on behalf of the City of Stirling to help you with your comedy career and professional development
A $150 inc GST 5-minute showcase spot at a future WA Comedy All-Stars show alongside Western Australia’s finest Stand-up Comedians.
Professional head shots, promotional photography and written comedy bio.
Mentoring by WA Comedy
HEATS AND GRAND FINAL DATES
Next Gen Comedy is held exclusively within the City of Stirling at community focused venues.
- Heat 1
- Saturday July 6
- 6.30pm- 8.00pm
- Mount Lawley Bowling Club
- Heat 2
- Saturday July 6
- 8.30pm- 10.00pm
- Mount Lawley Bowling Club
- Heat 3
- Saturday July 13
- 6.30pm- 8.00pm
- Osborne Park Bowling Club
- Heat 4
- Saturday July 13
- 8.30pm- 10.00pm
- Osborne Park Bowling Club
- Grand Final
- Saturday July 20
- 7.00pm - 9.00pm
- Stirling Leisure Centres, Hamersley
Two comedians from each heat will be voted by the audience to go through to the Grand Final. Wildcards will also be issued for the Grand final. Doors for all heats are 30 minutes prior. The Grand Final doors are one hour prior. *All venues are fully licensed. 18+ only
WHAT MAKES NEXT GEN COMEDY UNIQUE?
- It’s based on audience voting and not by industry judges.
- All Next Gen participants receive a $50 inc GST performance fee for heats and Grand Final (if they are selected). Similar comedy competitions do not pay participants a performance fee.
- The Heats and Grand Final are all held during prime time.
- Next Gen Comedy is run by WA Comedy.
IMPORTANT STUFF
- Must be 18 years +
- Must not have earnt more than $10,000 +GST from performing Live stand-up comedy in your entire career
- Cannot have been performing for longer than 5 years (we are looking for new and emerging talent)
- Have setup an ABN to receive your Next Gen Comedy performance fee. We can only pay your performance fee when invoiced with an ABN. The same applies to the winner’s prize money of $1500 inc GST
- 8-10 participants per heat, with 4 heats in total
- Each participant is allocated a heat and 5 minutes to perform their best material
- The audience votes for the best performance of each heat
- 2 participants from each heat progress to the Grand Final
- Up to 4 wild cards from the heats may be issued by WA Comedy to any acts deemed unlucky to have not progressed or showed sufficient promise to participate in the Grand Final.
- The Grand Final is entirely voted by the audience. In the case of a draw, the prize will be split.
- All Next Gen Comedy heats and the Grand Final are professionally photographed and filmed. You consent to photography and videography being taken and shared.
- All material must be original and free from racism, homophobia, sexism or hate speech. Please avoid using unnecessary swearing in place of punchlines (No C-bombs)
- No disparaging comments about WA Comedy, Next Gen Comedy or the City of Stirling.
- Any performers deemed to have abandoned their set unreasonably early or purposefully sabotaged their set will not be paid a performance fee.
- Be original and avoid cliches.
- Start and end with your strongest material.
- Practice your set at home and at open mic clubs in advance of Next Gen Comedy.
- Get straight into your jokes, don’t waste time at the beginning of the set with long introductions.
- Punchy sets will typically go over well with the audience (aim for a laugh every 20 seconds)
- Have fun and enjoy the experience!
ENTRY FORM
Entries close 5pm Friday May 24 2024
If you are accepted to perform at Next Gen Comedy you will be contacted via emailed by 5pm Friday May 31 2024.
Please direct any queries to nextgen@wacomedy.com