The Seattle Int'l Comedy Competition with shows around Puget Sound

The 41st Seattle International Comedy Competition begins a 17-performance tour throughout the Puget Sound area on Thursday with opening night at Unexpected Productions near Pike Place Market.

Despite taking a year off due to the pandemic, the show will go on -- introducing Seattle audiences to some of the best comics working today.The 2021 iteration will not be without a few changes, most notably lacking a show at the historic Comedy Underground, which was unable to survive the Covid-19 lockdown after 40 years in Pioneer Square. Other usual venues were not open to the public yet.

Instead, audiences can look forward to shows at the Broadway Performance Hall on Capitol Hill, and seeing the finals at Laughs Comedy Club in the University District.

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is a hugely respected event in the comedy world, launching the careers of many famous comics.

PARTICIPATING COMICS

Preliminary Round 1
Wyatt Cote (Long Beach, CA)
Cavin Eggleston (Indianapolis, IN)
Ariel Evans (Brooklyn, NY)
Julian Fernandez (Walnut, CA)
Josh Firestine (Tacoma, WA)
Meagan Gross (Seattle, WA)
Alex Grubard (Jersey City, NJ)
Quinton Jones (Detroit, MI)
Matty Litwack (New York, NY)
Kyle Mara (Rockville Centre, NY)
Frankie Marcus (San Jose, CA)
Melissa McGillicuddy (Sacramento, CA)
Sam Miller (Olympia, WA)
Bahiyyih Mudd (Yakima, WA)
Jesse Warren (Seattle, WA)
Saku Yanagawa (Chicago, IL)

Preliminary Round Two
Christie Bahna (Los Angeles, CA)
Greg Beachler (Federal Way, WA)
Reid Clark (Long Beach, CA)
Dr. Dee (New York, NY)
Charles Engle (Astoria, NY)
Jeevin Gill (Toronto, ON)
Drew Harmon (Detroit, MI)
Todd Kirkwood (Seattle, WA)
Danny Martinello (Edmonton, AB)
Mike Masilotti (Los Angeles, CA)
Carly McMenoman (Minneapolis, MN)
Joe Medoff (Chicago, IL)
K.C. Novak (Vancouver, BC)
Danielle Thralow (Duluth, IA)
Tre Tutson (Houston, TX)
Ronn Vigh (San Francisco, CA)