Do you like the smell of beer and fights in the air when you perform?  Are you a true comic and not just a joke-teller?  Does a random shout from the crowd make you salivate instead of crumble? 

Jack Daniels, in conjunction with Verausity Writing and Penuches Ale House, is looking for comics that aren’t afraid to get their hands as dirty as the language they might use.  And if you come out on top, Jack Daniels is going to hit you with a true prize package:

• ·         $500 Cash
• ·         2 Paid Bar Show Feature Spots (Within New England)
• ·         Paid Opening Spot at Headliners Comedy Club in Manchester NH (Courtesy of Rob Steen)

Between 40-60 comics will be accepted into the contest and will compete in our prelims on August 1^st, 8^th, 15^th, and 22^nd.  2-3 comics from each week will advance to our finals, to be held on Monday, August 29^th.  While some wild card spots may be issued at clubs throughout New England, all official rounds of the contest will be held at Penuches Ale House in Concord NH.  Prelim sets will be five minutes each.  Sets for the finals will be seven minutes each.

So how do you get in??

1.  Submit a 3-5 minute clip to contest@jaygrove.com.  To be considered for the contest, you should be getting great laughs during your clip.  Clips demonstrating the ability to successfully work with crowds and disturbances will receive priority.  All entries are due by 5pm on Friday, July 8^th, 2011.  Successful entrants will be notified via e-mail on or before July 15^th, 2011.  A full roster will also be posted on the Facebook event page, as well as www.jaygrove.com.  At this time, accepted contestants will be assigned a prelim date.  Because of the number of comics that we’re trying to accommodate, we will not be able to honor requests for specific prelim dates.
2. There is a $20, non-refundable entry fee for the contest, ONLY if you’re accepted in.  There is no cost to send your clip in for consideration.  Accepted contestants will need to have their payment in on or before Friday July 22^nd to retain their spot in the contest.
3. Contest acceptance is solely at the discretion of the judges.
4. There are no language or content guidelines, except that you are entertaining as opposed to offensive.
5. A panel of three judges will judge each prelim round and finals.  These judges may vary from week to week. Our scoring categories will be:
   1. Funny: Bottom line, do you get laughs from the crowd and judges consistently onstage.
   2. Stage Ability: Eye contact. Ability to roll with the punches of a bar crowd. Likeability.
   3. Post Set Crowd Response:  Basically, the old-fashioned applause meter.

Additional contest questions can be directed to jay@jaygrove.com.  Good luck!!