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SKETCHFEST NYC 2010 LIVE AND VIDEO APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
PRESS CONTACT:
Jeremy Lamb
info@sketchfestnyc.com
(512) 293-1905
SKETCHFEST NYC 2010 LIVE AND VIDEO APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE NEW YORK’S ONLY INTERNATIONAL SKETCH COMEDY FESTIVAL TO RETURN FOR A SIXTH YEAR New York, February 8, 2010 -SketchFest NYC is pleased to announce that applications for New York City’s sixth annual international sketch comedy festival are now available online at SketchFestNYC.com. The Festival will run June 10-12, 2010; at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre; 307 West 26th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues.
The line-up of performances celebrating the Festival’s sixth anniversary will be announced in the upcoming months.
The last five years of the Festival have been a huge success, featuring over seventy-five different sketch comedy groups from across North America, sold-out shows, standing ovations, and industry attendance from ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, HBO, MTV, VH1, Fuse, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land/Nick at Nite, Discovery Channel, Just For Laughs, Miramax, Tribeca Films, William Morris, ICM and many more.
Since 1999, SketchFests have been popping up all over the country. Along with the original festival in Seattle, annual SketchFests are held in Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles, Austin, Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto.
As with other SketchFests, SketchFest NYC is dedicated to promoting the art of sketch comedy. Sketch comedy, which is different from improv and stand-up, consists of short written scenes, rehearsed beforehand, usually presented by a group of people that can range in size from one to twenty. In recent years, the definition has expanded to include the explosion of comedy groups creating short films, and distributing them online. SketchFest NYC is once again proud to welcome applications from video-only sketch comedy groups.
The early application deadline is March 13th. The deadline for late applications is March 27th. For the third year in a row, we will also be holding Live Applications some time in early March to allow younger groups without a demo tape based in New York the opportunity to audition for the Festival. Applications, and info are available online at SketchFestNYC.com.
Sponsorship Opportunities are also now available for the 2010 Festival. If interested, please contact us at info@sketchfestnyc.com, with “Sponsor†in the subject line. Past sponsors include: Lifetime, American Airlines, 23/6, Crackle, The Sound of Young America, The Onion, Very Short List, Red Bull, New York Press, Animal Planet, and many more.
SketchFest NYC is produced by Jeremy Lamb, with Shayna Ferm, Kimmy Gatewood, Jason Kalter, Chris O’Connor, Jon Pack, and Nate Sloan. For more information, please visit the festival website at SketchFestNYC.com.