This two night event will once again feature stand-up comedy on Friday night and improvisational comedy on Saturday night. Comedians wanting to perform at this event must first submit a five minute demo of a stand-up set in the form of YouTube or Vimeo to easttexascomedy@gmail.com. The festival committee will review these submissions and select participants who will compete, with a live stand-up performance on Friday night, for the title of "East Texas’s Funniest Comic".
Each contestant will have eight minutes to win the crowd over. At the end of the night, the festival committee will vote to determine who will receive the title of "East Texas’s Funniest Comic".
Saturdays show features a headlining performance and improv workshops by one of the nation’s most famous improv troupes, "The Reckoning" from iO West out of Los Angeles, The Reckoning formed in Chicago at the world renowned iO Chicago (Formerly Improv Olympic), they have been the longest running improv troupe in the history of iO, the same comedy stage which launched the careers of Chris Farley, Mike Myers, Tim Meadows, Amy Poeller, Tina Fey, Andy Dick, Seth Myers, Jason Sudeikis and many others. Additionally "The Reckoning" member’s individual credits include the feature film "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" and TV shows "Modern Family", "Cougar Town", "Mad Men", "The Office", and "The League".