Stir Crazy Comedy Club's 5th annual Funniest Person In The Universe comedy contest!

 

We are scouring the universe looking for the funniest person! The contest is open to everyone, comics and non-comics.

Submissions will open Monday, August 31, 2026 and be accepted through Wednesday, September 23, 2026

All entries will be reviewed and those that make it into the contest will be notified by Thursday, October 1, 2026.

 

How It Works

There is no fee to enter.

All submissions will be reviewed and considered.

To ensure fairness, of the qualifying submissions, 90 will be randomly selected to compete in the contest by a computer algorithm.

15 contestants will perform a 5 minute set in one of six preliminary rounds.

5 contestants will be chosen from each preliminary round to move on to perform a 5 minute set in one of two semi-finals.

5 contestants will be chosen from each of the semi-finals to perform a 8 minute set in the final.

 

The Schedule

Funniest Person in the Universe - Prelim Round 1	Thursday, October 1, 2026
Prelim Round 2	Thursday, October 8, 2026
Prelim Round 3	Thursday, October 22, 2026
Prelim Round 4	Thursday, October 29, 2026
Funniest Person in the Universe - Prelim Round 5	Thursday, November 5, 2026
Prelim Round 6	Thursday, November 12, 2026
Semi Final 1	Thursday, December 3, 2026
Semi Final 2	Thursday, December 10, 2026
Final	Sunday, December 20, 2026

 

Who Decides The Winner

Winners of each event (preliminaries, semi-finals, and final) will be determined by a 3 judge panel combined with the total audience vote.

One judge will be a professional comedian. One judge will be someone who works in the comedy industry. And the third judge will be a civilian with no connection to comedy.

 

What You Win

First place wins $1001.00

Second place wins $100.00

Third place wins $50.00

 

* Each contestant can only submit once. Duplicate entries will be removed from consideration.