The Sketch comedy shows will be held September 25 -26 at The People's Improv Theater (The PIT). Stand up Comedy Shows to be held September 27-29 at The Gotham Comedy Club.
The following are the submission details for the 2011 festival being held September 25-29, 2011 in NYC. The deadline for submissions is July 30, 2011 - no exceptions.
The Festival is divided into three parts: sketch comedy, stand up comedy and comedic films. The details for the submissions in each area are as follows:
Meet Dean Obeidallah - the half Palestinian, half Sicilian, ex-lawyer from New Jersey who left the courtroom for comedy. In 2003, Obeidallah and fellow funny lady, Maysoon Zayid, had an idea. "You know, we don't get a month that celebrates our heritage in America like a Black History Month," Obeidallah says in his sketches. "We get orange alert." They wanted to create something truthful to showcase the funny side of the Arab culture. And out of that came the Arab-American Comedy Festival.
