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April 30 - May 5, 2024

Call for 2024 Submissions

Winnipeg Comedy Festival is accepting submissions from October 1 - October 31, 2023

The 23rd annual Winnipeg Comedy Festival runs April 30 - May 5, 2024

Email: submissions@winnipegcomedyfestival.com

Please tell us:

Important:

Themes:
Below are six themes, FIVE OF WHICH will become our five TV galas. Feel free to submit to more than one.

YOUR NEXT ACT

The transitions show. Material about different phases of life, big changes, upheavals, milestones, fresh starts. Could be puberty, marriage, divorce, entering parenthood, empty nesting, career changes, menopause, new education phase, personal growth phase, etc.

CUSTOMER DISSERVICE

Unhappy To Serve You - retail and customer service stories, from the customer’s perspective or the service provider’s perspective. Dealing with the public, call centers, customer surveys, restaurants, cabs, airlines, any and all customer experiences, Consumer Culture, brands and ads, manipulation, companies and brands on social media.

LOVE YOU, MAN

A look at the current state of masculinity – traditional notions vs contemporary notions, what’s gotten better about men / what’s gotten worse, masculinity as a spectrum, toxic vs. non-toxic, transitioning to or from male. Do you identify as a man? Tell us about yourself, the messages you get from society, the messages you get from others, your role models and heroes, your cautionary tales, your dad, your buddies, your male partner or lover, etc. Do you identify as a woman or non-binary person? Tell us what you love and what you hate about the men in your life, your dad, your brother, your guy friends, your romantic interests, your matches on Tinder, and the strangers you encounter.

THE PERFECT SHOW

Material about personal and social pressures to strive for perfection and live up to unrealistic ideals – professionally, personally, in relationships, in appearance, in lifestyle, in your family, etc. Unattainable goals, life coaches, plastic surgery, the search for the perfect partner, the pursuit of happiness, learning nobody’s perfect, and going against the grain.

BACK IN THE DAY

The Nostalgia Show – a funny celebration and examination of our love affair with “the good old days.” pop culture, tech, parenting styles, politics, culture, etc. and how we often “remember” something that really only existed in our imaginations.

SICK JOKES

Material focussing on encounters with the front lines of healthcare: doctors, nurses, emergency rooms, procedures, diagnoses, treatments, wait times, waiting rooms, web md, dentists, prescriptions, pharmacies, vaccines, appointments, insurance, lab tests, ambulance rides, etc.

Some friendly advice:

We know putting your heart and soul into a submission is hard work. We greatly appreciate you taking the time! Good luck, and may this be your year!

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