The World Series of Comedy is a stand-up comedy event for comedians of all levels. It begins with weeklong satellite contests all around the U.S. and Canada over the course of 7 months, culminating in a final series we call The Main Event which lands the final week of September. The Main Event includes 101 competing comedians who qualified by receiving a high score on their video submission or by winning one of the precluding satellite contests. The Top 101 will compete for the grand prize of months' worth of bookings at clubs around the U.S. and Canada. The Main Event is not only a series of contest performances, but is also a week of comedy seminars in addition to social and networking events for comics, comedy club managers and bookers from the U.S. and Canada.
The WSOC comedy festival is now in its tenth year and is quickly becoming one of the best and biggest comedy festivals in the nation. The event helps comics obtain more contacts and get more gigs by fostering a setting where both comedians and decision makers minge throughout the events.
