Because submissions have already exceeded our expectations this year, and because we’re striving to grow Laugh Track in its 3rd season, we’ve decided to expand Laugh Track by an extra day this year! As a result, we’re moving our dates up a week to August 2nd-4th. This will allow us to showcase even more great films and comedians and make the festival experience that much bigger and better! We’re excited! Are you excited??
We’re extremely excited to announce that submissions are now open for our 2012 year! If you’re a comedy filmmaker or a stand up comedian, don’t wait to apply for this year’s festival. We have a ton of new things planned that will make this year even better than last! We’ll be making all kinds of announcements here on the blog, as well as on our Twitter and Facebook pages, so be sure to like, follow, subscribe and stay tuned! 2012 will be our funniest year yet!
Hello out there! Our sincerest apologies for being incommunicado lately. We’ve been busy the last few months planning our sister fest Festivus Film Festival, which is taking place this weekend! As a result, as you may have noticed, we haven’t yet announced our 2012 festival. We’ve gotten emails from people curious to know if it will be on again in 2012. Well it’s on, babies. We’ll be announcing all the details soon, but rest assured, you will laugh this year, if only during this one event (TBA). In the meantime, the best way to make sure you’re notified when submissions open, follow us on twitter, like us on Facebook, and stay tuned…
The videos are up! Head over to the new Official Laugh Track YouTube Channel™ and subscribe! Or follow through the break for a few of our favorites. Read the rest of this entry »
…But there are winners. Is there such a thing as collaborative competition? We like to think so. And I think we got to experience that this weekend. There was a tremendous show of support for our contenders and for comedy and film in general. Everyone performed at the top of their game, and the results were close. Our judges certainly had a tough time deciding. Here are the official winners, but as far as we’re concerned, our comedians’ and filmmakers’ moms and dads are the real winners. We hope they’re proud.
Comedy
Best Comic
Mara Wiles
1st Runner Up
Jay Washington
Audience Pick
Chris Charpentier
Film
Best Film
Ipso Facto
1st Runner Up
Sudden Death
Audience Pick
Crustacean Crisis
All in all, we’re marking this year a success, and already starting work on next year to make it even better. Thanks to everyone who came out and laughed, and thanks to our awesome sponsors this year who helped make the whole event possible. Speaking of which, check out this compilation of hilariousness that was put together by The MacSpa from their video booth in the green room!
We’re proud to have Sony as a sponsor this year, providing Sony Vegas Pro 10 editing software to our winners and runners up!
Click here to buy your tickets today! Of course, tickets will also be available at the door. Your best bet? Get our full-festival pass that grants admission to every block for only $25. Pass holders also get first dibs on VIP seating.
Originally from Taiwan, Ed is an emerging young comic who moved to Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada 18 years ago, thinking he was on vacation at his father’s discretion.
Ed has performed all over Western Canada and is a regular guest at his home club, Lafflines Comedy Club. He has appeared at The Comedy Mix in Vancouver, Louie Anderson Theater in Las Vegas, The Comey Store in LA, and Bite TV’s “Stand Up & Bite Me” program. He was also invited to perform on the New Faces Show at the Parlor Live Comedy Club, the NC Arts Comedy Festival, Dallas Comedy Festival, the Hong Kong Comedy Festival, World Series of Comedy, Cape Fear Comedy Festival, the Vancouver Global Comedy Festival and many more.
Make sure you catch Ed on Saturday July 16th in the 9:30pm Comedy Block. Also, be sure to check out his website kingedhill.com and follow him on Twitter @kingedhill
‘Northcote (So Hungover)’ is a comedic music video that pokes fun at the Australian hipster scene. It’s directed by one of Australia’s top comedy directors Craig Melville and has won dozens of awards and accolades.
Don’t miss this hilarious video at 5:30pm in the Friday Funny Films block.
A Bethlehem, PA native Sean Green has brought his East Coast sensibilities to the Los Angeles comedy scene. Known for his brazenly honest story telling Sean isn’t afraid to share the hilarious episodes that perpetuate his personal life. An open book policy also applies to Sean’s educated acerbic takes on current events in the world. Sean is a founding member of Los Angeles’ hottest underground comedy club ‘The Comedy Garage’ and a regular at the Improv Olympic and 3 Clubs. Besides his work as a standup and mc, Sean hosts a weekly talk show broadcast live on LaTalkradio.com called ‘The Green Room’. Sean’s other projects include programs on Live Video.com, National Lampoon Radio, Comedy Nation, Set List at the Comedy Central Stages and Spike.
Don’t miss Sean in the Friday 9pm Comedy block on July 15th, and be sure to check out his website and podcast here. Sean will be taping his awesome comedy podcast The Green Room at Laugh Track on Friday the 15th, featuring a few of our featured comics!
