SICC: Preliminary Week One--Night Five

Big News! Kyle Harbert didn't take first on this night!

The 28th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition
Preliminary Week One--Night Five
November 4, 2007
The Fairhaven Pub & Martini Bar, Bellingham

Sometimes, it's good to be reminded that comedy isn't always pristine comedy clubs, good natured banquet rooms, plush new theaters or hot crowds in beautiful old theaters.

Sometimes, it's good not to get too comfortable, lest one gets spoiled.

Sometimes, it's good to give the competitors an honest challenge--a hell gig room in front of a disinterested audience full of drunken and chatty wannabe ballers who can't seem to absorb the concept that a comedy competition is happening within fifteen feet of their domestic disputes...

Sometimes...but MAN, was it depressing to run into a near nightmare situation in a normally strong room like The Fairhaven in Bellingham...because the competitors, game as they might be to plow through it, had little chance to really and truly show what they could do.

But, the good news is that the judges saw through the distractions and gave the competitors the scores that they earned...and I'm told that half of the room was enjoying themselves...and sometimes, that's all you can hope for...



(FULL REPORT TO COME. THIS REPORT IS BEING POSTED IN SECTIONS. YOU COULD CONTINUE TO READ BELOW TO SEE WHO THE TOP FIVE PERFORMERS WERE FOR THIS NIGHT.)

There is a reason that all scores on the night that they are tabulated are considered to be "unofficial"--because computational mistakes can occur. And, on this night, they did.

The top five announced for the night left Mike Wally Walter off the podium and out of the picture below. So, if you've got SICC OCD, you can take the photo below and erase Kyle Harbert OUT...and put Mike Wally IN... And then, get a hobby--because you've got too much time on your hands.)

And...the top five for the night are, OFFICIALLY...???

Fifth place--Scott Moran.

Fourth place--Darren Frost.

Third place--Mike Wally Walter.

Second place--Leif Skyving.

...and, the top performer for the night...

First place--Greg Reid.

(L-R: Kyle Harbert, James Heneghen, Scott Moran, Darren Frost, Leif Skyving, Greg Reid. Not pictured: Mike Wally Walter.)

NEXT SHOW: MONDAY NOVEMBER 5th, Preliminary Week One-Show Six takes place at the Comedy Underground in Pioneer Square, right here in Seattle. The week's top five performers, who will move on to the semi-finals, will be announced at that show Show time, 8:30pm. Look for a report from THAT show posted late tonight and into tomorrow.

LINKS:
SEE PHOTOS FROM THE ACTION AT SEATTLECOMEDY.NET'S FLICKR
OR GO TO THE OFFICIAL SICC WEBSITE