Rules and other information for comedians
 

1. Entries - 80 comedians that are working Headliners, Middle acts, Opening acts, Open Mikers from all over California are invited to participate.
    

2. Show dates - You will notified by email a week to two weeks prior to your performance date. All shows are on Wednesday nights at 8 PM at the SJ Improv 62 S 2^nd in Downtown San Jose. Current contest winners and the upcoming next week roster will be posted at http://www.sfcomedycollege.com/html/sjimprovcontest2005.htm
    

3. Elimination Round Pairings

Each round will pair two 1st through 4th place competitors from alternate rounds. Two from each Semi will advance to the Final round. The Final 8 comedians from the 2004 Battle of the Bay are given byes into the Quarterfinal Rounds.
 

 Finals

Rd 1 and Rd 2 - First Place
Rd 1 and Rd 2 - Second Place
Rd 1 and Rd 2 - Third Place
Rd 1 and Rd 2 - Fourth Place
Rd 1 and Rd 2 - Fifth Place 

Semi Finals

Semi 1

Rd 1 and Rd 4 - First Place
Rd 2 and Rd 3 - Second Place
Rd 3 and Rd 2 - Third Place
Rd 4 and Rd 1 - Fourth Place
Rd 1 and Rd 4 - Fifth Place

Semi 2

Rd 2 and Rd 3 - First Place
Rd 1 and Rd 4 - Second Place
Rd 4 and Rd 1 - Third Place
Rd 3 and Rd 2 - Fourth Place
Rd 2 and Rd 3 - Fifth Place

 Quarter Finals

Quarter 1

Rd 1 and Rd 8 - First Place
Rd 2 and Rd 7 - Second Place
Rd 3 and Rd 6 - Third Place
Rd 4 and Rd 5 - Fourth Place
2004 Battle of the Bay 1st and 8th Place
Rooster T Feathers Champion

Quarter 2

Rd 2 and Rd 7 - First Place
Rd 3 and Rd 6 - Second Place
Rd 4 and Rd 5 - Third Place
Rd 1 and Rd 8 - Fourth Place
2004 Battle of the Bay 2nd and 7th Place

Quarter 3

Rd 3 and Rd 6 - First Place
Rd 4 and Rd 5 - Second Place
Rd 1 and Rd 8 - Third Place
Rd 2 and Rd 7 - Fourth Place
2004 Battle of the Bay 3rd and 6th Place

Quarter 4

Rd 4 and Rd 5 - First Place
Rd 1 and Rd 8 - Second Place
Rd 2 and Rd 7 - Third Place
Rd 3 and Rd 6 - Fourth Place
2004 Battle of the Bay 4th and 5th Place

+ all BOTB finalists from the previous year and the Rooster T Feathers New Talent Champion for the Current Year
 

3. Performance length – The prelim rounds are 5 minutes, quarter final rounds are 8 Minutes, semi final rounds are 10 minutes and the final round will be 12 minutes or more.
    

4. Prizes – Overall first place winner will receive $1000, a paid week booking at the Improv and other assorted stuff, 2nd Place will receive $500,a paid booking at an SF Comedy College affiliate room and other assorted stuff, 3^rd Place will receive $300, a paid booking at an SF Comedy College affiliate room and other assorted stuff. 4^th through 9^th place will receive assorted stuff.
    

5. Contest rules
    

1. Draw for order occurs at 7:10 PM in the upstairs green room of the San Jose Improv. Each contestant randomly draws from a deck of cards and then selects preference. Comedians missing the draw will be assigned remaining spots alphabetically.

2. Each contestant will pick intro music and is responsible for getting their selection to the soundman.

3. Contestants may remain in the green room or sit in the showroom near the sound booth during the show.

4. Each contestant is given ½ price on food or non alcoholic beverages.

5. Previous round winners are comped into the showroom for all subsequent rounds.

6. Time starts when you begin speaking and you will be given a one minute and end light. You may request any time/light combination.

7. There are three conditions for disqualification: going over time, performing graphic descriptions of defecation or copulation or using stolen material.

8. Five Comedians from each Prelim Round will advance to the quarters, five comedians advance from the quarters to the semis and five from each semi advance to the finals.

9. Improv staff members count votes. You may request to view ballots or know your total vote count at the end of the 15 week cycle.
    

Good luck and thanks for participating!

SF Comedy College and the San Jose Improv