The Seattle Comedy Competition has been coming to the Kirkland Performance Center since the first year it was open. It's always a favorite venue of the Competition performers and producers; the configuration is perfect for stand-up comedy and the audiences are fantastic. The place holds 400 people. There are comedy clubs around the country bigger. But I doubt they have the amenities - follow spot, dressing rooms, close-circuit viewing of the show backstage, and like that.
From the second host Dwight Slade (winner, 2001) opened his mouth to the moment he said goodnight, the crowd was literally roaring with laughter. Of course, the comics can take some credit for that too. Once again, the judges were mixed in their opinions, but when the totals were added here's how they saw it:
1. Marcus 2. Leif Skyving 3. Tony Boswell 4. Geoff Lott 5. Key Lewis
Speaking of judges, it was nice to have the very first Seattle Comedy Competition winner David Silverman (1980!) among the distinguished panel.

(L-R Key Lewis, Geoff Lott, Dwight Slade, Tony Boswell, Marcus, Leif Skyving, some fingers, and the KPC crowd)
Photo by Peter Greyy. For the complete collection of 2007 Seattle Comedy Competition photos Go Here:

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