Bay Area Black Comedy Competition & Festival

 

The Bay Area Black Comedy Competition & Festival was established in 1986 to provide a Bay Area-based showcase for Black comedians and comedians of color from all over the united states and across the world. For over two decades the Competition has been at the vanguard of the Black/urban comedy movement, greatly contributing to the career development of many of its stars and the construction of many of its brick and mortar and 'clicks and mortar' venues. According to event founder and executive Producer Tony Spires, the Competition was born out of a need for, "Comedic Affirmative Action."

The Competition's ongoing mission is to create an environment which provides our comedians with equal access to empowering opportunities which enable them to demonstrate their unique talents to the entertainment industry and the general public and to raise worldwide conscientiousness of the validity and viability of the indigenous American art form known as Black Comedy. Through the years the BABCCF has emerged from its grassroots-based genesis to become the largest and longest-running live, urban comedy showcase in the country. Please join us as we take comedy to the next level. The Bay Area Black Comedy Competition & Festival, "Where the Laughter Never Ends!"

 

 

Our outstanding alumni includes:

 

Jamie Foxx

Chris Tucker

Nick Cannon

D.C. Curry

Mike Epps

D.L. Hughley

Mark Curry

Katt Williams

Sheryl Underwood

Arnez Jay

and many more...

 

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

 

Paul Mooney

Reynaldo Rey

Robin Harris

 

 

www.blackcomedycompetition.com