Green Faces is a comedy competition conducted at The Canberra Irish Club every year. It is for new or budding comedians to enter with the only criteria being that the entrants CANNOT earn more than $150.00 average per week over one year from comedy.
Since it's inception in 1997, Green Faces has had over 400 competitors, given away over $20000 in cash and has had over 12000 people attend!!! This is the 12th season and we expecting it to be the biggest one yet!!!!!
There are 9 Heats. 3 from Sydney, 3 from Melbourne, 1 from Adelaide, 1 from Brisbane and 1 from Canberra.
Prize
1st Prize:
$2500.00 cash plus a weeks bookings (Thursday-Saturday) at the Sydney
Comedy Store or The Sit Down Comedy Club in Brisbane.
2nd Prize:
$750 Cash plus a minimum three Gigs.
3rd Prize:
$500 Cash plus five shows throughout various Sydney venues.
Structure
As a rough outline, this is how the evening will be run and the people who will be involved in the night:
- The Host will be a professional comedian who will hold the whole night together.
- Six contestants each Thursday night, except for the grand final where there will be Ten. The Host will introduce the evening to explain what's going on to the audience and hold the show together - perform for 8-10 minutes. Each of the contestants will then perform for up to ten minutes. In between each contestant the host will come back out and using his/her discretion will introduce the next contestant to the stage or rev the crowd back up before introducing the next contestant. There are two quick breaks - after the first three comedians (10 - 15 minutes) and then while the voting forms are collected. After the second break the Host will perform for 15-20 minutes and then introduce the winner for the night and close the show. The winner of each heat goes directly into the final which is to be contested on Thursday 4th September.
- For their vote to count the audience simply mark one box.
- As it is an audience voted competition if there are any discrepancies the Judges decision is final.
Time Guide Line (approximate times only)
| 8.00pm | Doors Open |
| 8.30pm | Show Commences |
| 8.30 - 8.40pm | Host to open the show |
| 8.40pm | Host introduces 1st contestant who performs for up to 10min |
| 8.50pm | Host introduces 2nd contestant who performs for up to 10min |
| 9.00pm | Host introduces 3rd contestant who performs for up to 10min |
| 9.10 - 9.25pm | Break |
| 9.25 - 9.30pm | Host settles the audience and intros contestant 4 who performs for up to 10min |
| 9.40pm | Host introduces 5th contestant who performs for up to 10min |
| 9.50pm | Host introduces 6th contestant who performs for up to 10min |
| 10.00pm | Host advises audience to vote and hand in ballot forms to the staff - who will be walking around the room to collect - there will be small break whilst votes are counted. |
| 10.10 - 10.30pm | Host performs and at completion of set announces the winner |
2008 Grand Finalists
- Colin Cameron - Melbourne
- Amanda Gray - Sydney
- Angus Hodge - Adelaide
- Vera Mackney - Brisbane
- Jay Sullivan - Canberra
- Nick Cody - Melbourne
- Ray Badran - Sydney
- Don Tran - Melbourne
- Brian Chandler - Sydney
- John Robertson - Perth
- Scott McGowan - Darwin
2008 Winners
- Winner - Jay Sullivan, Canberra
- 2nd Place - Brian Chandler, Sydney
- 3rd Place - John Robertson, Perth
Previous Winners
- 2007 - Winner: Tom Gibson / Runner Up: Oliver Phammovanh
- 2006 - Winner: Troy Kinne (VIC) / Runner Up: Dave Eastgate
- 2005 - Winner: Sean Baxter (QLD) / Runner Up: David Thornton (VIC)
- 2004 - Winner: Richard Marks (VIC) / Runner Up: Janelle Koening (VIC)
- 2003 - Winner: Brett Nichols (NSW) / Runner Up: Average (SA)
- 2002 - Winner: Big Brother Little Brother (NSW) / Runner Up: Em O'Lochlin (SA)
- 2001 - Winner: Ross Janetski (QLD)
- 2000 - Winner: Jason Starrett (NSW)
- 1999 - Winner: Anh Do (NSW) / Runner Up: Dave Williams (VIC)
- 1998 - Winner: Marty Wilson (NSW) / Runner Up: Tom Gleeson (NSW)
- 1997 - Winner: Steve Hughes (NSW) / Runner up: Joe Avati (NSW)
