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.

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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