Stir Crazy Comedy Club's 4th annual Funniest Person In The Universe comedy contest!
We are scouring the universe looking for the funniest person! The contest is open to everyone, comics and non-comics.
The 2025 contest has ended.
How It Works
There is no fee to enter.
All submissions will be reviewed and considered.
To ensure fairness, of the qualifying submissions, 90 will be randomly selected to compete in the contest by a computer algorithm.
15 contestants will perform a 5 minute set in one of six preliminary rounds.
5 contestants will be chosen from each preliminary round to move on to perform a 5 minute set in one of two semi-finals.
5 contestants will be chosen from each of the semi-finals to perform a 8 minute set in the final.
The Schedule
| Funniest Person in the Universe - Prelim Round 1 | Thursday, October 2, 2025 |
| Funniest Person in the Universe - Prelim Round 2 | Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
| Funniest Person in the Universe - Prelim Round 3 | Thursday, October 23, 2025 |
| Funniest Person in the Universe - Prelim Round 4 | Thursday, October 30, 2025 |
| Funniest Person in the Universe - Prelim Round 5 | Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
| Funniest Person in the Universe - Prelim Round 6 | Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
| Funniest Person in the Universe - Semi Final 1 | Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
| Funniest Person in the Universe - Semi Final 2 | Thursday, December 11, 2025 |
| Funniest Person in the Universe - Final | Sunday, December 21, 2025 |
Who Decides The Winner
Winners of each event (preliminaries, semi-finals, and final) will be determined by a 3 judge panel combined with the total audience vote.
One judge will be a professional comedian. One judge will be someone who works in the comedy industry. And the third judge will be a civilian with no connection to comedy.
What You Win
First place wins $1001.00
Second place wins $100.00
Third place wins $50.00
* Each contestant can only submit once. Duplicate entries will be removed from consideration.