This December, Fame is Only a Phone Call Away
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The ancient art of joke-telling is
near extinction. Ironically, a newly formed community is betting the same
technology that is killing it -- the Internet -- may be the very thing that
brings it back to life. Over the last decade, the Internet has propagated a
seemingly endless supply of text jokes, which have proven themselves to be a
sad surrogate for the real thing. Just in time to lighten up the holidays,
ComicWonder.com is launching in hopes of finding the one -- the Luke Skywalker
of Laughter, the Frodo of Funny ... the Comic Wonder.
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In its quest to cast the comedy search net as wide as possible,
ComicWonder.com has created an innovative, simple, audio-based website and an
easy-to-use phone system to let people perform their jokes. Potential Comic
Wonders don't need to know how to record video or audio on their computers;
they just type in their phone number, the system calls them and they record
their joke. Once the joke is on the site, the world listens to it, votes on
it, shares it with others and ultimately decides who is the Comic Wonder of
2007.
The contest kicks off in early December and ends at midnight on December
31. The winner will be announced in mid-January 2008. Eager and talented
jokesters will be competing for fame and fortune. In addition to weekly
semi-final prizes, the Comic Wonder of 2007 will receive a $2,500 cash prize.
The real booty is an off-beat, but soon-to-be highly coveted prize -- a
custom-tailored T-shirt with the phrase, "I'm saving the joke. Ask me how."
embroidered in real gold.
"Yes, it is true that there is no multi-million dollar recording
contract," says Jeff Fitzsimmons, co-founder and creative director of
ComicWonder.com. "However, there will be no 'American Idol' lines to sleep in
or tryouts to travel hundreds of miles to either." Simply said, an esteemed
place in history, a kick-ass T-shirt and a $2,500 cash prize are only a phone
call away."
"Out there, somewhere is the best joke-teller in the world," added
Fitzsimmons. "We may discover this person at the office water cooler, in a
college bar or at a family gathering. No matter where, we will discover the
person who can bring laughter to the world. Our world needs a good laugh more
than ever, especially during the holidays. If you are, or think you know, the
funniest joke-teller in the world, send 'em our way!"
For More Information:
Bryan Le Monds
Comic Wonder
414-727-6977
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Bryan Le Monds of Comic Wonder, +1-414-727-6977
