New York Comedy Theater, The Peoples Improv Theater, (ThePIT-NYC.com) Now Accepting Monologue Joke Submissions for New Digital Series
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New York City’s The Peoples Improv Theater (The PIT) launches The Peoples News Show hosted by PIT Founder and Saturday Night Live writing alum, Ali Reza Farahnakian.
New York, NY (PRUnderground) December 28th, 2020
The Peoples News Show hosted by PIT Founder and Saturday Night Live writing alum, Ali Reza Farahnakian.
Fans of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update can agree there’s nothing better than a well-crafted, hilarious monologue joke. Luckily for any aspiring late-night television writer or casual jokester, The Peoples News Show is looking for joke submissions to be featured in an upcoming video.
Click the link to check out The Peoples News Show (Ep. 1) and their latest episode The Peoples News Show (Ep. 2).
In this 100% submission-based show, people from all over the world are encouraged to email 1-3 of their best monologue jokes to ThePeoplesNewsShow@gmail.com for a chance to have them read by Ali Reza Farahnakian in a future video. All emails must include the writer’s name, social media handle, and any supplemental pictures for the jokes. All submissions will be read by Ali Reza Farahnakian, along with the show’s two co-head writers Bonnie Q and Jared Waltzer. Submissions are open on a rolling basis. To qualify for the next video, please email submissions by January 10th, 2021 at 12pm (EST).
The Peoples News Show looks to include as many unique and varied comedic voices as possible to expand and ultimately incorporate submissions written by viewers from around the world. No matter a person’s previous writing experience, all are invited to submit.
For people looking to learn more about writing monologue jokes, Ali Reza Farahnakian has over 25 years of teaching experience and is an alum of The ImprovOlympic, The Second City Chicago, and Saturday Night Live. He offers private coaching and consultation options to help people write monologue jokes as well as sketch packets for Saturday Night Live, auditioning technique, voice over work, and more. To see the full list of consultation options and schedule an appointment, visit https://alirezafarahnakian.com/learn
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Submit monologue jokes to: ThePeoplesNewsShow@gmail.com
Visit The Peoples News Show page: https://thepit-nyc.com/the-peoples-news-show/
About The People’s Improv Theater (PIT)
Founded by Ali Reza Farahnakian in 2002, The PIT is an award-winning performance space &
school dedicated to the instruction, performance, and development of original comedy –
receiving the title of “NY’s Best Improv Classes” from New York Magazine and “Best Comedy
Club” from The Village Voice. The PIT strives to entertain and educate the community about the
comedic arts in a safe, nurturing, and accessible environment. The PIT offers training in many
areas of comedic study, including award-winning improv classes, sketch & TV writing, stand up
comedy, public speaking, and more. ThePIT-NYC.com