Well today I found out that the Examiner newspaper published an article about our funny Ryan winning the Launceston Raw Comedy competition so I have attached it below.
Northern comic has the last laugh
14/03/2009 1:00:00 AM
LAUNCESTON funny man Ryan Weeden has won the Northern Tasmania heat of the Raw Comedy open-mic comedy competition.
Held at the Uni Bar at Newnham on Thursday night, the competition is run by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Weeden was in his element cracking jokes, and said he actually ended up on stage twice because one entrant failed to turn up.
"I started off with some popular ones and just rode the wave in," he said.
Weeden is off to Hobart to compete at the next level on March 19, and, if successful, he may be selected to perform at the Victorian state final on March 24 for the chance to perform at the National Grand Final at the Comedy Festival next month.
The nervous comedian said the judges were encouraging, reminding him that this heat had given him experience that his Southern counterparts wouldn't have had yet.
"I've been tested and tried so I know what I can take out and put back in again," he said.
3 comments:
Oh wow - I wasn't sure from your last post that he actually won! That is awesome. Well done Ryan.
That's great, well done Ryan, i wasn't sure if he won either!!!
See you in Melbourne Ryan...lol
Congratulations Ryan...well done and good luck for the finals...you can do it... even if you have to strip down to wearing that polka dot pink bikini...yes i heard your interview on the ABC....good Job Angela the newspapers will be after you with job offers as a roving photographer soon...
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