Knowitall.ch has been offered 5 double tickets to celebrate the launch of the new Jokenation International Gala, taking place in English at the Montreux Comedy Festival on 4 December, 2015.
To give yourself a chance of winning tickets for this inaugural event, one of the few English-speaking events at the Montreux Comedy Festival, just read on down to find out more about Jokenation and answer the simple question at the end of this article.
After two editions of the Comedy Contest in English, and four in French, the quest for comedy talents initiated by Montreux Comedy has now taken a new step forward and become even more international. For the 2015 edition, Jokenation has been launched in ten regions, five of which are English-speaking (United Kingdom, United States of America, Continental Europe and Russia, Pacific Asia and Middle East, South Africa) and five French-speaking (France, Belgium, Switzerland and Continental Europe, Canada, Africa).
Set up in July 2015, Jokenation was created to allow comedians from all corners of the world to submit videos of their work, which could then be watched online by the general public. From 1 to 9 October, the public was invited to vote for its favorite comedy talent, including 82 comedians from 36 different nationalities. With 101,485 votes received over 8 days, the finalists have now been selected, with the help of the Jokenation Artisitic Committee, for each of the territorial final shows, taking place in October and November 2015.
After each territorial final show, a professional jury will select one comedian who will have the privilege of being invited to Montreux to perform at either the English- or French- speaking Jokenation International Gala being performed at the famous Stravinski Auditorium on the 4 and 5 December respectively. Both will be filmed for future broadcasting and tickets can be purchased now by clicking here.
The English event on 4 December will be hosted by Kagiso Lediga and will feature performances by Loyiso Gola, Jessica Singleton, Wonho Chung, Craig Hill, and Igor Meerson as well as the five artists selected at the end of the Jokenation territorial finals.
With Jokenation, Montreux Comedy is intensifying its international development – particularly in English – and confirming its will to discover new comedians and bring to Montreux today and tomorrow’s best comedy talents. The www.jokenation.com platform will in time evolve into a year-round meeting place for comedians from all over the world, the public and the entertainment industry.
For Grégoire Furrer, founder and director of Montreux Comedy, “Jokenation is one of the projects I really wanted to create after more than twenty-five years’ experience in comedy around the world in all its various forms. With new technologies and globalisation, geographic and linguistic borders are disappearing. Jokenation is a pioneer project that is part of this new trend of comedy without borders”.
To give yourself a chance of winning one of the 5 double tickets being offered for this inaugural event, just fill in this form and tell us who will be hosting the English version of the Jokenation International Gala on 4 December 2015. Only one entry per person and per email is allowed. The competition closes at midnight on Monday 30 November, 2015. The names of all those submitting correct answers will be placed into the digital hat and the winner’s name drawn at random on Tuesday 1 December, 2015. The winner will be notified by email and his/her name will be added to this article after the competition closes.
If you don't want to wait to see if you have won and would prefer to be sure of getting a ticket for the gala, you are advised to apply online now and take advantage of a special promotional offer allowing you to buy 2 tickets for the price of 1. Enter the code JOKEEN50 when you make the booking to claim your discount.
If you’re too late to get tickets for the gala, there is still the opportunity to watch some great English-speaking talent at the Stand Up Night on 3 December. Alternatively you can watch comedians performing in English as a second language at Say That Again, on 5 December. Click here for more information on both of these events.
Jokenation International Gala (English version)
2m2c Auditorium Stravinski
Montreux
4 December 2015 at 20h30
Online ticket sales: http://etickets.infomaniak.com/shop/chSTPLf9XU/
Click here for more information on the Montreux Comedy Festival and the 50% discount for Jokenation.
http://www.montreuxcomedyfestival.com
Congratulations to the following people who each won a double ticket to see the show!
Jonanne Lohr
Wendy Van Dorp
Nadine Hertig
Maria Tapia
Marcela Bonkova
