South Beach has a comedy festival coming January 21-24, 2009 with a line up including Lewis Black, Cheech & Chong and Lisa Lampanelli. They're also holding auditions for performance spots:An open casting call will take place on Monday, January 5 from 1-6pm at the Improv Comedy Club in Coconut Grove, with semi-finalists performing on Wednesday January 7. Video clips from the top five finalists will then air on January 12t–19t on WSVN-7’s Deco Drive. Fans will have the opportunity to send a text message to vote for their favorite. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, January 20 on-air and will subsequently have the opportunity to perform live on the COMEDY CENTRAL’s Lincoln Road Stage during the Festival.
Lincoln Theatre, one of the festival's venues
Colony Theatre, another venue