Chicks and Giggles

clipped from www.broadcastingcable.com In its search for a new comic series, Oxygen is reaching out to aspiring female producers with the Create-a-Series Comedy Competition. The contest boasts production of the winning show as its top prize, with Oxygen featuring the best series on its broadband channel SheDidWhat.tv. It will be hosted by Comedienne Molly Shannon of SNL, in another nod to Oxygen’s female audience.The contest runs from June 26 through August 31st, drawing its applicants from the internet. Finalists will appear in New York before Shannon and a panel of judges, with the final selection made on December 15. Supplementing the grand prize, the winner will receive a production budget of $75,000, an experienced producer/showrunner to help develop the project, and promotion by the Oxygen network and website. The new comedy series will run for ten to thirteen short episodes over a six-month period.

Congrats to Chicks regular Molly Reisner for getting her video Vagina Etiquette aired on Nick Cannon’s MTV show Short Circuitz. It played on the Thursday, June 21st episode at 10:30 pm, but check for it in reruns!

Online comedy is the hotness right now, so here’s two more websites where you can submit your wit!

ComedyNet wants: Submit comedy shorts films, original comedy sketches, mockumentaries, animation.

Rooftop Comedy wants: Send them a video clip or your stand-up, sketch, or short film to win fame and prizes.

Our favorite ventriloquist, Carla Rhodes made this video with her pal Cecil for the Serpentine Gallery in London. It’ll be shown as part of an interactive piece later this week. According to Carla, “The premise was to create a nonsense political platform, rant and persuade the crowd for votes. We had less than 2 weeks to write, produce, film, edit, etc – so it was interesting, to say the least…” Enjoy!

Leather and Crystal are the two gifts recommended for a 3rd anniversary, so I hosted our big celebratory show as Penelope Itchalot, nationally certified Crystal Methamphetamine dealer. She presented the magical skills of Adira Amram, Ann Carr, Erin and her Cello, Mindy Raf, Carla Rhodes and Becky Yamamoto. It was a fantastic night, “rapped” up by some gully freestyle shizz that paid homage to all in attendance. Thanks to everyone who came out and to all of the laydeez who’ve graced our stage over the last three years. You da bomb, sista!