Check out the comedians set to make Shreveport laugh at the annual Comedy Prize

Meredith G. White, Shreveport Times
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It's that time of year where the summer vacations are coming to an end and the Louisiana Prize Foundation begins making its preparations for the annual Prize Fest in downtown Shreveport in October.

Over the next week, the announcements for who made it into the finals for each category of Prize Fest will be taking place. Keep checking back here to see who will go on to compete in the 2023 Comedy, Music, Food, Fashion and Film Prizes.

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The Comedy Prize Standup Showdown, October 22, 2022, on Texas Street in downtown Shreveport.
The Comedy Prize Standup Showdown, October 22, 2022, on Texas Street in downtown Shreveport.

Making audiences laugh is not an easy task and the Comedy Prize pits seven stand-up comedians against each other for a chance to win a $2,500 cash prize. C

Comedians across the country were invited to send in a 2–3-minute clip of an original set in front of a live audience and a selection committee of entertainment industry professionals determined the finalists out of the entries.

The seven finalists will receive $500 each to perform a 7-10 minute set at the 2023 Comedy Prize on Saturday, October 21.

  • Sahana Srinivasan

  • Wellington Ojukwu

  • Orion Levine

  • Chris Grace

  • Meredith Casey

  • Bo Johnson

  • BT Kingsly

The Louisiana Prize Fest will take place October 13 - 15 and October 19 - 21, for more information on the festival including how to purchase tickets, visit the Prize Fest website.

Meredith G. White is the arts and culture reporter for the Shreveport Times. You can find her on Facebook as Meredith G. White, on Instagram and Twitter as @meredithgwhite, and email her at mgwhite@gannett.com.

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