Month: March 2023

Our #TF23 #Contest #Judges
ThinkingFunny23 wants to recognize the judges who volunteered their time to select our winning humor-contest entries. Jim Dowling Jim Dowling has a varied background in radio production and broadcasting, teaching, and writing. Currently he co-produces Scratched-Up Radio theater at at KKRN 88.5 […]

Doni Chamberlain – #TF23 #Columnist Panel
Doni Chamberlain is the founder, reporter, columnist and the publisher of aNewsCafe.com. For 15 years this publication has served Shasta County and Northen California with thoughtful, well-written, and daring coverage that informs, entertains, and holds the powers-that-be accountable. Click here to register […]

Leighann Lord – #Standup #Comic #TF23
Leighann Lord is a veteran standup comedian who has appeared on HBO, Comedy Central, The View, Netflix, and Showtime’s “Even More Funny Women of a Certain Age.” Her Dry Bar Comedy special has had over one million views. The Wall Street Journal called her People with Parent Podcast one of […]

View & Vote on #Humorcontest Entries
You may view and vote on The People’s Choice writing contests on this page, below. Click here to register for the ThinkingFunny23 all-day, online, humor & comedy-writing conference. The entries are listed below, and they form a LONG list/scroll. Note that the […]

Jerome Kurtenbach #secondcity #songwriter #composer #tf23
Make sure to catch our 2 pm, Pacific Time, when Jerome Kurtenbach is one of our panelists offering advice for writing lyrics for funny songs Jerome has worked as a composer on The Simpsons, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and many Rachel Bloom projects on […]
The finalists for this year’s event are noted below. Join us for the after-party, April 1, 2023 at 6:30 pm on Zoom when the winners are announced! Playwriting Competiton William Brasse – Making The Cut Nicky Denovan – Mr. Bright Side Eric […]