Enid native is a funny finalist
A University of Oklahoma senior will compete in the upcoming finals of Rooftop Comedy.com’s National College Comedy Competition.
Mark Potts, a film/video studies professional writing major at OU, is one of the four finalists in the short film competition. The Enid native scored the spot with his short film “Icescraper.”
RooftopComedy, an Internet comedy site, announced Wednesday the eight finalists in its stand-up and short film competitions. Finalists will compete to be named the Country’s Funniest College Students in a live broadcast from the Aspen RooftopComedy Festival in Aspen, Colo., on May 31.
The winners in both categories will be determined by audience and online voting, according to a news release. The finalists were selected after 32 on-campus events at colleges across the country, 16 regional semifinal competitions and two rounds of online voting. More than 600 comedians and filmmakers participated.
Here are the finalists in stand-up comedy:
· Kathleen O’Brien, senior English education major at University of Virginia from Montclair, Va.
· Tim Ball, senior sociology major at Duke University from Dallas.
· Reid Faylor, sophomore biology major at Xavier University from Fort Wayne, Ind.
Short film finalists:
· “Icescraper,” by Mark Potts, a senior film/video studies and professional writing majro at University of Oklahoma, from Enid.
· “Car Phone,” by Dan Perrault, a junior acting major at Emerson College, from Hingham, Mass.
· “The Breakup,” by Amos Vernon, a senior peace and conflict studios major at UC Berkeley, from Chapel Hill, N.C.
“Actor Hunters: Ep.1 Pt.1,” by Matthew Schwartz, a senior theater/government major at Skidmore College, from Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.
For more information, go to www.RooftopComedy.com.
-BAM
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