Class Clowns
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Class Clowns is an annual search for Australia's funniest high school student. This competition runs as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and is one of the major events of the festival.
Heats, semi finals and then finals are run in each Australian state and territory, with the winners of the state finals competing in the Grand Final in Melbourne. The Grand Final is held in the Melbourne Town Hall in front of an average of 1500 people. Traditionally comedian Raymond J Bartholemuez has hosted the grand final and special guest comedians perform a headline set (in previous years comedians such as Peter Helliar, Tripod, Ross Noble, and Judith Lucy have performed).
Notable comedians who have performed as entrants in Class Clowns include Danny McGinlay, Mia Timpano, Michael Connell, Tully, Paul Jones and Imaan Hadchiti.
[edit] 2008 National Finalists
(in order of appearance)
Lukas Blom - NT
The South Estonian Acting Troupe (David Bucknell, Ross McKinnon, Drew Modern) - VIC
Catherine Hall - VIC - Runner up
The Magical Typewriter (Daniel Archer, and Zack Munday) - VIC - Runner up
Aaron Nobes - VIC - Winner
F.O.B. (Sarah Le, Mystery Tat) - VIC
Freneche Banovich - TAS
Mitch ānā Max (Sarah McCreanor, Alexandra Mitchell) - QLD
The Gleesom Threesome (Paris Burns, Cymatha Heather, Tess Stapleton-Clark) - WA
Ella Reed - NSW
Toby Silcock - ACT
Emily Beeton - QLD