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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Arts / Nightlife Attention Superstars!

Posted by on Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 3:48 PM

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Friday, May 8 brings the third-annual Stranger Gong Show to Chop Suey, where a parade of talented citizens—professional and amateur, old and young, sweet and sour—will make its way across the stage, and one lucky winner will be showered with prizes including $300 cash!

Like every year, each act will have a minimum of 45 seconds and a maximum of four minutes to perform and try not to get gonged by our panel of judges. What kind of acts are we looking for? The usual: Jugglers, magicians, jug bands, tap dancers, strongmen, yodelers, standup comics, sword swallowers, contortionists, slam poets, marching bands, mimes, bird callers, puppeteers, tuba players, hula-hoopers, comedy skits, chanteuses, ventriloquists, clog dancers, celebrity impersonators, Butoh dancers, vaudeville acts, burlesque dancers, accordionists, air bands—and any other unique and entertaining acts.

Sign up for the competition and find complete show and prize info right here. (Or sign up in person the night of the show—complete info on how to do this is here as well.)

And for those of you who could really use $300 cash and a heartening personal triumph but feel unsure about competing in a Gong Show: May this classic bit from the original Gong Show remind you that literally everyone can do something stage-worthy.

 

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1
The one on the left is so not into it. The one on the right wants a load bad!
Posted by renbot on April 30, 2009 at 5:07 PM
2
Why do I get the feeling Phyllis Diller really DIDN'T "get it"?
Posted by Fang Was Never Really Into That on April 30, 2009 at 5:13 PM
3
I wonder what would have happened if it was two guys up there doing that?
Posted by Urgutha Forka on April 30, 2009 at 5:17 PM
4
Two is two too many gong shows inside of a week. People can find other ways to humiliate themselves.
Posted by Joseph on April 30, 2009 at 7:06 PM
5
Hi-Oh!
Posted by Quincy on April 30, 2009 at 10:11 PM

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