We held the finals of the latest round of the Catch A New Rising Star Contest on May 12, 2001 at Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club.
You can see photos from the event on our flickr account – there’s a different set on Facebook.
Congratulations to Matt Kona (1st place – $500), James Creelman ($250) and Kyle Maxwell ($100). And congratulations to the other finalists, for jobs well-done: Andrew Bobola, Bobby G, Alessandra Grima, Doug Key, Etrane Martinez, Jody Sloane and Mike Stone.
Thank you to Ray Harrington for taking the bullet, and to Derrick Furtado, for being a judge and wrapping up the show. Thanks to our other judges as well: Amy Pontes from Speed of Thought Players and the Gem Plumbing On-Time Traffic Reporters; Mike Sheridan, traffic reporter extraordinaire now hosting the morning show at WOON in Woonsocket; and the publisher of Rhode Island Monthly, John Palumbo.
These are the winners from all eleven rounds of the CATCH A NEW RISING STAR CONTEST. Top row (left to right): Matt Kona [11], Ray Harrington [10] & Steve Degnan [9]. Middle row (left to right): Jenny Z [8], Jason Marcus [7], Kris Norton [6] & Corey Rodrigues [5]. Bottom row (left to right): Mike Hanley [4], James Dorsey [3], Ben Hague [2] & Dan Curran [1].
