Sunday Night Funnies Kingpin of Comedy competition finals to be held Oct. 27

The Kingpin of Comedy winner will receive a prize package valued at $1,000 (Courtesy, Brian B.)


By WKTV Staff

deborah@wktv.org


Nine finalists remain for the final round (Courtesy, Brian B.)

The Sunday Night Funnies Kingpin of Comedy (SNF) competition enters its final round on Oct. 27 with just nine of the original 98 comedians.

“We have a good mix of comedians performing in the finals this year,” says Brian B. (Brian Borbot), creator and MC of the SNF.

“The Grand Rapids metro area is obviously represented, but we also have two comedians from Detroit, one from Lansing and one from Kalamazoo. The lineup is diverse too. Not only in terms of race, but age-range as well.”

Along with the nine comics participating in the competition, former professional football player and comedian, Peter Cender, will close the show while votes are counted.

The competition winner will receive $500 cash and prizes from Wyoming businesses: Craig’s Cruisers, Spectrum Entertainment Complex, Midtown GR and Gilda’s LaughFest. The winner also receives a Kingpin bowling pin trophy, a customized bowling shirt and the opportunity to close the Sunday Night Funnies LaughFest show in 2025.

The total prize package is worth $1,000 in value.

“Seeing that Wyoming is the 14th largest city in Michigan, I thought the eventual winner deserved a prize package worthy of the title, Most Humorous Person in Town,” said Brian B.


(Courtesy, Brian B.)

About the SNF

The Sunday Night Funnies is the creation of Grand Rapids stand-up comedian Brian B. The weekly live stand-up comedy performance is free admission and features a variety of comics from around the Midwest. Each show begins at 7:30 p.m. at Spectrum Entertainment Complex in Wyoming.

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