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Sunday Night Funnies seventh annual Kingpin of Comedy competition begins May 11

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The Kingpin of Comedy stand-up comedy show runs weekly from May 11 – Oct. 19 at Spectrum Entertainment Complex (Courtesy, Brian B.)


By WKTV Staff

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The Sunday Night Funnies (SNF) seventh annual Kingpin of Comedy competition begins Sunday, May 11.

The Kingpin of Comedy stand-up comedy show runs weekly from May 11-Oct. 19 at Spectrum Entertainment Complex in Wyoming.

“Seeing that Wyoming is the 14th largest city in Michigan, I thought it deserved its own stand-up comedy competition with the overall winner getting a prize package worthy of the title: The Funniest Person in Wyoming,” said SNF founder, Brian B.

The Kingpin of Comedy will receive a prize package over $1,000 in value – including $500 cash (Courtesy, Brian B.)

That prize package includes $500 cash, Kingpin of Comedy bowling pin trophy, personalized Kingpin bowling shirt and the opportunity to close the SNF LaughFest show in 2026. Additional prizes from Spectrum Entertainment Complex, GLC Live at 20 Monroe and Gilda’s Club of Grand Rapids LaughFest round out the total prize package to over $1,000 in value.

More information about SNF and the seventh annual Kingpin of Comedy competition can be found here.

(Courtesy, Brian B.)

About 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 local and national comics. Now in its 16th year, over 1,275 different comedians have entertained SNF audiences. Each show begins at 7:30 p.m. (winter/spring) and 8:30 p.m. (summer/early fall) at Spectrum Entertainment Complex in Wyoming.

Sunday Night Funnies announces Black History Month standup comedy performance on Feb. 16

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Eight comedians will be participating in this SNF special standup comedy performance (Courtesy, Brian B.)


By WKTV Staff

deborah@wktv.org


The Sunday Night Funnies’ (SNF) third annual Black History Month show is set for Sunday, Feb. 16.

Eight comedians will be participating in this SNF special standup comedy performance. Comics include Ricarlo Winston, comedy show producer along the Muskegon lakeshore; Brianna Blackburn, local favorite and regular of several LaughFest shows; JT Motley and Darius Walker, past SNF Kingpin of Comedy competition finalists; Mike Logan, 2019 SNF Kingpin of Comedy winner; up-and-coming comics, Emeka Nriagu and Mikeyy Chandler; and Turbulence Tyme with her first ever SNF appearance.

(Courtesy, Brian B.)

“The Sunday Night Funnies has always been a diverse show,” says Brian B., MC and Founder of the SNF. “When putting together the lineup each week, I try and have a good mix of comedians – be it race, gender or age-range.

“I wanted to celebrate the contribution Black comedians have brought to the show through the years, and what better time to do that than Black History Month.”

But wait – there’s more!

(Courtesy, Brian B.)

Upcoming SNF performances include a March Women’s History Month performance featuring a lineup of all women comedians on Sunday, March 2. The following Sunday, March 9, is SNF’s special LaughFest show with some of their most popular comedians from 2024.

The month of May will feature an Older American Month celebration performance with a lineup of comics ages 50+ on May 4, and the start of SNF’s seventh annual Kingpin of Comedy competition on May 11. The Kingpin of Comedy competition will run weekly through Oct. 26.

About 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 local and national comics. Each show begins at 7:30 p.m. (fall/winter) and 8:30 p.m. (spring/summer) at Spectrum Entertainment Complex in Wyoming.