Here is the list of 2023 screenplay winners from the TORONTO COMEDY Festival.
Watch the 5 winning screenplay best scene readings:
The Favorite Haunt, by Edward Hicklin
Feature Script
With a bond formed from their shared love of scary movies, a group of young boys discover an abandoned mansion whose secrets surpass those of any film.
COMEDY Festival Best Scene: The Favorite Haunt, by Edward Hicklin
REVOLVING DOORS, by Jim Falletta
TV Pilot
Two down-on-their luck wannabe musicians moonlighting as karaoke “stars” at a bar that caters to senior citizens must overcome a host of obstacles on their road to music stardom, including their overbearing landlord, a divorced parent who moves in unexpectedly, and most importantly, their own propensity for failure.
COMEDY Festival Best Scene: REVOLVING DOORS, by Jim Falletta
SERIOUS LAUGHS, by Aaron James Sutch
Feature Script
A struggling stand up comedian must literally and figuratively kill when a zealous heckler takes a comedy club hostage; threatening the lives of fans, comedians, and comedy itself.
COMEDY Festival Best Scene: SERIOUS LAUGHS, by Aaron James Sutch
SAVE THE DATE, by Nick Pappas
Feature Script
On the eve of his sister’s lavish wedding, a meek guy in desperate need of a date meets the woman of his dreams who agrees to accompany him, but when she’s subsequently kidnapped by her lawless and vengeful ex-boyfriend, he must find the courage to rescue her if he wants to save her life and his date.
The Anatomy of a Crazy Cat Lady, by Bree Wyrd
When a suicidal comedian is involuntarily hospitalized by her family, her ride-or-die drag queen BFF and her unorthodox psychiatrist devise a plan to break her out, recover her eight cats, and help her rediscover her joy in life.
COMEDY Festival Scene: Good Pussy: The Anatomy of a Crazy Cat Lady, by Bree Wyrd
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