2026 Winners

Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Screenplay Competition

Quarter-Finalists

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Church by Jim Lupis
A Gefilte Fish Out of Water by G.L. Sherman
A Helluva Time by Tim Bechen
A Peek Behind the Curtains by Brian Schwab
A Sure Thing Two by James Mangan
Adventures in Serial Killing by Jack Warner
Ain’t That a Bitch by Baldo Fiorentino
Aisle of the Dead by Kenneth Collins
Alfie and Friends by Kat Folker
Aliens Without Faces by Linda G Hatton
Almost Criminal by Elizabeth Navello
Altered Egos by Navid Nobakht
Always a Groomsman by Awan Jay Wye
Amusement Park by Derek Polen
Anton Sucks by Gabe Ozaki
Audit of a Demon Hunter by Alan Lefebvre
Baby M.D. by Danny Daniel Powell
Baby Magic by Allan Scott Tamshen
Background Noise by Brent Stratton
Bank Job by Cassandra Wells
Barry’s Wake by Elyon Gonzales
Battle of the Grands by Andrea Wahbe Kirkham
Beach Impressions by Stuart Pollack
Before I Say Yes by Kirk Weddell
Bertie & Mum: A True…ish Story by Janice Bremec Blum
Best Bet by Nancy Froeschle
Bigger in Texas by Stacey Garratt
BiggsFaith.exe by Bongo Jack Hooper
Billy’s Singing Bass by Nathan Scrivens
Bitter by Jesse Speer
Black Girls’ Camping Guide by Wilandrea Blair
Blue Lobsters by Danny Daniel Powell
Bounce by Jeffrey Douglas
Breast Stroke aka Confessions of a Horny Teenager by Nick Abdo
Brother Husbands by Kelly Peterson
Camp For Us! by Mara Shuster-Lefkowitz
Charlie’s Choice: The Mother and Wife Conundrum of Charles Tinnerman by Kevin Ruiz
Chasing Wrinkles by Robynne Els and Craig Lentin
Christmas Can’t Wait by Natalia Chown
Chronic Town by William Zide
Comfort and Joy by Ian Patrick Williams
Comin’ Out Swinging by Victoria and Dave Arena
Comrade Dillinger by Jeffrey Stein
Confirmation by Tom England
Cops & Waddlers by Stephen Holmes and Matthew Miner
Daddy by Leslie Hornung
Dads Weekend by Dylan R Frusciano
Damage Control by Julie Grace and Antonio Celotto
Daze of Yore by Claire Noone
Die Laughing by James Harry Barrett and Tony Enrico Robenalt
Divide and Squander by Travis Taylor
Divorce Cruise by Carol Ray Hartsell and Sean Crespo
Divorce Majeure by Max Isaacson
Dooda and Rayford, the Alabaster Boys! by Johnny Mann
Dorm Rats by Brian Beesley
Double Crossed by Jennifer Donohue
Dying to Love You by Donna Hoke
Earth 2.0 by Alexander Dennis
Famiglia Matters by Catherine Grassi
First Past The Post by Karl Mather
Fisherman Out of Water by Herbert S Tuttleton
Flatwood & Mothman Are Roommates by Solomon Yeagley
Flirt by Jenny Gorelick
Fruitless by Ann-Giselle Spiegler
Further Education by Chloe Angel
Gambling Futures by Adam Ullberg
Gay Hanukkah by Susan Lander
Georgie Girl by Nancy Kissam
Getting Well by Nathan Shapiro
Ghost of the Highway by Ryan Clarke
Ghost Story by Gloria Good
Good Christian Boy by Jonathan W Porter
Granny DJ by Karen Matthews
Grateful by Jonathan Katz
Great Big Something by Andrea Weiss
Guilty by Roxanne Youssef Dowell
Guy by Jordan Taylor
Half-Willing by Daniel Jimenez
Help! I’m Trapped in a B-Movie! by Scott Sawitz
Hitmen: Fight Club by Justin Trumbull
Hot Flash by Cheryl Conway and Rachael Mooney
House Pest by Charles Jessen
Hush Up and Talk by Courtney Juricek
I’m the Problem by Brian Garcia-McConnel
In a Pickle by EJ Mayer
In Hindsight by Keith Ehlis
Inside Voice by Kristen Anderson Sauve
Irish Goodbye by India Pearl and Chris Goodwin
Is That Cool? by Alex Klein
It Could Never Be by Mike Alter
Jack on Vine Street by Fred Nolting
Jeeves Takes Charge by Gary Parker
Jefe 13 by David Sharif
Jesus Rocks by Cindy Shiner
Journey Boys by Michael Mortimer
Keep It Civil by Robby Goldman
Kevin, I’m Pregnant by Caden Hollander
Kill Kelko by Kieran Angelini
Kinky Grace by Mitchell Ganem
Kitten on the Keys by Jim Boston
Last Blush by Molly Bandt and Celia Ramsey
Last Stop, Orlando by Paulo Henrique Pessoa
Leslie Tide by Ross Mann
Lethal Injection by James Manion
Lez Beaus by Jack Polo
Little Moose Patrol by Philip Sassi
Local Dick by Rick Balian
Loonies! by Curt Liska
Love, Your Lawyer by Sterling Elliott and Katrina Redd
Loyal to a Fault by Adam Dipzinski
Lungs by Lara Karuna
Man I Am by Hadj Gill and Ashveer Gill
March Madness by Sam Cirillo
Mario for President by Janine Zaruski
Maternity Leave by Angel Orona Rodriguez
Maximum Protection by Barry Kohl
Melanie vs. The Demon’s Vengeance by Eric McKeever
Merry Pranksters by Marisa Forrest
Middle America by Chase Norman
Middlehood by Alison McGrath
Minaccia’s Lucky Bowling Shoes by James Willingham
Mincemeat Matinee by Marqus Bobesich
Mobservational Comedy by Frank Vespe
Monster Mash by Chris Pecchenino
Moosekeg County FM by Dianne Koebel-Pede
Mutiny in Munchkinland by Kurt St. Angelo
My Boss is an Ogre by S. Emlen Gray
My Boyfriend the Drag Queen by Abby Cohen
My Boyfriend’s A Robot by Henry Sarwer-Foner
My Christmas Angel by Mark DiStefano and John Distefano
My Frienemy Satan by Brett Martin and Ethan Martin
My Gut Feeling by Nicholas Joseph
My Only Fan by Tamika Bowditch-Clarke
My Soulmate Died at Birth by Ross Martin
My Tuscan Christmas by Richard Monahan
Nice People by Aileen Bartlett
Night of the Loving Dead by Donald Hauka
Nine Months Left by Matthew Lowe
No Fault by Steve Coy
Not Your Parents’ Christmas Story by Toni Gallagher
Number 12: The Towpath by Roger W Thompson
Offspring by Brian J Leitten
Old Nick by Sean Plemmons
Orange County Outlaws by Max Perlick and Mark Francis
Orientation by Nathan Patton
Our Ugly Baby by Ray Keller
Popping Cheri by Jillian Winters
Private Dicks by Josh ODonnell
Prolapse by Helen Fowler
Proper Placement by Michael David Ellis
Punt by Danny Hamel
Queen City by Cameron Bowers
Rack It Up! by Thomas Yungerberg
Recess by Smrithika Majukar
Recovery Time by Mike Wills
Ridealong 51 by Kenneth Collins
Rock On! by Nancy Kissam
Rough Seas by Jana Vandelaar
Saina Dreams of Kimchi by Arnold Chon
Sandwiched by Patrick Higgins
Scaoegoat! by Nan Schmid
Scratcher by Paul Glen Neuman and Mark Edward
Screaming, Crying, Throwing Up by Brendan Wade
Seoul Food by Jay Oh and Ryan Kim
Serial Monogamy by Julian Cohen
Sherlock Homie and His Sidekick Q by Katrina Jaxson
She’s Electric by Brandon Gale
Ski Shack by James Woodland
So Much for Happy Endings by Robb T Henrickson
Space Cadets: The Next Generation by Edwin McDonald IV
Spaceburger by Michael Troy
Static by Gary Cergol
Stingerz by Jon Platt
Student Council by Simone Brazzini
Success Story by Mike O’Neill
Suckerz by Sanderson Dean
Suicide Squeeze by Christopher Della Rocco
SWAParazzi by John Woodard
Take My Advice by Sarah Kennedy
Terms & Conditions by Dominick Monville
Thar She Blows! by Alexandra Drake and Steven Anton
The Anti-Comic by Steve Savitz
The Barber by Mike Bencivenga
The Black Sheep by Jannik Ohlendieck
The Blacker the Burner by Celena Fergusson and Margaret Vandenburg
The Book of Ruth by Lou S Borenstein
The Butcher Boys by Jamie Powter
The Chemistry of Ice by Lisa Hickey
The Child Support Avenger by Jermaine Jones
The Culinarians’ Home by Becca Blackmore
The Dinosaur Bowl by Herbert McCollom
The Dog House by Alec Brown
The Dubs by Kerri A Quinn
The Eighth House by Zack Van Eyck
The Energy Healer by Joanna Evans
The Essential Male by Mike O’Neill
The Firsts by Paul Mori and Phil Naiman
The Florida Man Conspiracy by Stephan Kolar
The Franchise by Greg McIntosh
The Fried Liver by James Ryan
The Gen Z Girlies by Jillian Cardillo
The Gray List by Mark Gallini and Arden Kass
The Guessing Game by Johnny Kurtzuba
The Heavy by Alison Whitney
The Heckler by Steve Mitchell
The Iceberg In My Head by Matthew Lowe
The Joke’s On You by Dan Olds and Shelly Paino
The Last Just Human President by Eran Medina
The Last Single Couple in America by Martin Sacchetti
The Littlest God by Barry Kohl
The Loser’s Club by Jonathan Turner Smith
The Lot by Eric Anderson
The Miracle Squad by Ray Keller
The Mythical Golden Trout by Craig Peters
The New Housewife of the North Pole by Stephanie Olivieri Bourbon
The Palmetto by Jason Kubik
The Red Zone by Terry Podnar
The Reluctant Messiah by G.L. Sherman
The Second Prom of Willy Strom by Jim Spivey
The Shadow of the Pink Panther by Bill Riling
The Three Legged Dog Saloon by Daniel Barwick
The Throwdown by Parker Cross
The Trumps by Simon Ludgate
The War-De-Sac by Asif Balouch
The Wellness Retreat by Reem Kadem
The Zombie Challenge by Erik Steven Lurz
There Is Darkness Inside by Kyle Lavore
Thoughts & Prayers by Bob Ingraham
Three Tonys by Dale Keith Pitman
Three Wise Men by Brett Nicholson
Threesome by Douglas Hall
Trouble In Blonde by Tony Brown
True Crimes of Elf Land by Glenn Calloway
True Love by Stephen Leach
Turning Tables by E Amato
Unintended by Marcos Gallegos
Unplugged by Sophia Mei Arnao
Up Lane’s Alley by Steve Smith
Vanishing Cream by Kimberley Lynne
Vibez by Alexia Greene
Wait a Minute Mr. Postman by LaKesa Cox
Warehoused by Kay Weidow
We Are Never Getting Back Together by EJ Baker
We Didn’t Start the Fire by Cheryl Laughlin
What’s a Zayde? by Andrew M Epstein
When Pigs Fly by Terry Podnar
White House 101 by Jack Cusick
Wild Wings by Florentino Licon
Wingmom by Jill Underhill
WTAF by Stephanie Levy