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The future of comedy is on the social web: Announcing the #EmergingComedian finalists and jurors

The Shorty Awards are breaking the barriers of comedy and recognizing the future of “funny.” You guessed it! Comedians are going social and the Shorty Awards, in partnership with the New York Comedy Festival in association with Comedy Central, will crown the royal heir to the future of social comedy with the #EmergingComedian Shorty Award!

Meet the finalists, our distinguished panel of judges and join us on Sunday, November 13th at 4pm for a stand-up performance by the #EmergingComedian winner at the NYCF Laugh More NYC show, hosted by Elvis Duran!

#EmergingComedian Finalists

#1 Tyler Gildin, @TylerGildin

Tyler Gildin is a Hewlett, New York-based stand-up comedian who’s known for irreverent, politically incorrect ruminations on life. Gildin uses Twitter to share several jokes daily, tweet information on upcoming live stand-up performances, and make occasional observations about his favorite New York sports teams.

#2 BradmanTV®, @BradmanTV

Bradley Laborman is a New York City-based actor, comedian, and videographer known for creating the online comedy series BradmanTV, which features videos of parodies of popular songs, impressions, and short skits. He also originated the “Rapture Helpdesk” Facebook and Twitter accounts, satirical takes on the supposedly imminent rapture. He primarily uses this Twitter account to share information about his comedic projects and link to other social media sites such as Tumblr and Foursquare.

#3 Chip Chantry, @ChipChantry

Chip Chantry is a stand-up comedian from the Philadelphia suburbs of Montgomery County who performs at comedy clubs, college campuses, and rock venues around the country. In 2009 he gave an interview to the comedy magazine The Comedians and talked about being an elementary school teacher during the day and a comic by night. He uses Twitter as an extension of his humor, as well as a way to share jokes with fans, other comedians, and Philly-based twitterers.

#4 Harrison Greenbaum, @HarrisonComedy

Harrison Greenbaum is a 25-year-old standup comedian from New York City who graduated from Harvard University summa cum laude in 2008, according to a 2009 amNewYork article. He uses Twitter to interact with fans, convey observational humor, and put his spin on trending topics.

#5 Your Friend From HS, @FriendFromHS

The @FriendFromHS Twitter account is written by Travis Helwig, @travishelwig, a young Brooklyn-based writer who describes himself as, “an unemployed writer (formerly MTV, LandlineTV), comedian and Tisch debtor.” His “Your Friend From HS” Twitter account satirizes former high school classmates with misspelled, over-excited tweets. The account has more than 44,000 followers.

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