Editor's note: Voting has closed. stay tuned for contest winners announced Dec. 7.
First things first: Yes, Chicagoans can funny.
After making our way though a flood of submissions, it became clear this city has a sense of humor (and some pretty sweet digital editing equipment too). Facebook, energy drinks and, hell, even brownie handguns provide some good fodder for Chicago's comedians.
Below are the 60 entries in our "So You Think You Can Funny?" contest. Now comes the fun part: winnowing the list down even further.
Check out the videos below (the second batch of videos is here) and vote for the funniest. Polls are open until 11:59 p.m. Nov. 27.
The top five videos will advance to the final round. A panel of Second City alumnus -- Fred Willard, Rachel Dratch, Jeff Garlin and Mick Napier -- will pick the top three and award a prize package centered around Second City's 50th anniversary celebration, including two VIP Tickets to The Second City’s 50th Anniversary Festival. We'll announce the winners Dec. 7.
Now, on to the funny.
| #1: "Nut Punch" by Paul Thomas
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#2: "Facebook Chat Flirtation" by Eddie O'Keefe
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| #3: "Vampires: The Movie Trailer" by Long Pork
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#4: "Mick Brown" by Cell Camp
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| #5: "Brownie Gun" by Sad On Vacation
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#6: "The Facebook Breakup" by Throw'd TV
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| #7: "Jack's Pills" by NSTV
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#8: "Left Turns" by Sanjeev Patel and Dustin Grove
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| #9: "Cell Phone P.S.A." by Zoran Gvojic
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#10: "Nationalized Karate" by Aweso Monster
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| #11: "Clue" by Joe Kwaczala
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#12: "Public Service Announcement" by Let's Do It Together
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| #13: "The Pickup" by Owen Weber
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#14: "Cookie Jar" by Patriac Coakley
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| #15: "Parmelo Lights: Cancer Free Cigarettes" by Richard Anderson and Jodi McGrath
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#16: "That Was Awkward" by Aemilia Scott
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| #17: "Mac vs. PC South Asian" by Ali Rizvi
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#18: "Brush Teeth" by Dustin Grove
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| #19: "Homosexual Activity" by Beth Humbert and Ben Baumker
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#20: "Coke Zero" by Joe Avella
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| #21: "Seriously, Where's Waldo?" by Kevin Quatman
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#22: "Post Apocalyptic Weatherman" by John Shane
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| #23: "The Real Housewives of Fargo" by Alison Clayton, Alison Lani, Eleise Moore, McKenzie Morrell, Geoff Rosenblatt and Mo Welch
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#24: "The Hat Trick" by Madeline Long, Joshua Aaron Weinstein and Benjamin D. Bain
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| #25: "Cloud Chasers" by Department Of Studies
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#26: "African Adoption" by Julie Simms-Holder and Jamie Black
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| #27: "Shaylyn Peeko" by Lady Parts Comedy
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#28: "Spit It Out!" by Wolfgang Stein
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| #29: "I Love.." by Michael Shepherd and Kerri Morrison |
#30: "The Phantom of the Food Court" by Mackenzie Yeager and Brittani Smith |
