Catch a New Rising Star Contest
Semi-Finals / Finals
Frank hosts the Catch a NEW Rising Star Contest at Twin River in Lincoln.
Click here for the CONTEST RULES.
The contest started again on Wednesday, February 27, 2008. For
details on other comedy performances, go to Catch
a Rising Star.
Prizes | Semi-Finalists | Finalists
| Photo Gallery | The Winners!
Wednesdays are
Catch a New Rising Star Comedy Nights
at Twin River!
•All qualifying rounds, semifinals and finals are on Wednesdays at 7:30
pm
(comics arrive at 7 pm)
•10
weeks of competition (February 27 through April 30),
2 weeks of semi-finals (May 7th & 14th) and one week of
finals (May 28th)
•2 winners per week - 10 winners each competing in the semi-finals
(May 7th & 14th)
• 5 winners from each of the semi-finals go to finals on May
28th
FINALS
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Week One - May 7 |
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Week One |
Brian Robertson |
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Week Two |
Erin Cyr  |
Chris Bilello |
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Week Three |
Week Four |
Sean Carney |
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Week Four |
Roman Pierce |
Week Five |
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Alicia Love |
Week Seven |
Amy Pontes |
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Week Eight |
Kris Norton |
Robert Montgomery |
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Week Nine |
Week Ten |
Connie Anderson |
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Week Two - May 14 |
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Week One |
Tom Harris |
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Week Two |
Andrew Bobola |
Shaun Bedgood |
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Week Three |
Week Five |
Scott Darby |
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Matthew Benjamin |
Week Six |
Shawn Smith |
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Week Six |
Week Seven |
Corey Rodrigues |
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Week Eight |
Erik Volk |
Derek Furtado |
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Week Nine |
Week Ten |
Donnie Bessom |
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May 28 |
 Semi-Final Winners - Week One Kris Norton, Roman Pierce, Robert Montgomery, Erin Cyr, Alicia Love  Semi-Final Winners - Week Two Sean Bedgood, Derek Furtado, Scott Darby, Corey Rodrigues, Donnie Bessom |
The Semi-Finalists |
 Kris Norton, Alicia Love, Scott Darby, Derek Furtado, Carey Rodrigues, Sean Bedgood, Erin Cyr, Donnie Bessom, Roman Pierce, Robert Montgomery |
 Catch a New Rising Star Contest Winners Scott Darby (second place), Erin Cyr (third place), Corey Rodrigues (first place) COREY won a weekend at Catch in Twin River and
Jim Wright, Catch's GM, was so impressed with the field of finalists, |
The Judges... |
 Thanks to R-Rated Hypnotist FRANK SANTOS; Catch A Rising Star owner, SUZY YENGO; and AL CERRONE, my favorite "You'll be glad you did!" car dealer and a real fan of comedy. |
