The 1999 International Humor Conference in Pictures
Evening Performances (June 29 & July 1)
In addition to the daytime paper sessions at the 1999 International Humor Conference, we had two nights of comedic performances held in Holy Names College's Regents Theater. On the first night of the Conference, delegates enjoyed the comedy and humor of IMPROVOX, the Therapy Sisters, Ernest Desire the Clown (aka Michael Fandal), and cartoonist Vladimir Kazanevsky. Rodney Marks and the comedy troupe of Soft-Frito were also scheduled, but unable to attend. On the third night, we had an evening of stand-up comedy emceed by Terry Sand with Gayla Johnson, Mike Capozzola, and featuring Diane Wasnak of the Pickle Circus. Following the stand-up performances, we held a joke telling competition with first place going to Larry Ventis (College of William and Mary), second place to Joyce Saltman (Southern Connecticut State University), and Josh Sickel (El Camino Hospital).
The performance programs, with pictures, were as follows:
Celebrating Humor (June 29) Stand-Up Night (July 1) Return Home
Celebrating Humor and Comedy
HNC's Regents Theater, June 29, 1999, 7:45 to 9:45
Emcee (Dr. Rotwit)
Mercilee Jenkins
San Francisco, CaliforniaIMPROVOX
Doni Tamblyn & Company
San Francisco, CaliforniaErnest Desire the Clown
Michael Fandal
New York, New YorkHeads (Cartoon Show)
Vladimir Kazanevsky
Kiev, UkraineThe Therapy Sisters
Maurine McLean and Lisa Rogers
Austin, Texas
Stand-Up Comedy Night
HNC's Regents Theater, July 1, 1999, 7:30 to 10:15Stand-Up Comedy
at the 1999 International Humor Conference
7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Emcee
Terry Sand
San Francisco, CaliforniaGayla Johnson
Los Angeles, CaliforniaMike Capozzola
San Francisco, CaliforniaDiane Wasnak
San Francisco, California
1999 Joke-Telling Competition
9:15 to 10:15 p.m.The Winners of the 1999 ISHS International Joke-Telling Competititon were:
First Place: Larry Ventis (College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA)
Second Place: Joyce Saltman (Southern Connecticut State University)
Third Place: Josh Sickel (El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA)
