E: 02/06 Win the chance to be a judge at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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Are you the comedy punter’s voice of London? What plans do you have for the second half of August? Think you could handle more than 100 hours of comedy in two weeks? Then you may have what it takes to be one of the judges on the panel for the Intelligent Finance Comedy Awards (if.comedy Awards). Brendon Burns (pictured) was last year’s winner.
You need to be a regular visitor to live comedy and have bags of energy. You’ll be seeing more than 60 shows in Edinburgh from August 9 to 24. You’ll be feeding back your opinions of what you’ve seen and contributing to official panel meetings and the process of finding the winners.
In return, you’ll have to suffer stuffy venues, wet cobbles and plenty of lively arguments. You’ll also have lots of laughs, free accommodation and tickets to shows, travel expenses and, if you’re lucky, invitations to the best parties.
If you think you fit the bill, all you have to do is write to us saying a bit about yourself and why you’d be the best candidate, and include review of the three most enjoyable comedy gigs you’ve seen since last year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
You have to be over 18 and resident in London and should not be connected in any way with the comedy business or harbour ambitions of becoming a critic or comedy writer. If you are shortlisted, you’ll be asked to attend an informal interview. The winner will be selected by awards director Nica Burns and the decision is final. Entries should be no longer than 350 words in total.
Send to panellist@ifcomedy.com or if.comedy Panellist, 1 Lumley Court, off 402 Strand, London WC2R 0NB. They should arrive by June 2 2008. The winner will be announced on June 27.

G'luck!