Come down and celebrate the best & worst in NYC comedy, as the 2006 Cringe Humor Awards Show is set to close out the New York Comedy Festival at Carolines on Broadway.

Some of the awards to be given out include Best Comedy CD, Best Comedy DVD, Best Comedy Series, Up & Coming Comedian Comedian Of The Year, Cringe Humor Show Performer Of The Year, Most Original Comedian Of The Year, Industry Hack Of The Year, Hack Of The Year, and Cringe Humor Comedian Of The Year. Nominees for each category can be viewed on the official Cringe Humor Show Website, www.CringeHumorShow.com. We will also be announcing the first ever Cringe Humor Legend Award, to honor a certain individual whose impact on the Cringe Humor scene is immeasurable.

The event will be hosted by Cringe Humor favorite Rich Vos (Last Comic Standing, Opie & Anthony), and will include performances & apperances by many of NYC's top comedic personalities. Full lineup will be posted on the Cringe Humor Show site soon.

For nearly 3 years, the Cringe Humor Show has been entertaining New York City with it's special brand of cutting-edged standup comedy. The November 12th event will mark the first time the show will celebrate the annual winners of the internet based Cringe Humor Awards. 2006 will mark the 4th year the awards have been presented. Past winners include Dane Cook, Jim Norton, Carlos Mencia, Colin Quinn, & many more. To view past categories and results, log on to www.CringeHumor.net/Awards.

The third annual New York Comedy Festival runs Nov. 7-12 with Dane Cook, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, Howie Mandel, Mario Cantone, Artie Lange, Jim Norton, Brian Regan, Susie Essman, Luis Jimenez & Moonshadow, among others, throughout the city. For more information, visit www.nycomedyfestival.com.

Call 212.757.4100 To Reserve Now. Show begins at 10pm. There is a $17 cover charge + 2 Drink Minimum.

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LINEUP SCHEDULED TO APPEAR (Subject To Change)

RICH VOS

- Last Comic Standing, Opie & Anthony, White Boyz In The Hood -

BIG JAY OAKERSON

- White Boyz In The Hood, Premium Blend, Bad Boyz Of Comedy -

RUSS MENEVE

- The Tonight Show, Letterman, Conan O'Brien -

NICK DIPAOLO

- The Tonight Show, Tough Crowd, Lucky Louie-

RICK SHAPIRO

- Lucky Louie, Opie & Anthony, Howard Stern -

BILL BURR

- HBO One Night Stand, Opie & Anthony, Comedy Central Presents -

PATRICE O'NEAL

- HBO One Night Stand, Opie & Anthony, VH1's Web Junk 20 -

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Best CD/Album

- Russ Meneve - Stray Doggie Style

- Lewis Black: The Carnegie Hall Performance

- Brian Posehn: Live In Nerd Rage

- The Aristocrats: Original Soundtrack

Best DVD

- Gilbert Gottfriend: Dirty Jokes

- Steve Byrne: 13 Or Bust

- Meet The Creeps Volume 2

- Jim Gaffigan: Beyond The Pale

Best Comedy Series

- Showtime's White Boyz In Da Hood

- Dane Cook's Tourgasm

- Lucky Louie

- Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam

Up & Coming Comedian

- Mike DeStefano

- Joe DeRosa

- Big Jay Oakerson

- Pete Dominick

Best Moment Of 2006

- Bill Burr Rips Into A Philadelphia Crowd

- Robert Kelly Breaks His Knee On Tourgasm

- Rick Shapiro Bares all On HBO's Lucky Louie

- MADtv's Dane Cook Parody

Cringe Humor Show Performer Of The Year

- Ben Bailey

- Rich Vos

- Otto & George

- Rick Shapiro

Industry Hack Of The Year

-Will Be Announced That Night

Cringe Humor Legend Award (1st Annual)

-Will Be Announced That Night

Hack Of The Year

- Carlos Mencia

- Bobby Collins

- Pablo Francisco

- Russell Peters

Most Original Comedian

- Colin Quinn

- Jim Norton

- Patrice O'Neal

- Rick Shapiro

Cringe Humor Comedian Of The Year

- Rich Vos

- Patrice O'Neal

- Jim Norton

- Robert Kelly

- Bill Burr

FIND OUT WHO WINS LIVE @ CAROLINES ON NOVEMBER 12th!