We have a winner!
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Arya Afshar
wins 2026!
That's a wrap! LMG's Summer Comedy Competition ran from June 25 through July 31, 2026, and Arya Afshar took home the $1,500 grand prize plus two spots on Little Mountain Gallery's weekend shows later in the year. Runner-up Aayush Tandon also earns two weekend-show spots. Across seven preliminary heats, two semis and a final, the audience voted at every show alongside a panel of guest judges. Thanks to everyone who competed and came out — see you next summer!
How it runs
Ten comics compete in each preliminary round, with two moving on to the semi-finals. The top comic of each preliminary round gets bragging rights plus a $100 cash prize. The audience holds the power to push through their favourites to the finals by voting at every show. Don't miss out!
That's a wrap!
The 2026 Summer Comedy Competition has crowned its champion — congratulations to Arya Afshar, and to runner-up Aayush Tandon. Thanks to every comic who competed and every audience that voted. See you next summer!
2026 Competition CompleteThe Bracket
Arya Afshar #2
Kara Murray #3 Aaron Campbell
Kevin Appleby
Isabel Shiller
Will Collisson SEMI 2 July 25 · 9PM Zephyr #1
Samantha Banfield #2
Nate Mercer #3 Alex Mo
Andy Stone Warner
Jessica Pigeau
Rocío Alvarado Montes
Kara Murray #2 Kelly Batchelor
Jude Fyge
Colleen Thompson
Carson Eastveld
Kendall Clark
Fei Ren
Kelsey Regan
Anna K PRELIM 2 Jun 25 · 9PM Kevin Appleby #1
Alex Mo #2 Susan Grossman
Carmen Lee
Maggie Redmond
Bryn Evans
Sean McAleavey
Tana Tandan
Panteya Niazi
Emeril Macus PRELIM 3 Jul 2 · 7PM Aayush Tandon #1
Andy Stone Warner #2 Ariane Anindita
Simar Jeet
April Soon
Zachary Joseph
Brenda Prince
Karl Elliot
Abdul Cheema
Taylor Mcouat PRELIM 4 Jul 3 · 9PM Zephyr Frebold #1
Will Collisson #2 Sarah Masri
Eve Ghostkeeper
Molly Chen
Andrew Grant
Bradley Sakawsky
Axel Ronald
Andrea Feltrin
Trevor Jang
Maria Rivadeneyra PRELIM 5 Jul 8 · 9PM Jessica Pigeau #1
Arya Afshar #2 Corbin Stephenson
Lai Lai Liu
James Brown
Lindsey Lind
Morgan Mitchell
Amy Cornish
Yuree Jang PRELIM 6 Jul 9 · 9PM Nate Mercer #1
Rocío Alvarado #2 Ave Macintyre
Aron MacDonald
Eden Kaminski
Aidan Mouëllic
James LeBuke
JD Alessandro
Liron Amdour
Nekita Garcia-Gravel PRELIM 7 Jul 15 · 9PM Isabel Shiller #1
Samantha Banfield #2 Ryan Pulfer
Warwick Hughes
Sacha Husband
Luciana Susan
Gracelle Mesina
Melissa Pate
Jason Todd Martin
Jiovanni Beltran