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Press & media kit — development stage

The Comedy Con

The Entire World of Comedy. One Building.

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Approved for direct use. Each version is accurate as written and needs no additional qualification.

Short — 25 words

The Comedy Con is a gathering being built around the whole of comedy in one building. The Entire World of Comedy. One Building. The project is in development.

Medium — 60 words

The Comedy Con is a comedy gathering in active development, designed around the whole of comedy in one building: live performance, screen work, audio, writing and craft, history, fandom, and the business behind it. The Entire World of Comedy. One Building. Dates, city, venue, programming, and participants are not announced and will be confirmed publicly when they are set.

Long — 110 words

The Comedy Con is a comedy gathering currently in development. It is being designed around the whole of comedy in one building rather than a single stage: live performance, screen work, audio, writing and craft, comedy history, fandom, and the industry that sits behind all of it. The Entire World of Comedy. One Building. The project is being developed in the open, with early audiences and prospective partners invited to shape the format while it is still being written. Nothing about dates, city, venue, capacity, ticketing, programming, or participants is confirmed at this stage, and no such details should be reported as settled. Announcements will be made publicly as each is confirmed.

What is confirmed today

Project name
The Comedy Con
Signature line
The Entire World of Comedy. One Building.
Status
In development — building the format in public
Scope
The whole of comedy: live, screen, audio, writing, history, fandom, industry
Website
thecomedycon.com
Press contact
thecomedyconvention@gmail.com

To be announced when confirmed

  • Dates
  • City and venue
  • Programming and schedule
  • Participants and talent
  • Ticketing and pricing
  • Capacity and attendance
  • Partners and sponsors

Brand assets

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The Comedy Con horizontal wordmark

Horizontal wordmark

Primary lockup for light backgrounds

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The Comedy Con stacked logo

Stacked logo

Square and vertical placements

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The Comedy Con reversed logo

Reversed logo

For dark or photographic backgrounds

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Usage rules

Please do

  • Use the supplied artwork without redrawing, retyping, or recolouring it.
  • Keep clear space around the logo equal to the height of the letter C in the wordmark.
  • Write the name as “The Comedy Con”, and the signature line as “The Entire World of Comedy. One Building.”
  • Describe the project as in development, with details to be announced when confirmed.

Please don’t

  • Do not stretch, rotate, outline, add effects to, or place the logo on a busy background.
  • Do not state or imply a date, city, venue, line-up, price, or attendance figure.
  • Do not imply that any person, brand, or organisation is involved or has endorsed the project.
  • Do not compare the project to, or present it as affiliated with, any other convention or festival.

Typography & colour

  • Display: Anton, set uppercase and tight.
  • Body / labels: IBM Plex Mono, wide tracking for small caps.
  • Ink black — #000000
  • Paper white — #FFFFFF
  • Punch red — #E63946

Press contact

thecomedyconvention@gmail.com · thecomedycon.com/media-kit

The Comedy Con is a project in development. This kit describes the project as it stands today and is not an announcement of any event, date, venue, participant, or commercial arrangement.