The 2nd Annual Stage 32 Happy Writers Comedy Writing Contest was filled with some of the best comedy writing we've ever seen. Our judges consistently said how tough the competition was!

Our feature writers had us laughing for (literally) hours! Our TV writers poured out some really creative and clever original pilots and wrote hilariously great specs for hit shows such as MODERN FAMILY, IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, FAMILY GUY and more.

Needless to say, the judges have been smiling from ear to ear! We're proud to announce the scripts that made it to the next stage in the 2nd Annual Stage 32 Happy Writers Comedy Writing Contest.

Join us as we congratulate these talented scribes, and celebrate with us on social media and tag us on Twitter: @stage32 and Instagram: @stage32online #stage32rocks

Comedy Feature Screenplay Quarter-Finalists

Title Writer A FLORIDA MAN Jamie Bearse AFFLUENZA RUN Mario Kyprianou and Becky Leigh ATHELSTANE, THE VERY BRAVE Bryan Howell BANG IT OUT Gregg Diller CHRISTMAS BLUES Miles Kimball GAME OF STRIKES Caroline Hopkins GASMAN Chris C.T. Rosser HARRY THE HYDRANT Phillip E. Hardy HOPE RUNS DEEP Tiyan Newman JAMESTOWN Robbie Robertson JUST THE WAY YOU ARE Ian Patrick Williams KPOP Brendan Vogel And Matt Clingempeel LETHAL HOSTAGE Soni Jorgensen LOSERS-FOR-HIRE Jim Schmit LOVERRATED Cullen Severance LUCKY BASTARDS Ed Gardiner MAKE LIKE RABBITS Aaron W. Sala MILE HIGH Sansan Fibri, Mark Farrell, Ron Brawer MOM SQUAD Taylor Bennett MOURNING WOOD Patrick Bradley-Moore MYSTERY MAN Erik Howard NEW DELI Jeff McMahon ONE LAST BATCH Joshua Poley & Philip Cappello ONE NIGHT STAN Tony Boland RED VELVET Tom Radovich ROADTRIPPERS Rebecca de Fargues SAVING GRACE Thuy Hugens SHAKE Annette B. Holland SHIT HAPPENS Dane McCauley SHORE BREAK Anthony Guidubaldi & Keith Strausbaugh SIGNIFICANT OTHERS Ned Dougherty SIR GODFREY THE UNDAUNTED Kenneth Molloy, Jr. SOUL MATE Paul Rothbart SQUAD GOALS Jack Savige STALKER FRIENDS Andrea Holz STRUNG OUT Gigi Arnold SWITCHED Miles Kimball TAKING CHRISTMAS Kyle Wilson TEST OF STRENGTH Danny Baram THE BREAKER-UPPER Jonathan Westbrook THE COMFORT ZONE Xaque Gruber THE FIRST LADY James Dylan THE INVESTMENT CLUB Jerrad Burford TWO SINGLE GUYS IN PARIS Brian Levy & Chris Livingston UNHOOKING Scott A. Aiman WAIT AND HOPE Matt de Casanove WHEN WYATT CAUGHT THE MIDGET Arnie Zelkovitz ZOMBIES ON MY CAMPUS Lance Ness and Carisia Switala Comedy TV Script Quarter-Finalists

Title Writer ALL MY BOYFRIENDS Matthew Floyd Miller, Douglas Herman, and Gary B. Hanish AQUADORA - "THE DEVIL'S BREAD" Polly Baker and Kathrine Piper BASIC NEEDS Michael Paul CLAN/DESTINE Matt Shafeek CLEARWATER & POWER - "EPISODE ONE: THE MISSING RING" Ben List ED CONNERS: LIFE COACH Matt McHugh ERROR 404 L.A. Abbott FAMILY GUY - "FOREIGN EX-CHANG" Christopher Gooley HAILEY DANE Danielle Evenson & Heather Huntington HAPPY TRAILS - "WHEN IN BUMBLEF*CK* Kayla Baken HELL, INC. Jeff Folschinsky IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILIDELPHIA - "THE GANG SWAPS GENDERS" Richard Harrington MODERN FAMILY - "HAPPILY RETIRED" Mario Garza MODERN FAMILY - "LUKE'S SECRET JOB" Mario Garza MORALE GALS Natasha Backlin MY GENERATION Pippa Hinchley MY WIFE NEXT DOOR Carlo Nicdao NEW GIRL - "CHICAGO REUNION" Nicole Lonero NEW GIRL - "ROAD TRIP" Joe Cameron OUT THERE Ken Burgin OVERDUE - "JANUARY - TOO COLD FOR SNOW" Karin Partin Wells PINK LAVA - THE ULTIMATE FREEDOM Sharon Powers PUBLIC SCHOOL - LEAKED Nicholas Strong, Yael Strong, Ted Lange IV RED VELVET Tom Radovich SLACK CITY Brent Godfrey SOCIETY CONS Melynda Bissmeyer SUPER USELESS Lawrence Davidson THE BADGE Richard A. Los THE DAIRY QUEEN Sid Grey THE GIRLS AND RODNEY Lawrence Lee Wallace THE JOHNSON MASH Sid Grey THE LOUDMOUTH Michael Atkinson THE UGLY FRIEND Dana Alyss THE WINESTEEN'S Tom Van Horn and Josh Ravitz THIS IS MY LIFE Nicole Gomez Fisher TURF Jack Gorman UNLEASHED Robert Axelrod WALKER Sam Pasternack WASTED PILOT David Anthony WORKING IT OUT Sage Breslin and Ben Graziose YOUNG & HUNGRY - "YOUNG AND EXERCISE?" Amanda Scott and Veronica Slattery A Final Reminder to All Our Screenwriters

Entries for our Sci-Fi and Fantasy Screenplay contest are now being accepted! This contest offers the same exposure and access as all our other contests.

To submit and learn more, click here!

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