Vote Now to Determine St. Louis' Funniest Comic in RFT's Standup Throwdown!

By Kelsey McClure Wed., Mar. 19 2014 at 10:40 AM

The polls have closed. The Elite 8 will be announced Monday morning, March 24.

Introducing the Standup Throwdown Round Two Winners -- the Elite 8

The call went out last month. Riverfront Times asked local comedians to tweet us a joke about St. Louis with the hashtag #stlfact. From the fifty people who threw their hat in the ring, we've selected the standup comedians with the sixteen funniest jokes for entry into our third annual Standup Throwdown. So here they are: The Tweet 16.

Now we need your assistance. Take a gander at the following head-to-head matchups and cast your vote for the tweets you think are funniest. The eight surviving comics, as determined by RFT readers, will compete live at Fitz's Restaurant on the Delmar Loop on Thursday, March 27. The Elite 8 will each do a five minute set with the winners moving moving on to the Final Four -- another live competition to be held April 1 at the Blueberry Hill Duck Room.

So let's get to it! Check out the tweets on the following pages, and cast your ballots now. Voting ends at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 23.

Christopher Cyr

Fried your ravioli, froze your custard, and used a cracker for your pizza crust. Unaccredited schools means no home-ec class. #stlfact
— Christopher D. Cyr (@CDCyr) March 3, 2014

Tiel Pearce

The Jeffersons were going to be set in St. Louis but it changed to New York when they realized the east side of STL is a step down. #stlfact
— Tiel Pearce (@Tiel52093) February 27, 2014

Continue on to vote for more comedians.

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Only good one is the last one. And really it's just sad.

Amber Klear

Guys. Just vote for me. I'm up against a man who can't decide if he's ballsy or an asshole. He's got a tainted tweet.

Kelsey McClure

I have a lot to say on this matter and will be getting back to you as soon as my thoughts are organized.

Dustin Miles

Hey, RFT, how about making this STL's best comedic twitter account? You do realize that none of these tweets are exemplary of an entire comedic set, right? I can't help but feel that it would be slightly more valid to post a video of each performers' sets to judge, which I understand takes work, but c'mon. I totally understand that you have to make money somehow. However, making this a standup showdown based on a single tweet makes it feel like you're making two musically based artists compete for album of the year when they only have one single. Kelsey McClure am I wrong? Or are these these limitations placed upon you?