Hosted by Shimmy, the finalists from Wednesday’s open call show will be invited to compete, head to head, in the Final Round on Friday, May 24 at 5pm ET/2pm ET.

Comedians signing books this month are Jim Gaffigan, George Lopez, Sherri Shepherd , Brian Posehn and Carol Burnett.

Comedians signing books this month are Richard Belzer, Demetri Martin, Carol Burnett and Sherri Shepherd.

Stand-up comic TV appearances include Don Rickles, Anthony Jeselnik, Chris Hardwick, Gary Gulman, Jeff Ross, Mario Cantone, Earthquake, Kathleen Madigan and Emily Heller.

Why We Laugh: Funny Women is a documentary that takes an uncensored look into the lives of the female stand-up comedian. Executive produced and narrated by Joan Rivers, it features Whoopi Goldberg, Rita Rudner, Lily Tomlin, Judy...