Terms of Contest

FiveMinutesLive.com Terms and Conditions

Comedian Contest

The total prize pool is $5,000 USD.

Additional prizes may be added to the pool at the discretion of the site owners.

Entry is valid for persons 18+ years old

Entries open September 4th 2012 and closes September 3rd 2013

Entry is open to people of all countries, states, provinces and counties except where local law forbids this contest mechanism.

Contestants must be amateur (defined as earning less than $5,000 USD) per year from comedy.

Entrants are required to supply up to 5 minutes of contiguous video footage via upload or embed files. You may use multiple camera angles. The timing and scenes must be uninterrupted.

The winner will be determined by popular vote using an online voting mechanism. Any attempt to tamper with this device by or on behalf of a comedian may result in that entries disqualification at the sole discretion of the site owners.

Any editing of content (other than cutting it to fit inside the 5 minute timeframe) may result in the entry being disqualified at the sole discretion of the site owners
FiveMinutesLive.com and its company owner may use any uploaded footage for promotional purposes

Generally content will not be censored; nudity or sexually explicit imagery may be refused entry by sole discretion of the site owners

The winning entry will be determined by the highest number of unique votes.

Critics Contest

The total prize pool is $5,000 USD.

Additional prizes may be added to the pool at the discretion of the site owners.

Entry is valid for persons 18+ years old

Entries open September 4th 2012 and closes September 3rd 2013

Entry is open to people of all countries, states, provinces and counties except where local law forbids this contest mechanism.

To enter you must be an active member of FiveMinutesLive.com and have submitted a comment about a specific comedian submission.

The winner will be determined by the individual comment that receives the highest number of "likes"using an online voting mechanism. Any attempt to tamper with this device by or on behalf of a comedian or critic may result in that entrants disqualification at the sole discretion of the site owners.

FiveMinutesLive.com and its company owner may use your first name and state for promotional purposes

Generally content will not be censored; offensive material may be refused entry by sole discretion of the site owners

The winning entry will be determined by the highest number of unique "likes".