A comedy festival in 140 characters and 6 seconds: Comedy Central launches #ComedyFest

How funny can you be in six seconds? You’re about to find out. Comedy Central is set to host a comedy festival from April 29-May 3 that includes participation from over 50 performers. The catch? It will take place on Twitter. Comedians will post video snippets of routines using Vine, Twitter’s six-second video maker, as well as tweets using the hashtag #ComedyFest. Of course, crafting funny videos on Vine — just as with tweeting — is no easy task. There’s a level of creativity involved. We’ve gathered five Vine videos to show you just how fun six seconds can really be. Anyone who can pretend to fly on a broom gets an A+ for creativity:       It’s like a six-second story:       Anyone craving caffeine can understand this video:       Capturing the mundane. How many people walk through a plane everyday?       This one made us laugh:     Have a favorite belly-laugh inducing tweet or video? Share it with us in the comments.
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A comedy festival in 140 characters and 6 seconds: Comedy Central launches #ComedyFest