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Firstly, please look at our logo:

_{Thank you to @gnarlyanimations for designing our new logo}

It is here for two reasons, firstly it's pretty gnarly. Secondly the reason which came first is that it hides who the jester is. As do these words because they will show up on your screen so we're trying not to give it away.

This week we had nominations for Court Jester and they are:

• @amirtheawesome1: Logic Vs Balls - Comedy Open Mic Round 30 Entry 1
• @llfarms: Apparently I Have Been Curating Wrong - Appealing To The Masses | Comedy Open Mic Round #30
• @dandays: 2018 E.O.S. Rap Battle Finale | ComedyOpenMic - Round 30

Congratulations to all of you. You managed something quite rare. You've managed to make a bunch of depressed maniacs laugh enough that they now like you (good luck, hope you figure out how to escape the dungeon). Without any further standing on ceremony (my ceremonial thong is itchy) here is your winner this week:

The Comedy Open Mic Comedy Contest Court Jester for Round 30:

@llfarms:
Apparently I Have Been Curating Wrong - Appealing To The Masses | Comedy Open Mic Round #30

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I have been nominated to partake in the wonderful #ComedyOpenMic contest more times than I can count... it’s just that I am super lame and it’s taken me this long to enter (sorry guys!). But here we are, it’s finally happening.. so get your pants on @amirtheawesome1 and let’s do this thing!

All rewards (Liquid and SP) from this post will be donated to the #comedyopenmic community for the hilariousness they add to this place.
So open up your wallets gentleman and show it the love you show yourselves when self voting 😄

For those of you who don’t know me (which let’s be honest is probably most of you), I am an avid curator on this insane and time consuming daytime drama we call Steemit. I have spent the majority of my 8 months here behind the scenes, trying to do my part to get those authors that add value to the platform seen... I think it’s important to showcase our best goods, to attract new users and investors.

The problem is, I had no idea I have been doing it wrong this whole time 😱

It turns out, no one wants to see exceptional content... because well, that’s not what entertains the masses. I just learned this fact while reading this post the other day...

https://steemit.com/@taskmaster4450/time-to-make-steem-a-huge-success-by-dropping-the-focus-on-quality

^{I mean sure, he’s got a point.. we have to grow Steem before we can expect the content here to be important or even seen by the outside world and yes yes.. Steem isn’t just a blogging platform. I’m not a complete idiot.. I understand he makes good points. And that this is the world we live in...}

Then after speaking to a few other individuals that will not be named... (*because the fact that they are shit content consumers themselves makes my heart ache a bit *😛). I realized it was true....

The masses don’t want exceptional content!! 🙈🙊🙉

I mean... wtf have I been doing with my life? I had this crazy idea that Steemit was suppose to be different, better than those other platforms.

Well, to apologize for my complete and utter misunderstanding of what you guys wanted..

I’ve compiled some really great content here that will definitely appeal to the masses...

🙌🏼🎉🎊👀💋🗣💃🏻🤳🏼👓💦🍺🥃🍷🍻🤬🤑💩

I heard that cats and twerking were all the rage, so why not kill two birds with one stone?

And selfies are a thing yes?

They seem to be all the rage with celebrities 🤷‍♀️

Now, I like funnies.. and people falling is hilarious..

Especially when they are attractive and falling...

Since no one is really concerned about the context of the said content.. I guess we should go back to the foundations of society....

🔥Sex Sells🔥

So, we don’t need much more than this right?

You’re welcome boys 😉

Don’t worry ladies!! I didn’t forget about you either...

I mean... what’s the point of exceptional after all? When we can be like every other platform out there...

Appeal To Which Masses?

I don’t know though... we have some pretty hilarious people on this platform, all you have to do is check the #comedyopenmic tag to find our own steemit exclusive comedians.

Want some hottie photos? Have you seen @hiddenblade ‘s art?

She beats Beyoncé any day of the week

In the mood for good music? We’ve got that too...

Just check the #openmic tag!

Plus... I mean come on guys... We have our very own @grumpycat

What other platform can say that?

Sure we need to attract the crowds to grow the platform.. but let’s not lose our souls on the way there k?

This is my sad attempt at ranting with a hilarious twist.. hope you enjoyed 😄

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I hereby nominate @berniesanders because I think under all his hilariousness he actually cares about this place... and I’ve seen him support that exceptional content.

And @TheMarkyMark because I stole at least 3 gifs from him in this post... and I think he’s funny 😁

Much love,

Justine

^{All content in this post belongs to its rightful owner that I stole it from on the internet. Shit posts don’t need sources right?}

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The remaining prizes will be announced in the comment under this post.

Come say "Hi" to the judges or get tips on improving or just chat with other contestants. We have opened up a ComedyOpenMic discord channel, Click Here. Don't be shy, come say "hi".

Round 31 is now under way so remember to put in your entries, upvote our contestants and share the laughs all over steemit and beyond!!

Over 30 weeks we have managed to give away >3000 SBD and 338 Steem (current value of >$3,150USD, at time of posting). So don't forget to keep upvoting @comedyopenmic when you see it. The more upvotes we get, the more we will give away.

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