Local comic wins national award

Cy Amundson named "CMT's Next Big Comic."

March 14, 2011 at 7:40PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Cy Amundson

Congratulations to Cy Amundson, the Minneapolis comedian who survived five weeks of online competition to win "CMT's Next Big Comic." Hundreds of thousands of votes came in, according to the network and Rooftop Comedy, which co-sponsored the event.

You can see Amundson's acceptance speech and a hilarious routine on girls' basketball here: http://www.cmt.com/shows/next_big_comic/

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