All posts tagged O. Henry Pun-Off

The O. Henry Pun-Off is the superbowl of punsters. Held annually in Austin, Texas, the competition brings together the most amazing punsters from around the world.

The Pun-Off is produced and emcee’ed by Gary Hallock of PunPunPun.com.

Punslingers 2017 Round Five

The final match of Punslingers at the 2017 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punslingers 2017 Round Four

The semi-finals of Punslingers at the 2017 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punslingers 2017 Round Three

The third round of Punslingers at the 2017 O. Henry Pun-Off.

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Punslingers 2017 Round Two

And here is the second round of Punslingers from the 2017 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punslingers 2017 Round One

Ok, Pun-Lovers! Here’s the first round from last weekend’s O.Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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2017 Punslingers Winners

Jerzy Gwiadowski defeated Dav Wallace in the finals of Punslingers at the 2017 O.Henry Pun-Off.

In the semi-finals, Dav beat Matt Pollack, while Jerzy defeated Randell Kirsch.

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2017 Punniest of Show Winners

Three perfect scores sat atop Punniest of Show at the 2017 O.Henry Pun-Off. Jerzy Gwiazdowski was disqualified for running long, so the top two were determined by applause. After multiple rounds of applause, Southpaw Jones beat out Toby Miceli-Gwiazdowski for the win.

Six scores of 38 were also settled through applause, with third place going to Annika Eagle.

The top three spots are:

1st – Southpaw Jones
2nd – Toby Miceli-Gwiazdowski
3rd – Annica Eagle

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Punslingers Championship Round

Here is the fifth and final round of Punslingers at the 2016 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punslingers Round 4

Here is Round Four of Punslingers at the 2016 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punslingers 2016 Full Results

Ben Ziek defeated Tim Donnelly in the finals of Punslingers at the 2016 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships. In the semi-finals round, Donnelly beat Toby Miceli-Gwiazdowski while Ziek knocked off Jerry Yan.

Here are the total results, including the topic of each competition in paranthesis.

Round One

Chris Sneyd defeated Mallory Culbert (Fast Food)
Ben Ziek defeated Hannah Nelson (Farming & Ranching)
Annica Eagle defeated Cameron Russell (Space Travel)
Peter Rubin defeated Kevin Binswanger (Waterborne Vehicles)
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Punslingers Round 3

Here is Round Three of Punslingers at the 2016 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punslingers Round 2

Here is Round Two of the Punslingers competition at the 2016 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punniest of Show Winner

Here is Jerzy Gwiazdowski’s winning entry in Punniest of Show at the 2016 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punslingers Round 1, 2nd Half

And here’s the second half of the first round of Punslingers, for your watching enjoyment.

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Punniest of Show Second Place

Here is Southpaw Jones’ second place entry in Punniest of Show at the 2016 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punniest of Show Third Place

Here is Michael Kohl’s third place entry in Punniest of Show at the 2016 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punslingers Round 1, 1st Half

If you couldn’t make it out to the Pun-Off last weekend, you can watch it here. We’ll start off with the first half of the first round of the Punslingers competition.

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Punniest of Show 2016 Results

A three way tie of perfect scores was resolved via audience applause. Michael Kohl riffed on vegetables with a political bent, Jerzy Gwiazdowski punned all the Asian countries, and Southpaw Jones had a show for the birds.

The final ranking was:

3rd – Kohl
2nd – Jones
1st – Gwiazdowski

Update May 9, 2016: Here are all the scores. The highest and lowest scores are knocked out before the total is summed.

# Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Punniest of Show 2015: Ben Ziek (Winner)

Ben Ziek, the punning version of Tiger Woods, wins Punniest of Show at the 2015 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships. His skit about alcohol scored a perfect 40 points.

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Punniest of Show 2015: Southpaw Jones (2nd Place)

Southpaw Jones takes second place with his 39 point musical performance about writing at the 2015 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punniest of Show 2015: Gy Odom (3rd Place)

Gy Odom’s 3rd place skit on sports at the 2015 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punniest of Show 2015: Matthew Tobin

Matthew Tobin’s baseball skit scores 38 points at the 2015 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships. He tied for third place, but was knocked off the stand in an applause off.

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Punniest of Show 2015: Gabriela Pedroza

Gabriela “Pundroza” Pedroza performs a skit on universities at the 2015 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships. She scored a 37, just missing the medal platform.

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Punniest of Show 2015: Andy Wallace

Andy Wallace scores a 37 with his routine on artist names at the 2015 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships.

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Punniest of Show 2015: Jerzy Gwiazdowski

Jerzy Gwiazdowski puns on baseball at the 2015 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships. His score of 37 fell just short of medaling.

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