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Presented by Crick Crack Club
An evening of relentless and preposterous absurdity is thrust upon a bewildered world, as fibbers, leg-pullers, prevaricators, and downright liars compete in public, for the most treasured trophy in the storytelling world – the legendary Hodja Cup - plus a chance to win one hundred guineas in hard cash, and be heralded the ‘Liar’s Laureate’.
Ben Haggarty will marshal an unruly squad of hopeful Olympic contestants as they lie, or tell a story about lying, in an attempt to impress the audience and a panel of three carefully selected international master judges whose decision may or may not be final…
The Rules
Each entrant must tell a lie, a lying tale, or a story about a lie or lying, which is longer than 3 minutes, but shorter than 7 minutes. Points out of 10 will be awarded according to:
A. The content of the lie
B. The delivery of the lie
C. The audience response to the lie
The Prizes
Awards include a FIRST PRIZE, consisting of the prestigious Hodja Cup (and any items found lurking therein), a SECOND PRIZE of One Hundred Guineas, and any other prizes the judges may consider it appropriate or inappropriate to award.
The Judges
Three judges from this world, the other world, or anywhere in-between, will be carefully selected for their outstanding knowledge of mendacity, their sense of justice, and their unmatched probity. Their identity will be kept highly secret until the night of the contest, in order to avert any attempts at bribery or corruption.
Previous judges have included Elvis Presley, The Head of John the Baptist, Charles Darwin, The Shroud of Turin, God, the Devil and Death…
The Judges’ decision may or may not be final.
How to Enter
To apply to enter the contest, please e-mail the Master of Ceremonies, Ben Haggarty at ben@crickcrackclub.com stating your name, a little about yourself and why you (as opposed to anyone else) should be allowed to enter. Closing date for applications is the 23rd March 2012. Entrants will be announced on the 1st April 2012.
We have limited places, so please accept, in advance, our apologies that we may be unable to admit all applicants.
