We support real comedy, and real comedians, in all of their forms. So, we are happy to announce that Mike DeStefano has had his entry picked to be a finalist in this year’s New York Television Festival.

The New York Television Festival was founded in 2005 as a platform for artists to present their TV-format work, unedited for industry heads. The NYTVF is recognized as the first independent television festival. Each year, they hold feature panel discussions, host special events, premiere screenings, as well as hosting their yearly “Independent Pilot Competition.”

This year, out of the 36 pilots chosen to be finalist, Mike DeStefano’s creation “The Road” has been chosen! The pilot is billed, on the “2008 Official Selections” list, as a ‘Reality Drama’ created by Frank Mosca and Mike DeStefano. Congrats Mikee! We wish you the best of luck.

If you are in New York, you can go to one of the screenings, for free! There are two screenings:

Sunday September 14th @ 6:30 pm
Wednesday September 17th @ 2:15 pm

It’s located at:

New World Stages
340 W. 50th Street NYC 10019
Between 8th and 9th Avenue

As we stated, all screenings are FREE, but you have to reserve your seat. Go here for more info.

Editor’s Note:

This is good news. We need more quality programming, and smart writing on Television. And also more offensive jokes. So let’s hope they pick it up! For now, we’ll leave you with a clip from Mike DeStefano’s appearance on “Live at Gotham.”