CHD Four Results

New York goes big: 106 participants, 80 ideas pitched, 24 projects, and 7 finalists–but Comedy Hack Day does not subscribe to the “Everyone’s A Winner” philosophy. There can be only one.

Grand Prize Winner

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Timesify

Timesify takes your guilty pleasure reading and cloaks it in the facade of a New York Times article. Posture as a concerned citizen while still getting your fix of Kanye drama.

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Runner Up

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Word The Fuck

It’s like Balderdash, but fucked up. This online game lets you and your friends guess the meaning of pop culture references pulled from Urban Dictionary. 

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Other Finalists

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Am I Racist Yet?

We all have a ticking clock of impending racial insensitivity inside us, and Am I Racist Yet? is here to help us learn when that clock strikes zero. 

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DAD2.0

Dad2.0 lets you pick a common problem, pair it with an archetypical dad, and generate vaguely supportive advice that otherwise would have required actual father interaction. 

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Isolation Translation

This Chrome extension will identify target words from any page you are on and replace them with dumbed down words, misspelled words, or insane racial slurs. Also, Hodor Hodor Hodor.

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XcuseMe

XcuseMe gives you a good excuse for being late. It uses NYC open data (train delays, traffic jams, and police activity) to generate the least optimal route you could have taken to your destination.

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RecommenDeli

Powered by the Sandwich Genome Project, RecommenDeli compiles data on hundreds of component sandwich parts to help users find the sandwich they never knew they wanted.

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Judges

Sasheer Zamata


Sasheer is comedian, actress, and writer. She's currently a featured player on SNL. Follow her at @TheSheerTruth.

Alexis Ohanian


Alexis is a startup guy making the world suck less: reddit, Breadpig, hipmunk, Y Combinator. Investor, speaker, host of Small Empires, author of Without Their Permission. Follow him at @AlexisOhanian.

Amanda Peyton


Amanda is a co-founder of Grand St. and currently at Etsy. Follow her at @AmandaPey.
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Reggie Watts


Reggie Watts is a comedian and musician. He currently appears on Comedy Bang! Bang! and makes videos for JASH. Follow him at @ReggieWatts.

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Schedule

Friday, June 13 - Hackathon Day One

  • Location: AlleyNYC - 500 7th Ave (btw 37th & 38th), 17th Floor, Manhattan
  • 6:00PM: Doors open. We'll have food, whiskey courtesy of Bulleit, and beer lovingly provided by Brooklyn Brewery.
  • 6:45PM: Idea pitching & API demos
  • 7:15PM: Idea pitching ends; participants form teams and start hacking
  • Overnight: Participants are welcome to continue hacking overnight though it's completely optional. 

Saturday, June 14 - Hackathon Day Two

  • Location: AlleyNYC - 500 7th Ave (btw 37th & 38th), 17th Floor, Manhattan
  • 9:00AM: Breakfast
  • 1:00PM: Lunch
  • 6:00PM: Dinner and the internal round of demos. Participants will decide which teams move on to the Sunday finals.
  • 9:00PM: Everyone goes home to sleep like humans.

Sunday, June 15 - The Show

  • Location: Littlefield - 622 Degraw St, Brooklyn

  • 6:00PM: Doors open. Party supplies courtesy of Bulleit and Brooklyn Brewery.

  • 7:00PM: Show starts.

  • 9:00PM: Show ends

  • 9:30PM: Everyone high fives then quietly exits without spilling whiskey everywhere like drunk teenagers. Looking at you, CHD SF.