Fans of the lip sync battles on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon may get a chance to live out their personal lip sync fantasies in Penticton, but first the event is looking for sponsors.
James Chicalo, normally does the Name That Tune quiz on Friday’s at the Copper Mug Pub, and he and Lisa Laflamme are heading the Lip Sync Challenge with plans for some proceeds to benefit the South Okanagan Women in Need Society.
Through a friend at SOWINS, Chicalo said it was a “natural fit.”
The contest is set to run four weeks starting March 2 with five contestants per night miming through their best two songs each evening, followed by semi-finals and finals.
The event will feature Penticton celebrities as judges, though they have yet to be announced.
The event is asking for $500 plus prizing from potential sponsors. Some of those funds will go directly to SOWINS.
However, the donations don’t end there, with themes planned around donations towards SOWINS.
“They are really in need of things for SOWINS. One of the things they need is food. So we’re going to do a food drive one night, the next night we’re going to do a big toilet paper drive, and see how much toilet paper we can put on the dance floor,” Chicalo said. “Christmas is over, but they still need the help, they still need money for the house, so it seemed like a natural fit to do it and have some fun.”
Performers will have to go all out if they want to take the top prize Chicalo said.
“You can’t cheat at this. You can’t use your phone to look up the answer like I deal with at Name That Tune every Friday night,” Chicalo said.
Contestants will be judged on how much they get the audience going, their lip syncing ability, stage presence and the presentation of the songs they are performing.
The finalists will take home some prizes, yet to be determined.
For more information visit facebook.com/lipsyncmug and those interesting in sponsoring the event can call Lisa at 250-488-7823 or James at 604-506-1614.
