The Harvard Sailing Team closed their show last night with a plea for the audience members to vote for them as Best Sketch Team at the ECNY Awards site, New York’s original comedy awards.

This morning, I checked out the site — and wanted to put my vote in for HST — but found the competition pretty fierce. I was surprised to see so many Charleston Comedy Festival veterans nominated. Actually, thrilled is probably a better word. In producing this festival, Brandy Sullivan and Greg Tavares of Theatre 99 are the ones entrusted with finding the acts and enticing groups to perform at our humble little festival every year. The caliber of the shows we get to see each winter (and spring at their Piccolo Fringe series) is truly impressive. Just scan the list of nominees in this year’s ECNY Awards to see what I mean: Buffoons, Harvard Sailing Team, Elephant Larry, God’s Pottery, I Eat Pandas, Apple Sisters.

I applaud Theatre 99 for establishing such amazing indie comedy cred.

Now go register at ECNY and vote for your favorites.