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Comedy
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Comedy
Mar 21
10:51 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Comedian Ian Karmel, or the Sonic Symphony and
Batman
1989 in Concert!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Theater & Performance
Mar 20
2:00 PM
Peachy Springs Is Portland's Premiere Hard-Working, Foul-Mouthed Bingo Drag Queen
They play for two tight hours and cash prizes. They stay for Springs’ delightfully abusive crowd work.
Andrew Jankowski
Comedy
Mar 19
3:30 PM
Ian Karmel's Memoir
T-Shirt Swim Club
Covers the Comedian's Weight Loss and the Immaculate Snacks of His Youth
His two stand-up shows at Revolution Hall will steer clear of memoir material, but probably still include funny party stories.
Suzette Smith
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Comedy
Jan 26
12:00 PM
Meet the 2024 Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy! (And Get Your Tix for the Feb 2 Show Quick!)
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Jan 24
12:00 PM
Hurry and Get Those Tickets for the February 2 UNDISPUTABLE GENIUSES OF COMEDY!
It's getting close to selling out... you won't want to miss it!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Jan 17
10:24 AM
Don't Miss Out! Get Those Tickets NOW for the
Mercury
's UNDISPUTABLE GENIUSES OF COMEDY!
Portland's best comedians (and special guest Kyle Kinane) all on one stage!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
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Comedy
Jan 9
1:08 PM
Why Are People Protesting Michael Rapaport's Portland Comedy Shows?
Until recently he was yelling about Taylor Swift, but now it's all about Israel, Hamas, and Gaza.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
Dec 28
12:00 PM
Get Your Tickets NOW for the Funniest Night of the Year: The Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2024!
Portland's best comedians all on one stage... with special guest Kyle Kinane!
Mercury Promotions
Sex
Dec 21
12:00 PM
Last Minute Gift Ideas: Give 'Em Tix to HUMP! and the Geniuses of Comedy Show!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
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Culture
Dec 20
11:00 AM
Portland Remembers Patrick Buckmaster: The Club Kai Kai Creator, DJ, and Party Planner Has Died at 33
Buckmaster wove an appreciation of drag, music, and satire into a community-building practice.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
Dec 11
12:00 PM
Enter to WIN FREE TICKETS to See the Hilarious TWO EVILS Live Game Show This Wednesday!
With super special guest Adam Pasi!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Dec 10
12:45 PM
It's the Holiday Edition of the Holly-Jolly "TWO EVILS" Game Show!
With Super Special Guest Comedian, Adam Pasi!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Nov 8
10:02 AM
Win FREE TICKETS to See Tonight's Hilarious "TWO EVILS" Comedy Show!
And bring a can of food to be entered into our raffle for a fabulous prize!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Nov 7
12:20 PM
TOMORROW! It's the Hilarious "TWO EVILS" Comedy Game Show, with Lez Stand Up's Kirsten Kuppenbender!
Bring a can of donated food and be entered into a great raffle!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Nov 6
12:00 PM
Win FREE TICKETS to See This Wednesday's Hilarious "TWO EVILS" Comedy Game Show... with Special Guest KIRSTEN KUPPENBENDER! 😍
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Oct 10
2:49 PM
Kickstand Comedy Announces First Show In New Brick and Mortar
Los Angeles comedy troupe Holy Shit Improv kicks off a series of monthly shows with rotating out-of-town talent.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
Oct 9
12:00 PM
Win FREE TICKETS to See This Wednesday's Hilarious "TWO EVILS" Comedy Game Show... with Special Guest KYLE KINANE! 😍
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Oct 2
12:09 PM
TONIGHT! It's the *Halloweeeeen* Edition of the TWO EVILS Comedy Game Show... with Super Special Guest Kyle Kinane! 😍 😈🎃
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Sep 12
12:00 PM
Get Your Tickets QUICK for Tonight's Hilarious "TWO EVILS" Live Game Show!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Sep 11
12:00 PM
WIN FREE TICKETS to See the Funniest Live Game Show In Town... "TWO EVILS"—This Wednesday Night!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Sep 8
3:04 PM
Win Prizes and Laugh Your Butt Off with this Wednesday's Edition of "TWO EVILS"!
The live game show where the audience plays along on their phones!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Sep 5
12:00 PM
Get Your Tickets NOW for Next Week's Doubly Funny "TWO EVILS" Comedy Game Show!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Aug 30
12:13 PM
The Next Episode of the
Mercury
's "TWO EVILS" Comedy Show Has Double the Funny! 😈😈
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Aug 29
12:54 PM
Here's "Portland's Funniest Person" for 2023
Self-described "Gen Z piece of shit" Cameron Peloso won Helium's annual stand-up comedy contest.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
Aug 16
4:03 PM
Prepare for Lindy West's
Every Castle, Ranked
Portland Tour Date
What has she been doing? Adult braces! Throuple! And more in this informative, spoiler-free Q & A.
Megan Seling
Comedy
Aug 12
7:48 AM
TONIGHT: Don't Miss the Hilarious "TWO EVILS" Comedy Game Show (with Special Guest Katie Nguyen)! 😍
Evil questions! Evil Answers! And lots of evil PRIZES!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Aug 10
12:00 PM
WIN FREE TICKETS to see the Absolutely Hilarious Live Game Show, "TWO EVILS with Arlo & Kate"—Saturday Night! 🎉
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Aug 8
12:00 PM
Laugh Your Butt Off with the Live Comedy Game Show "TWO EVILS"—This Saturday! 😈
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Aug 5
9:30 AM
Next Saturday: Don't Miss the Hilarious Fun of "TWO EVILS with Arlo & Kate"! (Special Guest: Katie Nguyen!)
It's audience vs. comedian in a live game show with plenty of EEEEEVIL!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Jul 27
11:19 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See OSEES and
Cash Cab
's Ben Bailey!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Theater & Performance
Jul 10
2:00 PM
The
Mercury
's 48-Hour Drag-A-Thon Live Blog
Darcelle XV Showplace and Wildfang broke a Guinness World Record—here's what happened!
Mercury Arts Crew
Comedy
Jul 6
10:48 AM
TONIGHT! Don't Miss the Hilarious "Two Evils with Arlo & Kate"!
It's "audience vs. a special guest comedian" in a laugh-out-loud battle of good vs. evil!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Jul 5
10:05 AM
Enter to WIN TWO FREE TICKETS to See the Hilarious "Two Evils" Comedy Show This Thursday!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Jul 3
12:00 PM
This Thursday: Don't Miss the EEEEVIL Fun of "TWO EVILS with Arlo & Kate"! (Special Guest: Shain Brenden!)
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Jun 29
12:17 PM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Win Free Tix to See Comedy from Tom Arnold and "Two Evils with Arlo & Kate"!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Theater & Performance
Jun 27
12:00 PM
You Don’t Have to Be Drunk to Love Drunk Herstory
Creator and host Shandi Evans says the comedy drag night's first sober storyteller told "hands down the most insane story we've ever done."
Sam Pape
Comedy
Jun 26
12:00 PM
Watch the Hilarious TWO EVILS Game Show in Action (and Get Your Tix for the July 6 Show)!
It's a special guest comedian against the audience (who vote on their phones) in a battle of good vs. evil for PRIZES!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Jun 22
12:34 PM
Don't Miss the Next Hilarious Edition of "TWO EVILS with Arlo & Kate"! (Special Guest: Shain Brenden!)
It's the audience (who votes on their phones) against our guest comedian in a fun battle of good vs. evil!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Jun 14
5:34 PM
An Oral History of LMAO Comedy Parody
Road House: The Play!
An interview with the two hilarious women who wrote it—Shelley McLendon and Courtenay Hameister.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
Jun 1
12:00 PM
TONIGHT! Get Your Tix for the Hilarious "TWO EVILS" Comedy Game Show Before It Sells Out! 🏃♀️
It’s audience vs. a special guest comedian in a devilishly fun game of good vs. evil!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
May 30
12:00 PM
Win TWO FREE TICKETS to See the Hilarious "Two Evils" Game Show This Thursday! 👹😂
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
May 29
12:00 PM
This Thursday! It's the Devilish Fun of "Two Evils with Arlo & Kate!" (Special Guest: Nariko Ott!)
It’s audience vs. a special guest comedian in a devilishly fun game of good vs. evil!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
May 26
1:30 PM
Kickstand Announces Comedy in the Park 2023, New Brick and Mortar Location
The Portland comedy nonprofit hopes to parlay love for their free weekly park events into fundraising a permanent indoor space for the fall.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
May 24
11:00 AM
Want Some Devilish Fun? Don't Miss Thursday's "TWO EVILS" Live Comedy Game Show!
It’s audience vs. a special guest comedian in a devilishly fun game of good vs. evil!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
May 23
2:00 PM
Comedy Q & A: Dulcé Sloan Raves about Shalewa Sharpe's Solo Show
Don't Reach in the Bag
Sloan used her
Daily Show
experience to produce Sharpe's solo show, and its Portland premiere at Clinton Street Theater.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
May 19
12:01 PM
Don't Miss Portland's Favorite (and Naughtiest) Live Game Show, "Two Evils with Arlo & Kate!"
It’s audience vs. a special guest comedian in a devilishly fun game of good vs. evil!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
May 19
11:09 AM
Enter to Win FREE TICKETS to See the Hilarious "Road House: The Play" at the Siren Theater!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
May 4
11:55 AM
Get Your Tickets Quick! Tonight's "Two Evils" Comedy Game Show Is Almost SOLD OUT!
It’s audience vs. a special guest comedian in a fun & naughty game of good vs. evil!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
May 4
8:00 AM
Rip City Comedy Fest Packs First Year With Star Power
Two Helium employees, Joe Bukowski and James Bosquez, planned a weekend of unexpected comedy giants and screwball showcases where every show looks good.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
May 2
11:50 AM
Don't Miss the Devilishly Hilarious "TWO EVILS" Comedy Game Show with Arlo & Kate! THIS THURSDAY!
It’s audience vs. a special guest comedian in a fun & naughty game of good vs. evil!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Apr 28
1:00 PM
Win TWO FREE TICKETS to See the Hilarious "Two Evils" Game Show This Thursday! 👹😂
It’s audience vs. a special guest comedian in a devilishly fun game of good vs. evil!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Apr 25
12:23 PM
Get Those Tickets NOW for the Devilishly Funny "TWO EVILS" Game Show with Arlo & Kate!
It’s audience vs. a special guest comedian in a devilishly fun game of good vs. evil!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Apr 19
9:53 AM
Don't Miss the
Mercury
's New Live Comedy Game Show, TWO EVILS with Arlo & Kate!
It’s audience vs. a special guest comedian in a devilishly fun game of good vs. evil!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Apr 3
10:49 AM
Warning: Seeing Comedy Duo Girl God Might Kill You
Worth it, though! The absurdist trans comedy duo returns to Portland on April 4.
Sam Pape
Comedy
Feb 8
12:42 PM
Comedian and
Search Party
Star John Early Brings His Delightfully Silly Song & Dance Show to Portland
Prepare to see a different John Early—but one that's just as funny.
Matt Baume
Music
Jan 12
11:00 AM
FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Charlatans UK & RIDE, Magic City Hippies, and Comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Jan 6
2:30 PM
Meet the 2023 Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy! (And Get Your Tix for the Friday, January 13 Show NOW!)
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Dec 30
12:01 PM
Love to Laugh? Then Don't Miss the
Mercury
's UNDISPUTABLE GENIUSES OF COMEDY!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Dec 28
12:00 PM
Coming Soon: It's the Funniest Show of the Year, the
Mercury
's UNDISPUTABLE GENIUSES OF COMEDY!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Dec 21
12:00 PM
Wm. Steven Humphrey's "Unfuckwithable Rules of the White Elephant Gift Exchange"
The only sure-fire way to ensure your White Elephant party isn't a fucking disaster.
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Music
Dec 20
11:00 AM
FREE TICKETS TUESDAY: Enter to Win Tix to See Brandi Carlile and the Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Dec 19
1:00 PM
Last Minute Gift Idea: Get 'Em Tickets to See the Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
News
Dec 18
8:00 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Wheeler's Out-of-State "Experts," Growing Pains for Portland Street Response, and a Murder of Santas!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Dec 13
12:00 PM
Tickets to the "Geniuses of Comedy" Show Make a Great Holiday Gift!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Dec 7
10:07 AM
It's Back! The Funniest Show of the Year, THE UNDISPUTABLE GENIUSES OF COMEDY, Returns January 13!
Featuring a smokin' hot lineup of Portland's funniest comedians—all on one stage!
Mercury Promotions
Comedy
Nov 15
11:29 AM
FREE TICKETS TUESDAY: Enter to Win Tix to See Comedians Kevin Hart and Nigel Ng!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Oct 18
11:06 AM
FREE TICKETS TUESDAY: Enter to Win Tix to See Ramy Youssef, Grateful Shred, and Animals As Leaders!
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Arts
Sep 25
8:00 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Huge Rent Hikes, Gonzalez Slapped with Historic Fine for Breaking Election Law, and Bill Maher Should Really Shut Up
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Fall Arts 2022
Sep 12
8:09 AM
Portland Comedy Apocalypse
Five local favorites look back on how the pandemic changed their careers and the city's comedy scene.
Suzette Smith
Podcast
Sep 8
12:35 PM
You're Wrong About
Is the Podcast That Gets It Right
Portland Journalist Sarah Marshall Speaks Wry Revisionist Truth to Power
McKinzie Smith
News
Sep 4
8:00 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Cops' "Doxing" Excuses, Fire Department Underfunded, and the Devil Went Down to Portland
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Aug 22
1:52 PM
Portland's Funniest Person 2022 Is Shain Brenden
After two weird years, the city's marathon comedy contest seems back on track.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
Aug 19
12:24 PM
Does Portland Still Demand Lez Stand Up?
"This is a sort of toe-dip," founder Kirsten Kuppenbender said of the queer comedy showcase's tentative return.
Suzette Smith
News
Aug 14
8:00 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Monkeypox on the Rise, Pickathon Memories, and Patriot Prayer's Slap on the Wrist
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Aug 12
3:01 PM
Comedian/Actress/Podcaster Amanda Seales Makes Her Portland Debut
We Love a Creatively Fluid and Outspoken Black Queen
Jenni Moore
Comedy
Aug 3
11:30 AM
Comedian Kate Murphy Announces Her Return to Portland
To celebrate she put together a stand-up night with way too many outstanding comedians.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
Jul 25
3:30 PM
Podcast But Outsid
e, but Stand-Up and Inside
Andrew Michaan on his two-day tour with fellow comedian Brent Weinbach
Suzette Smith
News
Jul 24
10:00 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Biz Alliance Power Grab, Portland Invests Big Climate $$$, and Why Your Threesomes Don't Work Out
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Theater & Performance
Jul 22
4:21 PM
The Shoebox Is Now 21ten Theatre
And two Portland actresses are now Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
Jul 21
11:00 AM
Who's Who at the Portland Sketch Comedy Festival 2022
Relative unknowns (like TSTMRKT) and satire standards (such as Brunch) fill the fourth year's line-up.
Suzette Smith
Comedy
Jun 17
10:00 AM
Steven “Agent of Chaos” Wilber Returns to Portland with a Brand New Comedy Experience
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Comedy
Jun 6
12:46 PM
Kickstand's Comedy in the Park Returns for a Second Year of Idyllic Summer Stand-Up
Suzette Smith
Comedy
Jun 3
1:26 PM
An Exit Interview with Comedian Jake Silberman: How Rural America Made His Crowd Work Stand-Up Even Stronger
Suzette Smith
Comedy
May 18
12:00 PM
Girl God: The Most Famous Trans Comedy Duo Of All Time Comes to Portland
Chase Hutchinson
Comedy
May 16
10:24 AM
Comedian Niles Abston Returns to Portland to Practice for His Upcoming Special and Say Things He Couldn't Say on the Internet
Chase Hutchinson
Food and Drink
Mar 20
8:00 AM
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Idaho's Anti-Abortion Push, a Yummy New Burmese Restaurant, and Hot-Hot Gossip
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Theater & Performance
Mar 18
12:08 PM
The Aces’
Lives of the Party
Review: Ten Years of Sketch Comedy Yield Their Best Dog Impression Yet
Suzette Smith
Gossip
Mar 14
9:56 AM
All the Cool Kids Had COVID, Avril Lavigne's "Complicated" B-day, and Love in the Floral Aisle of Trader Joe's
Elinor Jones
Comedy
Feb 17
1:14 PM
Opinion: Kristof’s Thwarted Campaign a Blow to All Unqualified, Entitled White Men
Wm. Steven Humphrey
Theater & Performance
Dec 29
1:00 PM
Broke Gravy Improv Trio Holding Show at Curious Comedy: “I’m chomping at the bit to get back on stage."
Chase Hutchinson
Music
Dec 21
10:00 AM
FREE TICKETS TUESDAY: Enter to Win Tix to See The Dandy Warhols & Comedian Jon Dore on NYE!
Mercury Promotions
Food and Drink
Nov 26
12:00 PM
WORST... THANKSGIVING... EVER!
Mercury
Readers Share their Most Disastrous and Disgusting Turkey Day Memories
Mercury
Readers
Comedy
Nov 24
12:00 PM
Tips for Surviving Your Racist Family Thanksgiving
Andie Main
Comedy
Nov 1
1:59 PM
Q&A: Comedian Niles Abston On Blowing Up in Quarantine, His Dave Chappelle Joke, and His First Headliner Tour
Chase Hutchinson
Theater & Performance
Oct 29
10:21 AM
Scary-Funny Improv Show
Murder Mystery Machine
Is “
Scooby-Doo
Meets
Saw
”
Andrew Jankowski
Comedy
Oct 28
2:00 PM
Mercury
Tales of Horror: The Mini-Mall Dentist
Cameron Crowell
Comedy
Oct 26
10:25 AM
Ghost Busted: The
Mercury
Uses Science to Expose Portland’s Real-est and Fakiest Ghosts!
Mercury Staff
Comedy
Oct 25
1:00 PM
Mercury
Tales of Horror: Chitter, Chatter... What’s the Matter?
Elinor Jones
Comedy
Oct 25
10:24 AM
Which Mall Is More Haunted: Mall 205 or Lloyd Center?
Campy Draper
Theater & Performance
Oct 8
10:00 AM
Comedian Jacqueline Novak Brings One-Woman Show to Portland: “The most highbrow show about blowjobs you’ll ever see!”
Blair Stenvick
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