So after three months they’re back. Co-host Mikey Kampmann has returned from Ethiopia. Co-host and former Mercury intern has returned from New York (dude, that’s it? Are you done “making it?”). And co-host Paul Schlesinger returns from… I dunno, the bathroom? Anyway, it’s been a while since the last iteration of Portland’s cuddliest, indie-friendly comedy […]
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What the Fuck?
An Interview with Marc Maron
What the fuck? An interview with Marc Maron.
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Ride The Lightning @ Mudai
I’ve said it before but it bears repeating: Mudai, on 801 NE Broadway, is a strange but good place to see comedy. The room is intimate enough where you’ve got no choice but to pay attention or get the fuck out, which would be bad for music but not jokes. It works both ways: when […]
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No Holds Barred
An Interview with Comedian Jim Jefferies
The no-holds-barred comedy of Jim Jefferies.
Posted inGossip
Adrien Brody is a Tool
Now, celebrity gossip ain’t usually my bag. But this is too atrocious to let slide: I’m down in L.A. for the week, where posters of a shirtless Adrien Brody are popping up everywhere. They’re made to look like guerilla art but they are most certainly not. Word is that Brody himself brought the photo to […]
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Comedy This Weekend
UPDATE:It’s with a heavy heart I’ve got to bump this one. It just came to my attention that headliner Mike Drucker, whose video I posted below, just bailed on the weekend’s shows. No reason was provided. In his place, Randy Mendez and Coree Spencer have come aboard. —- I was going to drum up a […]
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Straight Dope
Luke Wyland and Sporting’s Improv Mainline
AU’s Luke Wyland and Sporting’s Improv Mainline.
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So. 2010.
The Year in Performance
An entirely arbitrary list of 2010’s performance highlights.
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Comedy Tonight @ Mudai
I guess Michaan isn’t the only one who makes inane flyers for comedy shows… Tonight marks the second (I think) monthly comedy night at Mudai Lounge, on 9th an NE Broadway. It’s a funky little joint that lacks a few chairs but makes up for it with a strange ambiance. Alison and I went to […]
Posted inMovies & TV
My Very Favorite Christmas Movie
It’s become my honest to God Christmas movie ritual, Bad Santa. If you haven’t, see this woefully underrated movie (audio very NSFW/family): These clips are just the tip of the iceberg. Amazing, marvelous performances from Billy Bob, Tony Cox, and the dearly departed John Ritter and Bernie Mac. Again, see this movie.
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Andy Wood’s Trivia & Comedy
I got your trivia right here: Andy’s wearing the shirt from his own festival So on one hand it’s nice to stay slow this time of year. On the other it’s a fine time to hunker down with a few friends and get wasted in a warm room that’s not your house. With that in […]
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Tonight: Hari Kondabolu
It’s no secret we love Hari Kondabolu. The New York based stand up comedian is fucking hilarious, scary smart, and politically devoted. As Erik put it in the “Busy Week”: “(Kondabolu’s) hilarious comedy (is) closely tied in to today’s not-so-hilarious headlines. You will go to this and you will laugh and you will laugh some […]