I posted this earlier at End Hits before realizing it ought to be here too…
Andrew R Tonry
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Portland Amateur Comedy Contest
In bars from downtown Portland to Gresham to Vancouver and back, something cool is quietly sweeping through: the Portland Amateur Comedy Contest. Twenty-two comics and 26 shows—all in just over a month. I watched a first round last night at the Boiler Room and, to my surprise, more than half of the comics were of […]
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Comedy is OK – Thursday @ Clinton St.
If Bridgetown were still going on, I’d be going every night. But it’s over, even if I’m not over it. After a little breather, it’s time to get back on the comedy horse, and this month’s edition of Comedy is OK is as good a chance as any. In fact, it’s kind of an opportunity […]
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Living Through Tunes
Southerly’s Prolific Quality
IN A CITY that has as many musicians as it does trees, Krist Krueger is one of the most prolific. Under the Southerly moniker, and in conjunction with OPB Radio, Krueger wrote, recorded, and released a song each week for 22 weeks. It was the second time he’d undertaken such a project. “Part of the […]
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Bridgetown Wrap Up
Bridgetown closed out Sunday night with what was easily the best show of the festival’s three years. While there may have been other comics or shows that split the sides of an audience to the point of muscle fatigue in Bridgetown’s short history, Sunday’s Closing Night Blowout was phenomenal—a exponential barrage of hilarity. Ten-odd comics […]
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Bridgetown Tonight
A few shows to see at Bridgetown tonight and why: Asssscat – 7:30PM @ Hawthorne TheaterThere’s no better troop to get acquainted with the picture-panting hilarity of group improv than Assscat, a veteran all-star team from the Upright Citizens Bridage. Conan Writers Panel – 8:00PM @ Bagdad TheaterA booking coup, the Conan Writers Panel offers […]
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Bridgetown is HERE!
Oh hot damn, this is one of my favorite times to be in Portland—seriously. The way Bridgetown is set-up down on SE Hawthorne, with all the venues packed tightly together and a festival bracelet you just can’t go wrong. It’s too much fun. If you’ve never seen live comedy, I swear there’s no better way […]
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Risky Business
Trust in the Bridgetown Comedy Fest
Sifting the wheat from the shit at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival.
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Win Free Bridgetown Tickets
There are just a few more hours to save $10 on pre-sale Bridgetown passes. But if tax-day put some more hurt on you than expected, maybe you should take this quiz—the winner gets two passes to the festival. And the contests continue: You can get back to Live Wire! via their Twitter page. The lineup […]
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Better Know A Bridgetown Comic: Part 7 of 150
First things first: there are just a few days left to save $10 on Bridgetown’s pre-sale passes. Four days, 150+ comics, just $50 bucks if you buy before Friday. Now, meet Hari Kondabolu, a festival veteran. Kondabolu played last year’s Bridgetown and stunned the audience at Mt. Tabor. His style mixes serious politics, racial identity […]
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Doug Benson Extended Interview
In this week’s print edition I wrote a feature on comedian Doug Benson, who’s performing at 8:00pm tonight at the Aladdin Theatre. We spoke for quite some time and covered some great stuff that could fit into the paper, especially Doug’s take on why live comedy is either amazing or excruciating: This is how I […]
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The High Road
The Stoner Stylings of Comedian Doug Benson
Comedian Doug Benson has made a career of telling pot jokes—but there’s (slightly) more to him than that.