What follows is one of the many articles in theย Mercury‘s 2026 Music Issue. Find a print copyย here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to youย here, and if youโre feeling generous and want to keep these types of articles coming, support usย here.โeds. Warmer weather means tourists are now descending on our fair city, like raccoons advancing […]
Comedy
Get Tickets Quick! The Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy Show Is TONIGHT, Friday March 27!
Let’s celebrate, because… IT’S BACK! The biggest night of Portland comedy is returning to Revolution Hall TONIGHT, Friday, March 27! You like laughing your guts out, right? Then you won’t want to miss the Portland Mercuryโs Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2026, featuring Portlandโs funniest people (and hilarious up-and-comers) all on one stage. Stand-up comedians, drag artistry, and crazy […]
Win Two Free Tickets to See This Friday’s Geniuses of Comedy Show!
You like laughing your guts out, right? Then you won’t want to miss the Portland Mercuryโs Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2026, featuring Portlandโs funniest people (and hilarious up-and-comers) all on one stage. And it’s all going down THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 27 at 8 pm at Revolution Hall! What can you expect? Stand-up comedians, drag artistry, […]
Get Tickets Quick! The Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy Show Is THIS FRIDAY, March 27!
Let’s celebrate, because… IT’S BACK! The biggest night of Portland comedy is returning to Revolution Hall this coming Friday, March 27!ย You like laughing your guts out, right? Then you won’t want to miss the Portland Mercuryโs Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2026, featuring Portlandโs funniest people (and hilarious up-and-comers) all on one stage. Stand-up comedians, […]
Comedy Q&A: Guy Branum on Telling Queer Stories
Elinor Jones
In Heart Throb, a Vampire Looks for Love
Dating isn’t typically a team sport, but Heart Throb: The Dream Date Show plays by its own chaotic rules. Ten minutes before the showโs September edition began, audience members submitted their relationship โgreen flagsโ and โred flagsโ via a QR code. This edition of the monthly Kickstand Comedy performance featured a twist: The flags had […]
Normal Gossip Can Keep a Secret, They Just Donโt Want To
The Portland stop on Normal Gossip’s national tour was the first to sell out. This Q&A with Rachelle Hampton and producer Se’era Spragley Ricks is the next best thing to seeing them tonight!
Punchlines & Piledrivers Calls It in the Ring
In an empty comedy theater, Mack Lee is strutting around in a diaper and sipping from a baby bottle filled with champagne.
Normal Gossip Can Keep a Secret, They Just Donโt Want To
“You wanna hear something fuckin’ wild?”
Jordan Casner Wins 2025 Portland’s Funniest Person Contest
Nice guys finished first at Helium Comedy Club’s competition for Portland’s Funniest Person 2025, with judges awarding JORDAN CASNER the coveted title and $3,000 in prize money on Sunday night. The stand-up’s winning set explored gift competition with past romantic rivals and what heights Luigi Mangione may have gone on to had he not allegedly […]
TONIGHT! Don’t Miss the Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2025! ๐คฃ
Let’s celebrate, because… IT’S BACK! The biggest night of Portland comedy is returning to Revolution Hall TONIGHTย Thursday, March 20!ย You like laughing your guts out, right? Then you won’t want to miss the Portland Mercuryโs Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2025, featuring Portlandโs funniest people (and hilarious up-and-comers) all on one stage. Stand-up comedians, sketch comedy, […]
Enter to WIN FREE TICKETS to See Thursday’s Geniuses of Comedy Show!
You like laughing your guts out, right? Then you won’t want to miss the Portland Mercuryโs Undisputable Geniuses of Comedy 2025, featuring Portlandโs funniest people (and hilarious up-and-comers) all on one stage. And it’s all going down at Revolution Hall this Thursday, March 20!ย Featuring top-notch stand-up from: Shain Brenden, Ally J Ward, Ben Harkins, […]
