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It feels like everyone in Portland is obsessed with You’re Wrong About—Sarah Marshall’s podcast about all the recent history that we remember wrong. If you don’t know, get in here! If you do know, Sarah Marshall is still so fucking charming.
When we sat down to talk to witty insightful Sarah Marshall about her reminded us
“America has a real pattern of deep fondness for con artists and demagogues.”
GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It’s the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being “the last to know,” then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to […]
Congratulations are in order to stand-up SHAIN BRENDEN for winning the 2022 title of Portland‘s Funniest Person (PFP). Although its surprising he didn’t win the title sooner, the PFP competition had a weird couple years, as have we all. TORY WARD took the runner up position despite what we thought was a poor showing from […]
Queer comedy showcase Lez Stand Up has existed in one form or another since 2012, when founder Kirsten “Koop” Kuppenbender says it first popped up at Gay Pizza: a queer night held in a North Portland pizza parlor. While no one can claim that the age of sheltered straight guy humor has passed from mainstream […]
GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It’s the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being “the last to know,” then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to […]
Amanda Seales isn’t taking any more questions about HBO’s Insecure, on which the actress formerly played the hilarious, evolving role of Ivy League graduate Tiffany Dubois. Instead, she’s focused on the here and now, particularly her stand-up comedy, which she’s currently taking on the road with the “Black Outside Again Tour.” “There was more of […]
Hold onto your hahas because Portland’s beloved comedian Kate Murphy is moving back! And she put together a very fun show to celebrate—and also spice up—her preparatory visit.
Portlanders haven’t had the pleasure of hearing comedian Kate Murphy for more than a minute. She is one of the many artists forced to move away during the pandemic when the sudden lack of work conflicted with our city’s high rent. But the big news is Murphy is now preparing to move back—in just a few weeks! And the similarly big news: She’s put together a wildly start-studded bill of local talent for her preparatory visit.
Not every former Mercury intern gets a Q & A when they return to Portland. But Andrew Michaan has more than made a name for himself in recent years, with Podcast But Outside—a video medium show where he and fellow comedian Cole Hersch sit behind a folding table and offer passing strangers $1 to be […]
GOOD MORNING, SUNDAY! It’s the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If you despise being “the last to know,” then be one of the first to know by signing up for Mercury newsletters! All the latest stories shipped directly to […]
21ten is the new incarnation of Southeast Portland’s small, scrappy Shoebox Theatre and its first major production adapts Mindy Kaling’s breakout play about Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Just a lot to like there.
Dimly on the horizon we see her, surrounded in sea foam and pearls. The Portland Sketch Comedy Festival is back for a fourth year. Intimidating uknowns TSTMRKT and skit standards Brunch fill out her glorious line-up.
The Portland Sketch Comedy Festival returns this weekend after a two-year pandemic pause. Who’s new on the line-up and who’re the local legends? We’ve got the goof news.
Comedian Steven Wilber, relaxing at home. File Photo On Monday, former Portland’s Funniest winner Steven Wilber returns to town to try out some brand new material that promises to push the comedy envelope—which is saying a lot for this comic who’s already known onstage as an “Agent of Chaos.” For example, here’s a (rejected) idea […]
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