We’ve been in lock down for three months and let’s admit it—we’ve all performed at least one lip sync during this time. Well, now is your chance to show the world your lip synching talent while competing for CASH PRIZES! Portland’s beloved comedy performance space, the Siren Theater, is hosting MOUTH TO MOUTH—its first ever […]
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Submit Your Video to the Siren Theater’s Lip Sync Online Contest—Win Big Prizes!
We’ve been in lock down for three months and let’s admit it—we’ve all performed at least one lip sync during this time. Well, now is your chance to show the world your lip synching talent while competing for CASH PRIZES! Portland’s beloved comedy performance space, the Siren Theater, is hosting MOUTH TO MOUTH—its first ever […]
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The Mercury Cheer Up Club: Perking Up Your Mood Since 2020
The cutest ass-kicking you’ll see all day. Twitter Screen Shot Okay, that was certainly a THURSDAY and actually, I don’t wanna hear any more about it! Let’s turn the page on this not-so-great day with some laughs curated by the Mercury Cheer Up Club—your home for putting crappy Thursdays in their grave. LET’S START DIGGING. […]
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Uncensored Rants! Hilarious Jokes! It’s the I, Anonymous Livestream Show TONIGHT!
If you’re stuck inside and desperately needing some top notch comedy, then the I, Anonymous Show (Livestream Edition) is for you! AND IT’S GOING DOWN TONIGHT AT 8 PM! Here’s how it works: We get the funniest local and national comedians to riff and heckle the wildest, jaw droppingly wrong, and uncensored I, Anonymous submissions […]
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The Mercury Cheer Up Club: Here Comes the Bad Mood Killa!
You otter be celebrating World Otter Day. (Ugh… sorry. I SAID I’M SORRY!!!) Oregon Zoo It… is… WEDNESDAY, I am almost certainly positive. And I know this because I opened up Twitter this morning, and wanted to DESTROY THE EARTH. But instead, I decided to call the Mercury Cheer Up Club—which is filled with tons […]
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Tomorrow Night! It’s the I, ANONYMOUS SHOW and I Can’t Wait!!
If you’re stuck inside and desperately needing some top notch comedy, then the I, Anonymous Show (Livestream Edition) is for you! Here’s how it works: We get the funniest local and national comedians to riff and heckle the wildest, jaw droppingly wrong, and uncensored I, Anonymous submissions from the famous Mercury column, and in return […]
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The Mercury Cheer Up Club: Laughs to Perk Up Your Bad Day!
If geckos can be friendly, SO CAN YOU. Twitter Screen Shot Welcome back from Memorial Day weekend, and I hope you didn’t forget to remember that quarantine SUCKS. However, the Mercury Cheer Up Club is on hand to cure those post-holiday blues with some good laughs curated from the internet! So remember to start laughing… […]
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Don’t Miss the Hilarious I, Anonymous Show—This Thursday!
If you’re stuck inside and desperately needing some top notch comedy, then the I, Anonymous Show (Livestream Edition) is for you! Here’s how it works: We get the funniest local and national comedians to riff and heckle the wildest, jaw droppingly wrong, and uncensored I, Anonymous submissions from the famous Mercury column, and in return […]
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Kickstand Comedy Finds New Solutions During COVID-19
Chelsea Petrakis The owners of every space where people gather have been refreshing their newsfeeds on the regular in recent weeks as the state slowly starts to reopen, wondering when and how they’ll be able to resume normal business. In this respect, Kickstand Comedy, the nonprofit theater that took over the Brody Theater downtown last […]
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Former Portland Comedian, Richard Bain, Dies at 37
The late Richard Bain at the Tonic Lounge, circa 2011. YouTube Screenshot Former Portland stand-up and one of the most beloved comedians on the LA scene, Richard Bain, has died at the age of 37, according to the Comedy Bureau. Bain reportedly died on Memorial Day—the cause of death has yet to be released. A […]
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This Thursday: It’s the Hilarious Livestream I, Anonymous Show!
If you’re stuck inside and desperately needing some top notch comedy, then the I, Anonymous Show (Livestream Edition) is for you! Here’s how it works: We get the funniest local and national comedians to riff and heckle the wildest, jaw droppingly wrong, and uncensored I, Anonymous submissions from the famous Mercury column, and in return […]
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The Best Things to Do While Staying Home and Staying Safe: Sat May 23
Hump!We at HUMP! were crushed to cancel our originally planned Spring re-screening, with the coronavirus crisis forcing us all inside. But after receiving enthusiastic support and permission from the filmmakers to show their films online, we knew that the show must go on! Even if we can’t watch together in movie theaters, we can still […]