A self-described “new and motivated comedian” named Mikey Kampmann, or “Notorious M.I.K.,” recently sent us a delightful and helpful tip about the comedy open mic nights around town, where any up-and-comers and would-be comics can give it a go and get heckled. Mikey says, “The comedy scene [in Portland] is great. Essentially, it’s like going […]
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Turkish E.T. is a Flatulent Little Pervert from Outer Space
It’s Turkish Cinema Tuesday! If there’s ever been a good argument for the abolition of copyright, the award goes to the Turks. Long before any arguments about digital sharing, long before Creative Commons was even a glimmer in Lawrence Lessig’s eye, long before Abrams shoved Star Trek into the 21st century, the Turks were taking […]
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The Portland Web Show: Hype, Reality, and The Free Box.
In the ebb and flow of Portland’s creative community, people are always ready to jump up and shout that the next big thing is just around the corner. That kind of buzz happened this summer around the web series Wage Slaves, and last summer around another web series, The Bicyclist. While Portland didn’t invent the […]
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Charlie Sheen’s 9/11 Conspiracy Interview with Obama
Charlie Sheen hard at work looking at a blank computer screen Everyone knows that 9/11 was a Jew-run conspiracy covered up by the government, except Barack Obama. For some reason our president doesn’t agree with this FACT, so enter hooker/coke/sitcom star Charlie Sheen, who has penned a (unintentionally hilarious) fictitious interview with our president where […]
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Todd Glass Tonight And Saturday
“Comedian’s comedian” Todd Glass is performing tonight and tomorrow in the Hawthorne theatre bar (not the big ugly concert hall, thankfully). The shows start at 8:00pm and Bridgetown Comedy Festival Founder Andy Wood is opening the show. Some video of Todd that gets better and better as it goes: Read our full interview with Mr. […]
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Reggie Watts at Report Lounge
The Chesterfield was kind of a crappy bar, right? And now it’s closed and Report Lounge has replaced it, and I’ve been operating on the comfortable assumption, reinforced by a single visit, that it, too, is kind of a crappy bar. Based on recent booking activities, though, I’m inclined to give it another shot: By […]
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It’s a Terrible Movie Tonight!
Intern Will Radik™, Locket2you‘s Scott McCarty, and yours truly will be spewing wildly inappropriate “comedy” into microphones during a screening of the 1986 horror film Critters. Last week’s movie Masters of the Universe was wildly successful – TENS of people paid around $5 to listen to KUFO’s Fatboy Roberts, the Merc’s own Erik Henriksen, and […]
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Richard Bain on Conan!
One of Portland’s best (and criminally under-appreciated) comedians, Richard Bain was featured on last night’s episode of the Tonight Show. Watch Bain make his plea for Conan to blow up his car. Conan says he doesn’t know if Bain will win the contest, but he “likes his style.” Better than the prize of a new […]
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David Cross Comes to Portland
David Cross, renowned thespian, has appeared in such cinematic masterpieces like Year One, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Men in Black 2, School for Scoundrels, and Curious George. How’s that for a legacy? But alongside his illustrious career in film, Mssr. Cross has also had somewhat dubious success as a hack standup comedian. In fact, some […]
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Mike Daisey Tickets: Almost Sold Out
Just a quick heads up that if you’re hoping to see Mike Daisey’s workshop performance of The Last Cargo Cult on Saturday—and you should—you should get on it: Word from PICA is that the show’s almost sold out. Tickets and more info here.
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The Night Dave Chappelle Came to Portland
It seemed like a hoax. There where thousands of people crammed into Pioneer Courthouse Square and no Dave Chappelle anywhere. But there were definitely plenty of jackass fans, some traumatic underage boob flashing—seriously, I really didn’t need to see that—and a bunch of suburban kids with not much else to do on a lazy Tuesday […]
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Oprah Vandalizes Our Streets!
As if there weren’t already enough taggers out there, it’s become known to us that Oprah is now in on the act, too. Below, on the side of this Oregon Monthly box (28th and Burnside), you can see incontrovertible proof! absolute proof that Oprah tagged up Portland: photo by Peachcherub at tumblr The impetus for […]