Some good stand up this weekend—and honestly, there are few better times for holing up in some dark room with a bunch of other SAD sufferers, getting wickedly drunk and laughing off the blues. My recommendations:
FRIDAY:
Fly-Ass Jokes Stand-up Showcase
Tom Johnson, Anthony Lopez, Jen Allen, Grace Sadie, Ian Karmel.
10pm. $10/ $7 student. Brody Theater, 16 NW Broadway.
ComedySportz After Hours: MST: The Mystery Science Tribute Show
Improv. 10pm. $5. ComedySportz Arena, 1963 NW Kearney St.
I don’t know much about this one, but I know I love MST3K. Even more, I love the gang’s new iteration, Rifftrax (seriously, click that—get the Lord Of The Rings commentary).
SATURDAY:
OK, this one is in Gresham. But we LOVE Gresham at the Mercury, dammit. It’s just it’s a long ride on our fixies. And they have no bike lanes out on 213th! Boooo hooooo. *Cough.
But seriously, this is a tremendous local lineup:
Honest Comedy With…
Tim Hammer, Jen Allen, Sean Jordan, Kyle Harbert, Ian Karmel, Ron Funches, Todd Armstrong. 8pm. $5. Cross Bank Saloon, 124 NE 3rd St., Gresham.
For more, see the PDX Comedy Blog Weekend Schedule. Seriously, there’s a ton this weekend.
Huuuge MST3K fan, first time caller. That ComedySportzzz tribute sounds pretty iffy, though. Pretty sure the wife would hate me for it.