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Diary of a Mad Man
Portland Comedian Ian Karmel Documents His Life on Tour
Portland’s Ian Karmel offers a glimpse of the not-so-glamorous life of a touring comedian.
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A Mountain of Comedians
Bridgetown Comedy Festival’s Andy Wood Slaves for a Laugh
The Bridgetown Comedy Fest grows and grows.
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Local Comic/Chick Magnet Wins World Palindrome Championship
Mark Saltveit, a damn funny local comic who performs regularly at Helium, is also a palindromist. Which, he insists, is not only an actual word but also the title of his website and zine for palindrome enthusiasts. (For those playing at home who don’t know what a palindrome is, it’s a word or phrase that’s […]
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Spicy News: So Dumb It’s Actually Kind of Funny
Q: What do you get when you take a handful of Portland comics, a bowl of spicy peppers and (I’m just spitballing here) more than a few bowls of weed? A: The Spicy News! Let’s not mince words here: The Spicy News is really fucking stupid. But it’s also weirdly compelling. In a nutshell, the […]
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Belinda Carroll
The Local Comedian on How “It Gets Better.”
Belinda Carroll on how “It Gets Better.”
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A Festival of Funny
The Comedians You Cannot Miss at this Year’s Bridgetown Comedy Festival
The names you cannot miss at this year’s Bridgetown Comedy Festival.
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The Original Screamer
Introducing Bill Hicks to the Modern Age
American introduces comedian Bill Hicks to the modern age.
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Axis of Evil
Maz Jobrani Investigates Humor and Free Speech in the Middle East
Comedian Maz Jobrani investigates humor and free speech in the Middle East.
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No Holds Barred
An Interview with Comedian Jim Jefferies
The no-holds-barred comedy of Jim Jefferies.