“At what point does the status quo sicken the populace?”
Ian Karmel
Posted inComedy
Rhea Butcher Is Killing It
The Kill Rock Stars Comedian Talks Streaming Comedy and Beautiful Suits
The Kill Rock Stars comedian talks streaming comedy and beautiful suits.
Posted inComedy
A Case of the Chuckles
Our Picks for This Year’s Bridgetown Comedy Fest
Our picks for this year’s Bridgetown Comedy Fest.
Posted inLetters
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
“Two key survival skills: compartmentalization and rationalization.”
Posted inComedy
Eating Accomplishment and Shitting Inconsideration
The Ian Karmel Interview
Comedian Ian Karmel on LA, Portland, and shitting inconsideration.
Posted inFeature
The Evolution of Kill Rock Stars
Is Comedy the New Punk Rock?
Is comedy the new punk rock?
Posted inTheater & Performance
Prodigal Sons
Portland Comics Come Home for the Holidays
Portland comics Matt Braunger, Ron Funches, and Ian Karmel come home for the holidays.
Posted inLetters
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
“That upper-middle-class sound of elitist college rock bands.”
Posted inComedy
Karmel Out
The Portland as Fuck Columnist Heads to LA
In which Ian Karmel struggles to explain his decision to abandon Portland FOREVER.
Posted inFeature
The “Bob Seger” Interview
In Which the Mercury Interviews Someone Who May or May Not Be Bob Seger
The “Bob Seger” interview. (Do you understand why we put quotes around “Bob Seger”? Think about it.)