Comedy in Portland

Bigger, blacker, and funnier with more showcases and live podcasts than ever before. eleven showcases, two live podcasts, and over sixty Black comics from all over the world will be in town for four days and hours of laughter. The NW Black Comedy Festival Was Recognized By The New York Times As One Of The…

DANIEL HOWELL: WE’RE ALL DOOMED! Daniel Howell is back, as stressed and depressingly dressed as ever, with his epic new solo comedy stage show “We’re All Doomed!”. When there’s so many apocalyptic scenarios threatening to destroy us, it might be tempting to give into the gloom – but with enough sarcasm, satire, and a desire…

Giggles Gone Wild, The Get Down’s monthly comedy show returns. Giggles Gone Wild is hosted by Hewitt Pagenstecher, Imani Denae, and Rachelle Cochran and includes some of the region’s best comedians. The next show will be headlined by Nariko Ott. Nariko Ott was voted Portland’s Funniest Person and The Willamette Week’s Top 5 Funniest comedians….

After a five-year hiatus, WONDERLAND is back with the all-new, original, holiday-themed sketch comedy show (Winter) WONDERLAND. Writer/actor/director Jason Rouse (Weekend at Bernie’s, Live Wire, The 3rd Floor, Sweat) is packing in Portland’s finest comedic talents for a six-night stay at the Siren Theater. Make the holidays a little jollier with tales of complex disguises,…

It’s a John Waters Christmas …and your eyes will pop right out of your head. Yep, he’s back, with Christmas lunacy throbbing in his veins. Cockeyed. Rabid. Ready to reinfect the lunatic fringe with holiday jeer. “The Pope of Trash”, as William Burrough once called him, is coming to your fair city on his annual…

Leave Your Troubles at The Door is a stand-up comedy showcase where the audience’s problems are the topics of the jokes on stage. Audience members write their problems/troubles down on a piece of paper, put it in a box before the show and then many of Portland’s best and up-and-coming comedians take on those issues…

Pollstar’s comedy touring artist of the decade Kevin Hart has announced the second leg of his highly anticipated Reality Check Tour, which kicks off this month. Produced by Live Nation, the global tour will now have 70 dates, with 19 new shows just announced in North America, including stops in San Diego, Toronto, Portland, Seattle,…

America’s LARGEST interactive comedy murder mystery dinner show is now playing in Portland, OR. At The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, you’ll tackle a challenging crime while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware — the criminal lurks somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you…

Tap That Comedy Showcase and Open Mic A weekly comedy showcase highlighting some of the up-and-coming comedic talents in the Portland metro area.

World’s Hottest Goss: A Comedy Show come on down to the lobby of the fanciest movie theater in town for a weekly extravaganza of silly little guys and big secrets.

A fixture of the LA comedy scene, Esther can be seen on Hulu’s 2nd season of DOLLFACE, starring alongside Kat Dennings and Shay Mitchell. Esther also co-created, co-starred and executive produced the Freeform show, ALONE TOGETHER, which premiered in January 2018. In 2017, Esther was named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” and performed…

Laugh Basement is back on Monday, Dec.5th, with an epic lineup of hilarious comics, including headliner Mav Viola. Mav has featured all over the country for Whitney Cummings (HBO, Netflix), performed on the Margaret Cho Show at the Largo in Los Angeles, featured for comedian Ian Harvie (Amazon, Netflix) and toured nationwide with the popular…

Go Comedy Go is a weekly comedy showcase on Monday at 8 p.m. hosted by Danelle Porter. With local comics from all over.

The 4th Wall’s Tuesday Trivia is Hawthorne’s hottest trivia night and still the top spot to flex your nerd knowledge. Check out December’s lineup: 12/6- THE NEW GIRL12/13 – THE OFFICE12/20 – HOLIDAY MOVIES and MUSIC12/27 – MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS As always, trivia is FREE TO PLAY, kicks off at 7 p.m. and all ages/skill levels…

The Only Former U.S. Senator Currently on Tour Tour As far as anyone knows, Al Franken is the only U.S. Senator who was also one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live. During his fifteen seasons with SNL, Franken won five Emmys for writing and producing. He’s also the author of four #1 New…

4th Wall’s resident standup and comedy superstar Ross Passeck is back at the 4th Wall with his best show yet. LIVE & LOCAL is a monthly show collecting the funniest comics this city has to offer. The show kicks off at 7 p.m., and tickets are only $10, available at the door.

Are you searching for something? Well, look no further because local comic superstar Aimee Sinclair (@aimeeinphotos) and friends are here to take you on a crash course of hilarity through their favorite things that you should care more about. The show kicks off at 7pm, tickets are $10 and available at the door only.

It is like waxing philosophical, but instead of experiencing existential dread, you will get a barrel of laughs. This won’t be held to FCC PG-13 for kids, but they are welcome. No one is too young to learn the world is dark and sad and deserves to be laughed at. Showcase hosted by Dani Schi

“It’s a Tony Starlight Christmas” has been a Portland holiday tradition for the last fifteen years, and this December, it is being performed exclusively on the stage of Alberta Rose Theatre. Tony’s Christmas show is a throwback to classic television variety shows when legends like Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Gene Autry, and Frank Sinatra sang…

Jonathan Van Ness is an Emmy-nominated television personality, New York Times best-selling author, podcaster, and hairstylist to the stars. He stars in Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning reboot series “Queer Eye,” where he shines as the hair guru and self-care advocate. He was a 2020 Primetime Emmy nominee for ‘Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program’…

As a queer, ex-Chasidic, Canadian/American woman who writes and performs comedy, there is no one else like Robby Hoffman. After a childhood in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Robby began her career as a writer in Toronto, working on Baroness Von Sketch (IFC) and Catherine Reitman’s Workin’ Moms (Netflix). Robby also wrote for several seasons of the…

You better watch out; you better not cry, because “The queens of Christmas” (Entertainment Weekly) are coming back to YOUR town with the wildly successful, internationally acclaimed “Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show.” Another holiday season brings another year of fabulous spectacle, whip-smart comedy, brand new songs, and annual favorites. Join the sugary DeLa and spicy…

Give 2022 the last laugh with a showcase of Portland’s Funniest and Fanciest comedy superstars. 4th Wall has hand-selected Hotshots and Headliners for your laughing pleasure. All they ask is that you GET A LITTLE DRESSED UP… Featuring: Katie Nguyen (@ktnuggin) Nariko Ott (@nariko_ott) Adam Pasi (@adampasi) And your host: Ross Passeck (@sauce_packet) ***TICKETS ARE…

Pete Holmes is a nationally touring standup comedian, actor, “Christ-leaning spiritual seeker,” improviser, writer, cartoonist, and late-night host. Pete is currently the host of the wildly popular podcast “You Made It Weird,” which is a comedic exploration of the meaning of life with guests ranging from Deepak Chopra and Elizabeth Gilbert to Seth Rogen and…

Chris D’Elia has become one of the most in-demand performers in comedy. His highly successful podcast CONGRATULATIONS WITH CHRIS D’ELIA has been a mainstay on iTunes’ comedy podcast charts since its debut in February 2017. He is also a co-star on THE KING AND THE STING AND THE WING with Brendan Schaub. As a stand-up…

Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences around the world for nearly 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. He is a favorite at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where he has enjoyed eleven years of sell-out success. Louis explores the breath-taking dynamics of bubbles, combining comedy and artistry with audience participation and…

From humble beginnings busking on the streets of Philadelphia to acclaimed sold-out runs on Broadway to the longest running and one of the most-beloved resident headline acts in Las Vegas history, magic’s legendary duo continues to defy labels—and at times physics and good taste—by redefining the genre of magic and inventing their own very distinct…

Morril is one of the fastest-rising stand-up comics in New York City and one of the best joke writers in the scene today. He was a regular on Comedy Central’s This Week at the Comedy Cellar, where he appeared on frequently when not touring cities across the nation. He was named one of Comedy Central’s…

This performance has been canceled. Please see website for details. The Spy Ninjas are coming to Portland, Oregon, to meet YOU in real life. Famous YouTubers Chad Wild Clay and Vy Qwaint are searching for the next Spy Ninja to join their team because the evil hacker group, Project Zorgo, has infiltrated Arlene Schnitzer Concert…

David Spade has announced the 2023 dates of his ongoing comedy tour, Catch Me Inside. The comedian, actor, and television personality will be hitting nine cities across the country with his hilarious set. Nominated for an Emmy Award for his memorable role as Dennis Finch, the wise-cracking, power-hungry assistant on “Just Shoot Me,” David Spade…

For more than twenty years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993-2002), and for the last fourteen years on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 38 Emmy nominations. Maher won…

Brian Quinn (Q), James Murray (Murr) and Sal Vulcano are the Creators, Executive Producers, and Stars of truTV’s hit series, Impractical Jokers. Now in its 10th season, Impractical Jokers is a hidden-camera comedy show that follows Q, Murr and Sal as they compete to embarrass each other among the general public with a series of…

False Negative sure has changed, and so has John Waters’ spoken word show, now entitled End of the World. This all-new, fast-moving, comic monologue about today’s despair and diseases, desires, and desperation breaks through with an insane optimism that welcomes all audiences into a new dawn of depravity. How to reinvent the movie business, embrace…

Named to Variety’s Comedy Impact Report following the unprecedented success of her debut, THE FAREWELL TOUR, Heather McMahan is back on the road bringing the giggles nationwide. A beloved standup comedian, storyteller, and the best friend everyone wants, Heather has seen her popularity skyrocket with fans and the industry falling for her voice, wit and…

Stavros Halkias is a comedian, actor and writer originally from Baltimore, Maryland and currently based in Queens, New York. His debut special, “Live at the Lodge Room” reached a million views in the first four days of its release and has currently garnered over 3.3 million views. He’s a former co-host and founding member of…

Three-time Emmy-nominated writer, director, producer, and standup comedian Neal Brennan has become a force in the comedy world. An across-the-board talent, Neal has found success in almost every creative vein in the comedy community. His new Netflix comedy special entitled Neal Brennan: Blocks will be released globally on November 8. Neal is currently a writer,…