Big Dogs

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When
June 6–Aug. 8, 2026
Every Saturday, 7 p.m.–8 p.m.
Where
1006 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
Portland, OR, 97214

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Every Saturday, Kickstand unleashes the best improv teams in town to run wild. Their comedy will have you rolling over and howling. Give yourself a treat with a night of guaranteed laughs. 

Big Dogs features an exclusive roster of Kickstand’s best improv teams (the pick of the litter every week).  

Oprah’s Book Club features three bold, hilarious Black women with undeniable chemistry. Their shared perspective shapes the tone, blending sharp wit with real-life insight. Every show is playful, smart, and full of surprises. Oprah’s Book Club is K Marie, Natasha Baptiste, and Afrita Davis  

Hopes’n’Prayers is the warm sun in the vast cold emptiness of life. Come bask in this deranged improv trio as they turn your late-stage bucket list into an unhinged comedy show that will make you forget the horrors for about an hour. Hopes’n’Prayers is: Blade Weedman, Diana Kolsky, and Lauren Sinner  

Leave a Penny is your one-way ticket to a rollercoaster of improv comedy. This team of comedians promises a rotating funhouse of outrageous characters, high-energy thrills, and twists and turns you’ll be begging to ride again and again. Leave a Penny is Jamiel Brown, Matt Berger, Maddie Patrick, Napoleon Benito, and Nicola Fleming  

Sardine takes you on a character-based exploration of loserdom, turning your familiar mishaps into a cathartic display of comedy. Misery loves company — all are welcome in the tin. Sardine is Aleah Liebenau, Hannah Dulaney, Jo Nichols, Meg Kausch, Mo Merrill, and Sophie Thorsen