Stand Up Qween showcase featuring drag and stand up @darcellexvshowplace with my fabulous co host @alexiscampbellstarr

With performances by

@imanidenae_
@d_dubble
@ashallencomedy
@allyjisgay
@boliviacarmichaels
@thevaleriedeville

Get tickets today by emailing qweenstandup@gmail.com or at the door

May brings flowers and the best queer comedians! Hear You Loud & Queer returns to Fracture (@fracturebrewing) with one fun lineup! Your regular host Ally (@allyjisgay) is joined by Devin “Papa” Devine (@delphinedanger) of Giggle Bottom (@gigglebottomshow) to host one heck of a lineup that includes:

Dana Cargioli (@danacargioli)

Lisa Dianne (@lisadiannecomedy)

Almond Larson (@whenalmond)

Sara Nienaber (@nabesake)

A special Mystery Guest!

And headlining is host of Know Homo (@know_homo_show) and Moth winning comedian Ash Allen (@ashallencomedy)!

Get tickets here

This class is for people who love to express their joy and pain through comedy — most especially on a Sunday afternoon. All levels of experience are welcome!

Maybe you’re a comic who’s curious about what lies beneath and beyond the punch line? This class is for you! We’ll talk about the overlaps and differences between storytelling and comedy. You’ll leave understanding more about how you can use your standup skills to become a compelling storyteller. 

Or do you love telling stories at parties or during pitch sessions? This class is also for you! Get ready to identify and capitalize on what skills come naturally to you and how to mine your life to create more story hits.

We’ll explore the spaces where the funny/serious, light/heavy interact. Everyone will have the chance to share a story/set with time for feedback. 

Teacher: Comedian and storyteller Ash Allen

Learn more here!

Hosted by Ally J Ward and Devan Daily, Lady Killers is a femme-focused stand-up comedy show highlighting the best female comedians in the Pacific Northwest! Also featuring queer, trans, and nonbinary comedians, just no straight men to make you feel uncomfortable. Bring your best babes and laugh with some of the funniest ladies in Portland! 

Every second Wednesday 7pm at Show Bar, and quarterly at Mississippi Studios

Ash Allen

Kristin Rowan

Danelle Porter

Imani

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It’s sexy time at Queer AF. It’s about to get really spicy!

Ash Allen

Ronnie Macaroni

Kelly Thomas

Megan Otto

Danny Krueger

Hosted by Aleah + Mack

We have some of the sexiest comics in Portland on this show.

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Two shows

6pm Show is SOLD OUT!

8pm tickets still available

All-woman showcase featuring Portland’s best local standups hosted by Julia Corral.

50 Comics. One Mega Show. 1st New Joke of the New Year" - That's the logline that defines 50 FIRST JOKES, the very special party show that celebrates the massively talented community of stand-up comedians.

A mixture of established comics and the best and brightest up-and-comers share the stage to present the 1st new joke they've written since The Ball dropped. This fun, fast, and loose show is a favorite among audiences and comedians.

 $15 21+

Start your night with us for our first annual NYE Porch Hang Party. Join by tuning into shadypinesradio.com at 5pm PT.

Porch Hang is a weekly radio show hosted by Ash Allen.

Open mic and more! It’s happening November 11, and we’re featuring Ash Allen @ashallencomedy & Maeve Connor @amaeveconnor with extra–special guest co-host, Brian Governor @briezeee' Produced by the legend that is Joyce Nance @joycenancecomedy.

7:30 PM-9:30PM

Join us for “You Are Not Alone”

Front Porch Sessions and the Connection Cure have collaborated to create an engaging and fun event that will foster community connection through a blend of captivating storytelling and interactive audience participation.

Local storytellers will share personal stories that illuminate the evening’s theme and thought-provoking discussions will inspire connection among audience members. Come listen, and engage in exciting conversations as we work together to build a stronger, more connected community through humor and science.

Kristen Kuppenbender and Arlo Weierhauser stack laughs and pack the house on this very queery eve.

Featuring special guests: Ash Allen, Zora, Music Guest: Mama Fi and more!

The best comedy show EVERY thursday 8pm @ Pope House Bourbon Lounge

$10 @preachcomedyshow on IG or $15 at the door if seats are still available.

The Moth presents the Portland GrandSLAM, a battle of wits and words - fierce, hilarious, heartbreaking and all points between. 

The Moth is dedicated to finding people from all walks of life to tell inspired stories. At The Moth StorySLAM, those people find us. On this night, winners from our StorySLAM series compete to determine The Portland GrandSLAM Story Champion.

Comedian Julia Corral (Comedy in the Park, Willamette Weekly Funniest 5, Mercury Geniuses) brings a new weekly late-night cult comedy show to Kickstand Comedy.

SHOWPONY is a weekly “who’s who” of local and national comedians, featuring Portland-famous special guests, unhinged immersive bits, music, characters, and plenty of gold tinsel. SHOWPONY aims to fill the void for a reliable and accessible can’t-miss weekly Late Night Comedy Show featuring lovingly-curated diverse lineups that truly represent the pulse of 2024s burgeoning PDX comedy scene. 

Each week will feature surprise local celebs, drop-ins from touring headliners, and a signature mix of alt comedy, sketches, and platform to find humor in the weekly grind of the Portland news cycle . Will it be your favorite newscaster, sports icon, musician? You'll have to come and see!

WHEN: Every Saturday // Doors at 10pm // Show at 10:30pm
WHERE: Kickstand Comedy, 1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
TICKETS: $10 Pre-sale / $15 @ Door / Sliding Scale + PWYW available

FRI AUG 24 / POWELL’S BOOKS on BURNSIDE DOORS 6:00 — SHOW 7:00

Hosted by FRAYN MASTERS & GRANT GOSCH

After our SOLD OUT show in JUNE, BACKFENCE Storytelling is partnering with Powell's Books again!

We’re closing down the Pearl Room to bring you a private mixed media storytelling event featuring stellar Portlander's telling true 'MEET CUTE' stories in all kinds of forms: the OG straight up way, and through film, poetry, and video shorts.

There will be a bar with NA cocktails from FOR BITTER FOR WORSE, Full A spirits from NEW DEAL distillery, and other delightful liquids.

EVERYONE WHO BUYS A TICKET WILL RECEIVE 15% OFF BOOKS FOR THE EVENING of THE SHOW!

Join us for the Preliminary Rounds of the 2024 Portland's Funniest Person Competition! Preliminary Round winners are determined by audience vote, so come on out and help us crown this year's champ!

Nora Lange, Jay Flewelling, Douglas Dean, Josh Henri, Drew Wilson-Mcgrath, Sir Lance Edward, Arianna Avena, Ash Allen, Josh Pierce, Matt Franco, Bui, Xavier Canales, and Patty Mansbach.