Upcoming shows
“At Kickstand you can see some of the city’s weirdest, most endearing standups and improvisers doing what they do best, in a venue whose strange, scrappy hospitality has never quite been matched.
- Megan Burbank (Willamette Week)
UPCOMING Shows
The Velodrome
https://www.merctickets.com/events/157645814/the-velodrome
The Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portland’s hottest indie teams, anchored by a rotating headliner!!
Featuring our rotating VELODROME anchor teams!!
The Velodrome is the LONGEST RUNNING indie improv show in PDX!! Which means its güd!!
Secret Aardvark Show
🌶️ hot comedy from 30+ of Portland’s best improvisers. Hosted weekly by a TOTALLY SECRET guest host!! Every Thursday @9pm!!Past guests have included David Lynch, Notable Ghosts, High School Theater Students, Tinder Dracula, Waluigi, and many more... Who's tonight's guest? Well... that's the secret!! Shhhhhh...
Secret Aardvark is a late-night cult comedy institution - a who's who of PDX comedy with guaranteed laughs hosted by a secret guest so hot and spicy we named ourselves after our favorite local hot sauce... SECRET AARDVARK!!
Spill & Chill: Improvised Advice Show
Work problems? Relationship issues? Family got you down? There's a team of improvisers ready to give you life-changing advice!
You're invited to Spill and Chill where audience members spill their guts and then chill out while improvisers solve all their problems - or at least get an opportunity to laugh their troubles away! Email your problems to catherine@kickstandcomedy.org or write them down when you get to the show.
Small Fruits: A Night of Queer Improv + Joy
GET TICKETS HERE
Looking for a night of queer joy and laughter? Join us for a tantalizing treat featuring some of Portland's hottest, most talented, and delightfully humble queer improvisers, hosted by the dynamic improv duo No Sex and the City. Whether you’re navigating perpetual singlehood or basking in newfound love, this show promises an entertaining night of queer improv that will leave you smitten, regardless of your relationship status. Eat your heart out at this gay little show!
Oil in the Alley: Global Storming Tour (Improv Comedy Rock'n'Roll)
GET TICKETS HERE
A live concert of original music by the Greatest Rock Band That Ever Rocked Rock!™ with lyrics improvised fresh every night!
OIL IN THE ALLEY is the ultramegafamous superstar rock band that you love more than life itself. The show is your favorite rockshow ever: we play the (improvised) rock anthems you love and banter between songs with our uberfans.
Opening will be local Heavy Metal rocker/improvisers Death Hammer!
BIG DOGS
The BIG DOGS run at Kickstand Comedy!!
Every Saturday, Kickstand unleashes two improv teams at the top of their game to run wild on the stage for a night of 🔥comedy that'll have you howling "Awooooooo" or "Woof Woof" if u nasty! Either way it's a night of guaranteed laughs.
BIG DOGS features an exclusive roster of Kickstand's in-house improv teams (we're talking the pick of the litter every week)
Mosh Pit: Heavy Metal Comedy
GET TICKETS HERE
Get ready to bang your head for the resurrection of the show that celebrates the unholy marriage of COMEDY and HEAVY METAL!
People of Portland... this is MOSH PIT!!!
Featuring performances by:
Heavy metal improv from Death Hammer (SF Sketchfest, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival)
And a live episode of the "What's More Metal?" podcast with Nariko Ott (Portland's Funniest Person 2016) and Dan Weber (Reading the Bible with Dan).
Standup, improv, and comedy that's METAL AF? You won't want to miss this, so... GET IN THE PIT!!!
Show Pony Stand Up
SHOW PONY 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.
Hosted by Julia Corral (Comedy in the Park, Willamette Weekly Funniest 5, Mercury Geniuses) brings a new weekly late-night cult comedy show to Kickstand Comedy.
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!
Kickstand IMPROV JAM
Kickstand Comedy invites all PDX improv students and performers to our in-person improv Jam!! Hosted by a rotating crew of Kickstand teams.
An inclusive, supportive and fun place to stretch those scene work muscles and get in some sweet sweet improv reps!!
Improv Jams are a great way to skill build and meet new folks.
We can't wait to see your faces!!
WHEN: Sundays| Warm ups at 5:30pm | Jam at 6:00pm
WHERE: Kickstand Comedy (1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
COST: Suggested $5-$10 // PWYW Tickets.
**This Improv Jam is not a show, if you attend please plan to perform
** All skill levels welcome - this event is open to any one with previous longform improv experience
Chicago Dogs: Portland Harold Night
GET TICKETS HERE
Harold Night is a comedy love-letter to THE HAROLD, the quintessential Chicago improv form developed and honed at theaters like iO, UCB, and Second City. Google it if you must… but all you really need to know is that its gonna be a night of🔥comedy from some of our favorite up and coming teams!!
The Velodrome
The Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portland’s hottest indie teams, anchored by a rotating headliner!!
Featuring our rotating VELODROME anchor teams!!
The Velodrome is the LONGEST RUNNING indie improv show in PDX!! Which means its güd!!
Secret Aardvark Show
🌶️ hot comedy from 30+ of Portland’s best improvisers. Hosted weekly by a TOTALLY SECRET guest host!! Every Thursday @9pm!!Past guests have included David Lynch, Notable Ghosts, High School Theater Students, Tinder Dracula, Waluigi, and many more... Who's tonight's guest? Well... that's the secret!! Shhhhhh...
Secret Aardvark is a late-night cult comedy institution - a who's who of PDX comedy with guaranteed laughs hosted by a secret guest so hot and spicy we named ourselves after our favorite local hot sauce... SECRET AARDVARK!!
Spill & Chill: Improvised Advice Show
Work problems? Relationship issues? Family got you down? There's a team of improvisers ready to give you life-changing advice!
You're invited to Spill and Chill where audience members spill their guts and then chill out while improvisers solve all their problems - or at least get an opportunity to laugh their troubles away! Email your problems to catherine@kickstandcomedy.org or write them down when you get to the show.
Tuesday the 13th Part III: A Night of Improvised HorrorS!
It's almost Halloween and that means another season of horrifying laughs at Kickstand Comedy!!
Nat and Chris present Tuesday the 13th part III, a night of improv comedy inspired by your favroite classic slasher films!!
BIG DOGS
The BIG DOGS run at Kickstand Comedy!!
Every Saturday, Kickstand unleashes two improv teams at the top of their game to run wild on the stage for a night of 🔥comedy that'll have you howling "Awooooooo" or "Woof Woof" if u nasty! Either way it's a night of guaranteed laughs.
BIG DOGS features an exclusive roster of Kickstand's in-house improv teams (we're talking the pick of the litter every week)
Show Pony Stand Up
SHOW PONY 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.
Hosted by Julia Corral (Comedy in the Park, Willamette Weekly Funniest 5, Mercury Geniuses) brings a new weekly late-night cult comedy show to Kickstand Comedy.
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!
Kickstand IMPROV JAM
Kickstand Comedy invites all PDX improv students and performers to our in-person improv Jam!! Hosted by a rotating crew of Kickstand teams.
An inclusive, supportive and fun place to stretch those scene work muscles and get in some sweet sweet improv reps!!
Improv Jams are a great way to skill build and meet new folks.
We can't wait to see your faces!!
WHEN: Sundays| Warm ups at 5:30pm | Jam at 6:00pm
WHERE: Kickstand Comedy (1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
COST: Suggested $5-$10 // PWYW Tickets.
**This Improv Jam is not a show, if you attend please plan to perform
** All skill levels welcome - this event is open to any one with previous longform improv experience
Chicago Dogs: Portland Harold Night
GET TICKETS HERE
Harold Night is a comedy love-letter to THE HAROLD, the quintessential Chicago improv form developed and honed at theaters like iO, UCB, and Second City. Google it if you must… but all you really need to know is that its gonna be a night of🔥comedy from some of our favorite up and coming teams!!
The Velodrome
The Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portland’s hottest indie teams, anchored by a rotating headliner!!
Featuring our rotating VELODROME anchor teams!!
The Velodrome is the LONGEST RUNNING indie improv show in PDX!! Which means its güd!!
Secret Aardvark Show
🌶️ hot comedy from 30+ of Portland’s best improvisers. Hosted weekly by a TOTALLY SECRET guest host!! Every Thursday @9pm!!Past guests have included David Lynch, Notable Ghosts, High School Theater Students, Tinder Dracula, Waluigi, and many more... Who's tonight's guest? Well... that's the secret!! Shhhhhh...
Secret Aardvark is a late-night cult comedy institution - a who's who of PDX comedy with guaranteed laughs hosted by a secret guest so hot and spicy we named ourselves after our favorite local hot sauce... SECRET AARDVARK!!
Spill & Chill: Improvised Advice Show
Work problems? Relationship issues? Family got you down? There's a team of improvisers ready to give you life-changing advice!
You're invited to Spill and Chill where audience members spill their guts and then chill out while improvisers solve all their problems - or at least get an opportunity to laugh their troubles away! Email your problems to catherine@kickstandcomedy.org or write them down when you get to the show.
Mosaic: BIPOC Improv Show
Introducing Kickstand Mosaic—kaleidoscopic improv comedy from the heart of the Kickstand BIPOC Comedy Program.
Featuring a rotating cast of comedians of color, come see Portland improv veterans blend with up-and-coming stars—turning radiant stories into illuminating laughs. Brilliant.
The Portland Halloween Sketch Show (And Costume Contest) Featuring Dirty Shirley & Anxiety
Dirty Shirley and Anxiety Present: The Portland Halloween Sketch Show & Costume Contest!
Prepare for a Halloween extravaganza like no other with Dirty Shirley and Anxiety. Join us at Kickstand Comedy for a night of sketch comedy, surprises, and a celebration of eccentric garb that will crown a winner for Best Costume.
Featuring sketches about terrifyingly ghoulish things such as Craigslist, sea witches, couples counseling, foot-in-mouth moments, and questionable moral compasses—there's something to scare everyone.
PLUS: Show off your most creative, scary, or strange costume for a chance to win the Grand Prize. Secure your tickets now!
Tuesday the 13th Part III: A Night of Improvised HorrorS!
It's almost Halloween and that means another season of horrifying laughs at Kickstand Comedy!!
Nat and Chris present Tuesday the 13th part III, a night of improv comedy inspired by your favroite classic slasher films!!
BIG DOGS
The BIG DOGS run at Kickstand Comedy!!
Every Saturday, Kickstand unleashes two improv teams at the top of their game to run wild on the stage for a night of 🔥comedy that'll have you howling "Awooooooo" or "Woof Woof" if u nasty! Either way it's a night of guaranteed laughs.
BIG DOGS features an exclusive roster of Kickstand's in-house improv teams (we're talking the pick of the litter every week)
Tuesday the 13th Part III: A Night of Improvised HorrorS!
It's almost Halloween and that means another season of horrifying laughs at Kickstand Comedy!!
Nat and Chris present Tuesday the 13th part III, a night of improv comedy inspired by your favroite classic slasher films!!
Show Pony Stand Up
SHOW PONY 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.
Hosted by Julia Corral (Comedy in the Park, Willamette Weekly Funniest 5, Mercury Geniuses) brings a new weekly late-night cult comedy show to Kickstand Comedy.
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!
Kickstand IMPROV JAM
Kickstand Comedy invites all PDX improv students and performers to our in-person improv Jam!! Hosted by a rotating crew of Kickstand teams.
An inclusive, supportive and fun place to stretch those scene work muscles and get in some sweet sweet improv reps!!
Improv Jams are a great way to skill build and meet new folks.
We can't wait to see your faces!!
WHEN: Sundays| Warm ups at 5:30pm | Jam at 6:00pm
WHERE: Kickstand Comedy (1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
COST: Suggested $5-$10 // PWYW Tickets.
**This Improv Jam is not a show, if you attend please plan to perform
** All skill levels welcome - this event is open to any one with previous longform improv experience
The Velodrome Improv
The Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portland’s hottest indie teams, anchored by a rotating headliner!!
Featuring our rotating VELODROME anchor teams!!
The Velodrome is the LONGEST RUNNING indie improv show in PDX!! Which means its güd!!
Secret Aardvark Show
🌶️ hot comedy from 30+ of Portland’s best improvisers. Hosted weekly by a TOTALLY SECRET guest host!! Every Thursday @9pm!!Past guests have included David Lynch, Notable Ghosts, High School Theater Students, Tinder Dracula, Waluigi, and many more... Who's tonight's guest? Well... that's the secret!! Shhhhhh...
Secret Aardvark is a late-night cult comedy institution - a who's who of PDX comedy with guaranteed laughs hosted by a secret guest so hot and spicy we named ourselves after our favorite local hot sauce... SECRET AARDVARK!!
The BROKE GRAVY SHOW
Kickstand Comedy Presents: The Broke Gravy Show
Portland’s Undisputed Geniuses of Comedy Broke Gravy are here with their monthly blend of laughter and lunacy.
Live from the NEW Kickstand Comedy—join Chris, Leon, and Eric for an hour of unfiltered conversation, idiosyncratic characters, and the joy of unknown possibilities.
Come on down early, enjoy a drink, meet a new friend, and get ready to see a show you’ve never seen before, and will never see again.
BIG DOGS
The BIG DOGS run at Kickstand Comedy!!
Every Saturday, Kickstand unleashes two improv teams at the top of their game to run wild on the stage for a night of 🔥comedy that'll have you howling "Awooooooo" or "Woof Woof" if u nasty! Either way it's a night of guaranteed laughs.
BIG DOGS features an exclusive roster of Kickstand's in-house improv teams (we're talking the pick of the litter every week)
The Velodrome
The Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portland’s hottest indie teams, anchored by a rotating headliner!!
Featuring our rotating VELODROME anchor teams!!
The Velodrome is the LONGEST RUNNING indie improv show in PDX!! Which means its güd!!
Small Fruits: A Night of Queer Improv + Joy
GET TICKETS HERE
Looking for a night of queer joy and laughter? Join us for a tantalizing treat featuring some of Portland's hottest, most talented, and delightfully humble queer improvisers, hosted by the dynamic improv duo No Sex and the City. Whether you’re navigating perpetual singlehood or basking in newfound love, this show promises an entertaining night of queer improv that will leave you smitten, regardless of your relationship status. Eat your heart out at this gay little show!
Chicago Dogs: Portland Harold Night
GET TICKETS HERE
Harold Night is a comedy love-letter to THE HAROLD, the quintessential Chicago improv form developed and honed at theaters like iO, UCB, and Second City. Google it if you must… but all you really need to know is that its gonna be a night of🔥comedy from some of our favorite up and coming teams!!
Kickstand IMPROV JAM
Kickstand Comedy invites all PDX improv students and performers to our in-person improv Jam!! Hosted by a rotating crew of Kickstand teams.
An inclusive, supportive and fun place to stretch those scene work muscles and get in some sweet sweet improv reps!!
Improv Jams are a great way to skill build and meet new folks.
We can't wait to see your faces!!
WHEN: Sundays| Warm ups at 5:30pm | Jam at 6:00pm
WHERE: Kickstand Comedy (1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
COST: Suggested $5-$10 // PWYW Tickets.
**This Improv Jam is not a show, if you attend please plan to perform
** All skill levels welcome - this event is open to any one with previous longform improv experience
Show Pony Stand Up
SHOW PONY 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.
Hosted by Julia Corral (Comedy in the Park, Willamette Weekly Funniest 5, Mercury Geniuses) brings a new weekly late-night cult comedy show to Kickstand Comedy.
May 18th debut show will feature:
Mama Fi, James Hartenfeld, Surprise Local Celeb and headlined by Steven Wilber!
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!
The Do-Over
GET TICKETS HERE
Rough first date? Hit reply-all? One too many kids?
You can’t change the past. But you can make fun of it. Pack your baggage. In The Do-Over, Portland’s funniest duos use your biggest regrets, mess-ups, missed connections and could-have-beens as inspiration for a night of improv comedy.
BIG DOGS
The BIG DOGS run at Kickstand Comedy!!
Every Saturday, Kickstand unleashes two improv teams at the top of their game to run wild on the stage for a night of 🔥comedy that'll have you howling "Awooooooo" or "Woof Woof" if u nasty! Either way it's a night of guaranteedlaughs.
BIG DOGS features an exclusive roster of Kickstand's in-house improv teams (we're talking the pick of the litter every week)
House Party
You’re invited to the House Party—an improv show where the comedy has a soundtrack!
Each night our audience picks a Spotify Playlist that will influence our partygoers’ scenes. Each new playlist will bring life to a new party.
Are you the life of the party? A wallflower? A little messy? However you get down with a house party, House Party will bring you hot jams and big laughs.
Secret Aardvark Show
🌶️ hot comedy from 30+ of Portland’s best improvisers. Hosted weekly by a TOTALLY SECRET guest host!! Every Thursday @9pm!!Past guests have included David Lynch, Notable Ghosts, High School Theater Students, Tinder Dracula, Waluigi, and many more... Who's tonight's guest? Well... that's the secret!! Shhhhhh...
Secret Aardvark is a late-night cult comedy institution - a who's who of PDX comedy with guaranteed laughs hosted by a secret guest so hot and spicy we named ourselves after our favorite local hot sauce... SECRET AARDVARK!!
The Velodrome
The Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portland’s hottest indie teams, anchored by a rotating headliner!!
Featuring our rotating VELODROME anchor teams!!
The Velodrome is the LONGEST RUNNING indie improv show in PDX!! Which means its güd!!
Chicago Dogs: Portland Harold Night
GET TICKETS HERE
Harold Night is a comedy love-letter to THE HAROLD, the quintessential Chicago improv form developed and honed at theaters like iO, UCB, and Second City. Google it if you must… but all you really need to know is that its gonna be a night of🔥comedy from some of our favorite up and coming teams!!
Kickstand IMPROV JAM
Kickstand Comedy invites all PDX improv students and performers to our in-person improv Jam!! Hosted by a rotating crew of Kickstand teams.
An inclusive, supportive and fun place to stretch those scene work muscles and get in some sweet sweet improv reps!!
Improv Jams are a great way to skill build and meet new folks.
We can't wait to see your faces!!
WHEN: Sundays| Warm ups at 5:30pm | Jam at 6:00pm
WHERE: Kickstand Comedy (1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
COST: Suggested $5-$10 // PWYW Tickets.
**This Improv Jam is not a show, if you attend please plan to perform
** All skill levels welcome - this event is open to any one with previous longform improv experience
Show Pony Stand Up
SHOW PONY 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.
Hosted by Julia Corral (Comedy in the Park, Willamette Weekly Funniest 5, Mercury Geniuses) brings a new weekly late-night cult comedy show to Kickstand Comedy.
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!
BackFence Storytelling Pop-Up!
GET TICKETS HERE
Kickstand Comedy & award-winning storytelling show BackFence unite for a good time pop-up! Storytelling superstars hit the stage to explore the wildest edges of where storytelling & improv meet based on the theme Neighbors.
Featuring Portland notables: Ash Allen, Andrew Dickson, October Moore, Matt Sheehy, Ciara Linsey & Sarah Grace McCandless.
Hosted by BACKFENCE Storytelling Artistic Director & Host Frayn Masters.
BIG DOGS
The BIG DOGS run at Kickstand Comedy!!
Every Saturday, Kickstand unleashes two improv teams at the top of their game to run wild on the stage for a night of 🔥comedy that'll have you howling "Awooooooo" or "Woof Woof" if u nasty! Either way it's a night of guaranteed laughs.
BIG DOGS features an exclusive roster of Kickstand's in-house improv teams (we're talking the pick of the litter every week)
Horny Vs. Horny: The Battle For PDX Horniest Improv Team!
GET TICKETS HERE
The Rumble in the Bunghole! The Clash of the Clits! The Go Down Throwdown!
Laugh til you 💦 as two improv teams face off to claim the title of PORTLAND'S HORNIEST IMPROV TEAM!!!
You, the audience, will determine which of desperately horned up comedians prove to you is worthy of the title as they take you to the edge! Expect an orgy of lip biting bits, jokes about jackin' it, and non-stop over the clothes comedy!
Night Cheese: Homecoming
After almost 5 years, Night Cheese Portland’s best (and maybe only) chaotic art, food, and comedy variety show is back for one night only! Summer has ended, spooky season is fast upon us, and it’s time to celebrate. Join your favorite Wisconsinites—Lauren, Aaron, and Ghost Host—as they welcome back some of their favorite NC alumni, show off their cheese spirit, and things definitely will not get weird.
Lauren, Aaron, and Ghost Host presents Night Cheese: Homecoming!
Mosaic: BIPOC Improv Show
Introducing Kickstand Mosaic—kaleidoscopic improv comedy from the heart of the Kickstand BIPOC Comedy Program.
Featuring a rotating cast of comedians of color, come see Portland improv veterans blend with up-and-coming stars—turning radiant stories into illuminating laughs. Brilliant.
Secret Aardvark Show
🌶️ hot comedy from 30+ of Portland’s best improvisers. Hosted weekly by a TOTALLY SECRET guest host!! Every Thursday @9pm!!Past guests have included David Lynch, Notable Ghosts, High School Theater Students, Tinder Dracula, Waluigi, and many more... Who's tonight's guest? Well... that's the secret!! Shhhhhh...
Secret Aardvark is a late-night cult comedy institution - a who's who of PDX comedy with guaranteed laughs hosted by a secret guest so hot and spicy we named ourselves after our favorite local hot sauce... SECRET AARDVARK!!
The Velodrome
The Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portland’s hottest indie teams, anchored by a rotating headliner!!
Featuring our rotating VELODROME anchor teams!!
The Velodrome is the LONGEST RUNNING indie improv show in PDX!! Which means its güd!!
Chicago Dogs: Portland Harold Night
GET TICKETS HERE
Harold Night is a comedy love-letter to THE HAROLD, the quintessential Chicago improv form developed and honed at theaters like iO, UCB, and Second City. Google it if you must… but all you really need to know is that its gonna be a night of🔥comedy from some of our favorite up and coming teams!!
Kickstand IMPROV JAM
Kickstand Comedy invites all PDX improv students and performers to our in-person improv Jam!! Hosted by a rotating crew of Kickstand teams.
An inclusive, supportive and fun place to stretch those scene work muscles and get in some sweet sweet improv reps!!
Improv Jams are a great way to skill build and meet new folks.
We can't wait to see your faces!!
WHEN: Sundays| Warm ups at 5:30pm | Jam at 6:00pm
WHERE: Kickstand Comedy (1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
COST: Suggested $5-$10 // PWYW Tickets.
**This Improv Jam is not a show, if you attend please plan to perform
** All skill levels welcome - this event is open to any one with previous longform improv experience
Show Pony Stand Up
SHOW PONY 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.
Hosted by Julia Corral (Comedy in the Park, Willamette Weekly Funniest 5, Mercury Geniuses) brings a new weekly late-night cult comedy show to Kickstand Comedy.
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!
BIG DOGS
The BIG DOGS run at Kickstand Comedy!!
Every Saturday, Kickstand unleashes two improv teams at the top of their game to run wild on the stage for a night of 🔥comedy that'll have you howling "Awooooooo" or "Woof Woof" if u nasty! Either way it's a night of guaranteed laughs.
BIG DOGS features an exclusive roster of Kickstand's in-house improv teams (we're talking the pick of the litter every week)
House Party
You’re invited to the House Party—an improv show where the comedy has a soundtrack!
Each night our audience picks a Spotify Playlist that will influence our partygoers’ scenes. Each new playlist will bring life to a new party.
Are you the life of the party? A wallflower? A little messy? However you get down with a house party, House Party will bring you hot jams and big laughs.
Secret Aardvark Show
🌶️ hot comedy from 30+ of Portland’s best improvisers. Hosted weekly by a TOTALLY SECRET guest host!! Every Thursday @9pm!!Past guests have included David Lynch, Notable Ghosts, High School Theater Students, Tinder Dracula, Waluigi, and many more... Who's tonight's guest? Well... that's the secret!! Shhhhhh...
Secret Aardvark is a late-night cult comedy institution - a who's who of PDX comedy with guaranteed laughs hosted by a secret guest so hot and spicy we named ourselves after our favorite local hot sauce... SECRET AARDVARK!!
The Velodrome
The Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portland’s hottest indie teams, anchored by a rotating headliner!!
Featuring our rotating VELODROME anchor teams!!
The Velodrome is the LONGEST RUNNING indie improv show in PDX!! Which means its güd!!
Andrew Michaan and Colleagues
Andrew Michaan is the only comedian / actor / writer in Los Angeles. He co-hosts the popular podcast Podcast But Outside, has done stand-up on The Late Late Show with James Corden, and appeared in I Think You Should Leave on Netflix. He owns two small dogs and has never once made a mistake. He's in Portland for one night doing stand-up, this is the greatest opportunity of your life, tickets are very cheap, it's a small venue, it will sell out, don't mess this up. Opening the show will be the some local TBD Portland comics who rock.
Chicago Dogs: Portland Harold Night
GET TICKETS HERE
Harold Night is a comedy love-letter to THE HAROLD, the quintessential Chicago improv form developed and honed at theaters like iO, UCB, and Second City. Google it if you must… but all you really need to know is that its gonna be a night of🔥comedy from some of our favorite up and coming teams!!
Kickstand IMPROV JAM
Kickstand Comedy invites all PDX improv students and performers to our in-person improv Jam!! Hosted by a rotating crew of Kickstand teams.
An inclusive, supportive and fun place to stretch those scene work muscles and get in some sweet sweet improv reps!!
Improv Jams are a great way to skill build and meet new folks.
We can't wait to see your faces!!
WHEN: Sundays| Warm ups at 5:30pm | Jam at 6:00pm
WHERE: Kickstand Comedy (1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd)
COST: Suggested $5-$10 // PWYW Tickets.
**This Improv Jam is not a show, if you attend please plan to perform
** All skill levels welcome - this event is open to any one with previous longform improv experience
Show Pony Stand Up
SHOW PONY 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.
Hosted by Julia Corral (Comedy in the Park, Willamette Weekly Funniest 5, Mercury Geniuses) brings a new weekly late-night cult comedy show to Kickstand Comedy.
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!
BIG DOGS
The BIG DOGS run at Kickstand Comedy!!
Every Saturday, Kickstand unleashes two improv teams at the top of their game to run wild on the stage for a night of 🔥comedy that'll have you howling "Awooooooo" or "Woof Woof" if u nasty! Either way it's a night of guaranteed laughs.
BIG DOGS features an exclusive roster of Kickstand's in-house improv teams (we're talking the pick of the litter every week)