Kickstand is PORTLAND’S HOME FOR 🔥 LOCAL COMEDY

Improv | Stand Up | Sketch | Weird

Upcoming Shows

Featured Live Shows

Featured Classes

What people are saying

  • “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

  • “One of the Eight Great Improv Theaters from Around the Country”

    — Graham Techler, Paste Magazine

  • “Kickstand is amazing and is making my life better! All of the instructors I have had are caring people. They show it in different ways, but they've each been wonderfully supportive and kind.”

    — Cat H.Student + Performer

Who are we?

Kickstand is a non-profit, all-inclusive space for Portland’s comedy scene to perform, collaborate, and learn.

We strive to break down the barriers to seeing and doing comedy. Expect funny people, unique voices, weird sh*t, and affordable classes and shows.