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
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!!
The 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!!
Layoffs: An Improvised Workplace Comedy
Work sucks, we know. Your stories of horrible bosses, weirdo coworkers, and renegade printers become a hilarious workplace comedy in Layoffs!
Our cast of talented improvisers will ask an audience member to share their workplace stories to inspire a comedic version of it on stage. We could see behind the scenes of a sprawling athletic gear campus, a medical university, or maybe a regular old paper company...until a boardroom meeting interrupts the show to announce… LAYOFFS.
BIG DOGS Improv
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)
Alice Wetterlund and Friends
GET TICKETS HERE
Alice Wetterlund and Friends!
The Show Where We do Comedy After the Nation has Fallen to Fascism! Hahahah Oh My Fucking God!
Alice Wetterlund is and LA based comedian and actor best known for her portrayal of D'arcy Bloom the bartender from Resident Alien. She is coming to Portland because literally where else would one go during these trying times. Putting on a fun show is what we will do, featuring PDX local comedy faves. Lets do screaming into the void, comedy version! Also, cats.
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!!
Chicago Dogs Improv: 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: Indie 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!!
The 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!!
Layoffs: An Improvised Workplace Comedy
Work sucks, we know. Your stories of horrible bosses, weirdo coworkers, and renegade printers become a hilarious workplace comedy in Layoffs!
Our cast of talented improvisers will ask an audience member to share their workplace stories to inspire a comedic version of it on stage. We could see behind the scenes of a sprawling athletic gear campus, a medical university, or maybe a regular old paper company...until a boardroom meeting interrupts the show to announce… LAYOFFS.
Take A Side: Comedy Debate Show
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The show where comedians debate on the fly and persuade you to Take A Side!
Remember the thrill of a high school debate? The opening statement, the rebuttal, the closing statements. It's the epitome of competition, the highest of stakes, skill against wit!! The human mind battling it out like gladiators of old for the favor of the only person that truly matters...YOU!
BIG DOGS Improv
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)
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 Improv: 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!!
BIG DOGS Improv
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)
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!!
Chicago Dogs Improv: 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: Indie 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!!
The 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!!
Layoffs: An Improvised Workplace Comedy
Work sucks, we know. Your stories of horrible bosses, weirdo coworkers, and renegade printers become a hilarious workplace comedy in Layoffs!
Our cast of talented improvisers will ask an audience member to share their workplace stories to inspire a comedic version of it on stage. We could see behind the scenes of a sprawling athletic gear campus, a medical university, or maybe a regular old paper company...until a boardroom meeting interrupts the show to announce… LAYOFFS.
BIG DOGS Improv
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)
Chicago Dogs Improv: 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: Indie 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!!
The Mega-Aardvark: The Biggest Improv Show in PDX History!!
GET TICKETS HERE
HOLY WOW it’s the MEGA AARDVARK - the BIGGEST night of improv in Portland history… literally!!
🌶️ hot comedy from over 100 of Portland’s best improvisers from Secret Aardvarks past and present as part of Kickstand Comedy's 10yr Anniversary week!!
Secret Aardvark has been a longtime PDX improv institution 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!!
Small Fruits: A Night of BIG GAY Improv
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 Improv: 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!!
You Are Not Alone: From Front Porch Sessions & Connection Cure
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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.
Chicago Dogs Improv: 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
BIG DOGS Improv
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 Ricky Winters Show
Portland's #1 Tabloid Talk Show is back and better than ever. Ricky Winters dives into dramatic and painful topics with guests and absolutely nothing is off limits! Audience participation STRONGLY encouraged.
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!
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.
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!!
Kickstand Improv Student Showcase!
We are thrilled to present Kickstand Comedy's Improv Class Shows!!
Featuring
Roland's Level 3!
Paris' Level 3!
Roland's Level 4!
Kristen's Level 5!
This show is a celebration of our students hard work and a chance for audiences to support a night of rad local comedy from some hard-working up and coming improv comics!!
Kickstand Improv Student Showcase!
We are thrilled to present Kickstand Comedy's Improv Class Shows!!
Featuring
Dylan's Level 3!
Cat's Level 4!
Chris' Level 6!
This show is a celebration of our students hard work and a chance for audiences to support a night of rad local comedy from some hard-working up and coming improv comics!!
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
https://portland.boldtypetickets.com/events/156210271/showpony
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!
Literally Comedy: Where Writing Meets Improv (Portland Book Festival)
See what happens when the written word meets improvised comedy!
For their 4th year in a row, Kickstand Comedy teams up with the Portland Book Festival and local authors to take their stories from page to stage! Watch the city's top improvisers as they take inspiration from written works and the author's insights to create a fun and unique night of comedy, literally!
Featuring readings from local authors Curtis C. Chen and Amelia Díaz Ettinger and improv from the Kickstand CVLT!
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 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.
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.
Secret Aardvark Show: Halloween Edition
🌶️ 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 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!!
Kickstand Advanced Stand Up Student Showcase!
We are thrilled to present Kickstand Comedy's Class Shows!!
Featuring: Steven Wilber's Advanced Stand Up Class!
This show is a celebration of our students hard work and a chance for audiences to support a night of rad local comedy from some hard-working up and coming stand up comics!!
Kickstand Stand Up Student Showcase!
We are thrilled to present Kickstand Comedy's Class Shows!!
Featuring: Julia Corral's Stand Up Class!
This show is a celebration of our students hard work and a chance for audiences to support a night of rad local comedy from some hard-working up and coming stand up comics!!
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
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!!
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!
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 favorite classic slasher films!!
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!
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.