News Bridgetown Comedy Festival, the fastest-growing comedy extravaganza in America, kicked off last night. We were there. 6:16: Show up to pick up tickets at Mt. Tabor theater. See 15 comics walking down Hawthorne and realize that there is no separation between the crowds and the comics here. 6:29: Talk to a couple comics who, excited about Helium comedy club moving to town (they have booths all ...   More

News So, this is embarrassing—Matthew Singer attended a VIP night at Helium Comedy for us last Thursday and immediately turned around the following eloquent and insightful review, which I promptly forgot about until today. So, y'know, enjoy the belated commentary. And sorry, Matt. -Ben Waterhouse. It didn't take long into Bill Burr's set at Helium Comedy Club for Portland to prove that it is ...   More