Willamette Week

Everything You Need to Know About Comedy Open Mics in Portland

We asked our Funniest Five for advice on how amateur performers should prepare as well as tips for people who didn’t realize they were about to become an audience and are suddenly at the mercy of newbs with microphones.

Portland Comic Dan Weber Jokes About all the Things You’re Not Supposed to Joke About

Dan Weber is number five in WW’s Funniest Five contest.

Shain Brenden Left L.A. for Portland’s Comedy Scene and Excels as a Jack-of-all-Trades

Brenden is number four in WW’s Funniest Five contest.

Mohanad Elshieky Started Telling Jokes at a Radio Station in Benghazi. Now He’s Got a Shot on “Conan.”

Elshieky is number three in WW’s Funniest Five contest.

Portland’s Standup Newcomer Corina Lucas Has Quickly Made a Name for Herself by “Yelling Dick Jokes”

Lucas is runner up in WW’s Funniest Five contest.

Portland Comic Jake Silberman Would Rather Work a Crowd Impromptu Than Polish a Joke to Perfection

Meet Portland’s funniest person.

Meet Portland’s Best New Standup Comedians, as Chosen by Their Peers

In our annual survey of more than 100 comedians, club owners, show producers, podcasters and other comedy fanatics, one thing is clear: What the community craves today is variety.

Introducing: But Why Tho? by Curtis Cook

Are you ready for Portland comedian Curtis Cook’s super hot takes?

Shane Torres Will Be on Conan Tonight

Torres has been busy since leaving town, and this week he takes one of the biggest leaps of his professional comedy career: on March 8th he will appear on Conan.

Get Through Your Lesbian Breakup With This Coloring Book

Portland comedian Nawwal Moustafa knows about the particular sadness of a lesbian break-up. “

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