Maria Bamford is the creator and star of her own Netflix TV Series, the critically acclaimed and brilliant Lady Dynamite! which was recently renewed for a second season.Maria was named one of Rolling Stone's 50 Funniest People, and is the winner of …

Maria BAMFORD

Laura House is a comic, writer and meditation teacher. After starring on Mtv’s first scripted sit-com, "Austin Stories," she appeared on several stand-up shows and in the film "Where the Heart is," opposite Natalie Portman. She writes for Vice’s Bro…

LAURA HOUSE

From the moment pint-sized comedian Leah Mansfield takes the stage, audiences are as interested as they are impressed. Being the daughter of Native American hippie scientists and the second of seven siblings provides Leah with an endless well of ane…

LEAH MANSFIELD

Bobbie Oliver is a 28-year comedy veteran, producer and author… and a life-long riot grrrl feminist. Originally from the Athens, GA area, Bobbie owns Tao Comedy Studio in Los Angeles and is the author of The Tao of Comedy: Embrace the Pause (recomme…

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Rana May was persuaded to try stand up comedy after doing “informational speeches” at backyard barbeques and in basements for a year or two. Her background is in booking illegal warehouse punk shows, social work, dog rescue, and used book stores -- …

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Anica Cihla is a fresh comic from Seattle, WA whose style is an approachable blend of observational humor, self-deprecating anecdotes, and gypsy curses. She has appeared in the Redwood Comedy Festival, the 36th Annual Seattle International Comedy Co…

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Andie has risen quickly up the ranks of the Portland scene and is now the regular host of Curious Comedy Theater's weekly open mic.. She uses comedy as a form of activism and produces fundraisers that have raised thousands of dollars for causes clos…

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Ali is a comedian and writer based in Portland, Oregon, who isn’t afraid to give the people what they really want: grammar-related humor. She was a semi-finalist in the 2015 Portland’s Funniest Person contest and can be seen co-hosting Get Wet, a we…

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Julia Ramos is a stand-up comic making her way in this world, and just trying not to get arrested...again.She's managed to make it 32 years living a life of procrastination, and acted no different by the time she started stand-up at the age of 27. A…

JULIA RAMOS

Jackie Kashian's comedy is like listening to a really racy episode of “All Things Considered." Her new hour standup special "This Will Make an Excellent Horcrux" is available on CD, DVD and digital download on Comedy Film Nerds. She's appeared twice…

JACKIE KASHIAN

Maggie Maye loves candy almost as much as she also loves performing comedy, which, if you know her, if a whole lot. She had her late night debut on Conan and was featured in AXS TV presents: Gotham Comedy Live . She’s performed stand up in festivals…

MAGGIE MAYE

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Jessica Sele is a California comic who feels fine. This girl's stand up was recently featured on Viceland's "Flophouse." She has performed at festivals including Bridgetown, Limestone, and SF Sketchfest. Her subject material ranges from sexuality to…

JESSICA sele

Robby Hoffman is a stand-up comedian and writer. She was just featured in Just For Laughs 42 this past year on three shows, including the famed New Faces Show. She has also been named one of the “Top 10 Comedians” by the Montreal Mirror and hottest …

Robby HOffman

Stacey Hallal founded the Curious Comedy Theater in Portland, Oregon in 2008 where she serves as Artistic Director as well as a regular performer, writer, director and teacher.She has the honoring of curating the annual All Jane Comedy Festival.&nbs…

STACEY HALLAL

Fresh Hell (Emily Durrett, Elizabeth Guest and Hannah Garcés) is an improv and sketch team based in Los Angeles. They met and fell in love while studying at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. You can see these lil' critters pop up at UCBTLA's Har…

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Katie Nguyen is a Portland comedian who writes and performs stand-up, improv, and sketch. She's an ensemble member at the Brody Theater and has performed at SF Sketchfest, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, the Stumptown Improv Festival, and the All Ja…

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Becky Braunstein grew up on a mountain in Alaska. Like, a MOUNTAIN. You know the high altitude cooking directions on the back of the box? That was her. She skied down to America in 2010, and has been keeping Portland weirdly enamored ever since. A f…

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Jenna Zine is the founder and curator of the popular Portland, OR. showcase, Keep It Like A Secret – a monthly comedy event held at Larry Crane’s legendary recording studio, Jackpot! featuring the city’s top standups combined with Skype sets from na…

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Curious Comedy All-Stars include Portland's funniest ladies including Katie Michels, Katie Behrens, Jenn Hunter, Stacey Hallal, Kara Moore and very special guest, Artistic Director of the Brody Theater, Domeka Parker!

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Kate Willett has been featured on Comedy Central’s “This Is Not Happening,” Viceland’s “Flophouse” and is a regular opener for Margaret Cho who she’s toured with nationally and internationally. You might have seen her on Fusion TV or heard her on th…

KATE WILLETT

Candy Lawrence is a Los Angeles based comic hailing from Chicago. Hilarious, dynamic and eccentric, she captivates you with her unique blend of energy and idiosyncratic comedy. Candy can be seen performing stand-up at various venues including Zanies…

CANDY LAWRENCE

Daphnique Springs is a Stand-Up Comedienne who has featured For Martin Lawrence (2015) and Toured with Katt Williams on his Born Again...Again Tour (2014-2015). She is the 2015 Winner of the She-Devil Festival in New York City, NY. World Series of P…

DAPHNIQUE SPRINGS

Originally from San Francisco, Georgia keeps telling herself that moving to Columbus wasn’t a step backward. Catch her absurd opinions on everyday situations all around the Midwest. Georgia is the president of Ohio State’s Buckeye Standup Comedy Clu…

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Danielle Perez is a Los Angeles, CA based stand-up comedian who's bubbly personality, sharp wit, and unapologetic love of Mariah Carey has made her a standout in the Los Angeles comedy scene. Best known for being the woman in a wheelchair, with no f…

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JoAnn has performed across the country in such festivals as Bumbershoot, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Chicago Comedy Exposition, SF Sketchfest (‘16,‘15,‘14), Hell Yes Fest, All Jane No Dick Comedy Festival (‘13,‘14), Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, as…

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Whitney Streed is a comedian because if they were not, their incessant punning would have no artistic or monetary value whatsoever.&nbsp;Festival appearances include Seattle Sketchfest, All Jane No Dick in Portland, and the Salt Lake City Comedy Car…

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 Bio:&nbsp;Nurtured by a mother who told everyone she was from "the South", to avoid admitting she was from Turkey Creek, WV in Appalachia; Belinda Carroll has been openly talking about the secret trashier side of life, being a queerdo, hypocrisy,an…

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Amanda Arnold is a Portland based stand up comic. As soon as Amanda gets on stage you're ready to laugh. This self proclaimed "chubby not ugly" joke slinger delivers the funny from the very start. Amanda's fast paced, extremely funny comedic style w…

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Page Hurwitz began her career as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco at Josie's Cabaret and Cobb's Comedy Club. Subsequently, she appeared at the Montreal Comedy Festival, had her own half-hour comedy special on MTV/Logo networks, and came to the r…

PAGE HURWITZ

Irene Tu is a San Francisco based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. A regular at the Punch Line, she was named one of the “Bay Area’s 11 Best Stand Up Comedians” in 2016 by the SFist and has been featured in numerous comedy festivals including S…

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Emily Galati is whip-smart and not afraid to prove it.&nbsp;She tackles everything from the metric system to Susan B. Anthony, occasionally bruising some feelings along the way and gleefully waiting for those shocked and chagrined reactions after de…

EMILY GALATI

Perpetually 29 year old Luz Pazos, most likely the next break out Latina comedian is hard to understand…that’s because most people are too busy laughing at her jokes and forget that she has an accent. A former beauty queen from Peru, she is smart…an…

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Melody Kamali is a first generation Iranian-American from Connecticut where, believe it or not, none of the other kids had to prep for sleepovers by hiding their parents’ traditional Persian ass-cleaning bathroom watering can. The dualities of her l…

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Susan Rice is all that and a bag of chips! She is familiar and funny and most people want her to have dinner with them. This veteran comedian has been making people laugh for 30 years. Her humor is down to earth and conversational. It’s her everyday…

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Portland comedian Barbara Holm has performed at the San Francisco Sketchfest, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, the All Jane Comedy Festival, Bumbershoot Arts festival, Rose City Comic Con, PAX Convention, and the Women in Comedy Festival in Boston. S…

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Wendy Weiss is a Portland comic and purveyor of nude arts at Lucky Devil Lounge and Devil's Point. Weiss hosts Comic Strip and Who's Metal AF at Funhouse Lounge and co-hosts Flyass Jokes at Brody Theater. Her column Tits and Giggles is featured mont…

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Lucia Fasano is a Portland-based comedian from Los Angeles. She’s recently appeared in IFC’s Portlandia, on the All Jane Comedy Festival and the New York Funny Songs Fest, as well as shows all over the country. Her work has been featured on @midnigh…

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