Forum: Pacific Northwest

I'm starting this thread so I can be the one who started this thread. (Yay Bridgetown! My 3rd or 4th favorite time of the year!)

Hey Everybody, If you wanna hear more about NW comedy then you should check out our podcast! It's hosted by Seattle comedians Derek Sheen and Doug Gale. And every week we talk to comedians who are either from the NW or just passing through. Check it out! iTunes Link:...

Word on the street. Was just wondering what the thoughts were here from any local Seattle comics or Giggles headline regulars. Any info? Who is the new owner(s)? Will it still be a comedy club? Looks like the previous owner's farewell night is the 30th of April. So I am guessing the...

I haven't been to a Laff*Hole in ages...but I couldn't miss this one! Starts in 20 minutes...post-show review to come. pg

The Seattle International Comedy Competition is now accepting applications for this year's event, which will take place in November of 2011. The 32nd Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition will play out in venues across the state of Washington (and possibly beyond!) as 32 comics will be...

Stand Up Comedy Intensive with Anatoli Brant of San Fransisco Comedy College! Friday, November 11 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm For Beginners and Advanced Performers. Save cash and maximize your comedy potential by enrolling in both workshops for $300.00 ( classes are $175.00 each) BEGINNING...

Does anyone know who's competing in this?

Hey folks, I will be featuring at Helium this weekend for Brent Weinbach, who is as singular a comedian as you could imagine. I am really excited for this week, and more generally to visit Portland for the first time. So if you were on the fence about seeing a show this week, GET OFF THAT...

So Helium just sent out an email saying Norm was coming back in November. Great! My concern- I saw him there last October, and saw the comedy special. Norm is not a man known for writing a lot of new material. Is it a safe bet that he'll be doing the same set that he was last year? I'll probably...

Tig Notaro is going to be performing at Mississippi Studios in Portland on Wednesday September 28th. Link to purchase tickets below: 9/28 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios http://www.mississippistudios.com/

If you need something to do Friday night, maybe you should attend this sketch/stand-up show: RC Cola presents: The Royal Crown Players in: A production of: A Reunion of the Royal Crown Players Doors to the theater will open at 7:30 (the bar opens at 4) Show will start promptly at 8 (pm) ...

Kind of a late posting, but Brent Weinbach is headlining this month's edition of Expensive Genes. Corbett Cummins is hosting, and Sean McCarthy is doing a guest spot. Amanda Williams will be doing one of her special and amazing characters. Kevin Clarke and Travis Vogt will be presenting a video,...

Hey! I've started a new Showcase at the Seattle Comedy Underground, on Sundays! It will cater to working headliners and features who could use a month-long residency to work out new stuff. I am taking 6 to 8 comics a month and giving them longer sets to stretch out. If you're interested, please...

Seriously, Seattle comedy...I am very frustrated with you right now. pg-get your shit together!--grrrrrburgh

Oh, I want to see this film about Vancouver BC's least favorite comedians completed. pg--He's still a long way away from his target goal, though, with precious little time remaining.--seattle PS--Here's the site where you could donate, if you wanted to: ...

Well its almost that time of year again. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good hotel for a good price in the area of hawthorne for bridgetown?

6/2-6/4 at Parlor Live Comedy Club. I am excited.

Hey Seattle! One night only and one show only - catch ME! Headlining at Rebar. AND my new (double) album "Hail to the Freaks" will be out and HARD COPIES will be in my hands at the show to sell to you! I just tweeted this - so follow the link for the chance to buy pre-sale tix now which are...

9pm, Wednesday May 18 Chop Suey, 1325 E. Madison St., Seattle $15.00, 21+ Also featuring Jeff Breakfast, Jessica Strauss and Brandon Ivey (me). Late notice, but better late than never?

Curious Comedy Theater 5225 NE Martin Luther King Blvd Portland, OR 97211 10pm $5 http://www.curiouscomedy.org/

Marsbar 609 East Lake Avenue E Seattle, Washington 7pm door, 7:30 PM show $8 Mike Drucker is opening, Bryan Cook will host. http://www.cafevenus.com/indexa.html

Not quite stand up but David Liebe Hart is playing at Space on May 15th, I did the poster with http://cmrtyz.com/

Hey, Mike Schmidt here - you may have no idea who I am, but that doesn't mean you wouldn't want to pay to see me, right? I'm bringing my one-man show "Success Is Not An Option" to Portland, Oregon on Friday night, April 15th; tickets and info here. I know most of you will be saving your money...

The Dork Forest Podcast LIVE!!! Sunday, March 27th 5pm The Vera Project 305 Harrison st. Seattle, WA $8 Comedian Jackie Kashian (Comedy Central Presents, Last Comic Standing, Premium Blend) records a special episode of her critically acclaimed podcast, The Dork Forest, LIVE this Sunday at...

Hi everybody, This is going to be an amazing show! Luke Burbank is hosting and the lineup is killer: Moshe Kasher, Chris Fairbanks, Ron Lynch and Jordan Morris. Our own Edrease Peshtaz rounds out the bill. April 20th at Chop Suey! Please help us pack it out by adding your friends to the guest...

Tig Notaro is going to be performing at Helium Comedy Club in Portland February 10-14th. Link to purchase tickets below: https://seatengine.com/venue/helium-comedy-club-portland/event/341

Me and a friend have a surprise open date in Oregon Next Thursday, Double booked. I am looking for any spots to do while in the area. Please Contact me! http://MattISFunny.com

Hey, I'll be reading from my new self help book, Still Standing. Not a comedy show but I'd love to see some of you fools there. If y'all want to kick it let me know. i'm down for eating all kinds of shit, mostly donuts. Love some coffee. NCAA basketball. You know, awesome stuff.

I'm planning on going to the Saturday late show but he'll be at Laugh's in Kirkland from Thursday through Saturday doing 5 sets. I saw Shane at Fun Fun Fun Fest last November in Austin and he was easily my favorite comic from the entire weekend. Needless to say, I recommend seeing him. Needless,...

This is popping up at various places on the web, but I don't think Travis Simmons (who shot and edited this piece) would mind if I posted it here as well. This is Carl "The Ass. Man." Warmenhoven (assistant manager of the Comedy Underground, Seattle) performing on a recent Monday open mic...less...

Graham Elwood Headlines Laff Hole March 16th Video: Graham's Stand-Up Live From Afghanistan Trailer Comedian Graham Elwood, the electrical host of the Comedy Film Nerds podcast, is headlining Laff Hole March 16th. As much a weather system as a comedian, Graham has unleashed a torrent of...

Hi everybody, the April 6th Laff Hole at Chop Suey is going to be pretty exciting. John Keister will headline and he's bringing a few of his fellow Almost Live! cast members. Here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=193165720703572

I think that it is important to talk about shows you've seen as much, if not more, than talking about shows coming up. To put my typing where my mind is, I'll be contributing these "quick reviews" for shows that I've just seen...hopefully you'll either chime in or contribute your own. So,...

Children of the Atom is a new comedy production group in Seattle comprised of local comics. We are premiering the very first installment of our show "Expensive Genes," and we are very excited to have Jackie Kashian as our first headliner. The show is at El Corazon, and it's only $7.00. Tickets...

Not content to just see one comedy show on a Friday night, I hightailed it back across the 520 Bridge from having seen Greg Behrendt at Laughs in order to get to Pioneer Square, near downtown Seattle, for the late show on Friday to see Jim Short. Jim Short, an Australian who has lived in the US...

I am going to be hosting a new web series for the AV Club, and it will be taking me to some really awesome cities in the next couple of months (April and May). If you think you could help me book an off-night show in any of these cities, shoot me an email (my email address is on dantelfer.com). ...

Marc is at Laughs in Kirkland, Friday Feb 25 & Saturday Feb 26. I'm planning on going to the Friday night shows (that's tonight, as I write this)...anybody else going? pg

Tig Notaro is going to be performing at University of Colorado on Wednesday, February 23rd. Details on how to purchase tickets are below. http://programcouncil.com/

I will be in Seattle in March visiting a friend over break. I was hoping to hit up a few open mics but wasn't sure which one's to hit. When I went to LA the open mics I found online where kind of lack luster and mostly workshops so I was hoping to find out which ones I should hit while I'm in the...

I'm writing this on Saturday morning...so, if you're reading it soon after that, you still have a chance to see Moshe tonight...two shows...at Laughs Comedy Spot in Kirkland. If you're reading this on another day, well, you could devote yourself to the discovery of time travel but chances are...