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Michael Zimmer and Sofia Sullivan’s Standup Show Dog People Was a Treat for All at Kickstand Comedy
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (302+ words) Michael Zimmer and Sofia Sullivan's Standup Show Dog People Was a Treat for All at Kickstand Comedy'Willamette Week Michael Zimmer and Sofia Sullivan's Standup Show Dog People Was a Treat for All at Kickstand Comedy Every sketch included some nod…...
“Nervous Laughter” Seeks Hilarity in Panic Attacks and Religious Trauma
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (225+ words) Peter Lundquist needs comedy to survive. So he says in his new solo show Nervous Laughter, onstage now through Jan. 24 at 21ten Theatre, an autobiographical account of his childhood, mental health crisis and salvation through comedy, all in a taut one-hour…...
Cole Escola Will Write Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone’s New Miss Piggy Movie
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (319+ words) Miss Piggy is ready for her close-up. On a Nov. 5 appearance on the podcast Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, actress Jennifer Lawrence announced that she is producing a new film about the diva Muppet character. The project…...
Ameerah Sanders Stole the Show at Be Gay, Do Crime
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (438+ words) The comedian passionately ripped into Grigori Rasputin, giving the Back Door Theater's audience more than its money's worth. Ameerah Sanders Stole the Show at Be Gay, Do Crime The comedian passionately ripped into Grigori Rasputin, giving the Back Door Theater's…...
Robby Hoffman’s Humor Confronts “Portland Nice” at the Aladdin Theater
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (290+ words) Willamette Week is in the middle of our most important annual fundraiser. As a local independent news outlet, we need your help. Give today. Hold power to account. Portland had to do Robby Hoffman a favor. On the cusp of…...
Oregon Ballet Theatre Lured Out Portland’s Best-Dressed Goths Ahead of Halloween
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (283+ words) Ben Stevenson choreographed Dracula for the Houston Ballet in 1997, set to music by Franz Liszt, arranged by John Lanchbery and inspired by the 1897 Bram Stoker novel. It has been performed all over the country consistently over the past nearly 30 years'and…...
An Interview With the Portland Chicken
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (299+ words) The Portland Frog didn't show. WW: Why the chicken suit? Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest. There's been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up....
“Loose Threads” Improv Show Mixes Fashion and Comedy
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (309+ words) When fashion crosses over into comedy, it usually means something has gone awry. Not so this weekend at Kickstand Comedy, which is presenting "Loose Threads," an improv show by Courtney Campbell and Julie Basque. The cast chooses from a rack…...
Corrib Theatre’s Godot Is a Woman Series Works Around Samuel Beckett’s Peskiest Limitation
8+ mon, 12+ hour ago (100+ words) From there the program shifted to Not Beckett, a collection of short plays by women and nonbinary writers from across the Irish diaspora responding to Godot. These shows copy the minimalism of their inspiration, but pick and choose which of…...
Comedy Show for Abortion Access Is Coming to Funhouse Lounge
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (778+ words) Mother's Day is usually associated with prissy brunches, pastels, and hanging fuchsia baskets. But this Sunday, May 11, a group of local comedians is subverting all of that and throwing a show called ... Comedy Show for Abortion Access Is Coming to…...