Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portlands best and brightest indie teams! Every week you'll see 3 different teams, each bringing their unique forms, flavors, and a whole lot of funny. Upcoming Lineups: February 19th: Mommy's Favorites, The Kickstand Faculty February 26th: Ooh La La Monthly Rotating Anchor Teams: Angels No Wings - 1st Thursdays […]
Portland's Premiere Black & Brown Improv Showcase. Kaleidoscopic comedy from the heart of the Kickstand BIPOC Comedy Program. Featuring a rotating cast of comedians of color, come see Portland improv veterans blend with up-and-coming stars—turning radiant stories into illuminating laughs. Brilliant. CAST Napoleon Benito Jamiel Brown Afrita Davis Stefan Joseph Sumita Mukund Brianna Nunez-Webb Eric […]
The show where comedians debate on the fly and persuade you to Take A Side! Remember the thrill of a high school debate? The opening statement, the rebuttal, the closing statements. It's the epitome of competition, the highest of stakes, skill against wit!! The human mind battling it out like gladiators of old for the favor […]
The outrageous musical improv revue where anything can happen. A box of audience suggestions sits on the stage and the cast has no idea what the night has in store, but it's guaranteed to be hilarious, surprising, and at least as bold as you are. Featuring a diverse cast of extraordinary singers, improvisers, and storytellers, Dropped Notes will have you holding […]
What’s your favorite book? Oprah’s Book Club features three bold, hilarious Black women with undeniable chemistry. Their shared perspective shapes the tone, blending sharp wit with real-life insight. Every show is playful, smart, and full of surprises. Oprah's Book Club is K Marie, Natasha Baptiste, and Afrita Davis Opening sets by our rotation of Saturday house teams: Hopes'n'Prayers, […]
After 8 years of producing improvisational comedy and theater out of the Chapel, we embark on a new adventure with the opening of our own space late spring in downtown Milwaukie. In celebration of the journey taken and the road ahead, this evening will feature 3 sets of improv highlighting some of the great performers […]
An Improvised Movie digitally mastered for The Stage. Do you love watching movies? Then, an Improvised Movie is a live show for you! From an audience suggestion, a fully improvised movie is made up and created on the spot by the ensemble, One Free Refill. Complete with camera angles, character descriptions and location settings. You […]
Welcome to the wild, unhinged, and undeniably horny world of HONK. Once a month, we dive headfirst into the deepest recesses of our desires—laughing, learning, and dry humping along the way. Each month HONK invites some special guests to get down on our level and unleash their sexy side. Expect steamy surprises and deep dives […]
It's March Improv Madness at Kickstand Comedy! Teams of 3 will compete against each other in a tournament the likes of which have never been seen before in Portland! Over 4 Sundays-SUNDAYS-Sundays in March, 16 teams will compete, with the top 4 facing off in the finals on April 3rd! All battling to see who […]
Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portlands best and brightest indie teams! Every week you'll see 3 different teams, each bringing their unique forms, flavors, and a whole lot of funny. Upcoming Lineups: February 19th: Mommy's Favorites, The Kickstand Faculty February 26th: Ooh La La Monthly Rotating Anchor Teams: Angels No Wings - 1st Thursdays […]
30 of Portland's best improvisers, 1 totally secret guest host! Every show rearranges the performers into brand new teams and features a special character host. You won't know who it is until they step out on stage! No two shows are the same, and it's always a surprise! Past guest hosts have included David Lynch, […]
An improvised comedy news program where YOU are the news. Join Breaking News as they create an entire broadcast news program based on your favorite current event: you. No algorithms. No competing corporate interests. Just the blazing-hot energy of a live studio audience. Producers, grab your clipboards. Anchors, big smiles. We’re back from break in […]
What’s your favorite book? Oprah’s Book Club features three bold, hilarious Black women with undeniable chemistry. Their shared perspective shapes the tone, blending sharp wit with real-life insight. Every show is playful, smart, and full of surprises. Oprah's Book Club is K Marie, Natasha Baptiste, and Afrita Davis Opening sets by our rotation of Saturday house teams: Hopes'n'Prayers, […]
*** This event is for students & performers to practice. All attendees should expect to participate. A ticket is not required. This is not for a general audience and is not a show. **** The Kickstand improv jams welcome all PDX improv students and performers to get reps on stage, practice their scene work, and […]
It's March Improv Madness at Kickstand Comedy! Teams of 3 will compete against each other in a tournament the likes of which have never been seen before in Portland! Over 4 Sundays-SUNDAYS-Sundays in March, 16 teams will compete, with the top 4 facing off in the finals on April 3rd! All battling to see who […]
Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portlands best and brightest indie teams! Every week you'll see 3 different teams, each bringing their unique forms, flavors, and a whole lot of funny. Upcoming Lineups: February 19th: Mommy's Favorites, The Kickstand Faculty February 26th: Ooh La La Monthly Rotating Anchor Teams: Angels No Wings - 1st Thursdays […]
Three of Kickstand’s Harold teams performing classic improv comedy. What makes it classic? Scenes featuring oddball characters, strange situations, big emotions, and magical connections all made up completely on the spot from your one word suggestion! The Harold is a quintessential improv comedy form developed and honed at theaters like iO, UCB, and Second City. Google it […]
What’s your sign? The answer to this question can tell you a lot about your fellow Portland dwellers. For one magical evening a month, Kickstand explores the astrological side of comedy, bringing Portland their first ever planet-based improv extravaganza. What's that sound? It's the beat of an Aquarian's own drum. Calling all free thinkers, emotionally […]
It’s cold out there. Come bask in the unhinged sun of the Hopes ‘n’ Prayers comedy experience. This deranged improv trio turns your late-stage bucket list into an unhinged comedy show that will make you forget the horrors for about an hour. Hopes'n'Prayers is: Blade Weedman, Diana Kolsky, and Lauren Sinner Opening sets by our rotation […]
It's March Improv Madness at Kickstand Comedy! Teams of 3 will compete against each other in a tournament the likes of which have never been seen before in Portland! Over 4 Sundays-SUNDAYS-Sundays in March, 16 teams will compete, with the top 4 facing off in the finals on April 3rd! All battling to see who […]
Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portlands best and brightest indie teams! Every week you'll see 3 different teams, each bringing their unique forms, flavors, and a whole lot of funny. Upcoming Lineups: February 19th: Mommy's Favorites, The Kickstand Faculty February 26th: Ooh La La Monthly Rotating Anchor Teams: Angels No Wings - 1st Thursdays […]
30 of Portland's best improvisers, 1 totally secret guest host! Every show rearranges the performers into brand new teams and features a special character host. You won't know who it is until they step out on stage! No two shows are the same, and it's always a surprise! Past guest hosts have included David Lynch, […]
A comedy variety show ripe for the picking. Small Fruits serves you big laughs, queer joy, and a splash of mischief! Hosted by No Sex and the City This duo cracks open your stories and turns them into improv about love, friendship, and everything in between. Improv by The Fruit Basket A rotating mix of queer comedians […]
Complete Non-Cents with Leave A Penny is your one-way ticket to a rollercoaster of improv comedy. This team of comedians promises a rotating funhouse of outrageous characters, high-energy thrills, and twists and turns you’ll be begging to ride again and again. Leave a Penny is Jamiel Brown, Matt Berger, Maddie Patrick, Napoleon Benito, and Nicola Fleming Opening sets […]
Welcome to the wild, unhinged, and undeniably horny world of HONK. Once a month, we dive headfirst into the deepest recesses of our desires—laughing, learning, and dry humping along the way. Each month HONK invites some special guests to get down on our level and unleash their sexy side. Expect steamy surprises and deep dives […]
It's March Improv Madness at Kickstand Comedy! Teams of 3 will compete against each other in a tournament the likes of which have never been seen before in Portland! Over 4 Sundays-SUNDAYS-Sundays in March, 16 teams will compete, with the top 4 facing off in the finals on April 3rd! All battling to see who […]
Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portlands best and brightest indie teams! Every week you'll see 3 different teams, each bringing their unique forms, flavors, and a whole lot of funny. Upcoming Lineups: February 19th: Mommy's Favorites, The Kickstand Faculty February 26th: Ooh La La Monthly Rotating Anchor Teams: Angels No Wings - 1st Thursdays […]
Portland's Premiere Black & Brown Improv Showcase. Kaleidoscopic comedy from the heart of the Kickstand BIPOC Comedy Program. Featuring a rotating cast of comedians of color, come see Portland improv veterans blend with up-and-coming stars—turning radiant stories into illuminating laughs. Brilliant. CAST Napoleon Benito Jamiel Brown Afrita Davis Stefan Joseph Sumita Mukund Brianna Nunez-Webb Eric […]
The outrageous musical improv revue where anything can happen. A box of audience suggestions sits on the stage and the cast has no idea what the night has in store, but it's guaranteed to be hilarious, surprising, and at least as bold as you are. Featuring a diverse cast of extraordinary singers, improvisers, and storytellers, Dropped Notes will have you holding […]
You’re cordially invited to open up and lean in for a night of improv comedy with your local bottom dwellers. Sardine takes you on a character-based exploration of loserdom as we turn your familiar mishaps into a cathartic display of comedy. Misery loves company — all are welcome in the tin. Sardine is Aleah Liebenau, Hannah […]
It's March Improv Madness at Kickstand Comedy! Teams of 3 will compete against each other in a tournament the likes of which have never been seen before in Portland! Over 4 Sundays-SUNDAYS-Sundays in March, 16 teams will compete, with the top 4 facing off in the finals on April 3rd! All battling to see who […]
Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portlands best and brightest indie teams! Every week you'll see 3 different teams, each bringing their unique forms, flavors, and a whole lot of funny. Upcoming Lineups: February 19th: Mommy's Favorites, The Kickstand Faculty February 26th: Ooh La La Monthly Rotating Anchor Teams: Angels No Wings - 1st Thursdays […]
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