Harvey’s Comedy Club in Portland has closed
by In the 1990s, Harvey’s wasn’t just the place for comedians to play in Portland, Ore., it was the only place really. At least if you …
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Scenes from the 2016 All Jane Comedy Festival
I’m staying in a 1960s trailer in a backyard with free bicycle rentals, looking over a fence at an abandoned gas station converted into a …
R.I.P. Dave Anderson (1961-2016)
Long before Portlandia was jokingly keeping the dream of the 1990s alive in Portland, Dave Anderson was keeping the Rose City weirdly comfortable for dreamers …
Episode #9: Ron Funches
Ron Funches knows he’s a giggly teddy bear, but how much do you know about Ron Funches? Since moving from Portland, Ore., to Los Angeles, …
The Emo Philips interview
Emo Philips boasts one of the most distinctive voices in comedy and has for the better part of three decades. His 1985 record, “E=MO2,” remains the …
Ron Funches makes his TV debut on Conan
Ron Funches wins this year’s prize for first Montreal New Face to make the leap to late-night TV post-JFL*, as he performed his set last …