John Ryan at Bridgetown!

S'funny. It's only five minutes.

Bridgetown Brings the Heat!

Andy Wood had a nice interview with the Portland Monthly with lots of cool news about participants in this year's Bridgetown Comedy festival, and today he announced that headliner Janeane Garofalo will be appearing all four nights!
The SCHEDULE is finally up and it is amazing! 200 people have already purchased their festival passes- $50 for four nights of shows! Shows that are not sold out the night-of will charge at the door- but if you're serious about seeing Tig Notaro from the Sarah Silverman show, Nick Thune, Jimmy Dore and Todd Glass, buy now to avoid disappointment!

Here's the schedule with pricing- $2 off individual shows with canned-food donation! I promise we're donating it to charity and not eating it backstage.

Out-of-towners, here is a map with the (rough) locations of all the spots- as you can see, they are within walking/biking/carpooling/crawling distance on Hawthorne Blvd!

The fun starts TONIGHT! Come on out!


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Postscript: The Festival got off to an amazing start last night, featuring a secret late-night set with Janeane Garofalo, a powerhouse performance from the Famous Mysterious Actor and his crew, amazing drop-in comedy at the Tanker, Jimmy Dore leaping at a heckler in defense of the legendary Brody Stevens, and a good time had by all! To paraphrase San Diego comic John Ryan, it's like the Disneyland of stand-up- with booze!

The Rich Life In Recession

Photo by Artikip

I know that there are troubles in the world. However, the recession is the time for comics to shine! We have not received an increase in pay since 1991, so we're skilled in every day ways to make money, like reusing tea-bags and road ass. I sure hope I can find some acid-washed jeans with my early nineties money! The economy has gotten so bad that I'm upper-class now, and I can prove it. I can offer three forms of classy identification, including my Platinum Subway punch card, for which I might acquire a FREE fancy sandwich after purchasing eight of the selfsame sandwiches, a Costco card bearing a golden star that indicates that I might go and make bulk goods purchases at any time after 11AM, when the platinum star people have stopped stinking up the place with their rich perfumes and Corinthian leather smells, and also a card which affords me access to more world-class literature and media than one could consume in a lifetime, which says Multnomah County Library upon it, with my name, emblazoned in richest ebony ink. I must go and polish my solid gold boot-buttons now.

A Nice Portland Comedy Article On Oregon Live.com!

A nice article on Portland comedy and the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, plus a nice name-check for your humble narrator, can be read here!

LAFF Comedy Festival!

Friends and family- I am performing in Austin, TX at the LAFF festival on May 7th- it stands for Ladies Are Funny Festival, but I keep thinking it's Ladies Are Fucking Funny- Tickets are now on sale! Go here for more information!

Scratch PDX!

I am performing in a mixed media show called Scratch PDX on Saturday, April 18th at the Hipbone Studio at 9PM- co-hosted by one Jesse Alison! I am interested in trying a weirder set to an audience not specifically expecting comedy- it looks to be a varied evening of performers-

"Spent" an excerpt by Rick Huddle

"The Sky's the Limit" Michael Philips

Virginia Jones

"Ritual of the Serpent God" Deviant Dance

"TISA" Teatro Neurotica

"Kallyope Yell" Tony Greiner

"Undine" an exerpt by Faith Helma

with music by Ben Kulp

hosted by Don Kern with special guest Jesse Alison! The fun starts at 9 PM at the Hipbone studio at 1847 E. Burnside- eight dollar cover includes all the arty pretension you can eat! Wear a beret! Have fun with it!

Postscript: OK, I kid, but it's really a fun show. Here's my set and what the audience thought of it: here.

Sometimes...

The Divine David teaches a makeup masterclass

Sometimes, I lie awake at night and worry that enough people have not enjoyed The Divine David, a transgender terrorist/avant garde artiste/tastemaker created and performed by Manchester artist David Hoyle.



The Divine David gives a historical lecture

Please help set my mind at ease and look at a clip or two.

The Cutest Person In The World, According To Me:

What's that saying about lemons and lemonade? My New York styley sister turns dumpster wigs into a good time machine. I just wanted to post her flyer, and to remark that if Emily ever learns to play piano, Tori Amos had better watch her ass. Check out her money-saving blog at http://www.notrustfund.blogspot.com!