Kickstand Comedy

🗣️DONT’S: Go to the park this Friday (no show til next week)

🗣️DO’S: See a show at our brick and mortar tonight!! 2 hilarious local comedy shows feat. PDX fave comics and improvisers!!

7pm: MOSAIC IMPROV - all BIPOC monthly improv show!! STACKED cast making its debut!!

8:30pm: RICKY WINTERS SHOW - a wild Jerry Springer style talk show featuring characters, surprises, unhinged comedy, and more!!

🎉WE’RE #2!! WE’RE #2!! Ok chanting masses simmer down…

🥰But seriously… thank you for recognizing the amazing work the Kickstand Comedy community has been doing!! We really appreciate being in the cultural convo here in PDX and work hard for comedy to be recognized as part of the local arts scene in PDX!!

😍it’s very special that without a giant write in campaign or ad $$ we’ve been recognized AGAIN by Portland and the - we’re a small staffed 501c3 nonprofit so this really does go a long way to help grow our visibility and make new fans!!

😘We feel very honored you chose us again this year!! And a big shout out to ALL the GREAT places to see comedy in Portland

🔥Kickstand Comedy in the Park is back TONIGHT!Come join the over 3000+ ppl coming out to LAUGH every Friday in Laurelhurst Park!!

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COMEDY IN THE PARK 2024

Fridays | Blankets drop 6pm| Show 6:30pm | June 7th-Sept 6th | Laurelhurst Park (Concert Pad)| EVERY FRIDAY ALL SUMMER LONG!!

Brought to you by Kickstand Comedy, a 501c3 nonprofit comedy theater

Comedy in the park is an all ages show but may contain adult content and themes (parents please use your own discretion)

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⚓️ NEW VELODROME ANCHOR TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT!!

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📣 Get ready for 4 amazing indie improv teams headlining THE VELODROME each week for the next 6mo!!

😳PLUS get a sneak peak of all 4 new teams this THURSDAY at 7:30pm at THE VELODROME IMPROV SHOW!! The longest running indie show in PDX

🏠REMINDER: NO KICKSTAND COMEDY IN THE PARK THIS WEEK… But we got hella LAUGHZ at the brand new brick and mortar venue!!

Swipe thru for some 🔥 comedy shows at Kickstand!!

🫠🌲 It’s gonna be a SCORCHER this week! But we have some FACE-MELTING laughs that pair beautifully with an 🧊 cold bevy!!

Last week we had 4000+ ppl who know where to find the FUN!! Thank you for continuing to make Kickstand Comedy in the Park one of Portland’s favorite Summer events!!

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COMEDY IN THE PARK 2024

Fridays | Blankets drop 6pm| Show 6:30pm | June 7th-Sept 6th | Laurelhurst Park (Concert Pad)| EVERY FRIDAY ALL SUMMER LONG!!

Brought to you by Kickstand Comedy, a 501c3 nonprofit comedy theater

Comedy in the park is an all ages show but may contain adult content and themes (parents please use your own discretion)

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😳Going… going… gone!! Last chance to jump in w the largest Comedy training Center in the PNW!!

😜Affordable | Inclusive | FUN!! See why Kickstand Comedy has become a nationally recognized program w/ the #1 most experienced and passionate faculty in Portland!!

🔗 learn more and sign up at our website. Link in bio..:

🌞🌲 This weeks lineup is truly AMAZING!! It’s gonna be real sunny so don’t forget the sunscreen and H20!!

Last week we had over 3000 ppl come out for FREE laughs!! Thank you for continuing to make Kickstand Comedy in the Park one of Portland’s best Summer tradition!!

Comedy in the Park is a series of FREE stand up shows all Summer long in one of Portland’s most beautiful places - Laurelhurst Park, a Summer tradition that’s perfect for friends, fam, and of course 🐶s!!

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COMEDY IN THE PARK 2024

Fridays | Blankets drop | Show 6:30pm | June 7th-Sept 6th | Laurelhurst Park (Concert Pad)| EVERY FRIDAY ALL SUMMER LONG!!

Brought to you by Kickstand Comedy, a 501c3 nonprofit comedy theater whose mission is to bring the community together through laughter + to help eliminate the historic barriers that have kept folx from seeing + doing comedy.

Comedy in the park is an all ages show but may contain some adult content and themes (parents please use your own discretion)

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🚨 SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO POP OUT… see yall at Laurelhurst Park tonight for KICKSTAND COMEDY IN THE PARK… stay hydrated don’t forget the H2O

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🔦 Power went out when a transformer blew in inner se last night BUT it couldn’t stop the 🔥 comedy of the SECRET AARDVARK crew!!

⚡️Thanks to all the AMAZING performers and the hella supportive audience that hung out and laughed w us at this now ICONIC Kickstand AFTER DARK show!!

👔 And a special shout out to who kept his cool as the amazing host and equally iconic CO**IE DANGERFIELD

😻STUDENT SHOWCASES tonight + tomorrow night!! Come celebrate and laugh w some of the funniest MFers coming up in the PDX improv scene!

🏷️ Have you taken a KS improv class? Wanna see what it’s all about? Are you in tonight’s show?! Tag a friend or fam member to come out and see some great comedy… it’s always a party!!

🎉 SO PROUD of our students!!

No Kickstand Comedy in the Park this week due to a park conflict… please check out our website for full blackout dates!

Thanks for all the support and see you next week!!

👑 BEST IN SHOW IMPROV STARTS TONIGHT!! See the next generation of 🔥 improv teams coming to Kickstand!!

😜Fun, Cheap, and Hilarious is never a dull night!!

🌈 KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!! Come check out the Kickstand Comedy debut of YOU OUGHTA KNOW where comedians rant, rave, preach and educate audiences on hyper-specific topics with guaranteed laughs!! Swipe through for a teaser of some of the topics!!

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🔥🎤 Summer starts NOW!! The first Kickstand Comedy in the Park of 2024 kicks off this Friday!!

Join the 3000+ ppl who head to Laurelhurst Park each week every Summer for FREE laughs!! Thank you for making Kickstand Comedy in the Park Portland’s favorite new Summer tradition!!

This Friday has a stacked lineup of amazing local comics and some special out of town guests to keep the park filled with non-stop laughs!!

Comedy in the Park is a series of FREE stand up shows all Summer long in one of Portland’s most beautiful places - Laurelhurst Park, a Summer tradition that’s perfect for friends, fam, and of course 🐶s!!

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COMEDY IN THE PARK 2024

Fridays | Blankets drop | Show 6:30pm | June 7th-Sept 6th | Laurelhurst Park (Concert Pad)| EVERY FRIDAY ALL SUMMER LONG!!

Brought to you by Kickstand Comedy, a 501c3 nonprofit comedy theater whose mission is to bring the community together through laughter + to help eliminate the historic barriers that have kept folx from seeing + doing comedy.

Comedy in the park is an all ages show but may contain some adult content and themes (parents please use your own discretion)

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A huge shout out to our presenting sponsors and community partners who help us keep Comedy in the Park alive and GROWING!! Come say hi to them Friday and support the folks who help make this show happen!!

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📣Did you know Kickstand is a nonprofit org? There’s a lot going on and our Open Community Town Hall meeting is always a special place for the Portland community to learn about what is happening at Kickstand, submit questions for our staff and board, have open community discussion, and come together as an org to hang out!!

📈We’re having a HUGE year of growth in 2024 full of tremendous excitement alongside many the largest challenges we’ve ever had as an organization… we are very excited to get to hear and discuss questions, community affirmations, and of course have staff share info about recent policies, decisions, and discuss the KS state of affairs…

🔗 Town Hall RSVP + question submission link in our bio… please feel free to share openly!! We can’t wait to share and to listen with our amazing community!!

🏆 Voting is open for Best of Portland 2024 and we’re honored to be a finalist in TWO categories… “Best Comedy Club” + “Best Outdoor Event”!!

🔊 Tell your friends, enemies and step-moms to vote for KICKSTAND!! (you can vote from anywhere that there’s an internet connection so please leverage your long distance relationships!!)

🔗 LINK TO VOTE IN BIO…

🍕 If we win we’re taking the whole team out for PIZZA after the big game!! VOTING STARTS TODAY!!

Thanks to the and for all the folks who nominated us!! It’s amazing to keep seeing the PDX comedy scene grow and we’re very grateful of our amazing audiences, performers, and community!!

🤬They’re baaaack… we’re bringing the 🌎s best improvisers from LA to PDX for another face-melting weekend of comedy- it’s HOLY S% #! Improv!!

🤯This month we have Lily Sullivan (Righteous Gemstones, Comedy Bang Bang) Mano Agapion (Hacks, We Love Trash) + Casey Feigh (What We Do in the Shadows, Brooklyn 99) cutting it up w Kickstands fave improvisers!!

😳PLUS Lily Sullivan is bringing the PDX debut of her solo show QUIT WHILE I’M BEHIND (sold out but we’ll have limited walk up tix)

🔗 Ticket links in bio… PWYW + Sliding Scale tix available as part of Kickstand Comedys radical hospitality policy (Laughs For All)

🏆 2 noms in this years BEST OF PORTLAND!! “BEST COMEDY CLUB” + “BEST OUTDOOR EVENT”!!

🥇Help vote us #1 or Netflix is a Joke Fest legally has the right to enact a hostile takeover of our 501c3 nonprofit”

🌲 Swipe thru for the WORST kept secret of Summer

(TL;DR Kickstand Comedy in the Park is back starting June 7th!!)

😵‍💫Do u have your tickets?! PORTLAND these shows are coming in 🔥 and are gonna be SOLD OUT?!

😱Come bust those guts w/ us qt’s!!

🐎 PLUS this week is the DEBUT of our hot new weekly late night stand up show/alt comedy party called SHOW PONY!! Created with and hosted by the amazing Julia Corral!!

🔗 show links in bio… don’t miss out on PDX comedy history!! There are always PWYW and Sliding Scake tickets available at every Kickstand show…

🧊 Only one more night to catch the (almost sold out) KARA MOORE’S: GENIUS OR DICK…

🐕 PLUS an extraordinary lineup for BIG DOGS tonight w BREAKING NEWS + FOR GINGER rounding out Portland’s best night of improv!!

🔗 ticket links in bio… PWYW AND sliding Scale tix always available

⚔️ Lots of great comedy this week but wanted to shout out our friends EMMETT MONTGOMERY + DEREK SHEEN’s amazing show FRIENDSHIP DUNGEON

😈A last minute venue shift to the Kickstand stage this weekend as part of the RIP CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL!! Tickets are live - come hang w/ 2 Seattle legends and a whole night of BIG fun!!

🔗 ticket links in bio…

📲 THE ALGOTIRHM is back tonight!! Come see curated comedy content based on the audiences recent search history!!

🔗 ticket links in bio… PWYW and Sliding Scale tix always available!

🤩WOW what an amazing weekend!! HUGE thanks to all the performers audience members and community that came to PACK OUT the theater all weekend!!

🥳Can’t WAIT for a new session of comedy classes to kick off next week!! And shows this weekend are going to be 🔥!!

🎤 PASS THE MIC is TONIGHT + every Wednesday at our friends next door AWAY DAYS BREWING hosted by the hilarious and always welcoming Imani Denae and Chris Hudson!!

Laugh, get up and tell some jokes, fill your punch card and win some prizes… open mic comedy at its finest!!

Excited to collab w/ PAM CUT and the Tomorrow Theater!! See yall at MEAN GIRLS!!

🌲 4/20 is coming up… and we’re fixin’ to bring some HILARIOUS friends from LA to help us celebrate with 2 nights of the hit show PASS THAT BLUNT!!

🥬Whether you’re a Cannabis fan, a Comedy fan, or BOTH - you won’t want to miss one of the best improv shows in the country as it makes its way to PDX 4/12 + 4/14

🔗 Seating is limited and tickets are going fast… ticket links in bio…

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