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Join us for the Preliminary Round of the 2019 Portland's Funniest Person Competition! Preliminary Round winners are determined by audience vote, so come on out and help us crown this year's champ!

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This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Known For: "Silicon Valley" & "Crazy Rich Asians"

Known to many as the hilariously vengeful intern from "Silicon Valley," Jimmy O. Yang brings a refreshing take on coming-of-age comedy. Immigrating to the US at the age of 13 from Hong Kong, Yang tells tales of staggering between two cultures and how growing up on shows like BET's "Rap City" and "Comic View" taught him quite a bit about America.

Career Highlights: Role in "Patriot’s Day;" appearances in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "Another Period," "The Simpsons," "Drunk History," and "Fresh Off the Boat;" and author of "How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents."

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Known For: "Alone Together" & "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"

Esther Povitsky is hilarious in a distinctly modern way. Reveling in self-deprecation with a deadpan twist, Povitsky tells the trials and tribulations of being a 30-year-old woman in the world today. A personal storyteller, you'll leave this show with a clear idea of who "Little Esther" is.

Career Highlights: Host of "Glowing Up" podcast; roles on Hulu's "Dollface," Netflix’s "Love," Fox’s "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," Comedy Central’s "Workaholics," "Key & Peele," Netflix’s "Lady Dynamite," and NBC’s "Parks and Recreation;" appearances on "The Late Late Show" and Comedy Central.

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Known For: "Wet Hot American Summer" & "The Larry Sanders Show"

A lightning rod for controversy, Janeane Garofalo's well-informed opinions, and unflinching honesty have inspired laughs, as well as striking a chord with the left, right and everyone in between. An incredibly smart, cynical, fast-talking comic with a razor-sharp wit, Garofalo has helped lead the charge for alternative comics.

Career Highlights: Cast member on "The Ben Stiller Show" and "Saturday Night Live;" roles in Fox's "24," "The Truth About Cats and Dogs," "The Matchmaker," "Reality Bites," "Steal This Movie!," "Clay Pigeons," "Sweethearts," "Mystery Men," and "Ratatouille;" co-author with Ben Stiller of "Feel This Book: An Essential Guide to Self-Empowerment, Spiritual Supremacy, and Sexual Satisfaction."

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Known For: "The Hughleys" & "The Original Kings of Comedy"

D.L. Hughley can light up a stage like no other. Known for being politically savvy in true comedian-style, Hughley dives head first into hot-button controversial topics with insightfully sharp observations and his signature rapid-fire jokes.

Career Highlights: Five comedy specials; host of CNN's "D. L. Hughley Breaks the News;" correspondent for "The Jay Leno Show;" author of three books; appearances on "Scrubs," "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and "Heartbeat;" and a local radio personality and interviewer in NYC, contestant on Dancing with the Stars.

VIP TICKET INCLUDES: Preferred Seating + Meet & Greet

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Known For: "Jay and Silent Bob," "Clerks" & "Dogma"

It's apparent that Jay Mewes, the vocal half of "Jay and Silent Bob," is a toned-down version of his iconic loudmouth character — a fast-talking, foul-mouthed, over-sexed but ultimately harmless guy. Outrageously inappropriate and oddly loveable, Mewes gets down and dirty with his audiences, leaving no raunchy stories untold.

Career Highlights: Roles in anything Kevin Smith has written ("Mallrats," "Chasing Amy," "Clerks II," "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" and "Zack and Miri Make a Porno"); appearances in "Degrassi," "Comic Book Men" and "@midnight;" cohost of "Jay & Silent Bob Get Old" podcast

VIP INCLUDES MEET AND GREET & PHOTO OP

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Rex Navarrete remains one of the hardest working, relatively unknown American comedians today, though he’s performed alongside notable national headliners such as George Lopez, DL Hughley, Paul Mooney, among others. He does plan to release a number of other comedy albums on CD and DVD under his label for fans to enjoy. The future seems to only give him the chance to connect with a larger audience that is now finally getting the opportunity to experience the changing face of American stand-up comedy.

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Known For: "The Man Show" & "Adam Carolla Show"

Jimmy Kimmel has always said that Adam Carolla is the funniest comedian who has never written a joke and dared him to prove it. Adam has accepted Jimmy's challenge to do a show completely supplied by audience members ideas for Adam to spin into comedy gold. Join Adam to experience just how funny an UN-PREPARED Adam Carolla can actually be.

Career Highlights: "Loveline"

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Moses Storm is a talented comedian and actor who can be seen in the new season of "I'm Dying Up Here" on Showtime, "Arrested Development" on Netflix, and "This Is Us" on NBC. He recently made his late night debut on "Conan," where he received a standing ovation after his performance. He has since been tapped to host Conan O'Brien's new live variety show "Team Coco’s Up & Up" at the Dynasty Typewriter Theater in LA and is about to embark on a multi-city tour with Conan O'Brien.

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Known For: "The Break with Michelle Wolf" & "The Daily Show"

Michelle Wolf has quickly become one of the most influential voices in the comedy landscape. A comic who has her finger on the pulse of modern issues and life’s absurdities, Wolf pushes the boundaries with her controversial takes and fearless delivery. Wolf has a strong point of view and it's bound to cause side-splitting laughter.

Career Highlights: 2018 White House correspondents’ dinner featured entertainer; HBO special “Nice Lady;” and contributor and writer for "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Top comics, top secret. This one's for the real comedy superfans. We've hand-picked some of our favorite stand-up comics from around the country to perform secret, one-off shows right here at Helium. Who do we have lined up? We're not saying, and you won't find out until they hit the stage. So take a chance, roll the dice, and join us for some serious laughs!

YOUR BIG HINT: TBA!

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

The Helium Comedy Academy focuses on developing and honing a 5 minute set of stand up. Taught by Alex Falcone. Check out this month's graduating class!

Interested in taking a course on comedy? Click here for more info about the Helium Comedy Academy!

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Known For: "The Mindy Project" & "Champions"

Fortune Feimster is a breath of fresh air in a world filled with topical, politically charged comics. A southern woman now living in L.A., Feimster is lighthearted and down-to-earth on stage. Her hilariously charged personal stories cover her childhood in North Carolina to living abroad to her life as a comedy writer.

Career Highlights: Writer on "Chelsea Lately;" roles in "Life In Pieces," "Dear White People," "Two Broke Girls," "Drunk History," "Workaholics," "Claws" and “Glee;” performed on "Conan" and "Late Night with Seth Myers;" and has half hour specials on Netflix and Comedy Central.

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Brendan Schaub is an American podcaster, comedian, actor, commentator, former professional football player, and retired mixed martial artist. He was a finalist and the runner-up of Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights." He co-hosts "The Fighter and The Kid," a weekly podcast with comedian Bryan Callen, "The King and the Sting," in collaboration with his good friend and stand up comic Theo Von, as well as his own podcast "Big Brown Breakdown."

VIP Ticket includes Meet & Greet

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Caitlin Gill's stand up has been featured on the Viceland show, "Flophouse." She has performed at the Oddball Comedy Tour, the Outside Lands Festival, SF Sketchfest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and in some of the best comedy clubs in the nation. Her writing has been featured in Bobcat Goldthwait's "Misfits & Monsters" on TruTv, "Hidden America" with Jonah Ray, the series "Take My Wife," and in the New York Times. She was named one of TimeOut LA's Comics to Watch, and was voted Best Comedian in the East Bay Express "Best Of" Edition. You can hear her on podcasts like "2 Dope Queens," "The Cracked Podcast," "Put Your Hands Together," "Competitive Erotic Fiction," and NPR's "Snap Judgement."

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

Questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page!

Known For: "A Different World" & "The Sinbad Show"

There's no comedian in the world like Sinbad. A legend for his off-the-cuff style and high-energy improvisation and crowdwork, Sinbad never tells jokes but rather stalks the stage, telling real-life stories. He doesn’t write his material; he relives it as he remembers it.

Career Highlights: Six comedy albums and six specials; roles in "Jingle All the Way," "First Kid" and "Good Burger;" appearances on "Rel," "The Redd Foxx Show," "Cosby," "Steven Universe," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "Comedy Bang! Bang!;" and numerous late night shows and talk shows.

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Rapper, actor, comedian and social media phenom – Chingo Bling is all these things. Millions of fans already know him from his music parody albums and YouTube videos, which celebrate and have fun with Mexican-American culture and identity. Now he’s hitting the road as a stand-up, bringing live comedy to sold out showrooms around the country.

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Mike Epps has generated an extraordinary amount of buzz among his peers within the entertainment industry for being one of the funniest comic actors to emerge in the Hollywood scene. He is best known for his role as Day-Day in "Next Friday," and "Friday After Next." Mike’s one hour comedy special, “Inappropriate Behavior” aired on HBO in 2006 and was one of the network’s top-rated one-hour specials of the year.

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Dan Soder is a New York City based comedian and actor who’s best known as ‘Mafee’ on the hit series Billions on Showtime. His special The Standups is now streaming on Netflix. In 2016, his first hour-long stand-up special, Not Special, premiered on Comedy Central. Other credits include: Comedy Central’s Half Hour, Conan, Inside Amy Schumer, and @midnight. Dan also hosts Sirius XM’s The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson, every Monday through Thursday at 6pm ET on Comedy Central Radio.

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Live podcast recording with Heather McDonald

Juicy Scoop is the super popular twice-weekly podcast hosted by Heather McDonald. Every week she breaks down the hottest pop culture news, in addition to her own personal drama and anything "juicy" people are talking about that week. Guests range from Real Housewives to real listeners.

VIP ticket includes Meet & Greet.

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Known For: "Juicy Scoop" Podcast & "Chelsea Lately"

High-energy and confident as ever, Heather McDonald is a modern mother mixed with a pop-culture junkie. A woman who isn't afraid to pull from her own experiences (good or bad), McDonald has a reliable charm that shines on stage. Her act is a mix of impersonations, imitations, family dynamics and chock full of pop culture goodness.

Career Highlights: Writer and panelist on "Chelsea Lately" and "After Lately;" roles in "White Chicks" and "Dance Flick;" author of two books ("You’ll Never Blue Ball in this Town Again" and "My Inappropriate Life"); and a Netflix stand-up special.

VIP ticket includes Meet & Greet.

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Known For: Host of "Timesuck" Podcast

A stand-up veteran, Dan Cummins has been cracking up audiences with his autobiographical humor and unusual observations for over a decade. The perfect combination of goofy, subtly dark and easily irritated, Cummins comes across as a relatable, average guy, expressing the things every person faces. He has mastered the everyman persona.

Career Highlights: Two specials ("Crazy with a Capital F" and "Don't Wake the Bear"); six comedy albums; appearances on "Conan" "The Tonight Show" and "This is Not Happening;" and co-host of "The Playboy Morning Show"

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

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Emmy nominated writer/comedian, Morgan Murphy was born in Portland, OR and moved around frequently before settling down in Los Angeles. At 18, Morgan started doing stand-up at coffee houses, youth hostels, and laundromats. She landed a writing job on Comedy Central's "Crank Yankers“, which led her to become a writer on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," where she has performed twice as a stand-up. She soon came to be called a "hot, young, up-and-comer" because she was not old and was not doing poorly. Variety named Morgan a Top 10 Comic To Watch in 2010. In September of 2011, Rolling Stone Magazine included her in their “New Wave of Comedy”.

She moved to New York in 2009 to become a writer on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” where she spent two years and was nominated for an Emmy. In 2011, she moved back to Los Angeles and became a writer and consulting producer on the hit CBS sitcom “2 Broke Girls”. She was a co-executive producer on ABC’s “Downward Dog,” a consultant on the most recent Roseanne revival, and created and executive produced ABC’s pilot presentation, “El Barlito,” starring George Lopez.

This show is 21+. Please note, there is a 2 item minimum in the showroom. Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office prior to the show (they are generally available 1.5-2 hrs prior to showtime.)

Questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page!