Special Event: Felipe Esparza
Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor. He is known for his stand-up special, "They're Not Gonna Laugh at You," his recurring roles on "Superstore," and "The Eric Andre Show," winning "Last Comic Standing" in 2010, "World's Dumbest...," his podcast "What's Up Fool?" on the All Things Comedy Network, and his newest stand-up special, "Translate This."
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Helium Presents: Cooch Street
Cooch Street is an all-woman showcase featuring some of Portland's best local stand-ups, hosted by Julia Corral
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Sat Dec 9 2023, 4:00 PM
Buy TicketsSpecial Event: Phil Hanley

Phil can be seen starring in the film "Sundowners" alongside Tim Heidecker and in Amy Schumer's "I Feel Pretty." His album, “Please Don’t Chit Chat While I’m Pursuing My Dream,” was released in 2018.
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Special Event: Marlon Wayans
Marlon Wayans is an actor, producer, comedian, writer and film director. His films have grossed more than $736-million in domestic box office and $1-billion in global box office. As a standup comedian, he is selling out nationwide and adding shows every weekend. Wayans can currently be seen in Netflix’s THE CURSE OF BRIDGE HOLLOW which he produced and stars in. The film debuted at #1 on the platform. He recently wrapped production on Ben Affleck’s Nike drama for Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports and Mandalay Pictures. Wayans gained rave reviews for his guest star role as Lou in BEL-AIR'S finale episode.
Wayans is commonly recognized for his role as ‘Marcus Copeland’ in Columbia Pictures’ 2004 hit comedy WHITE CHICKS, opposite Shawn Wayans, Jamie King and Terry Crews. He also starred alongside Shawn Wayans and Regina Hall in Dimension Films’ horror comedy spoof films SCARY MOVIE and SCARY MOVIE 2.
Additionally, Wayans starred with his brother Shawn Wayans on The WB’s “The Wayans Bros.” which was the highest rated comedy on the network and continues to air in syndication. He has appeared on several popular television programs, including Fox’s “In Living Color,” Adult Swim’s “Childrens Hospital,” and BET’s “Second Generation Wayans.”
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Helium Presents: For the Record
For The Record exists with a singular purpose - to film our talented local stand-up comedy community and promote them to the nation. Come out and support local artists as they record their best jokes for submission to national festivals, television programs and record labels.
Hosted by Jeremiah Coughlan
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Sat Dec 16 2023, 4:00 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Jeremiah Coughlan - Album Recording
Jeremiah Coughlan is a comedian with a very distinct style. Dave Attell recently described him on stage as “someone who looks like he knows everything there is to know about parrots.” He might not know everything about colorful birds but he does have a pretty good idea about how to make folks laugh. He has worked with diverse acts from Melissa Villasenor and Katt Williams to Lionel Ritchie. In 22’ and 23’ he was a finalist in Portland’s Funniest Person Contest and was Second Runner Up in 2023.
With his candid, conversational brand of self-deprecating humor, Jeremiah has become a regular performer at clubs all over the U.S. including Helium Comedy Club. He has been featured on Audible’s comedy series “Sounds Like America” and performed all over the country and internationally at festivals including The SF Sketchfest, The North Carolina Comedy Fest, The Savage Henry Comedy Festival, and The 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival where he was nominated as “Best of the Fest” by the festival’s organizers.
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Sun Dec 17 2023, 7:00 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Rachel Scanlon
Rachel Scanlon is an LA based stand-up comedian, host, writer, and podcaster from Minnesota. She is the co-host of the podcast and nationally touring live show TWO DYKES AND A MIC. Most recently, you've seen Rachel on DON’T TELL COMEDY, STRAIGHT UP, STAND UP on Just For Laughs’ digital platform, and Comedy Central. She is currently on a sold out tour throughout the US performing her hour.
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Wed Dec 20 2023, 8:00 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Jeff Dye
Jeff Dye is a nationally touring comedian, actor, host, prankster, and Bigfoot enthusiast. He stars in NBC's new comedy adventure series "Better Late Than Never." This exciting project follows the travels of Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw, and George Foreman as Jeff creates for them the adventure of a lifetime. NBC has fast tracked season two after the show became a smash hit!
Dye has performed on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," finished 3rd on "Last Comic Standing," and has had his own "Comedy Central Presents" special. In previous years he has starred on numerous TV projects, including "Money from Strangers," "Girl Code," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," as well as NBC's "I Can Do That" - a one hour comedy variety series that puts six of America's brightest entertainers to the test as they compete to showcase their talents with breathtaking and unique acts, featuring skills they didn't even know they had. Jeff's latest album "Live from Madison" is exclusively playing on Sirius XM and will soon become available in wide release.
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Helium Presents: Shane Torres
Shane Torres is a stand-up comedian and writer. You may have seen him in the background in "Last Comic Standing" or acting in IFC’s "Comedy Bang Bang." He has also been part of Montreal Just For Laugh’s New Faces. Shane was one of Comedy Central’s 'Comics to Watch' in 2012. He has performed at many festivals all over the country including Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival, as well as others.
Shane is the creator of the podcast radio show "Help Wanted," and he has also contributed writing to Laughspin, The Portland Mercury, and Nailed Magazine. He also hates writing bios.
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Helium Presents: Funny is Funny
Get ready for the Funniest local comics, all appearing on one stage!
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Sat Dec 30 2023, 4:30 PM
Buy TicketsSpecial Event: New Year's Eve With Shane Torres
Ring in the New Year with an evening filled with laughter courtesy of Shane Torres! There's no better place to welcome 2024 than right here at Helium!
10:30 PM Show includes party favors and a champagne toast at midnight!
Shane Torres is a stand-up comedian and writer. You may have seen him in the background in "Last Comic Standing" or acting in IFC’s "Comedy Bang Bang." He has also been part of Montreal Just For Laugh’s New Faces. Shane was one of Comedy Central’s 'Comics to Watch' in 2012. He has performed at many festivals all over the country including Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival, as well as others.
Shane is the creator of the podcast radio show "Help Wanted," and he has also contributed writing to Laughspin, The Portland Mercury, and Nailed Magazine. He also hates writing bios.
The Early Bird NYE Package includes 2 tickets + a $20 Digital CLUB Gift Card to kick off your 2024 right!
The Early Bird NYE Package Gift Card will be delivered to the email used to purchase tickets starting Monday, January 8th.
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Special Event: The Sklar Brothers
A self-described "post-modern take on a stand-up comedy duo," Randy and Jason Sklar incorporate a lifetime's worth of brotherly banter into a truly unique act. Their innate sense of timing turned their show "Cheap Seats" into a cult favorite, and led to appearances on "Entourage," "Maron," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." The Sklars released their latest special "Hipster Ghosts" in 2018 and are regulars on truTV's "Those Who Can't."
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Thu Jan 4 2024, 7:15 PM
Buy TicketsSpecial Event: Earthquake
Known For: "Everybody Hates Chris" + "Def Comedy Jam"
Earthquake, known lovingly by his fans as "Quake," has been dishing out his unique delivery and bankable common-sense rhetoric across the comedy club circuit since the early-90s. Mixing observational and improvisational comedy in his shows, Quake's humor has secured a place in the hearts of comedy lovers from across every race, culture, and social status. Get ready to laugh, because this veteran comic is ready to roll!
Career Highlights: Hosted a daily radio show on for WBLS; half-hour HBO special as part of the series "One Night Stand;" roles in "Clerks II," "The Longshots," and "Barnyard;'" appearances on "Comics Unleashed," "Conan," "Real Husbands of Hollywood," "Def Comedy Jam," and "Comedy Central Presents"
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Open Mic Night
See the best local comics at Helium Comedy Club's Open Mic Night!
Think you have what it takes to make people laugh?
Open Mic Night is open for signup to new talent as well as seasoned comics. The signup list is posted outside the club from 6:00pm – 7:00pm and the final line-up is posted at 7:30pm in the lounge. The line-up is chosen by random lottery. Please note that you will not be able to sign up in person earlier than 6:00pm.
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Special Event: Kevin James Thornton
Kevin James Thornton is a rising TikTok star with over 700k followers and 100-million video views. Kevin has built a loyal following posting hilarious, heartfelt, and occasionally cringey moments of self reflection that are relatable to audiences young and old alike (with a splash of autotune). From 2009-2012 he toured 3 successful one-man shows nationwide to theatre festivals and comedy clubs where "Showbiz Chicago" said the performance was "Intimate brilliance" and "NUVO Indianapolis" said it was "memorable and moving." He has been featured in "The Huffington Post," "The Advocate," "The New Yorker," and "Cosmopolitan," and was featured in a piece on NPR's "All Things Considered." Currently he is gearing up for Fall 2021 and early 2022 theatre and club appearances.
Kevin's show is a 90-minute one man show of hilarious and heartfelt stories about growing up gay in a small religious town, dating and college life in the 90s and finding self-acceptance and happiness.
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Special Event: Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in over sixty films since the early 1990s, and starred on the sitcom "The War at Home." He also appeared in "Boston Public," "Friends," "Prison Break," "Justified," and "Atypical." Some of his notable film roles include "True Romance," "Higher Learning," "Metro," "Cop Land," "Deep Blue Sea," "The 6th Day," "Dr. Dolittle 2," "Big Fan," and "The Heat." He also directed the award winning documentary "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest.”
He’s also the host of the world wide phenomenon “I Am Rapaport Stereo Podcast.”
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Helium Presents: Rachel Feinstein
Rachel Feinstein is a nationally touring comedian and actress. "Huffington Post" called her “the only comedian we’ve seen who can go from embodying her grandmother in one breath and a predatory guy on the street in the next and be equally convincing at both.” She has had three Comedy Central specials, including the most recent one-hour special "Amy Schumer Presents Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple." Rachel recently recurred on the Steven Soderbergh Amazon series "Red Oaks" and on Judd Apatow’s HBO comedy "Crashing." Her past credits include "Trainwreck," "Top Five," "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore," HBO’s "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," co-hosting "The View" on multiple occasions, and several appearances on "Inside Amy Schumer." You may also remember Rachel co-hosting alongside Shaq on "Upload with Shaquille O'Neal." Feinstein has also lent her voice to Adult Swim’s "Venture Brothers" and the phenomenally successful "Grand Theft Auto" video game franchise.
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Helium Presents: Hunter Hill
Hunter Hill is a Los Angeles-based comedian, well known for his laid-back, lovable vibe. He masterfully blends heart and humor, delivering an engaging storytelling performance that will make you laugh, cry and maybe even scream! He has performed at “Just For Laughs” in Montreal and Sydney, and can be seen on Netflix’s THE ILIZA SHLESINGER SKETCH SHOW, GOOD ON PAPER and YouTube’s ILIZA’S LOCALS.
Hunter is currently featuring on Iliza Shlesinger and Taylor Tomlinson's 2023 International tours and can be seen headlining clubs around the country.
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Sun Jan 21 2024, 7:00 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Mark Smalls
Mark Smalls is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian. Born in New Jersey and raised in San Francisco, Mark brings an East Coast flavor to a West Coast vibe. His unique approach to attacking topics from both sides brings audiences of all ages and beliefs together. Mark is a member of Country Club Adjacent, a golf comedy podcast with over 350k subscribers across all platforms. You also can find him live streaming on Twitch, where he plays your favorite video games while screaming at the tv. Mark has worked with some of the best comics in the industry such as Norm Macdonald, Bobby Lee, Andrew Schulz and Nikki Glaser.
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Wed Jan 24 2024, 8:00 PM
Buy TicketsSpecial Event: Janeane Garofalo
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."
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Helium Presents: Leslie Liao
Leslie Liao is a stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. Audiences around the world have been drawn to her relatable, introspective, and matter-of-fact style of humor which is often anchored around her experiences as a single Chinese-American woman living in Los Angeles. Leslie was recently selected to be a New Face of Comedy at Montreal's prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival 2023, and her debut set on Don't Tell Comedy platforms, “Fixing Straight Men,” debuted boldly on YouTube with clips from her set going viral on Instagram and TikTok. She will next be seen in the new multi-comic standup series on Netflix which will debut on the platform later in 2023. Leslie has toured with some of the biggest names in comedy, including Fortune Feimster, and can often be seen in Los Angeles gracing the stages of The Comedy Store, Hollywood Improv, Laugh Factory, Flappers, and many more.
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Sun Jan 28 2024, 7:00 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Emily Catalano
EMILY CATALANO is a comedian/filmmaker from San Francisco who is known for her sharp joke writing and veritable dead pan delivery. In 2019 she was selected as one of Timeout LA’s Comics to Watch. She is a regular at The Punchline and Cobbs Comedy Club, was a featured performer at Out of Bounds Comedy Festival in Austin, TX and selected as an Audible New Voice at SF Sketchfest. She regularly opens for Pete Holmes, and performs alongside Sarah Silverman, Tig Notaro, Judd Apatow, and Patton Oswalt at the Largo Theater in Los Angeles. In 2019 she made her late-night stand-up debut on CONAN and this year her stand-up was featured on The Drew Barrymore Show. She is currently developing a semi-autobiographical series with Sean Hayes’ Hazy Mills Productions and CBS Studios.
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Wed Jan 31 2024, 8:00 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Dustin Nickerson
Dustin Nickerson is an in-demand, on the rise, Seattle native comic now suffering in Southern California. In 2020 he released his debut comedy special "Overwhelmed," which is currently one of the highest rated specials on Amazon Prime Video. In addition, he’s been featured on Comedy Central and Netflix by Kevin Hart, as well as FOX, the Grand Ole Opry’s Circle Network, Hulu, and can regularly be heard on Sirius Radio XM. Online, his stand-up clips and jokes have received tens of millions of views and his podcast, "Don’t Make Me Come Back There" has over a million downloads.
Dustin describes himself as “the world’s most average person,” but he's far from it when on stage. He brings you into his life through his jokes about the struggles of parenting, marriage, and being generally annoyed by most people. At 37 years old, Dustin has been married for 17 years and has three kids. This helps to make Dustin truly one of the most unique voices in the comedy scene.
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Helium Presents: Ian Fidance
Ian Fidance is an offbeat yet upbeat New York City comic, actor, and writer originally from Wilmington, Delaware. An absolute force on stage, his act is insanely positive and positively insane. Equal parts thoughtful, explicit, and silly, he can be seen performing nightly at the iconic Comedy Cellar in the heart of New York City’s Greenwich Village, and his wildly popular podcast “Bein’ Ian with Jordan” is available on all platforms.
Fidance has been featured on NPR’s “This American Life” and is a popular guest on podcasts and radio shows alike. He co-starred in multiple sketches on the latest season of the “Gilly and Keeves” sketch show, “The Last OG” with Tracy Morgan, and was featured on “This Week at the Comedy Cellar” on Comedy Central. A true honor, he was a contributing writer on the most recent season of Crank Yankers on Comedy Central, and did punch up work on Michelle Obama’s children’s cooking show “Waffles + Mochi” on Netflix. His work has been published alongside Jerry Seinfeld, Bob Odenkirk, Ray Ramano, and Maria Bamford in a book of poems entitled “Eating Salad Drunk: Haiku’s for the Burnout Age by Comedy Greats” available now through Macmillan Publishers. He currently resides in Brooklyn.
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Sun Feb 4 2024, 7:00 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Yassir Lester
Yassir Lester is a comedian, writer, actor, and director.
He can most notably be seen on Showtime’s comedy series BLACK MONDAY. Previously, he starred opposite Adam Pally in the Fox single camera comedy MAKING HISTORY produced by Lord & Miller, and recurred on the NBC series CHAMPIONS. He was also a writer on KENAN for NBC, GIRLS at HBO, THE CARMICHAEL SHOW at NBC and BLACK AF at Netflix. Yassir is currently writing Marvel Studios' upcoming feature ARMOR WARS and is currently starring in the SAUSAGE PARTY series coming to Amazon.
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Wed Feb 7 2024, 8:00 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Jamie Lee
Jamie Lee is a stand-up comedian, actor and Emmy award winning television writer/producer. She is currently an Executive Producer on the mega-hit Apple TV+ series TED LASSO, created by Bill Lawrence and Jason Sudeikis, which received a record breaking 20 Emmy Award nominations, taking home 7 awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series. Jamie won two WGA Awards and an Emmy Award for her work on the series. Most recently, Jamie has served as a Co-Executive Producer on KILLING IT (Peacock) created by BROOKLYN NINE-NINE duo Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici and starring Craig Robinson. Onscreen, Jamie starred as Ali Reissen, the female lead in the Judd Apatow-produced HBO series CRASHING, opposite Pete Holmes and wrote/starred in “The Viewing Party” episode, which was directed by Judd Apatow and honored by the New York Times in their piece on The Best TV Episodes of 2019.
In December 2016, Lee released her debut book Weddiculous (Harper Collins), which quickly rose to #1 on Bustle.com’s list of best wedding books. The book was adapted by Netflix and ITV as a series titled THE WEDDING COACH, which was hosted and Executive Produced by Jamie and premiered on April 7th, 2021.
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Special Event: Bobcat Goldthwait
Over the years, Bobcat Goldthwait has amassed legions of fans with his brutally honest, outrageous, and off-beat comedy that has made him one of the most recognizable comedians in show business today. Goldthwait is as edgy as ever and his stand up continues to draw crowds to comedy venues across the country with his hilarious riffs on his personal life, politics, and humorous stories about his over 30 years in show business.
Goldthwait's creative imagination combined with his undeniable gift to write and direct is clearly displayed on the big screen and television. Goldthwait has shared his behind-the-camera talents on several television shows, such as "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "The Demetri Martin Show," "The Chappelle Show," "The Man Show," "Maron," and "Crank Yankers." He has also directed multiple comedy specials throughout his career, including Patton Oswalt's latest special for Netflix.
Goldthwait has also starred in several HBO specials and a slew of television appearances, too numerous to mention. He continues to push the envelope with his unique brand of humor, headlining major comedy clubs across the country.
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Special Event: Quinn Dale
With over 700,000 followers on TikTok, Quinn Dale’s racially charged and politically incorrect material never disappoint. He uses our differences to bring us together. Fresh off a development deal with 20th Century Fox, Quinn has appeared on The Tonight Show, Showtime, Comedy Central, Lopez Tonight and Carson Daly. He has worked with such names as Robin Williams, Drew Carey, Tim Allen, Dane Cook, Dana Carvey, Norm McDonald, Brad Garrett, Jon Lovitz, Bill Maher, Frank Caliendo, David Alan Grier, John Witherspoon, Tommy Chong, John Pinette and Harland Williams.
Originally from Minnesota, Quinn has lived in Colorado and Arizona before settling in Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy. Now married to a Mexican-American girl from east L.A., Quinn is never short of material. His comedy appeals to all age groups and ethnicities and he loves to talk about them all. However, audiences often come back just for his improvisational crowd work where he can be the most spontaneous.
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Sun Feb 18 2024, 3:30 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Maddy Smith
Maddy Smith is a castmember on MTV’s Wild N Out, a nationally touring comedian, and a social media icon. Originally from Buffalo, Maddy is known for her quick wit and cutting roasts, and her seemingly lack of fear of whatever comes out of her mouth. After 5 seasons on Wild N Out, most would agree that what Maddy says is often “out of pocket” but you’ll have to see for yourself in one of her multi-million viewed YouTube compilations.
Maddy opens for Bert Kreischer and Theo Von and has made appearances on BET, HBO, Barstool Sports, and more. She’s a regular at the Comedy Cellar in NYC.
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Sun Feb 18 2024, 6:00 PM
Buy TicketsSpecial Event: Masood Boomgaard Presents: Self-help Singh Live
Self-help Singh is the alter ego of international comedian Masood Boomgaard. Self-help Singh, described as a comedic alternative life coach and de-motivational speaker, first appeared to Boomgaard in a vision after he fell and hit his head while rushing to the bathroom in an attempt to outrun the gastric consequences of bad lamb vindaloo. Boomgaard has since been sharing the "common sense wisdom" and de-motivational teachings of Self-help Singh to millions of people on the internet. The Self-help Singh live show is a hilarious yet thought-provoking juxtaposition of stand-up comedy, parody and motivational speaking. During his decade-long full-time professional comedy career Boomgaard has performed in New York, London, Dubai and during the lockdown, in his father's garage. He lives in South Africa with his cat...for now.
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Wed Feb 21 2024, 8:00 PM
Buy TicketsSpecial Event: Greg Fitzsimmons
Known For: "The Greg Fitzsimmons Show"
Greg Fitzsimmons is a comic that doesn't need a fancy gimmick or schtick to rouse a crowd. He simply opens his mouth, the perfectly crafted jokes fly out, and the crowd is in stitches. A mix of incisive wit with scathing sarcasm, Fitzsimmons has honed his brand of observational, yet self-deprecating, comedy.
Career Highlights: Host of the "Fitzdog Radio" podcast; a regular on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," and "The Howard Stern Show;" featured in Netflix's "Santa Clarita Diet;" writer and actor for HBO's "Crashing;" and a four-time Emmy winner for his work as a writer and producer for "The Ellen Degeneres Show."
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Special Event: Josh Johnson
Josh Johnson is an Emmy-nominated writer, stand-up, actor, and NAACP award-winner from Louisiana by way of Chicago. He is currently a writer on The Daily Show, and is a former writer and performer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he made his late-night debut in 2017. In addition, Johnson is Comedy Central’s ‘most watched comedian ever’ with 40M+ views to date across their platforms.
As a stand-up, Johnson headlines clubs, colleges, and festivals around the world. In 2015, he was named one of Comedy Central’s “Comic to Watch”, in 2016 a “New Face” at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, and in 2018 the winner of the “New York's Funniest” competition at the New York Comedy Festival.
Johnson’s most recent stand-up special, Josh Johnson: Up Here Killing Myself, premiered on Peacock earlier this year to rave reviews touting Josh as a “naturally gifted story teller”. Comedy Central released Johnson’s first hour-long special #(Hashtag) in June 2021.
Johnson’s self-released comedy and music mixtape album Elusive, was described by Vanyaland as “live stand-up observational humor with musical compositions. Both elements wade in and out of political and social waters between the two “arcs” of the multi-genre epic". Johnson also co-hosts the weekly podcast, The Josh Johnson Show (with fellow stand-up Logan Nielsen).
Johnson’s other credits include, CONAN (TBS), @Midnight, Kevin Hart's Hart of The City, The New Negroes, and This Week at The Comedy Cellar on Comedy Central.
Johnson lives in New York and can be seen performing regularly at The Comedy Cellar
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Sun Feb 25 2024, 7:00 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Simon Fraser
Simon Fraser is America's favorite Brit, bringing his unique perspective and mischievous stories of an Englishman living in (and loving) middle America to stages across the United States. He has opened for Jason Banks on his nationwide tour and he has performed at festivals such as the Laughing Skull Comedy Festival in Atlanta, the Nantucket Comedy Festival, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Simon has received over 80 million views for his jokes on social media, and in 2022, he became the youngest ever winner of the Funniest Person in Cincinnati competition. He also produces and frequently performs at the hit Don’t Tell Comedy shows in Columbus, Ohio, which he maintains is the comedy capital of the world.
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Wed Feb 28 2024, 8:00 PM
Buy TicketsSpecial Event: David Nihill: Shelf Help Tour
After selling out last time David Nihill is back with his new show, Shelf Help. Leaving Dublin, Ireland where he was born and raised until the age of 22, David got drunk on travel and never quite hit sobriety of it. He has lived and worked in twelve countries and visited over seventy. His shows draw on his wide travels, cultural observations, attempts at language study, (occasional) international drinking session(s) and being a mildly confused immigrant.
David is the winner of the prestigious annual San Francisco Comedy Competition, (previous finalists include Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and Dana Carvey) and runner-up in the Moth’s largest US Grandslam storytelling competition. Also a bestselling writer, David recorded his debut special for Dry Bar Comedy in 2019 and has been featured on TED.com, Sirius XM, The Irish Independent, Inc, NPR, and the Huffington Post among others. A festival favourite, David's videos have also gone viral many times over with over 400 million views and a social following of over 1.5 million people.
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Special Event: Nick Colletti
With his natural charm and raw talent, Nick Colletti is quickly emerging as one of Hollywood’s most dynamic and sought-after comedians and personalities. Nick can currently be seen starring alongside Jimmy Tatro in Facebook Watch’s comedy-hit, "The Real Bros Of Simi Valley," where he stars as Duncan. The series is a faux-reality show, which centers on four best friends as they navigate life in Simi Valley. Online, Colletti has developed a massive fan base where he often posts videos and interacts with his 940k+ fans.
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Sun Mar 3 2024, 7:00 PM
Buy TicketsSpecial Event: Jason Cheny
Jason Cheny is a Taiwanese-American standup comedian based in Los Angeles. Jason has toured all over Asia including Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and in comedy clubs all across the US. He is a regular at the Comedy Cellar in NYC, and he has featured for Iliza Shlesinger, Ronny Chieng and Phil Wang. Jason can be seen on LAUGHS for Fox/Hulu and you can stream his comedy album Growing Pains which debuted at #1 on iTunes. Catch him on tour in a city near you!
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Wed Mar 6 2024, 7:15 PM
Buy TicketsSpecial Event: Noel Miller: New Supply
Noel Miller is a beloved touring comedian, musician, director, podcaster & digital megastar. Noel’s biting one-liners and topical social commentary have made him a force to be reckoned with in the comedy world with over 8 million supporters across social platforms (as of Oct. 2023). In 2023, Noel’s touring career reached new heights with his Everything is F#&ked tour where he performed to sold-out rooms of thousands in 76 cities worldwide and filmed his first comedy special which debuts in October 2023. By popular demand, Noel will hit the road again in 2024 for his ‘Noel Miller Live’ set.
Beyond comedy, Noel is co-founder of TMG Studios, which boasts over 200M+ views/listens across the network and six shows within their orbit, and co-host of the award-winning podcast, The Tiny Meat Gang Podcast, which continuously ranks in Spotify’s Top 10 comedy podcasts.
Noel’s creativity and brilliant mind is showcased in every facet of his career - including filmmaking, directing and creative producing. His portfolio includes music videos with over 21 million views, a dark comedy short film, Suki, plus set design and creative producing at TMG Studios. Noel Miller’s talent is unmatched and only just getting started.
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Special Event: Liam Cullagh
Liam Cullagh is a standup comedian, actor, and writer from Massachusetts. Liam started doing standup in Boston when he was 18 and now performs in LA. His comedy sketches have amassed millions of views online and is one half of the popular sketch group “Almost Friday TV”.
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Sun Mar 10 2024, 6:00 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Stephen Kramer Glickman
Stephen Kramer Glickman is best known for playing Gustavo Rocque on the Nickelodeon hit series “Big Time Rush” and constantly yelling at his “Dogs!” More recently, Glickman starred alongside Jennifer Aniston and Andy Samberg in the Warner Brothers animated film “Storks” as Pigeon Toady, which is currently streaming on Netflix. Glickman started his career playing Shrek in the original Broadway workshops and readings of “Shrek the Musical” and his 2021 debut music album “The Moving Company” just passed 600,000,000 plays on TikTok with his cover of Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy.” On television, Glickman has been seen on "Workaholics", "Stuck in the Middle," "The Really Loud House," and has appeared in movies including "Monster Hunter" and "White Fang" for Netflix.
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Wed Mar 13 2024, 8:00 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Ian Bagg
Ian Bagg is a world-touring comedian whose comedy was recently described as "dangerously flawless" on the JRE. But he is not just a comedian he is also the cohost of the weekly hockey podcast, "Enjoying Orange Slices with Jeff and Ian."
Early in his life, he discovered a love for hockey. Whether he was involved in minor, junior, pro, or friends getting together to play shinny, he loved hockey! He went to some camps and was cut, realizing he had no chance of making the pros. He knew it was time to use his natural talent to make people laugh.
Life has been fantastic for this energetic and wildly funny boundary-pushing entertainer. Touring nonstop across North America, he has started taking over the world with Australia, China, and the Middle East. With Europe being one of his latest stops. His fast-paced, off-the-cuff, quick-witted, animated style has him winning over television audiences. He placed in the finals of NBC's "Last Comic Standing." He made appearances on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "The Tonight Show," A popular guest on WTF, YMH,a half-hour comedy featured on Comedy Central and HBO, not to mention one-hour specials on Showtime "Getting to know you" and Amazon Prime "Conversations"! It also has earned him roles in award-winning movies like MVP 2! (humble brag)
His fast-paced multi-direction show has made patrons want to see multiple shows on a weekend. The audience becomes characters in his performance as they answer questions. Most comedians have a monologue; Ian has a dialogue. Attend a show immediately and see why his high school history teacher asked Ian's parents if there was something he should know about Ian.
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Special Event: Cristela Alonzo
Cristela Alonzo made history when she became the first Latina to create, produce and star in her own network sitcom, Cristela for ABC. During that year, she split her time between LA and NYC to serve as one of ABC’s favorite guest hosts on their hit daytime talk show, The View. Cristela made history again when she became the first Latina lead in a Disney Pixar film when she voiced the character of Cruz Ramirez in Cars 3.
Today, Cristela tours around the country performing to sold-out clubs and theatres. Her first stand-up special, Lower Classy, is currently streaming on Netflix, and her highly anticipated second stand-up special, Middle Classy, was released worldwide on Netflix June 28th, 2022. In the special, which is opened by labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, Cristela addresses the struggles of growing up in a lower-class minority household, and what it’s like to experience the privileges of middle class as an adult (like navigating health insurance).
Alonzo also hosts the Netflix Is A Joke podcast, The Hall: Honoring The Greats of Stand-Up. This season, the podcast will take a look at the careers of 4 comedy legends including George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Richard Pryor and Robin Williams and the impact they made on comedy.
In 2019, Cristela released her first memoir, Music to My Years, by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Alonzo shares personal stories of growing up as a first-generation Mexican-American in Texas and following her dreams to pursue a career in comedy.
Aside from comedy, Cristela focuses on advocacy work, fighting for issues such as immigration, universal healthcare and lower-income communities. She works with numerous organizations including Special Olympics Texas and Planned Parenthood, and is a board member of LUPE (La Union del Pueblo Entero) and an advisory board member for Define American.
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Special Event: Lucas Zelnick
Lucas Zelnick is a stand-up comedian born, raised, and based in New York City, who challenges his cushy upbringing through punch-heavy material. Lucas’s stand-up clips have exploded online, where he has received over 100M views and 500K+ followers across Instagram and TikTok. In 2022, Lucas established a strong baseline for himself as a touring comedian, selling out 8 shows at Zanies Chicago. That same year, he appeared in SF Sketchfest and as a guest on Amazon Prime Video’s Sports Talk. 2023 was a breakout year for Lucas: he headlined the New York Comedy Festival, taped a secret set with Don't Tell Comedy, and taped his Comedy Central debut for Season 14 of Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring. For no particular reason, he also holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Sun Mar 24 2024, 8:15 PM
Buy TicketsSpecial Event: Morgan Jay
Morgan Jay is a first generation American performer based out of Los Angeles. He’s appeared on NBC, CBS, Comedy Central, Funny or Die and is one of the newest cast members of MTV’s Wild’n’Out. With over a decade of performance experience, Morgan has managed to create a unique performance with both music and comedy that touches audiences from all over the world.
With millions of views and followers across social media, Morgan has won numerous awards and festivals for his original music. His album and comedy special, “I Hope My Ex Doesn’t See This” is available to stream now. Don’t miss your chance to see him live for an unforgettable experience.
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Sun Mar 31 2024, 7:00 PM
Buy TicketsSpecial Event: Alingon Mitra
Alingon Mitra was one of only 100 comedians invited to perform on the remake of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" and went on to be the winner of the show's comic comeback contest. Chosen as the fan favorite in the semifinal round, Alingon then won the public vote 5 weeks in a row to perform on the finale. He has since been invited to do stand-up on "Conan," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," and "Adam Devine's House Party" on Comedy Central. He was also named one of the 'New Faces' of Comedy at Montreal's Just For Laughs Comedy Festival. In addition, Alingon won both the Boston Comedy Festival and the Funniest Comic in New England contests in the same year. Alingon was a writer for the humor magazine "The Harvard Lampoon" and can now be found on Twitter, Facebook, or in bed.
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Sun Apr 7 2024, 7:00 PM
Buy TicketsHelium Presents: Jordan Jensen
Jordan Jensen started comedy in upstate NY before moving to Nashville TN, where she spent a year working for clubs and taking her comedy on the road in her pickup truck. Jordan now co hosts the podcast "Bein' Ian with Jordan" with comedian Ian Fidance and her first half hour special, presented by GaS Digital Media, is available on her YouTube channel. Most recently, Jordan was featured on Vulture’s “The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2023”.
Jordan’s stand-up has been featured on "The Late Late Show with James Corden", “Comedy Central Features” and “Don’t Tell Comedy”. In 2021, Jordan was named the first female comic to win “NY’s Funniest Stand Up” at the NY Comedy Festival. She now lives in Brooklyn NY and is a regular at the renowned Comedy Cellar. Her comedy consists of tales of her bizarre upbringing, highly unconventional family, and filterless confessions of her time on this filthy planet.
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Special Event: Brad Upton
Brad Upton is Dry Bar Comedy’s most popular act with over 160 million views. He used to tour with the late, great Joan Rivers and is a past winner of the Las Vegas Comedy Festival. Don’t miss this show!!!
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Special Event: Josh Wolf: Bring Your Kid To Work Tour
Josh Wolf is a comedian, actor, and NY Times Bestselling author best known for his work as a round table guest and writer on E!’s “Chelsea Lately” and “After Lately.” Throughout 2013-2014, Wolf hosted “Shark After Dark” which aired during the ultra-popular “Shark Week” on The Discovery Channel. Josh was then cast as the host for Discovery’s late night series “Naked and Afraid.” In 2015, Josh hosted CMT’s first original late night comedy series, “The Josh Wolf Show.” In his time off from touring, Josh has been doing a weekly podcast with Freddie Prinz Jr. Additionally, Josh has experienced exponential growth on his YouTube page due largely in part to his 2019 stand up special, “Father of The Year,” bringing his subscribers to 1 million and counting. Josh currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and kids.
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Special Event: Rafi Bastos
Rafi Bastos is a 6’7” tall Jewish-Brazilian comedian with an accent like Dracula and a rapidly growing social media presence of stand-up clips in English, mostly filmed from the prestigious Comedy Cellar in New York. In his home country of Brazil, Rafi is a trailblazer of comedy, media and is one of the first comedians to pioneer
the art of stand-up comedy as we know it in Brazil.
His 17-year comedy and acting career before coming to the United States garnered many firsts and was covered in an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience. Rafi set records, created controversy through freedom of speech and used the power of the internet to reach an astronomical social media following.
Rafi’s videos with stage performances, music videos, interviews and sketches have now more than 370 million views on his Youtube channel alone. In 2011, he was considered by the NEW YORK TIMES as the Most Influential Man on Twitter, at the time with 7 million followers, now at 11.4 million. In 2013, Rafi won the SHORTY AWARDS, also known as the “Oscars of Social Media”, for Best Comedian. Both in English and Portuguese, Rafi continues to prove that he is among the most talented artists of Latin America - always setting the bar higher for innovation, quality and influence.
Rafi’s quick-witted observational humor has made him a hit online and the first Brazilian comedian to become a regular at the most renowned comedy clubs globally, including COMEDY CELLAR in New York, LAUGH FACTORY, and THE HOLLYWOOD IMPROV in California. He is also the first Brazilian comedian to headline at JUST FOR LAUGHS, the largest comedy festival in the world, hosted in Montreal, Canada.
Among his many credits, Rafi has three comedy specials on Netflix:, A Arte do Insulto, Péssima Influencia, and Ultimato. He has starred in movies, had his own controversial talk show, been an in-field journalist and hosted reality shows (Ultimate Beastmaster for Netflix). He is the Co-Founder and owner of Comedians, the largest comedy club in South America. Let’s just say Rafi has done almost everything in Brazil and now he’s in the USA to do it all with a fresh perspective - in UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY.
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