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Comedy on the Coast May 23, 24 & 25
Dave Anderson will be back in May being funny without being offensive. Anderson began his career at a weekly comedy showcase in Portland, Oregon. Soon, he was performing at comedy clubs and colleges across the country. He has also appeared on such television shows as: “An Evening at the Improv”, Fox's “Comedy Express”, and VH-1's “Stand-up Spotlight”. He is currently a contributing writer for the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and co-host of the highly rated "Mark & Dave Show" on 1190 KEX in Portland and a frequent guest host on long running morning television talk show, AM Northwest on KATU.
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David Gee will MC the evening and keep the crowd laughing. David has performed at such venues as “The Improv”, “The Laugh Factory” and has opened for such acts as Kenny Loggins and Bonnie Raitt. His television appearances include feature spots on HBO, Showtime and Comedy Central.
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A regular at Harvey’s Comedy Club in Portland, Oregon, J.P. Linde, has been seen on Showtimes’ Comedy Club Network and is half of the team that created “Dumped and Divorced”, a two man show sold out shows for several weeks.
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Northwest Comedy Competition June 12-15
Top Comedians vie for Victory at the Northwest Comedy Competition June 12-15. This June 12-15, the laughter from Chinook Winds Casino Resort will be heard throughout Oregon at the second Northwest Comedy Competition. Thirty six up-and-coming comedians will do their best to woo the judges with their best stand-up material. Besides being known as the winner of the 2008 Northwest Comedy Competition, they’ll also compete for cash prizes. Jack Mayberry, former winner of this competition, will host the four day competition.Mayberry is not only a crowd favorite at Comedy on the Coast, but has been on TV shows like The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, Evening at the Improv, Comic Strip Live and many more. Co-producer Kenny Bob Davis will host the four day event.
Thursday night will be host to the first twelve comics out of the thirty six entered.
As part of the experience, Barton Howe, a local high school journalism teacher and newspaper columnist will be fulfilling a lifelong dream of becoming a comedian. Howe will be performing live on stage after two months of coaching from various comedians. The audience will see this young funnyman take the stage in hopes to make people laugh and possibly walk away with the title of champion.
Each comic will be judged in five separate categories: performance, material, originality, likeability and audience response. The 36 comics will be grouped by an impartial, random, overall draw into three separate groups. Audience voting and judges panel will determine the top comics for the event.
As part of the experience, Barton Howe, a local high school journalism teacher and newspaper columnist will be fulfilling a lifelong dream of becoming a comedian. Howe will be performing live on stage after two months of coaching from various comedians. The audience will see this young funnyman take the stage in hopes to make people laugh and possibly walk away with the title of champion. Each comic will be judged in five separate categories: performance, material, originality, likeability and audience response. The 36 comics will be grouped by an impartial, random, overall draw into three separate groups. Audience voting and judges panel will determine the top comics for the event.
On Thursday and Friday June 12 and 13, rounds one through three of the competition will take place. The final round on Sunday, June 15, at 4 p.m., will include the ten top scoring comedians bringing out their best punch lines and anecdotes for 10 minutes each. From this last grouping, the winners will be decided and the cash prizes awarded. After four days of intense (and hilarious) competition, one comedian will stand on the stage, proud and victorious, as the Northwest Comedy Competition Champion.
Competition Schedule
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Round 1: |
Thursday, June 12 at 7 pm |
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Rounds 2 & 3: |
Friday, June 13 at 7pm & 9:30 pm |
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Semi-Finals: |
Saturday, June 14 at 7pm & 9:30pm |
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Finals: |
Sunday, June 15 at 4pm |
Tickets for the opening night show or for each individual round are $10. A full event pass good for all six shows is available for $50. This is a 21 and over event. Doors will open one half hour before each show. There will be a no-host bar.
Call Chinook Winds box office at 1-888-MAIN-ACT (624-6228) or 541-996-5776, or TicketsWest at 1-800-992-TIXX (8499) to reserve your tickets, or buy online.
Call Chinook Winds box office at 1-888-MAIN-ACT (624-6228) or 541-996-5776, or TicketsWest at 1-800-992-TIXX (8499) to reserve your tickets, or buy online.