FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22nd, 2017 Belinda Carroll 503-382-9258
[email protected] Andy Barrett 503-810-1614
[email protected] Dates: July 13th to 16th, 2017 Venues: Funhouse Lounge (2432 SE 11th Ave, Portland, OR) Curious Comedy Theater (5225 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR) Ford Food and Drink (2505 SE 11th Ave #101, Portland, OR) Crush Bar (1400 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR) Tickets: $65 early/$80 after June 20th Website: www.portlandqueercomedyfestival.com Portland Queer Comedy Festival is a first of it’s kind, multi-day, multi-venue queer-performer focused comedy festival. Portland Queer Comedy Festival is a collaboration between Andy Barrett, owner of Funhouse Lounge and Belinda Carroll; a long-time queer activist, writer, actress and stand-up comedian. Featuring 5 stages and over 40 comics, Portland Queer Comedy Festival aims to bring the best and brightest talent in international LGBTQ stand-up comedy to a beautiful, diverse and inclusive Portland, Oregon; while giving back to the local community that supports us through non-profit initiatives. We have invited some of our favorite comics including; Guy Branum (TruTV’s Talk Show The Game Show, The Mindy Project, Billy On The Street) Julie Goldman (Big Gay Sketch Show, The People’s Couch on Bravo) ANT (Last Comic Standing, VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club) Jason Stuart (Birth Of a Nation, Love Is Strange) Riley Silverman (Comedy Central, MTV) Sandra Valls (Showtime’s Latin Divas Of Comedy) Dana Goldberg (LOGO’s One Night Stand Up, HRC) Kate Willett (Comedy Central’s This is Not Happening) Maggie Maye (CONAN) Jeffery Jay (Best Transgender Comics, The Advocate) Robbie Hoffman (Odd Squad) We’ve booked the best original voices in the country including local and regional favorites like D.