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Check-in

andy — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:21:42 +0000

Today’s the big day! As a reminder, if you’ve purchased a pass online, you can pick up your wristband at will call, which will be at all of the following venues starting one hour before showtime (or starting as early as 4pm Thursday at Mt. Tabor Theater):

- Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
- Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E. Burnside St.
- Hawthorne Theatre, 1507 SE 39th Ave.
- Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd.
- Mt. Tabor Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Tim & Eric’s Movie

andy — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:07:11 +0000

Don’t miss Bridgetown 2012 performer Tim Heidecker in “Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie,” now showing at Hollywood Theatre at 4122 NE Sandy in Portland! We’re pleased to have the beautiful and newly renovated Hollywood as one of our venues in this year’s festival.

Tig Notaro releases debut album

andy — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:46:40 +0000

Hilarious Bridgetown alum Tig Notaro recently released her debut album “Good One” on indie music label Secretly Canadian, and you can download a free track below!

Bridgetown Wins!

andy — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:41:10 +0000

Bridgetown was just voted “Best Comedy Festival” in Punchline Magazine’s Punchlist 2010 readers poll! Thanks to all of you who have worked so hard to make this festival such a success, and thanks to everyone who voted!

We’re gearing up for the 2011 fest, scheduled for April 21st through 24th here in beautiful Portland, Oregon, and we are now accepting submissions for performers. We’re looking for the funniest sketch and standup comedians around, and if you think that might be you, here’s how to submit.

LCS finalist Adomian in Portland Sept. 21st

andy — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:13:15 +0000

Bridgetown alum and 2010 “Last Comic Standing” finalist James Adomian comes to Portland Tuesday, September 21st for a one-night-only show at Curious Comedy Theater (5225 NE MLK Blvd.) for only $10. Get your tickets now!

SNL’s Hannibal Buress in Portland June 2nd

andy — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:32:43 +0000

SNL writer and Bridgetown favorite Hannibal Buress returns to Portland for one night only. Don’t miss his show at Mississippi Studios at 9pm on Wednesday, June 2nd. Tickets are only $10 and can be purchased here: http://bit.ly/hantix

Comedy Central Presents Matt Braunger!

andy — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:18:22 +0000

Catch Portland hometown hero (and Bridgetown Comedy Festival co-founder) Matt Braunger on his very own Comedy Central Presents tonight, April 9th, at 11pm. Read more about Matt and his comedy pedigree on A Special Thing.

Tonight you can also see 2010 Bridgetown comic Baron Vaughn on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and as if that weren’t enough, the Awkward Comedy Show with Vaughn and fellow Bridgetown comics Victor Varnado and Eric Andre debuts (and 2009 Bridgetown standout Hannibal Buress) at midnight on Comedy Central. Fire up those Tivos!

Schedule is up!

andy — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:58:18 +0000

The preliminary 2010 festival schedule is now posted here, and it’s pretty incredible – every show is jam-packed with talent. We’ll be making some tweaks to the schedule and the site over the next couple of weeks, including adding more performer bios and linking performers with their show times and venues to make your festival planning even easier. Keep checking back for updates.

Schedule to come soon

andy — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:51:20 +0000

The Bridgetown 2010 schedule is being finalized — check back soon for updates. We should have it posted by April 1st.

Birdemic in New York Times!

andy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:51:44 +0000

Soon-to-be cult classic “Birdemic” is featured in today’s New York Times!

Oh, and did we mention “Birdemic” is making its Portland debut at this year’s Bridgetown Comedy Festival at a special midnight screening on Friday, April 23rd? And that it’s taking place at the beautiful Bagdad Theater? And that director James Nguyen will be in attendance? Yes. Yes we did mention that. But it bears repeating.