Lopez gets my vote as one of the best local young comedians. -Portland Stage reviews. Anthony Lopez has performed at Bumbershoot, The Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Seattle’s Comedy Underground, UCB East and opened for the Whitest Kids you Know. Hailing from Portland, Anthony Lopez started performing stand up in 2009, blending absurd humor with heartfelt stories from his life. His wide expanse of subject matters allow him to be comfortable, and kill, in any room, from Helium Comedy Club– where he was one of 10 finalists from a field of almost 100 comedians in the 2012 Funniest Person in Portland Contest– to dive bars, laundry mats, and The Orycon Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention. Anthony was picked as one of the Portland Mercury’s, “Ones to Watch.” Follow Anthony @AnthonyLopezpt2 on Twitter.