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7th Annual Portland Sketch Comedy Festival

Arts and Entertainment

July 10, 2025

From: Portland Sketch Comedy Festival

3 Days, 6 Shows, 12 Troupes And Performers From All Over North America!
Each Show Features Two Separate Sketch Comedy Performances!

Schedule Of Events:

July 24, 2025

7:00pm - Stay Funny, Stay Scared (Nyc)
Erica's Solo-Show 'Stay Funny. Stay Scared.' Has Performed In Multiple Venues Around Nyc Including The People's Improv Theatre And The Brooklyn Comedy Collective. The Horror Themed Show Designed To Make You Laugh Has Made It's Way Around The Country As Part Of The Austin Sketch Fest, Rise Comedy Fest, Philly Sketch Fest, And Io Fest! Erica Was An Exceptionally Terrified Child. Then One Day, Everything Changed. She Now Watches Movies Like 'The Conjuring' And 'It' For Fun. As It Turns Out, The Connections Between Horror And Comedy Are More Prevalent Than We Thought. Come Watch 'Stay Funny. Stay Scared', Her Half-Hour Exploration Of All Things Horror. Laugh At Spooky Themed Characters And Be A Part In Discovering How To Overcome The Terror Within. 

Dave's Basement (Portland)
Let’s Hide From The World! Descend Into Dave’s Basement — A Solo Sketch Comedy Show That Walks The Line From Despair To Delight. Mr. Basement Invites You To Join His Cast Of Characters In A Concrete Palace Of The Mind. Featuring Enchantments Such As: Grandiosity, Sincerity, Amusing Scenarios, Audio-Visual Mayhem, And (At Least) One Person On A Stage.

David Wester Has Been Spotted Around Town At The Siren Theater (Performing With D&D), Kickstand Comedy (Hosting Secret Aardvark), And The Grocery Store (Buying Rotisserie Chicken). He’s Been Featured In The Portland Mercury Undisputed Geniuses Of Comedy, Portland Sketchfest, And Seattle Sketchfest.

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July 25, 2025

7:00pm - Fastball Pitcher Bob Gutierrez (Philadelphia)
“Fastball Pitcher” Bob Gutierrez Is A Former Middle-Relief Pitcher For The 1980s Chicago Cubs. After His Mediocre-At-Best Baseball Career Busted, Fastball Bob Set Off On A Journey Of Self-Discovery, And Found Himself In The World Of Motivational Speaking, Inspiring Diverse Crowds Ranging From Church Youth Groups To Old-Age Homes, And Everything In Between. Fastball Bob Has Now Re-Envisioned His Motivational Message Of “You Can Probably Do It” Through The Lens Of Country Music, Welcoming Audiences Of All Ages To “Fastball Country”. “Fastball Pitcher” Bob Gutierrez Has Appeared On Pitchers Mounds In Most National League Baseball Stadiums, As Well As Stages, Back Rooms, And Fire Halls Across America.

7:00pm - Maple Daddies (Seattle)
Listen Up, Rubes! Maple Daddies Are Here To Politely Present You With A Wonderful Time. Originally Formed In 2017, Maple Daddies Have Acquired Sibling Seattle Sketch Group The “Responsible” “Adults,” In What Some Experts Are Calling The Trade Of The Century, And Are All Here To Become Your Collective Fathers Through The Medium Of Comedy. Clad In Hawaiian Shirts, Maple Daddies Bring With Them A Taste Of The Seattle Scene, Seeking To Delight The Audience With A Wholesome And Bizarre Comedic Style. The Dads Bring Home A Healthy Dose Of Haha-Goof-Em-Ups With Ultra Specific Details To Create Their Vaudevillian Summer Camp Vibe.

8:30pm - Ben Steitzer (Seattle)
Ben Steitzer Is A Strange And Original Comic In The Tradition Of Albert Brooks, Andy Kaufman, And Bob Odenkirk (Among Many Others). Trust Us, He's Funny.

8:30pm - Cliffhanger (Nyc)
Cliffhanger Has Performed All Over New York City As A Pit Sketch House Team As Well As Ny Sketchfest. Our Members Have Worked With After Midnight With Taylor Tomlinson, Reductress, Mcsweeney’s, Disney, And Upright Citizens Brigade. They Do Sketches And Characters That Leave Audiences Physically Happy And Emotionally Devastated. They're All About Tropey Sketches That Take Characters You Know And Love And Send Them On Wild, Unexpected, Exhausting Journeys. The Grim Reaper, Airplane Pilots, The Monster From Pan’s Labyrinth, Muad’dib, And Even Santa Are Not Safe From The Eye Of Ultimate Comedic Truth.

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July 26, 2025

6:00pm - Spoucho (Columbus)
Spoucho Is A Three-Person Sketch Group From Columbus, Ohio. They Are Forever Bonded By Their Love Of Basketball Despite Having Never Played The Game And Barely Understanding The Rules. One Thing They Do Understand Is Sketch Comedy. Spoucho Seamlessly Blends Their Sharp Wit With Silly Characters To Create A Sketch Show That Satisfactorily Ties Everything Together By The End Of The Show In A Cute, Thematic Bow. When These All-Stars Hit The Stage, They'll Break Comedy Ankles And You'll Be Calling A Time-Out...So You Can Breathe! And Guess What? Not Laughing Is Foul Because Every Sketch Is A Slam Dunk!

6:00pm - Sage & Riley Try To Catch A Break (Chicago)
Sage And Riley Have Been In Chicago For Four Years Too Long (I.E. Four Years), And They're Ready For Their Big Break. Come Enjoy A Show About Monsters, Heroes And The Monsters That Think They're Heroes Through Song/Dance/And Dare-We-Say Comedy. 

7:30pm - Field Trip (Boston)
Field Trip Is A Boston-Based Sketch Comedy Trio Whose Sets Have Been Described As “Undeiniably Charming,” “Surprisingly Touching,” “Cured My Ibs,” And "Not For Me." Since 2022, They’ve Been Delighting Audiences With Their Brand Of Fast-Paced, So-Dumb-It’s-Smart Humor At Sketch Fests Across The Continent Including New York, Dc, Montréal, Philadelphia, Portland, And Seattle. Buckle Up For A Journey Of Goofs, Gaffes, Gabs, Jabs, And Most Of All, Well-Timed Comedic Jokes Delivered In A Scripted Format. We're Going On A Field Trip!

7:30pm - Cam Wyllie (Toronto)
Cam Wyllie Truly Is Canada’s Sketch Comedy Maniac—A Nearly 20-Year Veteran Of The Live Comedy Performance Scene, With Multiple Awards For His Ensemble Work, Directing, And Universally Beloved Solo Comedy Shows. As One Of The Most Prolific Sketch Performers In North America, Cam Wyllie Has Perfected His Craft On Stages From Montreal To Los Angeles, Performing At Every Major Sketch Comedy Festival From Coast To Coast. Do You Like City Names? In The Past Year Alone, He Has Performed For Sold-Out Audiences In San Francisco, Toronto, Montreal, Portland, Newfoundland, Edmonton, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, And South Carolina. In 2024, Cameron Received The Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival’s Best Of The Fest Award And Was The $10,000 Grand Prize Winner Of The Cam Wyllie Sketch Comedy Invitational.

8:45pm - Lone Wolves (Portland)
The Lone Wolves Are A Rotating Group Of Comedy Writers And Performers Who Are Required To Go Inside Themselves- Vision Quest- To Create Brave And True Solo Sketch Comedy. You've Seen Them A Bunch At The Siren Theater, At Portland Center Stage, The Coho Theater, The Portland Sketchfest And The San Francisco Sketchfest. They Have Traveled As A Pack Since 2013, They Perform Primarily Alone, And They Are Always In Each Others' Hearts. 

8:45pm -Smat (Los Angeles)

Smat Is Your Least Favorite Comedy Duo. Made In The Same Lab As Warheads Candy, Sarah And Matt Are Sour And Sweet At The Same Time. Smat Is On A Mission To Make The World A Dumber Place With Comedy That Tastes Like State Fairs And Popsicles Made From The Blood Of Zach Braff. Smat Is Sarah Kylie And Matt Olson. They Have Been Boo-Ed And Run Out Of Town By Chicago Sketchfest, Montreal Sketchfest, Portland Sketchfest, And Seattle Sketchfest. You Can Also Catch Them Performing At World’s Greatest Improv School In La And With Pots And Pans In Your Backyard. 

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Date: July 24-26, 2025

Location:
The Siren Theater,
315 Northwest Davis Street
Portland, OR 97201

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