More than 240 comedians will descend on Portland for the fifth Bridgetown Comedy Festival this weekend@@https://www.google.com/offers/home#!details/dcdb08976299ecb0/BQJW4Y7313MRGZ9Q@@. All weekend long the Oregon Daily Emerald will be covering the event with regular recaps, interviews and podcasts.
There will be as many as 10 shows going on at once across 11 venues. With that many shows it can be a little overwhelming. So, for those who will be in Portland this weekend, here is a list what of the shows we are expecting to be the best of the fest. Tickets can be bought for individual shows, but there are still $75 full-festival passes on sale until noon Thursday.
Doug Benson Movie Interruption: ‘Con Air’@@http://bridgetowncomedy.com/show/doug-benson-movie-interruption-con-air/@@
Doug Benson Movie Interruption is similar to a live-action Mystery Science Theater 3000@@http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/316-mystery-science-theater-3000@@. Doug Benson, along with some of the best performers at the festival, will be watching a print of the Nicolas Cage classic ‘Con Air’@@http://www.amazon.com/Con-Air-Nicolas-Cage/dp/6304806434@@ and with microphones in hand, making fun of whatever comes up. This being ‘Con Air,’ there will be a lot to make fun of.
$15, Hollywood Theatre, 9 p.m. Friday, April 13@@http://www.yelp.com/biz/hollywood-theatre-portland@@
‘Delocated’ panel
“Delocated” is a mockumentary on Adult Swim about a man who is in the witness protection agency and moves to New York to be on reality TV. The show will be hosting a panel with cast members Jon Glaser, Janeane Garofalo and Todd Barry@@http://www.adultswim.com/shows/delocated/index.html@@. Moderator Brett Gelman@@http://adultswimcentral.com/tag/delocated/@@ will be fielding questions from the audience and showing behind-the-scenes and unaired clips.
$20, Bagdad Theater, 6 p.m. Sunday, April 15@@http://www.mcmenamins.com/219-bagdad-theater-pub-home@@
The Friday Forty
Part game show, part sketch, the Friday Forty is a lot of fun. Hosted by improvisor Dave Holmes@@http://www.appetitefordeconstruction.com/thefridayforty.html@@ the show works as a quiz show with contestants drinking 40-ounce bottles of beer during the course of 40 questions. Questions come from recent news and from areas such as pop culture and politics.
$20, Helium Comedy Club, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 14 (tickets purchased separately)
‘Who Charted’
Kulap Vilaysack and Howard “Dragon Boy Suede” Kremer @@http://www.earwolf.com/show/who-charted-howard-kremer-and-kulap-vilaysack/@@host the popular podcast “Who Charted” where they use what “charted” in music, movies and more as a frame to interview guests from the comedy world. The show is a ton of fun to listen to and won’t disappoint live.
$15, Bagdad Theater, 3 p.m. Saturday, April 14
Persona!
The show’s creators put it best in the tagline for Persona! “A Comedy Show With Character(s).” @@http://www.facebook.com/events/201131473275403/@@With players like The Comedians of Comedy’s Maria Bamford @@http://www.amazon.com/The-Comedians-Comedy-Bamford-Galifianakis/dp/B000JMKKMW@@and Upright Citizens Brigade’s Matt Besser@@http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0078800/@@ this show will be a whole lot of fun.
These are just a few of the many great shows that will be happening this weekend in Portland. Log on to dailyemerald.com for updates throughout the weekend.