The NW Black Comedy Festival is Portland’s annual celebration of Black comedy and culture, taking place February 16–22, 2026 with multiple nights of live shows.

Ian Fidance is an offbeat yet upbeat New York City comic, actor, and writer originally from Wilmington, Delaware. An absolute force on stage, his act is insanely positive and positively insane. Equal parts thoughtful, explicit, and silly, he can be seen performing nightly at the iconic Comedy Cellar in the heart of New York City’s Greenwich Village, and his wildly popular podcast “Bein’ Ian with Jordan” is available on all platforms.

KC Shornima is the newest Weekend Update writer on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. She previously was a staff writer on Comedy Central’s TOONING OUT THE NEWS and was selected as a Just For Laughs 2022 New Face in Montreal this past summer. KC has also performed at Just For Laughs Moontower, and alongside comedians Neal Brennan, Nate Bargatze and Dave Attell amongst others. KC was named the Best Up-and-Coming Comedian in Nashville by the Nashville Scene Magazine and was a semifinalist for STAND UP NBC. She has also written for and performed on Kevin Hart’s LOL Network.

Joe Gatto is a comedian best known from the hit TV shows “Impractical Jokers” and “The Misery Index.” Joe has been touring for four years with his stand-up solo shows “Joe Gatto’s Night of Comedy” and “Let’s Get Into It” in sold out theaters across the United States, Canada and Australia.

Do you love science? Do you love comedy? This show is for you! From nationally renowned comedians (both human and robotic) to electronic music played on novel musical instruments, this STEM variety show has everything needed to delight and entertain your inner geek.

Join @depthsofwikipedia creator Annie Rauwerda on a journey through Wikipedia’s most interesting corners. This is a Wikipedia-themed comedy show where you'll learn the answers to all your questions!

The Siren Theater is all about comedy and tonight we bring you a night of improv comedy - live comedy scenes and characters created spontaneously and on the spot - from The Siren's own Improv Giants (think Second City and Upright Citizen's Brigade)!

Come watch this show where scientist-turned-stand-up-comedian Ben Miller explores volcanology, entomology, Hawaiian history, cats, cookies, and more. Ben is an NYC-based scientist-turned-comedian who has been working for the past 8 years.

"Surrounded" is a popular, unscripted stand-up comedy show created and hosted by comedian Mike Falzone, designed specifically around audience interaction, or "crowd work".