Are in in the mood to laugh? Shirt says.... Yes!!! So come on out to A CURE FOR VD: a Rom-Com Movie Roast. Portland's funniest comics roasting Rom-Com movie clips, Vintage Commercials, Dating Videos and more!

Whether you want to get shot in the heart by Cupid, or shoot Cupid in the heart... this is the show for you! Portland's funniest comics roasting Rom-Com movie clips, Vintage Commercials, Dating Videos and more! Starring Sean O'Neal • Dave Lowery • Donna K. Yarborugh • Heather English • Lydia Manning •Joe John Sanchez III • Jess Bushnell, Lori Van Deman And featuring a short film by Brontë Grimm! Hosted By Michael Garcia, Founder of The Dark Arts Fest PDX, VHS Vengeance & Forgotten Fantasies. Bring your friends, bring your ex—what's the worst that could happen? At Kelly’s Olympian, this anti-Valentine’s bash is the perfect prescription for the holiday, because laughter is the best medicine!🎤❤️🤣

Forgotten Fantasies annual live PDX fundraiser. Featuring: STORYTELLING • HOLIDAY HORROR MOVIE ROASTING • SHORT FILMS • FREE TAROT READINGS & more! Looking for a different take on the holidays? Then join us at Kelly’s Olympian for an evening of comedy, film, art and more designed to take the war on Christmas right to the front lines. Featuring some of the best live Comedy in Portland and the PNW, Short horror films, storytelling, & FREE TAROT READINGS there’s something here for everyone 7:00: An ANTICHRIST-MAS STORY A multi-media storytelling show with comedians recounting the trials and triumphs of everyday life and previous holiday misadventures. With stories by Jon Bennett (12 x The Moth), Michael Garcia (the Dark Arts Fest PDX), Jasmine Nothing (Founder TellTalePDX), Kelsey Carbary, James Wood, Tristian Spillman, Sean O'Neal, PHLLP STWRT & more! 8:00 pm - WINTER BREAK a short block of short holiday and horror films made by PNW filmmakers. Including: SAVE YOURSELF KILLER CREAM JOY THE UNICORN A SKELETOR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 8:30 pm: FORGOTTEN FANTASIES: ANTICHRIST-MAS HOLIDAY SPECIAL a rotating panel of comedians reminisce & riff on clips of Holiday Classic Cartoons & Specials, holiday horror films and vintage commercials. Including: Nariko Ott (What's More Metal), Ryan Danley (Hardtimes, Another Goddamn Horror Podcast), Jon Bennett, James Wood, Angelique Herrington, Matt Brown, Kenny Tam, Kaufmann, & the Forgotten Fantasies riff troupe: Sean O'Neal, Dave Lowry, Tristian Spillman, Dave Carrico & Host, Michael Garcia! From the folks that brought you VHS Vengeance, & Cartoons & Cocktails, and The Dark Arts: A Festival of Dark Folk Music, Dark Comedy & Dark Art

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A rotating panel of stoner comedians roast the classic anti-cannabis film Reefer Madness at the new Portland Pickles Public House! The evening will begin with a roast of anti-drug PSA's and VHS Clips! Following by classic from after school specials, television sitcoms and Film! All leading up to the playthough of the full hour longv 1936 bonkers anti-weed propaganda film REEFER MADNESS riffed and roasted by the best standup comics in Portland! With Special Guest Riffers: Mx Dahlia Belle (Netflix, NW Black Comedy Fest, Upper Left Comedy Fest, The Dark Arts Fest, Willamette Week Funniest Five 2024) Jordan Cerminara (Art Critique Comedy Show, SF Sketchest, Ashville Comedy Fest) Heather English (HaHa Harvest Comedy Fest, Curious Comedy) Julia Corral (Comedy Corral, Spacebuns Comedy, Sorry Not Sorry, Comedy in the Park) Riley McCarthy (Willamette Week Funniest Five 2022, This Ends Tonight, HaHa Harvest Comedy Fest) Eliza Butler (Bangerz Comedy, Sorry Not Sorry) The Fabulous Creecy Crashly Brothers (HaHa Harvest Comedy Fest, Suki's Mic) Kelly Jaqueline Thomas (Curious Comedy) Sam Bass (The Dark Arts Fest) Sean O'Neil (Tryhard Podcast, HaHaHarvest Comedy Festival, The Dark Arts Fest) Dave Lowery (VHS Vengeance, Forgotten Fantasies Live, Pitch Please Live, The Dark Arts Festival) & Alavon Leonetti (BooHaHa Podcast, Forgotten Fantasies Live, VHS Vengeance, HaHa Harvest Comedy Fest) Hosted by Michael Garcia (host of Forgotten Fantasies & VHS Vengeance, Producer at HaHaHarvest Comedy Fest, Director of The Dark Arts Fest)Produced by Kelsey Carbary, Michael Garcia & Forgetten Fantasies *content warning: drug use, sexual situations, cursing

LADIES vs SHARKS! Watch as Portland's most hilarious ladies and their chums take a bite out of your favorite shark movie clips. It’s a feeding frenzy of fun and humor that you won’t want to miss! Join your Hosts Kelsey Carbary & Lori Van Deman as they take you on a deep dive into the infamous 5-Headed Shark series. Followed up by a rapid fire Shark Movie Best Kills Roast, featuring Bollywood Singers swallowed whole, Vin Diesel, and a variety pack of Swimming Pool Sharks, Corn Sharks, Snow Sharks, Sand Sharks, Land Sharks, Toxic Sharks, Street Sharks & Vin Diesel. With Special Guest Riffers: Mx Dahlia Belle (Netflix, NW Black Comedy Fest, Upper Left Comedy Fest, The Dark Arts Fest) Melina Best (Willamette Week's best of Portland Comedian 2020) Aimee Sinclair (You Oughta Know, HaHaHarvest Comedy Fest) Thea Crowley (Breaking News @ Kickstand Comedy, Shark Night Live, Xray Radio) Heather English (HaHaHarvest Comedy Fest, Curious Comedy) Kelly Jaqueline Thomas (Curious Comedy) Rachelle Cochran Lydia Manning Mark your calendars for Friday, March 15th, 2024! Show starts at 7:30 PM (seating at 7:00). The event will take place at the luxurious Lustre Pearl in the heart of the Mississippi district. Produced by Michael Garcia & Forgotten Fantasies

Boom! 💥 That’s the sound of your mind being blown by the funniest comedy show you've seen on a screen! THE COMEDY EXPLOSION!! TOUR blows up Salem Oregon, this Friday at 7 pm! Don’t miss this chance to see comedians, podcasters and special guests roast the best and worst clips of action movies, political ads, and video Americana! Tickets are $10 and limited, so book now!