Big Dogs: The Best Improv Comedy in Portland!
Saturday, Jun 27, 2026 @ 7:00 PM PDT • Multiple prices
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Every Saturday, Kickstand unleashes the best improv comedy teams in town to run wild! Their comedy will have you rolling over and howling! Give yourself a treat with a night of guaranteed laughs!
Big Dogs features an exclusive roster of Kickstand's best improv teams (we're talking the pick of the litter every week)
This week features Sardine and Hopes'n'Prayers
Sardine takes you on a character-based exploration of loserdom as we turn your familiar mishaps into a cathartic display of comedy. Misery loves company — all are welcome in the tin.
This week features Sardine and Hopes'n'Prayers
Sardine takes you on a character-based exploration of loserdom as we turn your familiar mishaps into a cathartic display of comedy. Misery loves company — all are welcome in the tin.
- Sardine is Aleah Liebenau, Hannah Dulaney, Jo Nichols, Meg Kausch, Mo Merrill, and Sophie Thorsen
Hopes'n'Prayers is the warm sun in the vast cold emptiness of life. Come bask in this deranged improv trio as they turn your late-stage bucket list into an unhinged comedy show that will make you forget the horrors for about an hour.
- Hopes'n'Prayers is: Blade Weedman, Diana Kolsky, and Lauren Sinner
Monthly Rotation:
- 1st Saturdays: Oprah's Book Club
- 2nd Saturdays: Hopes'n'Prayers
- 3rd Saturdays: Leave a Penny
- 4th Saturdays: Sardine
Laughs for All: As part of our mission towards access to comedy, we offer 10% of tickets at a discounted rate to make it more affordable for those who otherwise would not be able to attend. These tickets are first come, first served, so we recommend buying them online ahead of time, and any remaining will be sold at the door.
- Doors open 30 minutes prior to listed show time.
- Online sales close on the day of the show.
- Unclaimed tickets will be released to standby line 10 minutes after listed show time.
- All prices include ticketing platform and credit card processing fees.
KICKSTAND COMEDY TERMS & CONDITIONS - All sales are final and no refunds are permitted.
- If you are more than 10 minutes late to your show, your ticket may be released and there will be no refund.
- If you are inebriated, heckling, or causing any disruption, you’ll be asked to leave the theater and will not receive a refund.
- All times listed in PST.
- Shows starting before 9pm are all ages. Shows beginning at 9pm or later are restricted to ages 21+.
- Kickstand is ADA accessible and provides floor level seating. If you require space for a mobility device, you may email us at boxoffice@kickstandcomedy.org ahead of time so we may prepare and reserve a space for you, or you can let the box office know at check in.
- All other inquiries around ticketing should be sent to boxoffice@kickstandcomedy.org
- Please check both your email inbox and spam folder for confirmation emails!
Location
1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland OR 97214
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