Merry Time Bar & Grill hosts night of stand-up comedy

Published 12:00 pm Monday, June 6, 2016

ASTORIA — The Merry Time Bar & Grill will host a night of stand-up comedy with an all-star lineup of Portland comics on Friday, June 10.

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Cheap Whiskey and Dirty Jokes features Andie Main, Gabe Dinger, Joann Schinderle and Nariko Ott, a veritable who’s who of the stand-up comedy scene in Portland. Comedians will each do about a 20-minute set with limited breaks. Expect adult humor, political content and general good times.

The event will start at 9 p.m., and there is no cover. The event is for ages 21 and older.

Andie Mann is the host of Curious Comedy Theater’s weekly open mic and has performed at Bumbershoot in Seattle, The All Jane No Dick Comedy Festival, Portland Pride 2014, the Treefort Festival and more.

Gabe Dinger has performed at several comedy festivals, including the Bridgetown Comedy Festival and Bumbershoot. As a member of the improv troupe Whiskey Tango, he has also performed in the LA Improv Festival, SF Sketchfest, and the Del Close Marathon in New York City. More notably, Dinger was the first comedian to perform at a high-security prison in the state of Oregon. The Portland Mercury has called him a “Punchline machine.” He made Willamette Week’s Funniest Five poll in 2015.

Joann Schinderle was recently a finalist in Portland’s Funniest Person Contest 2015 and has performed across the country in such festivals as Bumbershoot, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Chicago Comedy Exposition, SF Sketchfest, Hell Yes Fest, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival and more.

Nariko Ott was named on Willamette Week’s The Funniest Five poll in 2014. Ott didn’t enter comedy until his 30s, and he moved to Portland in 2011.

The Merry Time Bar & Grill looks forward to hosting more music, dance and comedy events throughout the summer, including a special guest appearance by the DJs of Decadent ’80s, Portland’s longest running alternative ’80s dance night, at 10 p.m. Saturday, June 11. Decadent ’80s started in 2004 and plays the best of ’80s underground and new wave; expect to hear a sampling of all the music genres that made the 1980s so decadent. The event is 21 and over only, and there is no cover.

The Merry Time Bar & Grill is located at 995 Marine Drive. For more information, contact Terry Robinett at 503-468-0852 or email at merrytimebar@gmail.com

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