Thursday, March 20 - Doors at 6 Show at 6:30
(Please note the earlier start time, we know you've got work in the morning!)
COMEDY NIGHT AT THE BINGEN
PEDRO GONZALEZ
PEDRO GONZALEZ is a Colombian-American comedian based out of NYC. Gonzalez brings a fresh perspective to the comedy scene. His unique humor touches on cultural differences, immigration, and family life. Gonzalez has earned acclaim for his clever punchlines and charismatic stage presence.
Besides touring the country as a stand-up, Pedro is a staff writer on Freevee’s hit show Primo, based on the life of NY Times best-seller Shea Serrano. He was a finalist on Stand Up NBC and New York Funniest and has the honor of being the first Latin American immigrant comedian to appear on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Gonzalez brings a fresh perspective to the comedy scene. Pedro’s show is guaranteed to give your core a workout from laughter.
NARIKO OTT is a writer for the punk rock humor website The Hard Times Magazine and host of the comedy Podcast “What’s More Metal?”. Nariko was the winner of Portland’s Funniest Person Contest and named one of SplitSider Magazine’s “Top Up and Coming Comedians.” Nariko has been featured on EPIX’s “Unprotected Sets,” “Laughs” on FOX, Spotify, SiriusXM, and iHeartRadio.
Saturday, April 19 - Doors at 7 | Show at 7:30
COMEDY NIGHT AT THE BINGEN
TORI PISKIN
TORI PISKIN is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress born and raised in NYC. Tori has a social following of 170K and over 20 million views. In 2017, Tori was cast on MTV’s Wild-N-Out where her big red hair and dyslexic lyrics became a smash hit. In the 2019 New York Comedy Festival, Tori was one of ten comedians selected for TBS Presents: Comics to Watch. In addition to being a regular at Caroline's on Broadway, New York Comedy Club, The Improv, and The Laugh Factory, Tori has featured for comics like Pauly Shore, Judy Gold, and Michael Kosta. In 2019 she was selected to be part of a worldwide Facebook campaign that featured her standup material digitally and on NYC billboards. Tori’s podcast with her mom, Got It From My Mama, was featured on The Late Late Show with James Corden and is currently on the top 50 comedy iTunes charts. Tori’s first comedy special, Prettiest Girl at the Special School, was released on 800 Pound Gorilla and Sirius XM.
DAVID TVEITE is a lanky, perpetually embarrassed Minnesotan guy who has been thrilling and delighting audiences of all shapes and sizes with his standup comedy for over ten years. He is a cheerful pessimist with sharply crafted material that is absurd but acerbic, cranky but whimsical, and cerebral but also very, very stupid. People seem to like it for the most part.
David has appeared on NBC's "Last Comic Standing" and performed at festivals across the country, including Portland’s Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Atlanta’s Laughing Skull Comedy Festival and Seattle’s Bumbershoot Music Festival. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon.
Thursday, May 1 - Doors at 6 | Show at 6:30
(Please note the earlier start time, we know you've got work in the morning!)
COMEDY NIGHT AT THE BINGEN
LIZ GLAZER
LIZ GLAZER is an award-winning standup comedian, actor, and writer who used to be a tenured law professor, a job she was very funny at. Liz is the winner of both the Boston Comedy Festival and the Ladies of Laughter competition, has opened for Myq Kaplan and Maria Bamford, and was accepted to the 2021 HBO Women in Comedy Festival. In addition, Liz has acted on For Life on ABC and BULL on CBS. Liz is also writing a television pilot about her life, a draft of which was a semi-finalist in the Stage 32 writing competition. Liz has also been featured in a full article in the Wall Street Journal.
These days Liz performs regularly at comedy clubs and festivals. Liz also does private events for law schools, law firms, synagogues, and major corporations.
BEN HARKINS is a popular PNW comedian who has "slowly blazed a trail through the Portland comedy scene without moving his feet much—or moving much of his body at all. His unanimated, almost angry stage demeanor befits his lengthy bits, which manage to make the banal seem deeply absurd." (Willamette Week) In the past few months, Ben has been selected as Portland's Funniest Person 2024, an Undisputed Genius of Comedy 2025, and one of Portland's Funniest 5, 2025.
Thursday, June 5 - Doors at 6 Show at 6:30
(Please note the earlier start time, we know you've got work in the morning!)
COMEDY NIGHT AT THE BINGEN
MOHANAD ELSHIEKY
MOHANAD ELSHIEKY is a New York-based, Libyan-born comedian who made his national TV debut on Conan, appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and has been featured on Comedy Central and Don't Tell Comedy. He has toured across the country with the critically acclaimed storytelling show Pop-Up Magazine.
Mohanad is currently a writer and consultant for the hit podcast Lovett or Leave It and was one of the hosts of Lemonada Media’s podcast I’m Sorry. He has also been featured in Kumail Nanjiani’s Little America book.
In 2018, he appeared in an episode of Epix’s Unprotected Sets and was listed as one of Thrillist’s 50 Best Undiscovered Comics. Mohanad was also a digital producer on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Known for his deceptively laid-back demeanor and whip-smart perspective on politics and culture, he combines sharp humor with incisive commentary.
DYLAN JENKINS is a stand up comedian from Portland, Oregon who performs all over the country. Dylan was a finalist in both the 2023 Seattle International Comedy Competition and Portland's Funniest Person Contest , 2024. A regular at Helium Comedy Club, Dylan has also been featured on Treefort Music Festival, The 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival, SF SKETCHFEST and Rip City Comedy Fest.
