Don’t miss your chance to see some of the best comedians in the Pacific Northwest, right at your doorstep.
Upcoming Shows

Friday August 7th, 2026 at Cellar 54 in Salem, Oregon
Jaren George
Born and raised in New York City, Jaren is a comedian based in Portland, OR. He just wants you (the audience) to be engaged and feed off his intensely high charismatic ways. Jaren’s style for jokes can only be described as “energetic storytelling” with a second main entree of “Ah, I see what he did there” because he spoils you. Opened for national touring headlining comedians like Joe Pera, Chris Gethard, and Gary Gulman. He was also voted in 2022 as one of Willamette Week’s Funniest Five Comedians in Portland and Portland Mercury’s 2023 Geniuses of Comedy. He also conveniently runs a podcast called IT Desk and produces live comedy shows in the PNW area. You can see him walking around in the hit HULU show Shrill. Your cat adores him.
Erica Figueroa
Erica Figueroa is a stand-up comedian, but her real dream is to be a memelord. She is a paid regular at Helium Comedy Club where she’s opened for a whole bunch of national headliners. Erica was voted one of Willamette Week’s Funniest Five comics in Portland. (She got second place, who wants first anyway?) She has opened for Mitch Hedberg’s ghost and has a quarterly seance with Lucille Ball. She has actually performed at West End, All Jane, and Ha Ha Harvest comedy festivals. Her numbers are up this fiscal year.

Friday August 14th, 2026 at Cellar 54 in Salem, Oregon
Greg Beachler
One of the Pacific Northwest’s fastest-rising comedians, Greg Beachler has spent the last few years bringing his trademark wit and irreverence across the country. His storytelling as a divorced dad of two blends musings on family life and his mixed race background with topical approaches, grounding widely relevant subjects in a personal, relatable perspective. You might recognize him as a producer of the Bing Crosby Theater’s Reel: Comedy Edition, or as a regular feature at the Tacoma Comedy Club, Spokane Comedy Club, and other venues in the US.
Greg’s been a semi-finalist in the annual Super Funny Comedy Club Funniest Motherf&%^er competition, a finalist in the Comedy Voice, and has twice been selected for the legendary Seattle International Comedy Competition. Keep an eye out — he’s one to watch in the coming years.
Thor Aksdal
Thor Aksdal is a comedian from Yelm/Lacey/Olympia, WA, or wherever you’d like to assume he’s from. Thor has made a name for himself in the comedy world for being the meaniest bobeaniest bad boy comedianest, thanks to his razor sharp, cutting wit. His sense of humor can only be described as a carefree attitude, wearing a leather jacket. Yes, he’s that cool. Since starting comedy, Thor has performed all over the Pacific Northwest. He is the creator and host of The Good Felon Show at Tacoma Comedy Club where he and other comedians share their triumphs or tri-oofs with the law.

Friday August 21st, 2026 at Cellar 54 in Salem, Oregon
Jeremiah Hughes
Jeremiah Hughes is a comedian and host of the MUSH podcast, who is from Aberdeen, Washington. Jeremiah is known for his lovable, silly, and sometimes dark perspective. He’s performed across the U.S. and Canada in cities like Vancouver B.C., NYC, Vegas and all down the west coast. He has performed with Don’t Tell Comedy and in the World Series of Comedy. Jeremiah has opened for or performed with a number of famous comedians. Some being: Dave Attell, Pauly Shore, Nate Jackson, Hans Kim from Kill Tony, SNL star Darrell Hammond, Liza Treyger and Letter Kenny star K Trevor Wilson. Catch Jeremiah while you can and you’ll be happy you did!
Shadd Foster
Shadd Foster is a Tacoma-based stand-up comedian and podcaster with a knack for turning everyday situations into something slightly unhinged. A Tacoma Comedy Club regular and four-time Roastamania champion, he mixes storytelling with offbeat humor that hits harder than you expect. He’s also a Funniest Person in the Universe finalist, and has performed at Stay Fresh Fest and on Don’t Tell Comedy shows.

Friday August 28th, 2026 at Cellar 54 in Salem, Oregon
Adam Pasi
Adam Pasi is a Portland comic who is quickly becoming among the most recognized names in Northwestern comedy. Born in Tacoma, WA and raised on army bases on the East Coast and in Germany, Adam’s unique outlook on life allows him to craft absurd yet relatable stories, culminating in admittedly ridiculous calls to arms. Adam has appeared on the IFC show “Portlandia” and has performed on the Limestone, Wenatchee, and Bridgetown comedy festivals. He is a regular host at Helium Comedy Club, as well as a co-host of the bi-monthly comedy game show Funny Humans vs. The Wheel. Frequently intense, but never taking himself too seriously, Adam Pasi encourages all who’ll listen to join him in his mostly imaginary, but always amusing crusade against… well, something. Whatever it is, being loud and silly is the only way to fight it.
Cody Chasteen
Cody Chasteen is a comedian from Portland, Oregon, where he’s known by a bakers dozen of people as the “Zion Williamson of Comedy”—insane potential, and bad knees. Grandmothers adore him, others tolerate him, and a decent chunk of people laugh with him.
I’m a Nonuple threat. Comédien, father, actor (Sunday school play), storyteller, story listener, pickup basketball DAWG, husband, and bad at math.
Previous Shows

Friday July 24th, 2026 at Cellar 54 in Salem, Oregon
Jordan Casner
Jordan Casner is a stand-up comedian and writer from Portland, Oregon. He performs at clubs and festivals all over the country and has opened for performers including Taylor Tomlinson, Leanne Morgan, David Spade, and Brian Regan. He was a writer for the live PDX sketch show Wunderkonntent and was recently crowned “Portland’s Funniest Person” for 2025 by Helium Comedy Club as well as one of the Willamette Week’s Top 5 Comedians
Nick Meier
Nick Meier is a Southern Oregon comedian who hails from the Midwest. You’ll get the feeling that a family member is telling jokes in your living room with enough presence that even the kids listen. He has a unique perspective on the many things that make life funny from his travels across the country and has found his calling in using those experiences to blend all audiences together.

Friday July 17th, 2026 at Cellar 54 in Salem, Oregon
Katie Ngyuen
Katie Nguyen is a writer and comedian. Her work has been featured in The New Yorker, you can hear on SiriusXM, and she’s a regular at Helium Comedy Club where she also teaches stand-up. Katie was a writer and the host of the PBS Kids series Mega Wow
Katie has opened for Maria Bamford, Todd Barry, Matt Braunger, Ron Funches, and performed at festivals including Upper Left, Limestone, Out of Bounds, 10,000 Laughs, Asheville, SF Sketchfest, Stumptown, All Jane, and Bridgetown.
Ian Yearsely
Ian Yearsley hails from Boise Idaho, but calls Portland Oregon his home. Being the most successful member(doesn’t mean much) in a lower than lower class family, his jokes are a cynical but light hearted take on everyday life.Ian is more than friendly to drinking so, grab a beer, enjoy some laughs, and be glad you’re not Ian Yearsley.

Friday July 10th, 2026 at Cellar 54 in Salem, Oregon
Courtney “Goldie” Jackson
Courtney “Goldie” Jackson has worked with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, travels the world as a stand-up comedian, and helped to serve our nations veterans & at-risk youth in her community. She broke out on VH1’s top rated show “The Flavor of Love” alongside Public Enemy’s hype man Flavor Flav. Along with appearing on “Charm School”, Goldie is one of the OGs of Reality TV.
Cat Alvarado
Cat Alvarado is a Nicaraguan-American comedian who turned her journey as a Latina misfit into an award-winning one-woman show. She’s performed at Laughing Skull and The Big Pine Comedy Festival. She premiered her hour at the 2022 Hollywood Fringe Festival to rave reviews, winning a Producer’s Encore Award. She was also a featured comedian at the 2022 Great American Comedy Festival. She made her TV stand-up debut on PBS’s First Nations Comedy Experience in 2018. She is also the creator and host of the Villains of History podcast, a cohost on the Unofficial Official Story podcast, and a frequent guest co-host on YouTube’s Reel Rejects.
