We couldn’t be prouder to announce our first comedian: the astounding, acerbic Eddie Pepitone.
Nicknamed “The Bitter Buddha,” Eddie Pepitone is a master of the dark art of comedy. Eddie is hailed as a modern day cross between Jackie Gleason, Don Rickles and Eckart Tolle.
On stage, Eddie is a force of nature, switching between social rage and tender self-doubt. His shows are an energetic combo of calm and chaos, blue-collar angst and sardonic enlightenment. Few comedians working today channel the power of the rant better than Eddie Pepitone.
Eddie performs Friday, March 8th.
Another heavy hitter joining us: Baron Vaughn!
Baron Vaughn is a force to be reckoned with in the world of entertainment. With a career that spans live comedy, acting, and directing, Baron's talent knows no bounds. As an actor, he's best known as “Bud”, sharing the screen with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin on the longest-running hit Netflix series, Grace & Frankie. Baron lends his voice as "Tom Servo" in the recent seasons of cult-hit, Mystery Science Theater 3000.
As a stand-up comedian, Baron has been entertaining audiences for more than 20 years. He has two influential comedy recordings, Raised by Cable and Blaxistential Crisis, both available for streaming on all platforms.
Baron performs Saturday, March 9.
We’re welcoming Denver’s finest: Adam Cayton-Holland!
Adam Cayton-Holland is a national touring comic who has appeared on CONAN, WTF with Marc Maron, Comedy Central Presents, The Late Late Show with James Corden, @midnight, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, and more. He has been named one of Esquire magazine’s “25 Comics to Watch” and one of “10 Comics to Watch” by Variety.
Along with his cohorts in The Grawlix, he created, wrote, and starred in “Those Who Can’t,” which aired for three seasons on truTV. The Grawlix also host a podcast, “The Grawlix Saves the World,” which is available everywhere.
Adam performs Saturday, March 9.
All the way from New York, the esteemed Chole Radcliffe will be joining us!
Chloe is a NYC-based standup comic, actor, and writer. She starred in COMMAND Z from Steven Soderbergh. Her Comedy Central: Featuring set debuted in 2022. She staffed on the sketch writing team for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon from 2019-2020.
She was named a TBS Comic To Watch at the New York Comedy Festival, has been seen on Epix, and was selected for NBC’s 2019 Late Night Writers Workshop. She produces Minneapolis’ 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival.
Originally from Minnesota, Chloe balances annoyance with delight, and draws from her experience of having a huge birthmark on her cheek (she doesn’t talk about it too much. Or, just enough? Whatever’s correct).
Chloe performs Friday, March 8.
Arlo Weierhauser is a pretty fun. They were “Portland’s Funniest Person” in 2017, performed at Just for Laughs Montreal 2018, appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and were in Disney's "Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made". They can be seen in Epix Season 2 of "Unprotected Sets".
Arlo performs Saturday, March 9.
Phil Schallberger is a comedian from Portland Oregon. He's recognized as one of the most unique and uncompromising comics in the Pacific Northwest and has been featured in the Seattle Sketchfest, San Francisco Sketchfest, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, TBA, and Hell Yes Fest. Mixing his years of experience with formal stand-up, sketch, and improv, Phil is able to weave in and out of multimedia, character, and sketch performance to create a distinctive solo-sketch show which has been regarded favorably by many. If you’re looking for something new that combines all your favorite elements of comic performances, Phil Schallberger is the guy for you.
If that's not what you're looking for, might I recommend the comedian Kevin Hart.
Phil performs Friday, March 8.
Two-time winner of "PDX Dirty Dozen Roast Battle," Amanda Arnold has Performed in festivals such as All Jane, Idaho Laugh Fest, Bridgetown and Big Sky. She was also featured on "Laughs" on Fox/Fusion. Amanda produced the Undertow Comedy Festival in Lincoln City, Oregon.
She did stand-up comedy for the first time when she was eight years old! Yes! You read that correctly! It's no wonder you get a feeling when watching her that some people are just born funny.
Amanda performs Friday, March 8.
Jason Traeger was voted one of Portland Funniest 5 by readers of The Portland Mercury and is a 3x finalist of Helium Comedy Club's Funniest Person Competition. His warmhearted, stream-of-consciousness stand-up style has thrilled audiences in cellars, clubs and concert halls and can be heard every other week on his TraegerMethod podcast.
Jason performs Saturday, March 9.
Drew Wilson-McGrath is a misfit with two moms who has been leeching laughter out of Pacific Northwest audiences for nearly 4 years. He runs three shows throughout the state, including "North Coast Comedy Night" at the Liberty Theatre in Astoria, Oregon. He has been featured on the Mutiny Radio Comedy Festival, Button Bridge Comedy Jamboree and the HaHa Harvest Fest, and is a regular at shows ranging from Portland to Kennewick and beyond. We’re sure you’ll love what he brings to the show!
Drew performs Friday, March 8.
*All performers at the Cannon Beach Comedy Festival are scheduled to perform one show, either Friday or Saturday. Schedules will be announced soon.