Every Sunday at Free Street Restaurant at Cocktail Bar list out at 7:30 PM mic starts at 8:00 PM
Hosted by a rotation of Maine comedian hosts – Mo Awale, Josh Marquis, Danny Jordan, and Stephen Barton.
Whether you’ve never done comedy before, are a seasoned open micer, or a professional working out new material and trying grow this is mic is about growth and development in comedy. With producers in attendance, previously held pro series panels with New England industry members having an open discussion with professional comedians.
Support the venue and support local comedy as they workshop rough draft sets. Audience attendance welcome and encouraged and is free.
Today’s Tuesday, and we all know what that means… COMEDY NIGHT!!! Come on in from 7:30-9 for a laugh! or swing by and perform some comedy yourself!!
Morril is one of the fastest-rising stand-up comics in New York City and one of the best joke writers in the scene today. He was a regular on Comedy Central’s This Week at the Comedy Cellar, where he appeared on frequently when not touring cities across the nation. He was named one of Comedy Central’s Comics to Watch in 2011 and has performed multiple stand-up sets on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late, Late Show with James Corden and Conan. He’s also had stints on Last Comic Standing, America’s Got Talent, @midnight with Chris Hardwick, and Inside Amy Schumer. Morril can be heard on the podcast We Might Be Drunk with co-host Mark Normand and seen on Netflix’s That’s My Time with David Letterman. His 4th stand-up special, Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow,¬ can also now be viewed on Netflix.
In 2021, Sam self-released his stand-up special, Up On The Roof, in which he navigates performing live during COVID. In February 2020, Morril released his 3rd stand-up special for Comedy Central, I Got This on their YouTube channel and received over 1.5 million views within the first two weeks. Morril then later released it as a comedy album with 800 Pound Gorilla Records.
In 2015, the comedian recorded his debut album, Class Act, with Comedy Central Records, which went to #1 on iTunes and made numerous top 10 lists and appeared on season four of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour. His first one hour special, Amy Schumer Presents Sam Morril: Positive Influence premiered on Comedy Central in 2018.
Morril was the host of his very own show on MSG called People Talking Sports, which ran for two seasons and received an Emmy® nomination. Morril also has a cameo in the Academy Award nominated film, Joker.
Every Sunday at Free Street Restaurant at Cocktail Bar list out at 7:30 PM mic starts at 8:00 PM
Hosted by a rotation of Maine comedian hosts – Mo Awale, Josh Marquis, Danny Jordan, and Stephen Barton.
Whether you’ve never done comedy before, are a seasoned open micer, or a professional working out new material and trying grow this is mic is about growth and development in comedy. With producers in attendance, previously held pro series panels with New England industry members having an open discussion with professional comedians.
Support the venue and support local comedy as they workshop rough draft sets. Audience attendance welcome and encouraged and is free.
Today’s Tuesday, and we all know what that means… COMEDY NIGHT!!! Come on in from 7:30-9 for a laugh! or swing by and perform some comedy yourself!!
Every Sunday at Free Street Restaurant at Cocktail Bar list out at 7:30 PM mic starts at 8:00 PM
Hosted by a rotation of Maine comedian hosts – Mo Awale, Josh Marquis, Danny Jordan, and Stephen Barton.
Whether you’ve never done comedy before, are a seasoned open micer, or a professional working out new material and trying grow this is mic is about growth and development in comedy. With producers in attendance, previously held pro series panels with New England industry members having an open discussion with professional comedians.
Support the venue and support local comedy as they workshop rough draft sets. Audience attendance welcome and encouraged and is free.
Today’s Tuesday, and we all know what that means… COMEDY NIGHT!!! Come on in from 7:30-9 for a laugh! or swing by and perform some comedy yourself!!
Missed out on the first SOLD OUT Empire Comedy Lives… don’t worry we’re back on the Empire Live stage on Congress Street for volume 2 with more comedy. Maine House of Comedy in collaboration with Empire Live is proud to present – EMPIRE COMEDY LIVES.
EMPIRE COMEDY LIVES is a comedy showcase featuring plenty of familiar faces in the Portland, Maine comedy scene alongside a returning headliner who made his Maine debut at Cabin Fever at Thompson’s Point in 2021, returned back to perform at Maine House of Comedy’s Free Street location with his comedy special hour The Sugar in 2022, and now in 2023 to headline on the Congress Street stage with a NEW HOUR – He has twice appeared on Comedy Central’s This Is Not Happening, Comedy Central’s Featuring, Vice Live, and the PBS featured Stories From The Stage. His appearance on Stories From The Stage won the 2020 Webby People’s Voice award for Best Individual Performance. Timeout Magazine named him “One of your new comedy obsessions.” – he is East New York’s own GASTOR ALMONTE
Featuring Ian MacDonald a local favorite who recently performed at Boston Comedy Festival and will be performing at North Carolina Comedy Festival later this year.
Hosted by Mo Awale a coproducer of Portland, ME’s Don’t Tell Comedy shows and cofounder of Maine House of Comedy. He recently was a part of Diverse AF’s writer’s workshop at The Onion and hosted The Telling Room’s Show and Tell at The State Theatre.
And more special guests TBA.
Join us upstairs at the newly renovated Empire Live located at 575 Congress Street, Portland, ME in Downtown Portland doors at 6:30 PM show at 8 PM. Kitchen and bar will be open before and after the show. Get your tickets today.
Every Sunday at Free Street Restaurant at Cocktail Bar list out at 7:30 PM mic starts at 8:00 PM
Hosted by a rotation of Maine comedian hosts – Mo Awale, Josh Marquis, Danny Jordan, and Stephen Barton.
Whether you’ve never done comedy before, are a seasoned open micer, or a professional working out new material and trying grow this is mic is about growth and development in comedy. With producers in attendance, previously held pro series panels with New England industry members having an open discussion with professional comedians.
Support the venue and support local comedy as they workshop rough draft sets. Audience attendance welcome and encouraged and is free.
Today’s Tuesday, and we all know what that means… COMEDY NIGHT!!! Come on in from 7:30-9 for a laugh! or swing by and perform some comedy yourself!!