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those notebooks to my dying day!
We’ve had several amazing performers at the three shows we’ve put on so far. Richie Stratton, for one—local emcee extraordi- naire—who also happens to be the first comedian to perform at the Warped Tour. We also have BJ McNaughty, a Portland strip- per whose clown act landed her an appearance on Jerry Springer back in the day. Bryan Withawhy, who hosts the El Oh Hell com- edy open mic at Dante’s, has graced our stage. Keegan Bell and Jesse Hooper were also recently invited to perform at Jimmy Kim- mel’s comedy club in Las Vegas. And let’s not forget Juan Den- mark, who has made a name for himself through his appearances on Kill Tony.
In addition to all the established comics who have lent their tal- ent, it’s been fun to watch a brand new crop of comedians find the inspiration to begin performing. Once I started talking with DJ Dick Hennessy about the show I was putting together, something clicked with him, and he’s been hitting the open mics religiously ever since. Some of the guys I’ve befriended while we judged Dick’s competitions together have started performing at the open mics, as well. Speaking of competitions, this August, Dick is rolling out a new one: Strip Jokers. It’s going to be a comedy competition held in strip clubs across the city, in which a stripper will join each comic on stage and remove an item of clothing for each laugh the comic gets from the crowd. If the stripper ends up naked, the comic will head to finals. You won’t want to miss it!
You also don’t want to miss Strip City presents: Tits & Giggles at X Exotic Lounge. I hope to see you there!
There are things about Nate Hazen you wouldn’t understand. Things you couldn’t understand. Things you shouldn’t understand. You don’t want to get mixed up with a guy like him. He’s a loner, Dottie. A rebel. When not working security at X Exotic Lounge and Dixie Tav- ern, you can find him searching for the basement of the Alamo and plagiarizing this bio from the movie Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. Check out his stand-up comedy show, Strip City presents: Tits and Giggles, on the first and third Thursdays of every month at X Exotic Lounge, from 10 p.m. to midnight.
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