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January 2026
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- Friday January 9th 07:00PM
- Dead of Winter Comedy Showcase
- Dead of Winter Comedy ShowcaseDoors @ 6pm | Show @ 7pmSponsored by AprėsFeaturing: Aprės drink specialsLine up TBA
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- Friday January 9th 09:30PM
- LAST CALL Comedy Showcase
- LAST CALL COMEDYLast Call Comedy is your go-to late-night laugh fix at Empire Comedy Club in the heart of Portland, ME. Catch a fast, fun showcase for just $10, featuring a rotating lineup of local standouts, rising new talent, and out-of-state comics passing through town. You never know who might drop in, and no two lineups are ever the same. Plus, enjoy a drink special with $1 off Aprés Seltzers all night. Swing by, grab a drink, and end your night laughing.#empirecomedyclub #lastcallcomedy #comedyshowcase
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- Saturday January 10th 07:00PM
- Naughty Bits Improv Show
- Capital City Improv and Empire Comedy Club present - Naughty Bits: An Adult-Themed Comedy Show!Warm yourself (and your partner) this January with a raunchy comedy show that will have you laughing and loving all the way home!Capital City Improv, Maine's premiere improv group, comes to Empire Comedy Club for an interactive adult themed improv show that will bring the heat to your January cold.Join us on Saturday, January 10th at 7pm as Stephanie Itzkowitz, Julie Poulin, Dennis Price, and Amy Roeder use your suggestions and stories to create a night of naughty and bawdy comedy!See Naughty Bits at the home for improv in the heart of Portland - Empire Comedy Club!
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- Saturday January 10th 09:30PM
- LAST CALL Comedy Showcase
- LAST CALL COMEDYLast Call Comedy is your go-to late-night laugh fix at Empire Comedy Club in the heart of Portland, ME. Catch a fast, fun showcase for just $10, featuring a rotating lineup of local standouts, rising new talent, and out-of-state comics passing through town. You never know who might drop in, and no two lineups are ever the same. Plus, enjoy a drink special with $1 off Aprés Seltzers all night. Swing by, grab a drink, and end your night laughing.#empirecomedyclub #lastcallcomedy #comedyshowcase
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- Sunday January 11th 08:30PM
- New Talent Showcase
- Welcome to the New Talent Showcase!Formerly known as Open Mic Night, this show still features the spontaneity and variety of an open mic, but we felt the term didn’t fully capture the quality of the performances. The New Talent Showcase is a curated experience by professional comedian Matt Dundas, featuring open sign-ups for both seasoned comedians and newcomers alike.Each show highlights a diverse lineup of comics, with a featured performer delivering a longer set every week!This is a FREE show, but we’ve included an option for attendees to pay what they wish if they’d like to further support local comedy. Your presence is support enough, but every dollar helps us continue building this scene, creating more opportunities for emerging comedians, and offering them additional stage time.Show @ 8:30pm | 21+ Sign-ups for comedians remain under the Open Mic tab on our website, and you can also sign up in person.
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- Thursday January 15th 07:00PM
- Empire Comedy Coliseum
- Join us January 15th for The Empire Comedy Coliseum!A high-energy Mario Kart tournament on our giant video wall, featuring live color commentary from a panel of comedians. This one-of-a-kind show blends competitive gaming and stand-up comedy as audience members and comedians go head-to-head for bragging rights and prizes. Commentary provided by Brendan Eyre (Comedy Central, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Dry Bar), Casey Watson (Don’t Tell), and Colby Bradshaw.
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- Friday January 16th 07:00PM
- Ray Harrington
- Ray Harrington is an infectiously charming comedian who performs across the globe with hilariously irreverent material and marvelous improvisational riffing that embraces life with a smile. He's been seen on Conan, and his documentary BE A MAN won the LA Comedy Festival before premiering exclusively on Hulu. His first album from Stand Up! Records, The Worst Is Over, debuted at the top of the comedy charts on Amazon and iTunes. His latest album, Overwhelmed, debuted at Number 1 on Amazon and at the top of the Billboard Comedy Charts.Ray has been seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his show, Immaterial. Ray was named Best Comedian by the Providence Phoenix, was a finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival, and was invited to host the International Filmapalooza Awards in Hollywood. He was awarded Best Documentary at the LA Comedy Festival as well as the SNOB Film Festival, and premiered his film BE A MAN at the New York Comedy Festival. His web series, Undependent, won Best Comedy at the NYC Web Festival, and won Best Actor for Undependent at the London Web Festival.Ray has been heard on nationally syndicated radio along with Sirius/XM and he's been seen on Conan, Hulu, ABC, FOX, TBS, and SBS Australia.
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- Saturday January 17th 07:00PM
- Ray Harrington
- Ray Harrington is an infectiously charming comedian who performs across the globe with hilariously irreverent material and marvelous improvisational riffing that embraces life with a smile. He's been seen on Conan, and his documentary BE A MAN won the LA Comedy Festival before premiering exclusively on Hulu. His first album from Stand Up! Records, The Worst Is Over, debuted at the top of the comedy charts on Amazon and iTunes. His latest album, Overwhelmed, debuted at Number 1 on Amazon and at the top of the Billboard Comedy Charts.Ray has been seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his show, Immaterial. Ray was named Best Comedian by the Providence Phoenix, was a finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival, and was invited to host the International Filmapalooza Awards in Hollywood. He was awarded Best Documentary at the LA Comedy Festival as well as the SNOB Film Festival, and premiered his film BE A MAN at the New York Comedy Festival. His web series, Undependent, won Best Comedy at the NYC Web Festival, and won Best Actor for Undependent at the London Web Festival.Ray has been heard on nationally syndicated radio along with Sirius/XM and he's been seen on Conan, Hulu, ABC, FOX, TBS, and SBS Australia.
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- Saturday January 17th 09:30PM
- THE BUCKET Comedy Show
- The Bucket Comedy Show (formerly Crowd Source) is a fast-paced, audience-inspired comedy experience. Our talented lineup of comedians creates jokes on the fly, based on topics submitted by the audience—dropped into the infamous bucket. No subject is off limits. It’s unpredictable, unfiltered, and completely driven by you. Join us for a night where you steer the show!Tickets are ONLY $10!for fans of 'Stand Up on the Spot'Doors at 9pm | Show at 9:30pm | 21+Sponosored by AprėsFeaturing drink specials by Aprės!
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- Sunday January 18th 08:30PM
- New Talent Showcase
- Welcome to the New Talent Showcase!Formerly known as Open Mic Night, this show still features the spontaneity and variety of an open mic, but we felt the term didn’t fully capture the quality of the performances. The New Talent Showcase is a curated experience by professional comedian Matt Dundas, featuring open sign-ups for both seasoned comedians and newcomers alike.Each show highlights a diverse lineup of comics, with a featured performer delivering a longer set every week!This is a FREE show, but we’ve included an option for attendees to pay what they wish if they’d like to further support local comedy. Your presence is support enough, but every dollar helps us continue building this scene, creating more opportunities for emerging comedians, and offering them additional stage time.Please note: Sets are 5 minutes, comedians will be given the light at 4 minutes to notify them that they have 1 minute remaining. The Featured comedian will be given 10 minutes. Show @ 8:30pm | 21+ Sign-ups for comedians remain under the Open Mic tab on our website, and you can also sign up in person.
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- Friday January 23rd 07:00PM
- Adrienne Iapalucci
- Adrienne Iapalucci is a comedian, writer, and performer based in New York. Her stand-up special, “The Dark Queen” directed by Louis CK and produced by Ari Shaffir is now streaming on Netflix. As a stand-up, Adrienne is a JFL New Faces alum. She won the first ever People’s Choice award at the New York Comedy Festival and made her TV debut on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Netflix included her on Degenerates Season 2 alongside fellow comedians Ms. Pat, Jim Norton, Nikki Glaser, and others. One of the jokes from her Degenerates set was featured in Netflix's Best of 2020 Stand-Up special. In 2023, Adrienne did a 15-minute set on Louis CK’s live-streamed stand-up special at Madison Square Garden. She has also appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience, Matt and Shane’s Secret Pod, Are You Garbage, Your Mom’s House, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, The Late Show with David Letterman, and more. Her debut album, Baby Skeletons was released in 2020 and was named Interrobang's Top Eleven Comedy Albums of 2020. It was met with high praise from fellow comedians Neal Brennan, Patton Oswalt, Chris Rock, Anthony Jeselnik and others. When she’s not touring the country, she can be seen at The Comedy Cellar.Arrive early to secure your seats. Preferred Seating tickets guarantee seating directly in front of the stage. Limited PS tickets available.*Be on time... If you have not arrived at the venue 30 minutes after the start of showtime, your tickets will be cancelled and your seat may be sold to the next customer. No refunds will be given under this circumstance. Empire Comedy Club reserves this right on all ticketed events.
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- Saturday January 24th 07:00PM
- Adrienne Iapalucci
- Adrienne Iapalucci is a comedian, writer, and performer based in New York. Her stand-up special, “The Dark Queen” directed by Louis CK and produced by Ari Shaffir is now streaming on Netflix. As a stand-up, Adrienne is a JFL New Faces alum. She won the first ever People’s Choice award at the New York Comedy Festival and made her TV debut on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Netflix included her on Degenerates Season 2 alongside fellow comedians Ms. Pat, Jim Norton, Nikki Glaser, and others. One of the jokes from her Degenerates set was featured in Netflix's Best of 2020 Stand-Up special. In 2023, Adrienne did a 15-minute set on Louis CK’s live-streamed stand-up special at Madison Square Garden. She has also appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience, Matt and Shane’s Secret Pod, Are You Garbage, Your Mom’s House, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, The Late Show with David Letterman, and more. Her debut album, Baby Skeletons was released in 2020 and was named Interrobang's Top Eleven Comedy Albums of 2020. It was met with high praise from fellow comedians Neal Brennan, Patton Oswalt, Chris Rock, Anthony Jeselnik and others. When she’s not touring the country, she can be seen at The Comedy Cellar.Arrive early to secure your seats. Preferred Seating tickets guarantee seating directly in front of the stage. Limited PS tickets available.*Be on time... If you have not arrived at the venue 30 minutes after the start of showtime, your tickets will be cancelled and your seat may be sold to the next customer. No refunds will be given under this circumstance. Empire Comedy Club reserves this right on all ticketed events.
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- Saturday January 24th 09:30PM
- Adrienne Iapalucci
- Adrienne Iapalucci is a comedian, writer, and performer based in New York. Her stand-up special, “The Dark Queen” directed by Louis CK and produced by Ari Shaffir is now streaming on Netflix. As a stand-up, Adrienne is a JFL New Faces alum. She won the first ever People’s Choice award at the New York Comedy Festival and made her TV debut on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. Netflix included her on Degenerates Season 2 alongside fellow comedians Ms. Pat, Jim Norton, Nikki Glaser, and others. One of the jokes from her Degenerates set was featured in Netflix's Best of 2020 Stand-Up special. In 2023, Adrienne did a 15-minute set on Louis CK’s live-streamed stand-up special at Madison Square Garden. She has also appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience, Matt and Shane’s Secret Pod, Are You Garbage, Your Mom’s House, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, The Late Show with David Letterman, and more. Her debut album, Baby Skeletons was released in 2020 and was named Interrobang's Top Eleven Comedy Albums of 2020. It was met with high praise from fellow comedians Neal Brennan, Patton Oswalt, Chris Rock, Anthony Jeselnik and others. When she’s not touring the country, she can be seen at The Comedy Cellar.Arrive early to secure your seats. Preferred Seating tickets guarantee seating directly in front of the stage. Limited PS tickets available.*Be on time... If you have not arrived at the venue 30 minutes after the start of showtime, your tickets will be cancelled and your seat may be sold to the next customer. No refunds will be given under this circumstance. Empire Comedy Club reserves this right on all ticketed events.
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- Sunday January 25th 08:30PM
- New Talent Showcase
- Welcome to the New Talent Showcase!Formerly known as Open Mic Night, this show still features the spontaneity and variety of an open mic, but we felt the term didn’t fully capture the quality of the performances. The New Talent Showcase is a curated experience by professional comedian Matt Dundas, featuring open sign-ups for both seasoned comedians and newcomers alike.Each show highlights a diverse lineup of comics, with a featured performer delivering a longer set every week!This is a FREE show, but we’ve included an option for attendees to pay what they wish if they’d like to further support local comedy. Your presence is support enough, but every dollar helps us continue building this scene, creating more opportunities for emerging comedians, and offering them additional stage time.Please note: Sets are 5 minutes, comedians will be given the light at 4 minutes to notify them that they have 1 minute remaining. The Featured comedian will be given 10 minutes. Show @ 8:30pm | 21+ Sign-ups for comedians remain under the Open Mic tab on our website, and you can also sign up in person.
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- Friday January 30th 07:00PM
- CALEB THEODORE SHERMAN
- Caleb’s uncalled for confessions and gleeful awkwardness have delighted audiences throughout New England, often leaving them in a chanting fervor. They began performing in 2017 and have featured for internationally renowned comedians such as Ian Fidance, Rosebud Baker, Leah Rudick, Brendan Eyre, Kate Sisk, Jessica Michelle Singleton, Myq Kaplan, Tim Murray, Irene Tu, and Jenny Zigrino.
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- Friday January 30th 09:30PM
- LAST CALL Comedy Showcase
- LAST CALL COMEDYLast Call Comedy is your go-to late-night laugh fix at Empire Comedy Club in the heart of Portland, ME. Catch a fast, fun showcase for just $10, featuring a rotating lineup of local standouts, rising new talent, and out-of-state comics passing through town. You never know who might drop in, and no two lineups are ever the same. Plus, enjoy a drink special with $1 off Aprés Seltzers all night. Swing by, grab a drink, and end your night laughing.#empirecomedyclub #lastcallcomedy #comedyshowcase
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- Saturday January 31st 07:00PM
- Alex Giampapa
- Alex Giampapa began performing stand-up comedy in Boston at the age of 19 and soon became a popular act all across New England. He’s performed with comedians like Bill Burr, Hannibal Buress, Luis J Gomez, Ilana Glaser, Sarah Cooper, Judah Friedlander, Gary Gulman, Sammy Obeid, Eugene Mirman, Eric D’Alessandro, Adam Devine and Erik Griffin. Alex headlines shows nationwide, and has been featured in many comedy festivals including The Rogue Island Comedy Festival (Newport, RI), The Big Pine Comedy Festival (Flagstaff, AZ), The Boston Comedy Festival, The Vermont Comedy Festival and The Motor City Comedy Festival (Detroit, MI).His edgy, but relatable style has made him a popular choice for many different types of audiences:“His voice and onstage demeanor may be soothing, but that doesn’t mean [he] won’t bring a scorching set of well-crafted jokes, hot takes on current events, and a good, healthy dose of social commentary” - VanyalandAlex has had digital success too: he’s been featured on Comedy Central Asia, Funny or Die, and has been the #1 post on Reddit three times. His “War Money” joke has gone viral on multiple occasions and was shared by celebrities/politicians such as Mos Def, DL Hughley, Gina Carano, Niecy Nash, Jamaal Bowman and Nina Turner.Alex also wrote, produced, directed and co-starred in a comedy pilot, Poor Effort.
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- Saturday January 31st 09:30PM
- LAST CALL Comedy Showcase
- LAST CALL COMEDYLast Call Comedy is your go-to late-night laugh fix at Empire Comedy Club in the heart of Portland, ME. Catch a fast, fun showcase for just $10, featuring a rotating lineup of local standouts, rising new talent, and out-of-state comics passing through town. You never know who might drop in, and no two lineups are ever the same. Plus, enjoy a drink special with $1 off Aprés Seltzers all night. Swing by, grab a drink, and end your night laughing.#empirecomedyclub #lastcallcomedy #comedyshowcase
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