Empire Comedy Club has switched ticketing platforms. We will use Showclix for shows announced before November 9th. All other shows will be sold through our website and new partner, StandUpTix. We apologize for any confusion.

Upcoming Shows
Empire Improv presents: STAND-UP & IMPROVISE
Luis J Gomez
  • Thursday October 17th 07:00PM
  • Luis J Gomez
  • Luis J. Gomez is a comedian, writer, podcaster, and producer based out of New York City. He is most known for being one of the hosts of the popular podcast Legion of Skanks. His television appearances include NBC's "Last Comic Standing", Comedy Central's "Roast Battle", TruTV's "Comedy Knockout", two seasons of NBC Seeso's "What's Your F@%king Deal?!", and more. Luis co-hosted "The Countdown" on Sirius XM's RUSH channel 93 alongside former UFC middleweight Champion Michael Bisping for 2 years. In 2017 they turned the show into the podcast "Believe You Me" which debuted at #1 in iTunes Sports. He regularly appears on Bennington, Jim Norton and Sam Roberts, The Bonfire and UFC Unfiltered. Recently, Luis performed at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and was named a "Breakout Performer" by Time Out NY. In 2016, Luis started the GaS Digital Podcast Network with his good friend, and fellow podcaster, Ralph Sutton. He hosts three podcasts on the network (Legion of Skanks, Believe You Me, and Real Ass Podcast). That same year he co-created the comedy festival Skankfest NYC which has now sold out 3 years in a row and has amassed a cult like following among comedy fans world wide.
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MAINE MADE Comedy Showcase
  • Friday October 18th 07:00PM
  • MAINE MADE Comedy Showcase
  • Doors @ 6pm / Show @ 7pm / 21+-Maine Made Showcase-"Maine Made" is a new comedy showcase comprised of local comedians from the state of Maine. The showcase will provide a platform for Maine's homegrown talent to display their comedic skills. Every showcase will feature a different line up, including seasoned comics, as well as rising newcomers. Join us for a night of laughs, and support your neighbors. #laughlocal
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DARK & DIRTY: 3
AM I TOO HIGH? Comedy Showcase
LAST CALL Comedy Showcase
  • Saturday October 19th 09:30PM
  • LAST CALL Comedy Showcase
  • Welcome to 'Last Call' at Empire Comedy Club, where the laughter never ends, until the drinks do! Join us for the uproarious second show of the evening on select Friday and Saturday nights in the heart of Portland, ME. Our lineup of top-notch comedians will have you in stitches as they riff on everything from local quirks to global absurdities. So grab your friends, grab a drink, and get ready to laugh until it's truly 'last call'!
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Arielle Isaac Norman
  • Sunday October 20th 07:00PM
  • Arielle Isaac Norman
  • Arielle Isaac Norman is a politically non-binary lesbian whose quick wit, dark humor, and satire cut right through the bullsh*t and get to the core of social, political, and gender issues. She is a nationally touring headliner and has also opened for Louie C.K., Maria Bamford, and Tim Dillon. Full of risky nuance, her 2024 debut special Ellen DeGenderless candidly explores all the hot button gender issues (pronouns, restrooms, sports, transition treatments, and detransition) as well as the cancellation of words. A native Texan and a gay, genderfluid Mormon, Arielle doesn’t fit in a box and doesn’t think most people really do. Arielle was the first person from the Austin comedy scene invited to be a guest panelist on the Kill Tony show. She is a regular at Moontower, Skankfest and SXSW and has performed at numerous other comedy festivals, including the prestigious Limestone and Laughing Skull festivals. Arielle was a finalist in the Funniest Person in Austin contest in both 2018 and 2019 and was a headliner of the Boulder Comedy Festival in 2023.featuring: Craig Fergola
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Bo Johnson
  • Friday October 25th 07:00PM
  • Bo Johnson
  • Bo Johnson is a comedian from Seattle, Washington. He can be found headlining clubs, breweries, and dingy bars across the United States and Canada. His stand up was featured on season two of Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City on Comedy Central. The following summer Bo taped a set for LOL Live! at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. He was a finalist in the 39th annual Seattle International Comedy Competition and is a regular at festivals including Bumbershoot, SF Sketchfest, the Double Down Comedy Experience sponsored by Zappos, Life is Beautiful in Las Vegas, Rifflandia in Victoria BC, and Big Pine Comedy Festival in Phoenix. Most recently Bo released a digital set with Don’t Tell Comedy. With a growing online audience Bo’s jokes have been viewed millions of times online. Separate from stand up comedy one time Bo and his best friend from high school snuck into a movie theater as one person. That video was broadcast on TV shows like the now cancelled Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon on NBC and lowest rated daytime talkshow at the time, The Meredith Veira Show. Bo still gets messages each year from friends seeing the video go viral on different meme accounts. Lots of magazines and newspaper also wrote about it, including an article in Cosmopolitan titled, “Man Sneaks His BFF Into Movie Theater by Stuffing Him Into His Pants.” Most recently Bo trained his roommates dog by walking her to Shania Twain's "Man! I feel like a Woman!" in a viral stunt earning over 7 millions views on Tik Tok and press coverage in both major and incredibly minor publications.
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LAST CALL Comedy Showcase
  • Friday October 25th 09:30PM
  • LAST CALL Comedy Showcase
  • Welcome to 'Last Call' at Empire Comedy Club, where the laughter never ends, until the drinks do! Join us for the uproarious second show of the evening on select Friday and Saturday nights in the heart of Portland, ME. Our lineup of top-notch comedians will have you in stitches as they riff on everything from local quirks to global absurdities. So grab your friends, grab a drink, and get ready to laugh until it's truly 'last call'!
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Emily Ruskowski & Janet McNamara
  • Saturday October 26th 07:00PM
  • Emily Ruskowski & Janet McNamara
  • Doors at 6pm | Show at 7pm | 21+Emily RuskowskiEmily Ruskowski is a one-woman charm offensive. With a style that's totally approachable and instantly impressive, Emily is equally comfortable diving into personal insecurities or workplace nonsense. With an irrepressibly cheerful demeanor, she commands attention and delivers stories loaded with punchline after punchline. Emily’s comedy combines a quick mind, an infectious energy, and a totally unique eye for observation. She brings a genuine sense of fun to material that ranges from a career in social work to a passion for boy bands. Emily has been featured in the Washington Post and Boston Globe and has appeared on the popular 2 Dope Queens Podcast and Laughs TV on Fox.Janet McNamaraFor over ten years, Janet McNamara has thrilled audiences across the country with comedy that balances the search for identity with the search for a parking spot.  From the first word, audiences are treated to an original perspective and an awkward energy that captivates undergrad hipsters and suburban housewives, sometimes at the same show (usually around Christmas).As an accountant with townie charm and no time for BS, Janet has opened for some of the biggest names in comedy and won a loyal fanbase of her own across New England.
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LAST CALL Comedy Showcase
  • Saturday October 26th 09:30PM
  • LAST CALL Comedy Showcase
  • Welcome to 'Last Call' at Empire Comedy Club, where the laughter never ends, until the drinks do! Join us for the uproarious second show of the evening on select Friday and Saturday nights in the heart of Portland, ME. Our lineup of top-notch comedians will have you in stitches as they riff on everything from local quirks to global absurdities. So grab your friends, grab a drink, and get ready to laugh until it's truly 'last call'!
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Michael Palascak
  • Sunday October 27th 07:00PM
  • Michael Palascak
  • Michael Palascak is a comedian who grew up in Indiana and now lives in LA. He performed on both The Late Late Show with James Corden and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in the same year. He has over 1 million views on YouTube. In addition, his resume includes A Little Late with Lilly Singh, The Tonight Show, Letterman, Craig Ferguson, Conan, has a Comedy Central Half Hour special, and was a Top 5 Finalist on Last Comic Standing where one judge claimed, “My first impression of Michael was a great likability. This is a guy that could star in a sitcom.” Michael’s likability allows him to relate to his audiences in a real way which sets up the huge laughs he gets from his sharp, personal material. Consistently writing and performing, this summer Michael released both a new album— The Internet Live through 800 Pound Gorilla and a new stand-up special on the Dry Bar app— 1984. Available for free streaming. Drew Hunt of The Chicago Reader wrote about Michael, “In a lot of ways, he represents the ideal antidote to the sort of unbridled cynicism that pervades much of contemporary stand-up.” Michael’s optimism continues in the new National Lampoon series — The Bright Side where he takes a positive stance on a negative topic streaming on YouTube. www.michaelpalascak.com
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Empire Improv presents: GRIM-PROV
Unique Unknown A Night of Ghostly Grooves & Haunted Beats
Chris Higgins
  • Friday November 1st 07:00PM
  • Chris Higgins
  • Doors @ 6pm | Show @ 7pmChris Higgins is a native of Boulder, CO, and a Chicago-based stand-up comic. Since moving to Chicago, he has become a staple at all the clubs in town and has begun touring nationally. His new album, "Good Boy" just debuted #1 on iTunes. Chris is also featured in VICE TV's new show Tumbleweeds starring Killer Mike. His TikTok series @god_n_angel1 is the dumbest thing on the internet and has over one million followers. Come get a high five after the show!FeaturingBen Chadwick
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Chris Higgins
  • Saturday November 2nd 07:00PM
  • Chris Higgins
  • Doors @ 6pm | Show @ 7pmChris Higgins is a native of Boulder, CO, and a Chicago-based stand-up comic. Since moving to Chicago, he has become a staple at all the clubs in town and has begun touring nationally. His new album, "Good Boy" just debuted #1 on iTunes. Chris is also featured in VICE TV's new show Tumbleweeds starring Killer Mike. His TikTok series @god_n_angel1 is the dumbest thing on the internet and has over one million followers. Come get a high five after the show!FeaturingBen Chadwick
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WE'RE PROBABLY F@#KED an election watch party
Brian Glowacki
  • Friday November 8th 07:00PM
  • Brian Glowacki
  • Doors @ 6pm | Show @ 7pm | 21+Brian Glowacki's comedy feels like home.  His playful style and originality have quickly taken him from a small town class clown to a nationwide crowd favorite.  Brian's likability on stage paired with sharp observations on life have quickly catapulted him into one of the nation's premier emerging talents.  Brian is the national touring opener for comedian Bob Marley as well as headlining many clubs and festivals on his own.  Most notably he became the first independent, local comedian to headline the historic Wilbur Theatre in Boston MA and had his giant head on billboards on the Las Vegas strip for his headlining weeks at the Laugh Factory at the Tropicana.  "BGlow" has performed at the Funny or Die "Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival". He received "Best of Fest" honors at Burbank Comedy Festival, Big Pine Comedy Festival and San Diego Comedy Festival.  He connects daily to his growing tribe on social media through short videos about his family and his travels.
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Alex Grubbard
  • Saturday November 9th 07:00PM
  • Alex Grubbard
  • Doors at 6pm | Show at 7pm | 21+Alex Grubard is a stand-up comedian, writer, game show host and producer, but he is not a musician. His first album "Let Me Teach You How To Distill Gin" was released on Helium Comedy Records in 2021. Grubard is host and creator of Weeding Out The Stoned, which has been written about in Time Out New York, USA Today and many more reputable publications. He has performed sketch comedy on Comedy Central, stand-up on mtvU and heard on SiriusXM. Grubard has made appearances at Cape Fear Comedy Festival, Philly Fringearts, competed in the Seattle International Comedy Competition and is a multi-year finalist in Philly's Phunniest. Alex came up in the Philly comedy scene where he performed his wacky brand of stand-up regularly at Helium Comedy Club and Punch Line Comedy Club opening for headliners including Dave Attell, Tommy Davidson, Bobby Lee, Kevin Nealon and dozens more. Currently residing in New Jersey, Alex has been called, "The Mayor of Jersey City comedy," for his popular comedy nights at White Eagle Hall and Pet Shop. He refuses to learn an instrument.
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Weeding out the Stoned
  • Saturday November 9th 09:30PM
  • Weeding out the Stoned
  • Doors @ 9pm | Show @ 9:30pm | 21+WEEDING OUT THE STONEDWeeding Out The Stoned is The Game Show of Sobriety Tests! Eight comedians enter the game. All but one of them are stoned! It's up to all of us to eliminate the high players and leave the sober person left alone on stage at the end of the games. Alex Grubard leads the investigation by seeking testimony, playing mind games and administering sobriety tests of America's premier stoned comedians. Weeding Out The Stoned has been called, "endearingly absurd," by BrooklynVegan and one of, "The Best 4/20 Events in the United States," by Philadelphia Weekly. The show has also been featured in New York Comedy Festival, Philly Comedy Festival, The 420 Expo and Borscht Belt Fest. Weeding Out The Stoned has partnered numerous times with NORML to illuminate the absurdity of federal cannabis prohibition.
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Steve Hofstetter
  • Thursday November 14th 07:00PM
  • Steve Hofstetter
  • Author, columnist, and comedian Steve Hofstetter is often called the hardest working man in show-business. With all due respect to the late James Brown. Hofstetter's national TV debut came on ESPN's Quite Frankly, where Stephen A. Smith yelled at him for three minutes. Hofstetter has also appeared on CBS' "Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson", Showtime's "White Boyz in the Hood", VH1's "Countdown", Sundance's "On the Road in America", and ABC's "Barbara Walter's Special", where he thankfully did not cry. He is the host and executive producer of "Laughs" on Fox networks, where he only cries occasionally.One of the top booked acts on the college circuit, the original writer for collegehumor.com has also released six albums. Hofstetter has written humor columns for the New York Times, SportsIllustrated.com, and NHL.com, where he publicly admitted to being a Ranger fan. After hosting Four Quotas on Sirius Satellite Radio for two seasons, Hofstetter moved to broadcast radio, and his Sports Minute (Or So) was syndicated on over 170 stations and in over 30 newspapers. Hofstetter's second live comedy album ("Cure For the Cable Guy") reached #20 on Billboard's comedy charts. His third album ("Dark Side of the Room") was the first ever pay-what-you-want" comedy album, since people were going to steal it anyway. His fourth album consisted of an hour of 100% ad-libbed material, which is, frankly, nuts. And his fifth album hit #1 on iTunes' comedy charts, which is also a bit nuts.Hofstetter's brutal tour schedule consists of over 100 colleges and dozens of clubs every year, and is fueled by an immense online popularity, tons of press, and a Prius with great gas mileage. He reached 200,000 friends on Facebook (still the world record), 400,000 more on MySpace, and high shelves in grocery stores. While Hofstetter's live shows are routinely sold out, he is best known for his writing, first published at age 15, mainly to impress girls. At 18, he co-founded "Sports Jerk of the Week", an irreverent website featured by press like USA Today's Baseball Weekly, Sports Illustrated and CNN. And at 20, Hofstetter took a year off of school to head up web content for the New York Yankees. The Yankees won the World Series that year, which would have been wonderful if they hadn't beaten Hofstetter's Mets. Yes, he's also a Mets fan. Poor kid.While an undergraduate at Columbia University, Hofstetter was a well-read columnist for the Columbia Daily Spectator and a voice of the Lions. After a summer writing for Maxim, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated for Kids, Hofstetter syndicated his column in several newspapers.Without his glasses, Hofstetter also looks a great deal like Michael Rappaport.Steve's VIP M&G Package Items- Private Group Meet and Greet w/ Steve Hofstetter- Photo Opportunity- Limited Edition Shirt or Autographed Book- Autographed Tour Poster or Audiobook- 8 Comedy Albums
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