The Portland Sketch Comedy Festival presents Ciao (Los Angeles) + The Aces (Portland)
Fri, Jul 24 at 8pm
Friday night of the festival continues with ...
Ciao is the “silliest sketch team in LA” (according to our director). If you’ve ever said “stuuuuuupid” involuntarily, you might have been in the audience at one of our shows. Formed at The Pack Theater in 2023, Ciao has quickly made a name for absurd comedy and taking very dumb ideas extremely seriously. In 2025, they were featured at the San Francisco Sketchfest and Austin Sketch Fest, and are now a Graduated Saturday team at The Pack Theater. Ciao is class. Ciao is chaos. Ciao is molto bene.
The Aces are a sketch comedy duo who have been bringing their signature brand of sketch comedy to Portland and beyond for 15 years. When they first met each other, they both thought the other didn't like the other. Made up of Shelley McLendon and Michael Fetters they've been described as "comedy for smart people" (- a fan). Together you have heard them on OPB's Think Out Loud, and you've seen them at the Chicago Sketchfest, The Portland Sketchfest, The Portland Mercury's Indisputable Geniuses of Comedy show, and in your dreams.
7:45 doors/ 8:00 show
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