Minority Retort presents Yedoye Travis
Fri, Jun 29, 2018 from 8pm - 10pm
Minority Retort, Portland's premier stand-up comedy showcase featuring comedians of color, and The Siren Theater are proud to present, comedian Yedoye Travis!
Yedoye Travis is a stand up comedian, writer, and actor originally from Atlanta, GA. In 2017, he was named a New Face at the Montreal Just For Laughs festival, during which he opened for W. Kamau Bell and taped for Kevin Hart's LOL Network. He has since appeared on the TBS series Search Party, Comedy Central, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and contributed content for MTV. He has also performed at Bridgetown Comedy Festival and appeared on the fourth season of Coming to the Stage. His debut album, OK, produced by Comedy Dynamics, was released on January 12th, 2018.
Joining Yedoye on the bill will be Portland’s James Barela (Sincerity is Gross) and Lance Edward (I Do Dope Shhhh), Seattle’s Aisha Faroud, as well as special guests! Minority Retort is hosted by Jason Lamb (XRAYFM), Julia Ramos (All Jane Comedy Festival) and Neeraj Srinivasan (Out of Bounds Comedy Festival).
One night only
$10 adv/ $15 door
7:30 doors/ 8:00 show
The Siren Theater is all ages but not all show content is.
About Minority Retort
Minority Retort has become one of Portland’s most popular and critically acclaimed comedy shows. Hosted and produced by Jason Lamb, Julia Ramos and Neeraj Srinivasan, the show’s goal is to provide comedians of color with a platform to speak their minds and share their unique perspectives, as well as reach the diverse comedy audience that exists within the so-called "whitest city in America".
National touring comedians Baron Vaughn (Netflix’s Grace & Frankie), Nico Santos (NBC’s Superstore), Dulce Sloan (The Daily Show), Frangela, Marcella Arguello, (@midnight), David Gborie, Maggie Maye (Conan) Rex Navarrete (Lopez Tonight) and Dino Archie (Jimmy Kimmel) have performed on the show, as well as many comics frequently featured in Portland's Bridgetown Comedy Festival: Curtis Cook, Bri Pruett, El Sanchez, Adam Pasi, David Mascorro, Katie Nguyen and Nathan Brannon. Minority Retort is also a part of XRAY FM’s morning show Fridays at 8:40am.
