Minority Retort
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In an interview I conducted with Central Comedy Show co-host Isaac Novak, he observed that most comedy bills in Seattle still consist of about 80-percent white males. One imagines that is also the case in Portland—or perhaps it’s even greater, seeing as the Rose City’s population has a higher Caucasian percentage than the Emerald City’s. With this statistic in mind, Portland-based stand-up comedy event Minority Retort offers a platform to redress this imbalance by championing comics of color. This edition will feature Ash'Ley Rushin, Richie Aflleje, Adi Naidu, and Anthony Robinson, while hosts Jason Lamb and Julia Ramos will be joined by guest host Summer Azim.
by Dave Segal