Susan Rice, Taylor Clark at Kelso Pub

Susan Rice found her humor at an early age and has been making people laugh for over 38 years.

She has traveled the world over and found that the one common thread that binds this world together is a sense of humor and our ability to laugh at ourselves. It all started when she was growing up in Longview.

She is one of Portland’s Original Comics and it only took her 32 years to be considered Portland’s Funniest Person but the accolade was very appreciated.

She’s funny, familiar, and will treat your crowd as if they were her dearest friends. Hosting the show will be Taylor Clark, a past Seattle International Comedy Competition Finalist from the Emerald City.

Taylor Clark

Once upon a time, Taylor, with little experience or know-how, started a comedy show in the game room of an apartment building. He was a sponsored skateboarder, but with a collapsed ankle and the threat of homelessness creeping up behind him, Taylor was led to a career in apartment rentals. Taylor gained special access to a building named CastleBraid, which is where he first started hosting and producing stand-up shows. He went on to book shows throughout the city, at venues like “the PIT”, and “The Sheen Center”

 When Taylor’s son was born he put comedy and producing shows on the back-burner to focus on being a Dad. He assured himself a career in comedy was no longer in the cards, let alone a career in skateboarding, so he packed up his family and high tailed it back home to Washington

 Later that year he was asked to audition for the Seattle International Comedy Contest. He was selected to compete, made it through to the finals, and was the only Seattle-based finalist in the 2017 contest.