On Thursday, January 9th at 7:30pm, Minority Retort, Portland's premier stand-up comedy showcase featuring comedians of color, debuts at Tacoma Comedy Club with an exciting lineup of some of the Northwest’s best!

Minority Retort’s hosts Jason Lamb (Portland’s XRAYFM radio) and Julia Ramos (All Jane Comedy Festival) are pleased to be joined on the show by a diverse and hilarious roster of comedians, featuring:

-Narin Vann!

-Dewa Dorje!

-Pedro Andrade!

and headliner Madison Shepard!

Madison Shepard is a stand-up comedian from Los Angeles. She has opened for Maria Bamford, Al Jackson, and Colin Kane. Her stand-up has been featured on Funny or Die, Buzzfeed, Refinery, WhoHaHa and she was recently seen in the Comedy Central show "The New Negroes". She appears in College Humor’s new web series, “Kingpin Katie” and the Amazon Prime show, “Empty Space”. Her debut comedy album "Goodnight Silverlake Lounge" was released in November 2019, and is available for streaming everywhere.

About Minority Retort:
Minority Retort has become one of Portland’s most popular and critically-acclaimed comedy shows. Hosted and produced by Jason Lamb (XRAYFM radio, Portland Podcast Festival), Julia Ramos (All Jane Comedy Festival) and some of the NW’s finest comedic talent, 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), Marcella Arguello (@midnight) Ahmed Bharoocha, Dino Archie, Yedoye Travis, David Gborie and Maggie Maye have performed on the show, as well as many POC comics frequently featured in Portland's Bridgetown Comedy Festival: Curtis Cook, Bri Pruett and Nathan Brannon. Minority Retort is also a part of XRAY.FM’s morning show Fridays at 8:40am.