For some time now, I have been contemplating the idea of possibly having a stand up comedy event at Kumoricon. I for one, am a comedian, and I'd LOVE to be able to perform at Kumoricon (and I have been coming up with a fair amount of material lately). And I'm sure, there are other people who would also love to be able to perform stand up. Because from what I have heard, the only other option is the cosplay contest, which probably isn't the best option for performing stand up (because you have to be in character, if I'm not mistaken).
Although this wont happen at Kumoricon this year (only slots open are at 2am), we will more than likely have this at Kumoricon Lite, and Kumoricon next year, and the year after that, and the year after that...
But we want to hear who might be interested in attending this event, or participating in it. And to be honest, stand up comedians in Portland don't really have a whole lot of opportunities to perform, you typically have to hunt down an open mic night or something like that. So an event like this could be a really great opportunity for comedians such as myself to get some experience, and for the rest of us to have a good laugh.