Comedy club · Portland, Oregon

Helium Comedy Club - Portland, OR: Shows, Open Mic and Booking

1510 SE 9th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

The short answer

Helium Comedy Club - Portland is a comedy club in Portland, Oregon, at 1510 SE 9th Ave. Shows run Tuesday to Sunday, some Mondays; tickets $23–$70 + fee, 21 and over, 2-item minimum. For comics, it runs an open mic (some Tuesdays, 8:00 PM) and publishes how to get booked.

On stage soon

Lineups belong to the club and the comedians, and can change; the listing has the last word. More shows in Oregon on the Comedy Calendar →

For comics

Open micSome Tuesdays, 8:00 PM — see the club's calendar — Sign-up list posted outside the club 6:00–7:00 PM (not before 6:00); lineup chosen by random lottery and posted in the lounge at 7:00 PM; 3–7 minute sets; held in the Neon Room when the main showroom has a show source ↗
Getting bookedOpen Mic Night (select Tuesdays): put your name on the sign-up list outside the club, 6 to 7 PM; lineup by lottery source ↗ read 30 September 2026
ShowsTuesday to Sunday, some Mondays source ↗
RoomShowroom capacity 275 source ↗

Per the club's own site, read 23 September 2026.

What the room asks of comics
On stage
Open mic and new talent
  • Sign-up list is posted outside the club 6:00–7:00pm; the final lineup goes up in the lounge. source ↗
  • Lineup is chosen by random lottery; no in-person sign-up before 6:00pm. source ↗
House rules
  • Follow all safety protocols or be removed from the lineup. source ↗
  • Open Mic Night is open to new talent and seasoned comics. source ↗

From the club's own pages, read 25 September 2026 — hover a rule for its exact words, or open its source. Where two of its pages disagree, both are here.

More stage time: Stage Time has open mics by night, and the Gig Board has calls for comics posted by the rooms themselves.

For fans

TicketsAbout $23 to $70 a ticket (general admission or reserved), plus a service fee of $5.99 to $6.99 and tax source ↗
Age21 and over source ↗
MinimumTwo-item minimum per person in the showroom, food or drink; bar and lounge orders don't count source ↗
PhonesPhotos before or after the show only; no pictures or video during it; some shows ask you to put your phone away source ↗
ParkingOn-street parking around the club source ↗

As the club's own pages give them, read 30 September 2026 — tap or hover a source for its exact words.

Club Etiquette: how to be the table the room loves →

Plan the night

The night planner builds an evening around Helium Comedy Club - Portland: where to eat before, the trip there and home, and what the night costs.

Plan a night here → The club's site ↗

Seen running on its own site, 23 September 2026.

Near Helium Comedy Club - Portland

Comedy clubs in Oregon → · The Club Directory, coast to coast →

The Club Directory is also in the back of the D.O.C. book, Stand-Up Comedy: From Writing to Touring — $29, over 1,000 pages.

Updated 2 October 2026 · the club's facts from its own site, read 23 September 2026; its rules for comics read 25 September 2026; fans' facts read 30 September 2026