Funhouse Lounge
{{Short description|Bar and venue in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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| address = 2432 Southeast 11th Avenue
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Funhouse Lounge is a venue and bar in southeast Portland, Oregon's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood, in the United States.
Description and reception
The venue hosts comedy and theatre performances,{{cite web|title=Funhouse Lounge|url=https://www.travelportland.com/directory/funhouse-lounge/|website=Travel Portland|accessdate=February 20, 2017|archive-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221105846/https://www.travelportland.com/directory/funhouse-lounge/|url-status=live}} including "Comic Strip", a monthly event in which comedians strip during their stand-up routines.{{Cite news|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/events/17808146/comic-strip|title=Comic Strip|accessdate=February 20, 2017|work=The Portland Mercury|archive-date=February 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222161823/http://www.portlandmercury.com/events/17808146/comic-strip|url-status=live}} Funhouse has also hosted productions of Reefer Madness and The Rocky Horror Show.{{cite news|last1=Spitz|first1=Enid|title=Portland's Funniest Person and Rod Man Headline Helium|url=http://www.wweek.com/arts/2016/06/21/portlands-funniest-person-and-rod-man-headline-helium/|accessdate=February 20, 2017|work=Willamette Week|date=June 21, 2016|archive-date=February 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222054430/http://www.wweek.com/arts/2016/06/21/portlands-funniest-person-and-rod-man-headline-helium/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title='The Rocky Horror Show' opens at Funhouse Lounge|url=http://portlandtribune.com/wlt/101-my-community/327046-204479-the-rocky-horror-show-opens-at-funhouse-lounge|access-date=February 20, 2017|work=Portland Tribune|date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=February 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222061554/http://portlandtribune.com/wlt/101-my-community/327046-204479-the-rocky-horror-show-opens-at-funhouse-lounge|url-status=dead}} Thrillist contributor Amy Wolfenberger included Funhouse in her list of "The Best Theme Bars in Portland", in which she wrote:
"The Funhouse is a wonderland of improv theater, beer, shots (no cocktails), clowns, and a general sense of whimsy. On any given night, you can get anything from stand-up to improvised episodes of Deadwood ... to burlesque. It's kind of like that scene in Fear & Loathing, only with fewer trapeze-friendly wolverines and more grown-up theater kids. Oh, and it's situated just across Ladd's Addition from legendary comic shop Excalibur, just in case you wanted to incorporate more capes into your fandom for the evening."{{cite web|last1=Wolfenberger|first1=Amy|title=The Best Theme Bars in Portland|url=https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/the-best-theme-bars-in-portland|website=Thrillist.com|publisher=Thrillist Media Group|accessdate=February 20, 2017|archive-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221110456/https://www.thrillist.com/drink/portland/the-best-theme-bars-in-portland|url-status=live}}
Funhouse Lounge earned second place in the "Best Comedy Club" category of Willamette Week{{'s}} "Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020".{{cite news |title=Bars + Nightlife: Congratulations to the winners + finalists of Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2020 |url=https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2020/07/21/bars-nightlife/ |accessdate=September 4, 2020 |work=Willamette Week |date=July 21, 2020 |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811224343/https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2020/07/21/bars-nightlife/ |url-status=live }}
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External links
{{Commons category|Funhouse Lounge}}
{{Portal|Oregon}}
- {{Official website|http://www.funhouselounge.com}}
{{Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, Oregon}}