It’s been a spooky summer, it’s like we’re all being haunted by the ghost of fascism past, and we figured, what the heck, let’s start SummerWeen as early as mortally possible. We morn hot war summer’s passing, the beautiful sunsets and the vitamin D we are so lacking here in Maine. At Enlighten ME Comedy, Maine’s premier production for comedy shows made for women by women, we believe and produce quality shows that are always highlighting some of the best and freshest comedians who for the majority do not identify as white cis-hetero men. In part, because society holds us to higher standards. We value your time and are busy queen bees 🐝 👏 Dudes are welcome too, just know you shall be outnumbered! It can be intimidating! We get it!! And we always have a stellar lineup.. catch these acts while they’re still humble!

GALS & PALS: SUMMER NEVER DIES STANDUP COMEDY SHOWCASE AUGUST 14th, Thursday in this year of our intolerable lord 2025.

Our very special headliner this month is CRYSTAL BERNARD!!!

Maine comedy legend and icon Crystal Bernard make her returns! Crystal Bernard - A welder by day and comic by night, Bernard performs throughout New England and has placed in the finals for just about every comedy competition they’ve had.

Featuring JAMIE WARNER!!!

Jamie Warner is a Boston based comedian that originally hails from Kansas City. Like most Kansans, she’s made the Chiefs her whole personality, she loves fields of grain, and she thinks corn and potatoes are vegetables. She specializes in the funniest trope in comedy, dead babies (namely her own).

The rest of our brilliant performers:

Ashley Favreau has been described as deep, dark and disturbingly funny- Ashley’s sardonic voice & sense of humor is hued with notes of honesty and self-reflection that refracts back on society.

Jenn Rose, her subtle yet rancorous style is definitely for everyone but especially the person in your life who is most unhappy. You put her on a microphone in front of them and she is sure to make them bawl laughing. They occasionally will yell out, “That’s the funniest [expletive] I’ve heard all night!” Jenn’s motto is “My Truck Runneth Over”, she is a survivor and has found Jesus. She used to be a goddamn delight, now she is a God Blessed Delight after her baptism, recently. Catch her before she blows up because her stand up is set to be featured on Amazon Prime in a documentary!

Sawyer Pearson not much can be known, he’s mysterious, very funny, and a PAL!

Claire Muscat is a new comic but is not to be underestimated; her self-awareness of her own cynicism is only matched with her charming way of piecing together her own puzzle to the audience’s own delight.

Joey Billias has been on the Biddeford scene for what a couple years. Dark, deep yet sometimes shallow. Come see this Biddeford birdie spread his comedy wings for a night in Portland!

Brynn Dagenais is a young comic, freshly hatched even, right out of the coop of comedy for her first real gig ! Fear not though because her material is chefs kiss 💋 She hails originally from Bar Harbor in Maine (also known as small Portland). A graduate of the University of Maine in Orono, she spends her time increasingly going to Thursday trivia and waiting patiently for the imminent demise and ultimate collapse of late stage capitalism.

Don’t miss CARI KENISTON. Starting comedy over a decade ago in the DC comedy circuit and Winning The Price is Right like all other great voices of the millennial generation - Cari, a Maine native who returned to the Maineland has been wowing, awing and cracking up audiences for as long as she can remember.

Hosted by local yokel and living haunted house Cindianna Jones!

Show starts at 7:30! limited tix no guarantee of availability at door (tix in bio or event page on FB) 15 presale, tax included - 20$ at door

Newscapes Brewing (NA’s and Alcoholic beverages, 21+ unless with parent/guardian)

163 Washington Street

PORTLAND, Maine, baby