Ian Karmel Biography

Ian Karmel is a Portland comedian whose style zigzags between the eclectic and the universal appealing both to crowds who own homes in the suburbs and crowds just staying with their parents in the suburbs until they figure some things out.
Coming from an improv background including time with The Groundlings and the Upright Citizens Brigade Ian entered the world of stand-up with a unique perspective that helped him win the 2011 Funniest Person in Portland 2010 Portland Amateur Comedy Competition and has given him the opportunity to perform at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival Bumbershoot Austin’s Moontower Comedy and Oddity Fest Portland’s Helium Comedy Club Philadelphia’s Helium Comedy Club Austin’s Cap City Comedy Club Seattle’s Comedy Underground and Los Angeles’ Comedy Store. In addition to stand-up Karmel has appeared on television playing a character in IFC’s sketch show Portlandia and as a post-game analyst and commentator for the Portland Trailblazers.
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