Harvey’s Comedy Club Closes After 25 Years In Portland

Lizzy Acker, The Oregonian, The Columbian
Sun, 07/23/2017 - 6:05am

On Saturday night, Harvey’s Comedy Club gave its final show in Old Town Portland. The club, owned by Barry Kolin, opened in 1979 as Harvey’s Restaurant and Lounge. In 1992, Kolin transitioned it into a comedy club. Originally, Kolin billed Harvey’s as a “clean” comedy club. Some acts, notably Louis C.K., chafed against that requirement. “Comics hate when someone puts some parameters on their act,” Kolin told The Oregonian in 2015, after Louis C.K.

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