# Event Details

- **Event Name**: EMO PHILIPS at Empire Comedy Club
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: EMO PHILIPS live in Portland, ME for ONE show only! Thursday, April 9th! Doors @ 6pm, show @ 7pm.

I have adored Emo Philips since the UK in the 80's. He is hilarious."   

   --- Eric Idle, May 12, 2018

"Emo is the most brilliant joke-writer in the game. You HAVE to see him live. He's amazing."

   --- Patton Oswalt, February 1, 2022

“What a joy. What a complete joy. Astounding. There really is no better joke writer and that’s the smallest part of what’s great.”

   — Penn Jillette, July 23, 2025

"Emo Philips... absolutely killed."

   --- Rolling Stone (Carnegie Hall review), October 30, 2022 

Described by Jay Leno as the best joke writer in America, Emo Philips has performed over seven thousand stand-up shows in comedy clubs, colleges and theaters, including a multi-week run at the Playhouse Theatre in London's West End.

In 2018 and 2022-2023, Emo toured with "Weird Al" Yankovic (over two hundred concerts across three continents); Emo will forever remember the standing ovation he received at Carnegie Hall.

"I'm not sure when or where I first heard of Emo's routines, but once I did I instantly became a fan," says "Weird Al" Yankovic. "Emo had the iconic look of someone who could have been a major star in the era of silent films. His body language was indescribably weird. And his material was flat-out brilliant." If asked at gunpoint who the funniest guy in the world was, Yankovic adds, "Without question I would have to say Emo Philips -- especially if Emo happened to be the one holding the gun."

  --- "Weird Al" Yankovic, Chicago Magazine 

https://www.emophilips.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/emo-philips-at-empire-comedy-club/200029881782006
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, comedy, Entertainment, Concerts, Music, Theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.empirecomedyme.com/events/emo-philips?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=portland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Portland
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101
- **lat**: 43.65491
- **long**: -70.26251
- **full address**: 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Empire Comedy Club (https://allevents.in/org/empire-comedy-club/16899212)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 575 Congress St 2nd Floor, Portland, ME, United States, Maine 04101
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Empire Comedy Club
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, comedy, Entertainment, Concerts, Music, Theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about EMO PHILIPS at Empire Comedy Club ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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