BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Loop Social//loso//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0da4dbf9-6948-46b9-b502-573103be5f6e@locally-social.com DTSTAMP:20261220T060000Z DTSTART:20261220T060000Z DTEND:20261220T070000Z SUMMARY:The Neon Room: Eddie Pepitone LOCATION:Helium Comedy Club\, 1510 SE 9th Ave\, Portland\, OR 97214\, USA DESCRIPTION:Comedian Eddie Pepitone\, also known as 'The Bitter Buddha\,' i s a master of the dark art of comedy\, and he has been hailed as a modern day cross between Jackie Gleason\, Don Rickles\, and Eckart Tolle. Eddie i s a force of nature on stage\, switching between social rage and self-doub t\, and his shows are an energetic combo of calm and chaos\, blue-collar a ngst and sardonic enlightenment. Few comedians working today channel the p ower of the rant better than Eddie Pepitone. His most recent stand-up spec ial "For the Masses" was released in June 2020\, which the New York Times listed as one of the best stand-up specials of that year. In 2014\, Eddie released "In Ruins\," his first stand-up that was shot at The Bell House i n Brooklyn\, NY.\n\n In addition to his regular stand-up shows\, Eddie is a stand-out comic/character actor. Beginning in New York City’s impro v/sketch scene (where he quickly became a regular face)\, and continuing o n to recurring roles on "Late Night with Conan O’Brien" as well as appea rances on "WTF with Marc Maron Podcast." Eddie has also appeared on numero us comedy TV shows\, including "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend\," "Rick and Morty\," "Reno 911!\," "10 Year Old Tom\," "The Life and Times of Tim\," "Will & Gr ace\," "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia\," "Love\," "The Sarah Silverm an Program\," "Jimmy Kimmel Live\," "Last Comic Standing\," "The Chappelle Show\," and "Bob’s Burgers." He’s a regular on Adult Swim’s "Your P retty Face is Going to Hell\," and fans also might recognize Eddie from hi s role in the hit comedy "Old School" or from his award-winning short\, "R unyon: Just Above Sunset\," co-written by his wife Karen Simmons.\n\n