Press Clippings

“Portland standup staple Lonnie Bruhn — an extremely funny and unapologetically dirty comic who happens to have cerebral palsy–was frankly hilarious. Hawk called it the funniest performance he’d seen on the stage this year.”
– Toke Of The Town 2011: Charlie Bott

Bruhn is more than a dirty comic—his openness about his difficulties with cerebral palsy is cathartic and enlightening.”
– The Portland Mercury 2010: Andrew R Tonry

So the majority of comedy shows can be a full-on tossup, either rum-and-Coke-spewing-from-your-nose funny or utterly painful to the point that the closest thing resembling a laugh is really just an effing hiccup. But here at WW, we like the edgy shit. And we know you do, too. Lonnie Bruhn and The Cripple XXX Comedy Tour is so offensive, so crass, so derogatory, in fact, that most joints won’t even book the freakin’ thing. And yes, one of the two comedians, Lonnie Bruhn, a native Portlander, was born with cerebral palsy. But don’t feel sorry for him—he’s sure to get the last laugh.
— Willamette Week 2006

It’s become gradually clear that Portlander Lonnie Bruhn is a standup comedian who doesn’t hold back. His act is so relentlessly dirty that few comedy clubs will even book him, though thankfully for us, Sabala’s isn’t one of them
– The Portland Mercury: 2005

Feature Articles and Interviews:

Keep Portland Funny’s hard-edged comedy fits these hard times
–By Peter Ames Carlin, The Oregonian: 2010
Read the full article here

A podacst interview on Portland, Oregon’s Meterscope
– Hosted by Ted Douglas
The podcast feed

No Funny Business
–By ETHAN SMITH, Willamatte Week:2009
Read the full feature article here

Accessible Portugal Online Magazine
–By João Durão da Silva: 2009
Read the full feature Q and A here

Deep thoughts from a dirty mouth
–By Rob Cullivan, Gresham Outlook: 2008
Read the full feature article here

There’s no sugarcoating this comedian
–By Dori O’Neal, Tricityherald: 2008
Read the full feture artical here

Go ahead and laugh: You’re able
–By JAMIE KELLY, The Missoulian: 2008
Read the full feature article here

Lonnie Bruhn Blog Interview
–By Cody Cooper 2008
Read the full Q and A here

Lonnie Bruhn Interview
–By JUSTIN WESCOAT SANDERS with the Portland Mercur: July 2005
Read the full interview here