Julia Reed Nichols hosts Nighttime Benders live at Silver Moon Brewing, turning audience-submitted topics into an unpredictable night of comedy. Alongside Katy Ipock and Laura B. Wright, the comics riffs on everything from pumpkin spice and Fall Favorites to Bend roundabouts, dating, bodily functions,  and the strange realities of Central Oregon life.

With plenty of off-the-cuff banter, this live episode captures the energy of comedians feeding off the crowd—and each other. If you love local humor, candid conversations, and comedy that can go anywhere, join Julia, Katy, and Laura for a very funny episode of Nighttime Benders.

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LISTEN: Nighttime Benders: LIVE 🎧

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September 24, 2026

<h1>LISTEN: Nighttime Benders: LIVE 🎧</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />September 24, 2026</p> <p><strong>Julia Reed Nichols</strong> hosts <em>Nighttime Benders</em> live at Silver Moon Brewing, turning audience-submitted topics into an unpredictable night of comedy. Alongside <strong>Katy Ipock</strong> and <strong>Laura B. Wright,</strong> the comics riffs on everything from pumpkin spice and Fall Favorites to Bend roundabouts, dating, bodily functions,&nbsp; and the strange realities of Central Oregon life.</p> <p>With plenty of off-the-cuff banter, this live episode captures the energy of comedians feeding off the crowd—and each other. If you love local humor, candid conversations, and comedy that can go anywhere, join Julia, Katy, and Laura for a very funny episode of <em>Nighttime Benders</em>.</p> <div id="buzzsprout-small-player-tags-tom"></div> <div id="buzzsprout-small-player-episode-id-19706892"></div> <div id="buzzsprout-small-player-episode-id-19706892"></div> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-buzzsprout wp-block-embed-buzzsprout"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.buzzsprout.com/2621965/episodes/19853393 </div> </figure> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bendsource.com/video-and-podcasts/podcasts/listen-nighttime-benders-live-%f0%9f%8e%a7/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bendsource.com">The Source - Bend, Oregon</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.&nbsp;<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" alt="" width="16" height="16" style="width:1em;height:1em;"></p> <img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&post=101080" style="width:1px;height:1px;"><script> PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: "https://www.bendsource.com/video-and-podcasts/podcasts/listen-nighttime-benders-live-%f0%9f%8e%a7/", urlref: window.location.href }); } } </script> <script id="parsely-cfg" src="//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js"></script>

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