Instructions: Play the Banana Pitch Theme Song while you immerse yourself in Banana Pitch Land
Banana Pitch is a variety show, radio show & indie press.
We like love to get weird.
Banana Pitch Press opens for submissions January ‘25.
Coming to our shows and buying our books & merch supports both (newly) established and emerging artists. Support how you can! More about the indie press and our first book HERE :)
BREAKING NEWS
Thunderpants USA and Banana Pitch collaborate on underwear line
15% of all sales go to Banana Pitch Press. Limited time for Fall ‘24 only. Get em til they gone.
Our 1 Year Anniversary Show was a big success. Thank you!
It featured interviews and performances from:
Music and reading from Mattress
Moth-winning storytelling from the maestro, Travis Abels
The return of the hilarious Lindsay Baltus with a fresh excerpt from her middle school notebook
New music and videos from synth pop/pop culture explorers Reptaliens!
Plus an exclusive reading from Michelle Kicherer’s debut novella, Sexy Life, Hello. Michelle will be interviewed about her book by Mad TV’s Brooke Totman.
Banana Pitch interviews musicians, writers, storytellers, comedians, and “other acts.” The live variety show features short interviews and short sets from all sorts of styles and vibes. Each show is recorded and produced for the podcast, and musical highlights are featured on the Banana Pitch Radio show on Portland Radio Project.
Banana Pitch Press
Banana Pitch Press is a new indie publisher looking for books with an interesting one-line pitch. We’re opening for submissions in January ‘25.
Our first book is Michelle Kicherer’s Sexy Life, Hello: a dark comedy about a nanny who doubles as a porn star’s sexter.
Out in audiobook and ebook September 6, 2024
Print edition out March 6, 2025.
Help fund the printing and book tour for Sexy Life, Hello!
Kickstarter now live and we could use your help! Donate to get awesome prizes, including early (signed) copies, merch and more!
Wait, so what does “Banana Pitch” mean? It started with the idea for a show…
The Banana Pitch Podcast
Banana Pitch talks to people who are excited about what they’re doing. It's a curiosity show, interview series, artist showcase & more. Always more.
The Banana Pitch Variety show is produced and hosted by music and arts journalist Michelle Kicherer. Her hosting style has been described as “pleasantly awkward” and “surprisingly funny.”
This specially curated variety show and interview series features writers, musicians, comedians and "other acts." We’ve interviewed a puppy and had an "eat a cookie together" segment. We’ve had physical comedians and tear-jerking storytellers. Emerging musicians next to rising stars. You never know what'll happen.
Our goal is to put different genres and mediums onto one stage and for folks to sit down for a night of performances you might not normally see, but that you might fall in love with. Guaranteed fun or your money back, questions asked.
More about The Banana Pitch Variety Show
Recent live performances &/or interviews with Mattress, Reptaliens, Forty Feet Tall, Haley Johnsen, Glitterfox, Johnny Franco, New Constellations, Kendall Lujan, AC Sapphire, Shrista, Anna Diem, Isabeau Waia’u Walker, Marcus Lattimore, Nathan Earle, Alison Self, Tim Lane, Emme Lund, Cecily Wong, Dan Cable, Erin Potter, Night Heron, and more, more, more.
