Comedy-loving Portlanders will remember the good old days when Ian Karmel was a regular on local stages, joking that his name sounded like a "whimsical British candy store."

In 2013, the Beaverton native moved to Los Angeles, where he got a job as a writer on "Chelsea Lately," and then moved up to the big leagues as a writer for "The Late Late Show With James Corden," on CBS.

Karmel has also appeared on Corden's show, and stayed busy as a stand-up comic (he returned to Portland for a show at Revolution Hall in December) and podcast host ("All Fantasy Everything.")

Now comes word that Karmel will be one of several comedians who will appear in a series of 15-minute stand-up specials for Netflix. As Vulture reports, Netflix has chosen an initial lineup of comedians who will tape at Terminal West, in Atlanta.

Among the comedians chosen to perform are Karmel, Max Silvestri, Kate Willett, Michelle Buteau, Josh Johnson, Sam Jay, Tim Dillon and Matteo Lane.

Making the news of Karmel's Netflix gig even sweeter is the fact that when he lived in Portland, Karmel worked as a Netflix customer service rep.

As he posted on Twitter: "When I first started stand-up comedy, I was waking up at 3am to work as a @netflix customer service rep, now I get to do one of these! Pretty cool."

When I first started stand-up comedy, I was waking up at 3am to work as a @Netflix customer service rep, now I get to do one of these! Pretty cool. https://t.co/TQxsZy5xRY — big karma (@IanKarmel) January 22, 2018

Here's a clip of Karmel performing on "Conan," with a bonus: O'Brien's guests also include Ron Funches, another former Portland stand-up star, and Karmel's onetime roommate. In the bit, Karmel jokes about being from Beaverton, famed for its lack of diversity.

-- Kristi Turnquist