Portland's Funniest Person 2022 Is Shain Brenden

After two weird years, the city's marathon comedy contest seems back on track.

Does Portland Still Demand Lez Stand Up?

"This is a sort of toe-dip," founder Kirsten Kuppenbender said of the queer comedy showcase's tentative return.

Dundee Lodge Campout Kicks off its 2022 Festival This Weekend

They've added single-day tickets, more food (and coffee!) vendors, and a one day Mississippi Records deal.

Our Favorite Moments of Pickathon 2022

GZA, Sampa the Great, copious quantities of UFOs, and much more!

Things Not to Miss at Pickathon 2022

Here are our live music picks and a few tips on what look for at this year's festival.

Comedian Kate Murphy Announces Her Return to Portland

To celebrate she put together a stand-up night with way too many outstanding comedians.

Floating World Comics Is Moving Out of Old Town... to the Mall

After 16 years downtown, the comics culture hub moves into the Lloyd Center Mall's burgeoning arts district.

Podcast But Outside, but Stand-Up and Inside

Andrew Michaan on his two-day tour with fellow comedian Brent Weinbach

The Shoebox Is Now 21ten Theatre

And two Portland actresses are now Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.

Who's Who at the Portland Sketch Comedy Festival 2022

Relative unknowns (like TSTMRKT) and satire standards (such as Brunch) fill the fourth year's line-up.

Portland Poet Matthew Dickman Airs His Cleanly Folded Laundry

Husbandry is his most focused collection of poems to date.

Is Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble's The Cherry Orchard a Stage Play or a Spell?

Dundee Lodge Campout Is Like a Smaller, Weirder DIY Pickathon

Portland Downtown Central Library Will Close for Three Months in August

The Portland Mercury's 2022 Queer Guide: Making Waves!