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The Portland Protests—and the Wall of Moms—Made a Cameo in a Super Bowl Ad

The movie, Life in a Day, is a “YouTube Original,” directed by British filmmaker Kevin Macdonald and produced by Ridley Scott. It’s a sequel to a similar cinematic “time capsule” from 2011 and made up of self-shot footage submitted by people around the world, all of it taken on the same day: July 25, 2020.

Comedian Sean Jordan Returns to Portland to Record His First Album

When Sean Jordan moved to Portland in 2009, he quickly established himself as a mainstay in an emerging local standup scene. In 2014, he took the top spot in WW’s Funniest Five rankings. Then, like many talented comics who honed their craft in Portland, he left. Now he’ll be back Aug. 30 to record his first album, at Mississippi Studios.

Funniest Five: Becky Braunstein Came To Portland To Cure Her Cancer, Stayed For Her Comedy Career

Braunstein had wanted to move out of Alaska for some time. Her medical needs were just the push it took get her moving. “I mostly moved here to seek success in showbiz,” she says.

Bridgetown Comedy Festival Released Its Full 2017 Lineup

2017’s lineup includes Portlanders past (along with Braunger, there’s Amy Miller, Shane Torres, Curtis Cook, Nathan Brannon, Bri Pruett, Sean Jordan) and present (Amanda Arnold, Philip Schallberger, Caitlin Weierhauser, JoAnn Schinderle, Marcus Coleman, Milan Patel, Andie Main, Kirsten Kuppenbender, and more).

Bridgetown Comedy Festival Announces 2017 Lineup

There are still over 100 more performances to be announced, which will include standup, improv, sketch comedy, podcasts tapings. Along with booking nationally recognized comedians, the organizers field open call applications, which means there’s normally a pretty large spectrum of recognition across the curated lineup.

Bridgetown's Co-Founder Wonders About the State of Portland Comedy

On the second day of the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, four of Portland’s heaviest hitting comedic forces came together on stage at the Sentinel Hotel to talk to Portland’s City Club about the state of Portland’s comedy scene.

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