On the docket: Rachel Dratch, Sara Schaefer, Yo, Is This Racist?, and a lot more.
On the docket: Rachel Dratch, Sara Schaefer, Yo, Is This Racist?, and a lot more. Bridgetown Comedy Festival

And it's looking good! Here's the comedy fest's lineup, so far:

Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend creator and star)
Musicians Aimee Mann and Ted Leo
Eddie Pepitone (The Bitter Buddha, WTF on IFC)
Rachel Dratch (SNL, Rachel Dratch’s Late Night Snack)
Oscar Nuñez (The Office)
John Michael Higgins (Best In Show)
Martha Kelly (Baskets)
Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie)
Matt Braunger (Agent Carter, Big Dumb Animal)
Filmmaker Lance Bangs (Viceland creative director)
Steve Agee (New Girl, The Sarah Silverman Program, Adventure Time)
Janet Varney (You’re the Worst, Dinner and a Movie, The Legend of Korra)
Brendon Small (Metalocalypse, Dethklok, Home Movies)
Morgan Murphy (Irish Goodbye, Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Naomi Ekperigin (Broad City writer)
Karen Kilgariff (Mr. Show, CONAN)
Sara Schaefer (Nikki & Sara Live)
Greg Behrendt (Walking the Room, He’s Just Not That Into You author)
Aparna Nancherla (Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, Adam Devine’s House Party)

After the jump, EVEN MORE Bridgetown comedians, these ones with ties to Portland.

Matt Braunger (Agent Carter, Big Dumb Animal)
Morgan Murphy (Irish Goodbye, Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Nathan Brannon
Alex Falcone
Bri Pruett
Amy Miller
Sean Jordan
Philip Schallberger
Steven Wilber
Jason Traeger
Curtis Cook
Adam Pasi
Nariko Ott
Anthony Lopez
Barbara Holm
JoAnn Schinderle
Jacob Christopher
Gabe Dinger
Caitlin Weierhauser
Zak Toscani
Jon Washington
Hutch Harris

As is becoming common practice, the fest will also feature a ton of podcast recordings, but the one I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT is the Yo, Is This Racist? podcast, hosted by Andrew Ti. It is essential listening. "With Trump running for President, this is sure to be a doozy," says Bridgetown's press release. Indeed. Don't miss that one.

Stand Up For Yourself! With Amy Miller and Earthquake Hurricane will also have Bridgetown appearances.

This is Bridgetown's 9th year, and like last year, it'll be taking place June 1-5 at a set of as-yet-undisclosed smaller venues centered around festival hubs the Doug Fir Lounge, Revolution Hall, and the Bossanova Ballroom. I'm hoping that the smaller venues will be closer together this year. Last year's Bridgetown was excellent, by all accounts, but while the venues were walkable, I heard from attendees that they weren't as conducive to show-hopping as previous configurations, which is a shame, because Bridgetown is a treasure trove; one of the best things about it is the stumble-upon factor.