Do What You Love is Portland's newest comedy showcase—and its earliest, with doors at 5:30 pm and a very office team-building-exercise vibe at yesterday's debut show. I don't mean that as a knock, because, well, that's kind of what it is? It's hosted at Wework, a coworking space near a bunch of galleries between Old Town/Chinatown and the Pearl District, in what feels like a very cheerful conference room, with enough bountiful, free snacks and drinks to make you feel like you work for a prosperous startup with an open-plan office and an open-ended vacation policy.

"This is the earliest any show takes place," said comedian Alex Falcone as he and co-host Curtis Cook got into the proceedings, and discussed the official tech-bro uniform—glasses and a checkered button-down—before explaining that they hope to spotlight the city's most interesting up and coming comedic voices with the series. This was reflected in the lineup, which included Bri Pruett, Matt Monroe, Caitlin Weierhauser, and Funny Humans vs. the Wheel's David Mascorro. I had to leave early, so I didn't get to see the evening's entire lineup, but Weierhauser was easily the highlight among those I saw. It seems like every time I see her, her comedy's gotten funnier. Her onstage persona is consistently and delightfully unhinged, and it was in fine form at yesterday's show, in which she discussed her evil plan to "introduce gun enthusiasts to the Gilmore Girls."

This is a new show, and there were hiccups: Early issues with the soundsystem muffled some of Mascorro's otherwise solid opening set, and the room, which seats roughly 60, was at capacity.

But the show's obviously filling a dual need for after-work drinks and comedy shows that start earlier (okay, at least I need the latter—covering shows is part of my job, and sometimes it's nice to go on the early side, whatever, I am a million years old). It'll be interesting to see how Do What You Love evolves as it continues. As far as niche comedy nights go, Portland already has a ton of them, but "the early one, with snacks" is definitely a wholesome selling point we haven't seen before.