Everyone knows Irene Tu, the self-professed “next Asian Ellen Degeneres,” is on the cusp of blowing up in a big way. The San Franciscan comedian elegantly skewers the world around her with wry, sharp observations and occasional dips into bathroom humor—and I do mean stories about people trying to regulate which bathroom she should use. Get out to this Minority Retort—Portland’s premiere comedy show focused on POC comedians—and catch Tu so you can say you were into her way before she got famous. by Suzette Smith