Catch the Pickathon Comedy Showcase — LAUGH with Amy Miller — Friday, July 31st and Saturday, August 1st, 7:30–9:00 PM in the Lucky Barn.
Did you know Pickathon has its very own late-night comedy club? For a decade, the Lucky Barn has transformed into a hub of hilarity on Friday and Saturday nights, hosting nationally touring comedians in one of the most intimate venues on the farm.
Amy Miller returns to host this year’s showcase, and she couldn’t be more excited:
“Pickathon 2026 officially marks my tenth year booking and hosting standup comedy in the Lucky Barn! This is not only one of my favorite lineups yet, but our superstar headliner Laura Peek is a dear friend and I find myself excited for her to experience Pickathon. It’s hands down my favorite festival as both a performer and a fan. The folks that cram into the Lucky Barn every year for those 90 minutes always show up with a fun spirit, ready to laugh, and open to being made fun of. We always have so much fun.”
Curated and hosted by the incomparable Amy Miller — seen on Comedy Central, After Midnight on CBS, Viceland, NBC, and more — Laughs in the Lucky Barn is a Pickathon tradition and fan favorite. These stand-up showcases feature some of the funniest people you’ve seen on Netflix, HBO, Amazon, and Hulu, along with the top comedy stages of Portland and Seattle. Past years have brought names like Kyle Kinane, Ian Karmel, and stars from Willamette Week’sFunniest Comedians in Portland list to the Lucky Barn stage.
The 2026 lineup is stacked with comedic firepower and features some first-timers who are sure to leave festival-goers in stitches. Here’s who’s taking the stage, in running order:
The 2026 Lineup
Amy Miller — Host
Amy Miller was one of Comedy Central’s “Up Next” comics and has a half-hour special, Ham Mouth, on Comedy Central. She’s a paid regular at both the World Famous Comedy Store and The Comedy Cellar in New York, and she has two Don’t Tell Comedy sets on YouTube. Recently she was a guest on Comics Unleashed and CBS’s After Midnight, and hosted The Basement Tapes Podcast with the Osbourne family — yep, those Osbournes (the Ozzy ones). As a brand-new comic she was a breakout favorite in the final season of Last Comic Standing. She has a half-hour comedy special on Epix’s Unprotected Sets, and she regularly opens for Tom Segura, Wanda Sykes, Nicole Byer, and several more of her comedy idols. She was also a featured comic on Viceland’s Flophouse. You may have seen Amy on Viceland or heard her on Sirius XM, NPR, Doug Loves Movies, Jameela Jamil’s Bad Dates, The Bennington Show, All Fantasy Everything, So True with Caleb Hearon, Stavvy’s World with Stavros Halkias, or her own podcast Who’s Your God?
Shain Brendan
A former winner of Portland’s Funniest Person, you’ve probably seen Shain in projects for NBA 2K, Nike, Google, Lowe’s, and Navy Federal Credit Union — and if not, he still got paid pretty well for all of them. He was a longtime co-host of NBA pre/post-game shows for the Portland Trail Blazers on NBC Sports, and he’s currently trying to break 80 on the golf course. Shain also has a special on Don’t Tell Comedy’s social channels. He co-hosts a weekly podcast with fellow comedian Seth Allen called The Washedmen, where they talk mostly about how old and “washed” they’ve become. If you also feel old, you’ll love hearing them complain about it. Shain can be seen performing at comedy clubs and venues around the country, and one time in college he threw a half-eaten corn dog that got stuck in Eli Manning’s helmet — and that’s… that’s just cool.
Julia Corral
Julia Corral is a Latina comic from Portland, OR, who’s been described as the friendliest-caustic person you’ll ever meet. The alt-weeklies have named her one of the Funniest 5 comics (Willamette Week) and an Undisputed Genius of Comedy (Portland Mercury). She has performed at High Plains, Limestone, All Jane, Treefort, and Bumbershoot. She’s a paid regular and host at Helium’s Cooch Street (an all-women show), Kickstand’s Comedy in the Park, and many more shows around town. She has also been featured on NPR.
Sean Jordan
Sean Jordan is a touring stand-up comedian and podcaster who has appeared on Comedy Central and The Late Late Show with James Corden, and whom Paste Magazine calls “both genuine and genuinely hilarious.” He co-hosts the wildly popular podcast All Fantasy Everything, the show where funny people and experts come together to fantasy draft pop culture — from music to movies to sandwiches. His latest stand-up album, Girl Dad, out on A Special Thing Records, is a raw, honest, and hilarious special documenting the birth of his daughter, the IVF that preceded it, the vasectomy that followed, and all points between. His newest podcast, It’s Nice to Be Nice, explores how someone “being nice” made a difference in the lives of his guests. You may also have heard Sean on podcasts like The Honeydew, Doug Loves Movies, Professor Blastoff, The Crabfeast, View from the Cheap Seats, Put Your Hands Together, and Alison Rosen Is Your Best Friend. His young daughter recently lauded Sean’s ability to “be tall” and “carry me upside down so I can walk on the ceiling.”
Laura Peek
Laura Peek is one of the most promising young Los Angeles–based stand-up comics to come out of Nashville’s bustling comedy scene. She made her Tonight Show debut in 2025 and was named one of Deadline’s “20 Stand-Ups to Keep an Eye on in 2026.” In 2022, she was selected as a “New Face” at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and named one of Vulture‘s Comics You Should and Will Know. Laura has appeared on After Midnight and Comedy Central’s Stand-Up Featuring series. She’s been featured twice in Don’t Tell Comedy’s popular Secret Sets series and is a paid regular and favorite at the Comedy Store in Hollywood. Her storytelling and sharp wit delight audiences across the country and internationally. She’s had the pleasure of working with comics like Taylor Tomlinson, Iliza Shlesinger, Fortune Feimster, Andrew Santino, Mark Normand, Marc Maron, and many more.
Don’t Miss It
Ninety minutes, one barn, and some of the funniest people working today. Whether you’re a die-hard comedy fan or just looking for the best late-night hang on the farm, the Lucky Barn is where you want to be. Show up with a fun spirit, ready to laugh.
Laughs in the Lucky Barn — Friday, July 31st & Saturday, August 1st, 7:30–9:00 PM.
