Throughout November, 32 of the nation’s funniest up-and-coming comedians have competed in bars everywhere from Kelso to the Skagit Valley Casino for their chance to be part of this final lineup. Now only five people remain. Tonight, they’ll each deliver 20 minutes of their best material for the chance to win $5,000 and a comedy crown. This is your best shot at seeing a whole bunch of great material from comedians in the midst of clawing their way to the top. (Comedy Underground, 109 S Washington St, 628-0303, 8 pm, $25, 16+)

Former Stranger news writer Cienna Madrid has been a writer in residence for Richard Hugo House, a local literary nonprofit. There, she taught fiction classes and wrote 4/5 of a book about a death-row...