“I was like, ‘Why?’ I expected to have 50 people there. “It was like getting a virgin woman, so whatever they see is amazing.” He said he sold out three shows in January 2021 despite the pandemic. “My first impression of Austin was that these motherf- ain’t really seen s-,” Lucas recalled about first entering the scene. Lucas, a former door guy at the Comedy Store door, says the Austin fans who weren’t used to L.A.’s caliber of comedy immediately showed him love. As a regular roastmaster on popular podcast “Kill Tony” with Tony Hinchcliffe, Lucas is getting his savage humor viewed by millions on YouTube every week. stand-up scene, started headlining less than a year ago and is steadily selling out venues around the country after building his fan base in Austin. Clubs such as Creek and the Cave, Vulcan Gas Company and the recently opened Sunset Strip comedy club fill out the growing network.ĭavid Lucas, a major name in the L.A. Today, in downtown Austin alone, at least eight comedy clubs are within walking distance, and dozens of open mics are popping up from theaters to back alleys. Since the latter days of the pandemic, the musical hub of Austin - home of SXSW, Austin City Limits, Austin Psych Fest and more - has become ground zero for a stand-up comedy boom that’s overtaken the scene that once existed for comics used to just a couple of clubs and a modest collection of open-mic nights. (Phones are locked up, placed in Yondr bags.)
Onstage, Rogan paces back and forth, veering into jokes about trans athletes or being anti-vax and generally gearing his comedy for hunters, MMA fans and ballcap-wearing bros with no worries of offending, being canceled or being filmed. The venue’s two stages - Fat Man (main room) and Little Boy (small room) are named after the atomic bombs that the U.S. Now anchored at Mothership, he’s the master of his own galaxy. The comic - often blasted for his thoughts on COVID-19, former President Trump and the political right - had been performing nonstop around Austin before opening his club. The 60 best places to see stand-up comedy in L.A. Guests inside the club order beers and cocktails as waitresses squeeze between tables to take drink orders before the show.
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Instead, they gather by the dumpsters to smoke, crack beers and jokes and record low-budget podcasts. The alley behind the Mothership is a haven for comics who aren’t permitted to hang out inside the habitually sold-out space.
The club’s spaceship-meets-Art Deco aesthetic was meticulously designed, from the bathroom wallpaper to the bar called Mitzi’s, named after the late Mitzi Shore, the famed owner of the Store. are calling in avails there, and just going to Austin to do two or three spots during the week,” said comedian Bert Kreischer, who performed during Mothership’s run of opening shows - along with Dave Chappelle, Ron White and Roseanne Barr - and quickly returned to Rogan’s place to do more shows in May.
“Not only have a lot of people moved down there, comics from L.A. Reviving the old husk of the historic Ritz Theater, the Mothership planted a flag on what comics around the country have dubbed the new frontier in stand-up. The Mothership employs the Store’s former booker, Adam Eget, and some crew and door guys from Store locations in Hollywood and La Jolla. Since its opening in March, Rogan has built his club by transporting elements of the Comedy Store - the legendary spot that helped to launch his career as “Fear Factor” host, MMA commentator and controversial podcaster.
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