Join Us For The Bergamot Comedy Fest 2025!

Schedule Of Events:

March 31, 2025

Breaking Into The Club

6:00 Pm

Main Room

This Free Public Panel Is Not About Picking The Locks To Your Favorite Comedy Venues. Breaking Into The Club Will Be A Q&A With La's Top Comedy Club Bookers Including: Emilie Laford (The Comedy Store), Richard Barrett (Comedy & Magic), Lani Crooks (Chocolate Sundaes Comedy), Jamie Flam & Vanessa Ragland (Dynasty Typewriter) And Rachel Gallagher (The Elysian)!

Performance

Bcf Stand-Up Showcase (Red Group)

8:00 Pm

Main Room

Bergamot Comedy Fest's Spotlight On Hilarious Comedic Voices You Have Yet To Meet And Will Quickly Enjoy Alongside Nationally Touring And As-Seen-On-Tv Comedians!

Performance

Bcf Storyteller Showcase (Blue Group)

8:00 Pm

The Nest

Performances From Carefully Selected Storytellers With Dynamic Pieces About The Theme: Metamorphosis.

April 1, 2025

Panel

Agents & Managers

6:00 Pm

Main Room

We All Want One! Come Learn What Agents & Managers Are Really Looking For When Taking On New Clients. Q&A Will Feature Rachel Hall (Uta), Matt Beals (Levity), Dustin Doty (Afa Prime Talent), And More Tba.

Free First Come First Serve Event!

Performance

Bcf Stand-Up Showcase (Gold Group)

8:00 Pm

Main Room

Bergamot Comedy Fest's Spotlight On Hilarious Comedic Voices You Have Yet To Meet And Will Quickly Enjoy Alongside Nationally Touring And As-Seen-On-Tv Comedians!

Performance

Bcf Stand-Up Showcase (Red Group)

8:00 Pm

The Nest

Bergamot Comedy Fest's Spotlight On Hilarious Comedic Voices You Have Yet To Meet And Will Quickly Enjoy Alongside Nationally Touring And As-Seen-On-Tv Comedians!

Not Handicap Accessible

April 2, 2025

Panel

Comedy Companies

6:00 Pm

Main Room

It Is “Show Business” After All! Turning Your Dreams (Or Half-Baked Premises) Into A Sustainable Career Means Working With Production And Distribution Companies. This Q&A Will Provide Valuable Insight On How You Can Take Your Project To The Next Level! Panelists Will Include: Kyle Kazanjian-Amory & Brett Kusher (Don't Tell Comedy), Ryan Moran (Comedy Central), Anna Roberts (Comedy Dynamics), And Ryan Mcmanemin (Aspecialthings Records).

Performance

Bcf Stand-Up Showcase (Pink Group)

8:00 Pm

Main Room

Bergamot Comedy Fest's Spotlight On Hilarious Comedic Voices You Have Yet To Meet And Will Quickly Enjoy Alongside Nationally Touring And As-Seen-On-Tv Comedians!

Performance

Bcf Stand-Up Showcase (Green Group)

8:00 Pm

The Nest

Bergamot Comedy Fest's Spotlight On Hilarious Comedic Voices You Have Yet To Meet And Will Quickly Enjoy Alongside Nationally Touring And As-Seen-On-Tv Comedians!

Not Handicap Accessible

April 3, 2025

Panel

Social Media Strategies

6:00 Pm

Main Room

You Got Your Wigs For Sketches, Your Ring Light, And Big Dreams Of Having An Instagram Follower Count That Has A Big “K” Or Even “M” Next To A Huge Number! How Do You Cross The Bridge Into Online Fame And Fortune? This Panel Will Sit Down With Meredith Lynch (299k On Tiktok, Featured In Business Insider, La Times, & Rolling Stone) And Rebecca Sananès (Co-Creator And Executive Producer Of Archetypes, Meghan Markle's Pod) To Discuss How To Successfully Grow Your Online And Social Media Audience.

Performance

Bcf Storyteller Showcase (Blue Group)

8:00 Pm

Main Room

Performances From Carefully Selected Storytellers With Dynamic Pieces About The Theme: Metamorphosis.

Performance

Bcf Stand-Up Showcase (Pink Group)

8:00 Pm

The Nest

Bergamot Comedy Fest's Spotlight On Hilarious Comedic Voices You Have Yet To Meet And Will Quickly Enjoy Alongside Nationally Touring And As-Seen-On-Tv Comedians!

Not Handicap Accessible

April 4, 2025

Panel

Make Your Tight 5 Tighter!

6:00 Pm

Main Room

Your Stand-Up Tape Is Perfectly 5 Minutes Long, But It's Not Getting You On Booked Shows, Comedy Clubs, Or Into Festivals. What The F–?! Luckily You, Yes You (Even If You Were Not Selected For Bcf 2025) Can Submit Your 5 Minute Tape Here To Have It Reviewed By The Top Tastemakers In This Industry: Michael Cox (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon), Zoe Friedman (Late Show With David Letterman, Comedy Central, Comedy Gives Back) And Jp Buck (Levity Management).

Free First Come First Serve Event!

Performance

Bcf Stand-Up Showcase (Green Group)

8:00 Pm

Main Room

Bergamot Comedy Fest's Spotlight On Hilarious Comedic Voices You Have Yet To Meet And Will Quickly Enjoy Alongside Nationally Touring And As-Seen-On-Tv Comedians!

Performance

Bcf Stand-Up Showcase (Gold Group)

8:00 Pm

The Nest

Bergamot Comedy Fest's Spotlight On Hilarious Comedic Voices You Have Yet To Meet And Will Quickly Enjoy Alongside Nationally Touring And As-Seen-On-Tv Comedians!

Not Handicap Accessible

Party!

After Party For All!

10:00 Pm

Santa Monica Brew Works

We Did It! And It's All Thanks To Everyone! Come Celebrate The End Of Showcases By Grabbing A Drink From Our Favorite Brewery (And Sponsor), Santa Monica Brew Works! Located Just A Short Distance Away From The Crow With No Entry Fee, So There's No Excuse Not To Come Have More Fun!

April 5, 2025

Panel

How To Book Yourself A Comedy Tour

12:00 Pm

Main Room

Jessica Michelle Singleton (Don't Tell Comedy, Two #1 Selling Albums) Sits Down To Discuss All The Steps Involved In Planning, Booking, And Getting On The Road With Your Material! Walk Away With Information On How To Make This A Viable (And Not Money-Losing) Opportunity For Yourself!

Free First Come First Serve Event!

Panel

How To Produce A Successful Live, Long-Running Comedy Show

2:00 Pm

Main Room

Listen To Successful Producer-Bookers: Beth Lapides (Uncabaret), Brian Baldinger (Comedy Store), Marianne Ways (After Midnight), Alex Gottlieb (Loud Mouths/Little Ladies) To Learn How To Produce A Comedy Or Variety Show That People Actually Want To See! Bonus: These Producers Also Book Some Of The Hottest Stages In Town, *Hint Hint Wink Wink.*

Free First Come First Serve Event!

Panel

Cutting Through The Clutter

4:00 Pm

Main Room

Omnipop Talent Group Managers Bruce Smith And Carly Hoogendyk Offer A Survivor's Manual For How Not To Get Lost In The Comedy Crowd.  In A World Abundant With Standups, It Is Harder Than Ever To Break Through.  This Panel Explains Why And Helps Get Your Career Game Plan In Better Shape.

Free First Come First Serve Event!

Panel

Comedy X Culture

6:00 Pm

Main Room

Nicole Blaine (The Crow/Bergamot Comedy Fest) & Nate Jackson (La Times) Interview Comedians Cameron Esposito And Moses Storm To Discuss How They Transform Their Most Vulnerable Moments And Personal Struggles Into Comedy And Ultimately Impact Culture And Create Social Change. Topics Will Include How Normalizing Their Personal Struggles With Handling Mental Health, Growing Up Poor, Being Queer, And Surviving Sexual Assault And Finding Ways To Laugh About It Can Ultimately Move Society Forward.

Cameron Esposito's New Special, 4 Pills, Is Premiering April 11th On Dropout.
Moses Storm's Special Trash White Can Be Found On Hbo.

Performance

Gay Interrupted

8:00 Pm

Main Room

Gay Interrupted Was Born Out Of A Family Pride Storyectomy Class At The Crow. Kelsey Anonsen And Mahtub Zare, A Lesbian Couple, Applied To Be In The Class As A Storytelling Duo. During The Class, Kelsey Said The Phrase “I Didn't Want To Keep Being Gay Interrupted, I Wanted To Be Gay All The Time.” And The Light Bulb Went Off For Nicole Blaine, The Owner Of The Crow. She Saw It Immediately - A Line Up Of 6 Queer Comedians, And Smack In The Middle, The Straightest Comedian They Can Find. Mahtub Is A Tv Writer Who Most Recently Worked On Netflix's Nobody Wants This. She Also Completed The Disney Writer's Program In 2024. Kelsey Is An Ex Professional Tennis Player Turned Writer/Editor. The Couple Is Also A Feature Writing Team.

Performance

Cameron Esposito: Work In Progress

8:00 Pm

The Nest

A Brand New Hour About The Things We Carry From Cameron Esposito. Cameron's New Special, 4 Pills, Premieres April 11th On Dropout.

Date: March 31 - April 5, 2025

Location: Bergamot Station Arts Center, 2525 Michigan Ave Santa Monica, CA 90404

Click here to Buy Tickets

Click here for more Information