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Crow Comedy Inc. provides a platform for expression, healing, and social progress through comedy. We empower people through joy and laughter, ensuring access for those whose stories might otherwise go untold.
You'll find The Crow nestled in the historic Bergamot Station Arts Center among twenty arts galleries and adjacent to the 26th Street/Bergamot Metro Stop.
The Crow welcomes all who welcome all.
Nicole Blaine | Founder of The Crow
OUR MISSION
Advancement for marginalized voices
The 2nd annual Bergamot Comedy Festival showcased a lineup that amplified female-identifying, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ talent, and commonly unheard, unique perspectives with 93% of our performers representing these communities.
93% TOTAL
marginalized voices
70%
of our lineup was female
23%
of the comics identified as straight, cisgender males
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Nina Nguyen
Bergamot Comedy Fest '24 Comic
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48
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1,501 Meals Provided
We hired and paid for food from a Female Black Owned Food Truck - HotVille Chicken, a Female Latinx Food Truck - Guerilla Tacos, a Latinex Food Truck - 5 Elementos, Santa Monica local spots; Bay Cities Italian Deli, Emmy Squared Pizza, Vito’s Pizza, Milo & Olive, Birdie G’s, and Sweet Rose Creamery. We provided all this food for our performers, staff, and industry educators and guests so they could eat for free while participating in the fest. We served over 1000 meals throughout the week!
554
Audience members to comedy shows
771
Audience members for free educational panels
1,325
Total audience and community reached
934
Audience members to comedy shows
825
Audience members for free educational panels
1,759
Total audience and community reached
Budget Allocation
34% Staff
3% Other
19% Artists
12% Food
5% Materials
27% Marketing
$64,653.41
Total budget we spent
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It’s still hard for certain voices to get onstage and be showcased,” says L.A.’s Jeffrey Jay. “Bergamot is going to lift you up, bring [the] industry to you and allow you to be seen without shame, without the idea of, ‘We want you to be more like ‘this.’ “We all have different voices, and we’ve all got an even playing field. ...
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The BCF is also putting a special focus on the showcasing of female-identifying, IPOC and LGBTQ talent. A rigorous selection process made sure the pool of performers was diverse - 50% female and non-binary identifying in the end ...
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I feel like this really hits with what Bergamot Station Arts Center was made to be," Blaine said. "It [is] supposed to be a collective of community, celebrating the arts, and there is supposed to be programming here that is free, that is vibrant, and that represents the voices from all ...
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Over the last two years since the Crow opened, Blaine has made it the community-oriented venue's mission to amplify underrepresented voices of female-identifying, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ talent. To do so, she decided to work backwards. If there weren't enough ...
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The BCF is also putting a special focus on the showcasing of female-identifying, IPOC and LGBTQ talent. A rigorous selection process made sure the pool of performers was diverse - 50% female and non-binary identifying in the end ...
READ MORE
