SANTA MONICA, CA | BERGAMOT STATION
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Championing diverse voices through comedy and storytelling as tools for expression, healing, and social progress.
305
Artists Paid & Counting Each Day!
$548,430.87
in total paid to artists, with $204,597.87 coming from this year alone (year-to-date**)
7,680
Open mic performances at The Crow
Learn more about our impact through each of the programs we offer
BERGAMOT COMEDY FEST + DOOR GIRLZ
Discovering and advancing up-and-coming comics and underrepresented voices; connecting them with top industry to amplify their voice and impact culture through the art of comedy.
3 Female comics discovered on our stage went on to debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2 comics (one Female, one Latinx) discovered and booked on Just for Laughs New Faces Un-repped (2027)
3 comics (one Queer Female, one Black Male, one Latinx Male) given record deals
1 Queer Female Booked on Netflix
20%+ featured on Netflix is a Joke Fest
10% signed with top talent agents & managers
STORYECTOMY
A community-driven social justice and mental health initiative that utilizes the art of storytelling and comedy to provide creative expression, community healing, and social justice policy change.
6 seasons of End Cancer
1 season of End BLOOD Cancer
3 seasons of Baby Bumps
2 seasons of Unhoused
3 seasons of FAMILY PRIDE
1 season of Veteran’s Hero’s Journey
EDUCATION for Kids & Adults
Stand-up, improv, sketch, and storytelling to help students deepen their understanding of themselves and develop their performance skills to present their true selves to the world.
Kids & teens summer comedy camp (ages 7 - 17)
Kids, tweens and teens after school (ages 8 - 13)
Teen comedy intensives (ages 14 - 17)
Ongoing stand-up, storytelling, improv, and workshops for adults 18-108
Take a deeper look
Press & News
ABC 7
At the soul of comedy is storytelling
NBC
Laugh until it hurts - all for a great cause
KCAL NEWS
Storyectomy is as cathartic for [the performer], as it is for the audience
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LA TIMES
Creating a safe and accessible space for comics at all stages of their careers [is the] vision…
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LA MAG
The human experience is not meant to be alone; we need to find our village, our commonality. It’s a way of finding hope and healing through laughter…
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SANTA MONICA OBSERVER
This collaborative space is built around inclusivity and advancement for all…
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NEWS BREAK
The safety of the room....breeds vulnerability, which leads to connection and friendships…
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THE ARGONAUT
The Crow is committed to bettering the world through stand-up, performance art, music and storytelling…
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SMPD
Storyectomy classes act as a unique support group where experiences are shared and meaningful connections are made…
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SMPD
When you have to watch that person on stage... you realize the reflection in the mirror could be you or is part of you…
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LA TIMES
Storyectomy: the Crow Cancer Comedy Class
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LA TIMES
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.’...
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SMPD
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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LA TIMES
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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SMPD
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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SMPD
Borowsky and the comedians on site attempted to build 300 boxes during the afternoon session, part of a mental health focused day for the entertainers run by Comedy Gives Back. The nonprofit teamed with Crow Founder Nicole Blaine to bring FYA ...
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LA TIMES
The festival is designed to nurture not just comedians but the surrounding community. Before any performer takes the stage at the Crow for the Bergamot fest, Blaine provides in-depth educational conversations with key industry players.
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THE ARGONAUT
Education should be free, so all the panels are free, whether you got into the fest or not,” Blaine said. “It has to be accessible … and that’s the only way to build a real community of artists. You’ve got to give them the tools…
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