In NerdMelt’s closing, there’s still reason to believe that the guiding principles of the space will live on in other areas. “Any number of industry people who either wanted to see someone specific that they had heard buzz about or they knew a solid showcase was coming up and they thought, ‘I’m just going to come and scout for new talent.’ What better place to come see them do their thing than at NerdMelt?” Meltdown Comics Casey Rodgers/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock
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“I got emails all the time from agents, managers, development people from networks and movie studios,” Durante said. Whether it was as part of an existing NerdMelt show or as one of their own creation, the space was an incubator that often caught the attention of people looking to bring that same energy to a wider audience. NerdMelt developed a spirit of curation, enough that it became a destination for up-and-coming comics and established favorites alike to grow their voice. This was one of the first places where a lot of people wanted to pitch a show like that.”Īnd it wasn’t just fans who noticed. If they wanted to do a show that showcased entirely queer comedians? Great. If they wanted to have a show that celebrated black pop culture, this was a great place to do it. “We came about this saying, ‘All we really want to do is be a place where anyone can watch great comedy and bond with their fellow human.’ I wanted this to be an inclusive, safe space for people to try out a new weird thing that they wanted to do. “I do appreciate that this place became synonymous with a space where nerds and non-nerds, anyone who appreciated comedy and a good fun night, could come and have a good time,” Durante said. They were already doing that stuff while they were there, but then the consciousness of the culture focused on them for that moment.” “They didn’t start a band because of Nirvana. “It’s almost like all those bands that got signed after Nirvana broke out,” Ray said.
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While the TV and film world began to embrace the stories that lined the pages of the inventory of Meltdown Comics itself, the shows and comedians to which the store’s audience continued to flock helped set the tone of what could succeed in an entertainment world ripe with new opportunities to reach fans. Though the name of the space eventually bore half the title of the Nerdist empire that grew out of the upstairs office, the Showroom succeeded because it gave a home to people willing to try something new. closing is just a huge upset to the LA comedy scene and live comedy in general,” Durante said. “The podcasts that were recorded upstairs, you’d hear audio, applause from down here bleeding into up there and they’d say, ‘Oh, that’s just Harmontown downstairs.’ Pretty much any comedy medium you can consume, someone’s mentioned this place or talked about it. Each show that originated in the back room with the oddly placed pillars and army of folding chairs carried with it a little of the NerdMelt DNA. But up until its closing, it still boasted a framed picture of Nanjiani and Gordon, a “You Made It Weird” sticker on the desk, and posters and other artifacts from the many shows that once called NerdMelt home. The green room which was featured in “The Meltdown” TV show had a threadbare couch and a ceiling that creaked when people on the floor above walked around.
The space itself wasn’t exactly a state-of-the-art facility.
“A lot of Comedy Central shows would do their test shows here, because they knew that this was a cool place that they could trust for a good audience to come and test out the material.” “There are shows that I know started here and are now in talks with networks because they’re potentially getting development deals out of them,” Durante said.
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The Guy Branum-hosted “Talk Show the Game Show,” now in its second run of episodes on truTV, probably won’t be the last series that makes the jump from NerdMelt to TV. Read More: How Comedy Central’s ‘The Meltdown’ Reveals The Truth of Seeing - And Doing - Stand-UpĪs the Showroom’s Program Director Caitlin Durante explained, there were a variety of shows besides “The Meltdown” that got their literal and metaphorical starts there. The venue even helped make artist Dave Kloc a local legend in the poster world, with his creations regularly available after many of these one-of-a-kind events. It was once the home for Dan Harmon’s live “Harmontown” shows. The stage hosted recordings of standup albums from comedians like Ray, Bob Odenkirk, and Hampton Yount and Netflix sets from comedians like Morgan Murphy. ‘South Park’ Season 26 Sets February Premiere DateĪside from being a regular venue for live comedy, the NerdMelt room was home to tapings of all kinds.
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