Awards & Recognition
#1 show in Los Angeles on TripAdvisor
"Best Variety Show" — Los Angeles Magazine (Best of L.A. 2017)
"Best Boob Bonanza" — L.A. Weekly (Best of L.A. 2019)
Outstanding Variety Show — San Diego Fringe Festival
254 consecutive weekly shows (2015–2020) 5 years dark (COVID) 2025 return in Santa Monica #300 — September 2, 2026 630+ unique performers
Since May 2015, Scot Nery's Boobietrap has been Los Angeles's weekly variety showcase — circus, comedy, magic, music, and whatever else walks through the door.
For the first era, we ran 254 consecutive Wednesday nights without missing a week: Echo Park warehouse → West Adams club → Hollywood Boulevard. Then COVID shut us down after our last in-person show on March 4, 2020. We came back October 15, 2025 at the Illusion Magic Lounge in Santa Monica — same four-minute chaos, new neighborhood, house band Diaperwōlf.
Each night, about 15 acts get four minutes each. Go over time and Scot unleashes bubble machines, flashing lights, and inflatable tube men. The Whitley years packed ~200 people into folding chairs; Santa Monica runs closer to 100 — tighter room, same pace. Doors 6:30 PM, show 7:30 PM.
Produced by Meranda Carter and Scot Nery through 2020; hosted by Scot with Fire Leopard (2015–2020) and Diaperwōlf (2025–present). Show numbers run #1–#254 through the first era; the return picked up at #255 in October 2025.
- Way 2 Much (Echo Park) — May 2015 – May 2016
- Fais Do Do (West Adams) — June 2016 – June 2017
- The Whitley (Hollywood) — June 2017 – March 2020
- Illusion Magic Lounge (Santa Monica) — October 2025 – present
Chronological History
Boobietrap started as "Scot Nery's Platinum Open Mic" at Way 2 Much Entertainment's headquarters in an Echo Park former factory.
Philip Solomon provided the venue and the equipment to make it happen, then he constantly souped it up and made it more fun. He provided aerial rigging, his network of entertainers and his millions of years of knowhow in lighting, sound, and punk-rock-comedy-genius.
Scot called people on the phone each week to participate and watch. Each act had four minutes on stage. If they went over time, the drummer (Philip Solomon or Brian C. Janes [who was the entire house band]) would strike a giant bass drum.
Scot's wife and Stefan Haves encouraged him to change the name to "Scot Nery's Boobietrap"
Twenty seven acts showed up to perform and Scot decided it was time to change the format to a booked show.
Los Angeles Times — "a comedic whirlwind"
Fire Leopard became the new house band.
Charlie Haid shot and edited a TV show pitch for the show at the original venue.
Boobietrap moved to Fais Do Do in West Adams (first show there June 1). Jazz-club grit, booze, and a bigger room.
Boing Boing — "out of his mind" (Aug 2016)
We took the show to the San Diego Fringe Festival — named Outstanding Variety Show.
Broadway World — San Diego premiere
We took Boobietrap to The Oregon Country Fair.
Same summer tour: Kaaboo Music Festival.
We did a Boobietrap show at The Electric Lodge in Venice
Meranda volunteered for the first time — then rebuilt how we run volunteers and made the show bigger.
Our 100th weekly show. OC Weekly was already paying attention.
First night at The Whitley on Hollywood Boulevard — our longest home (nearly three years). Scot tried learning new skills on stage to prove how hard variety acts make it look.
Boing Boing — moving to Hollywood
Los Angeles Magazine — Best Variety Show in Los Angeles (Best of L.A. 2017)
Meranda and Scot became Boobietrap, Inc. We also gave a living-room version of Scot Nery's Boobietrap to a deserving family that month.
VoyageLA — Scot & the Hollywood-era show
Magic Monday hosted a special Boobietrap night
We apologized (for something fun, we're sure!)
L.A. Weekly — Best Boob Bonanza (Best of L.A. 2019, Lina Lecaro)
We snatched our rank as TripAdvisor's #1 show in Los Angeles!
Last in-person show before the shutdown — the end of our 254-week streak at The Whitley. The March 11 show and everything after was canceled as COVID hit.
We celebrated with performers, fans, and friends what would have been our five-year anniversary — online, apart, still Boobietrap.
Five years off. No weekly Boobietrap — the room went dark while the world figured out COVID. The streak ended; the show didn't.
Tickets went on sale for the return. Five years of pent-up demand — the first Santa Monica show sold fast.
The return. Weekly Boobietrap resumed at Illusion Magic Lounge, 1418 4th Street, Santa Monica — show numbering picked up at #255. House band: Diaperwōlf. In the room or via livestream.
Santa Monica Daily Press — the return (Nov 2025)
Next up — 27 shows already this year and counting. Grab a seat.
Show #300. Ten years from the first open mic, nearly three hundred Wednesday nights of Boobietrap. Be in the room.
Legacy
Boobietrap is where LA variety gets its reps: 630+ unique performers, four minutes at a time. Alumni have turned up on America's Got Talent, The Gong Show, Ellen, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Tomorrow with Ron Lynch, and Snoop & Martha's Dinner Party. Reggie Watts, Kate Flannery, Justin Willman, and Tom Arnold have either performed or passed through.
We're not on a 254-week streak anymore — we're on a second act. Show #293 is around the corner; #300 lands September 2, 2026. Same rules: four minutes, no mercy, all heart.