Came out to see my friend Derrick perform, never seen his live setup and he along with every…read morecomedian had me in stitches! Nude Comedy LA is a local small theater group that not only offers amazing entertainment, but practices all-inclusiveness, and body positivity as well. In addition to comedy nights, they also offer karaoke, open mic, various events via sponsors, and refreshments including wine!! Refreshments are cash preferred Niambi the goddess mc/hostess with the mostest and expecting mother-to-be is amazing! Great opener and all-around entertainer. Didn't get a chance to chat with her after the show but she's good vibes times ten. The parking in the area is very much street with both residential and metered spots down and around Tujunga Ave between Moorpark and Woodbridge. They do have restrooms inside though theme nights and shows don't typically run too long. Allen Levin, the owner, is a saint fielding calls for questions and managing sales and lineups. Definitely had a great and positive experience with NCLA and would attend again.

Glad this place closed down! The business owner (who doubled as an acting teacher) encouraged his…read moreimpressionable students (myself included) to join this "extracurricular activity." Although we were all technically legal adults, I still think there is something very sleazy about an authority figure in his 40s swaying 18 and 19 year old aspiring actors to perform nude with him. Of course, he tailored his messaging toward empowerment-- all bodies are great bodies, and all bodies are welcome. The reality, however, was that most of these students were recent L.A. arrivals with little working knowledge of the entertainment industry. It's hard not to recognize the power imbalances at play and potential vulnerabilities being exploited. Having said that, I will not disparage the talent that came out of these shows, and I will commend the owner's rules regarding privacy (no cameras allowed) and hygiene (towel is required).

My girlfriend and I attended the show a couple weeks back. We had an extraordinary time!…read more If you like classic cars? Must Come! If you like to hang out with fun people? Must come! Photography? Pinup/vehicle? Must come! Drinks/boose? Must come! Like to laugh? Must come! Sexy gals? Must come! Good music? Must come! Like vintage stuff? Must come! Like to dance? Come and Stay after the show! We got there early to attend the pre show car show! What a great n crowd! All the attendees are friendly and fun.... Its like your at a party with family and friends! And that's pretty much the vibe the whole night! Heading up to the show, everyone from the bouncer, the check in counter, the bartender! EVERYONE is just a great friendly personality. Now the show? I can't go off enough about how great it is.... It will definitely leave you wanting more! Its a small venue and I advice you pay the extra very affordable VIP tickets. Specially if your taking your cam to take pics! But if you just can't you can sit anywhere and still catch a great show because it is a small venue. And these gals go and perform off in the center of the room too! Not just on stage! These gals make sure you don't feel left out and forgotten. My gal and I had an amazingly great time and can't wait to attend again! Its the best, most original show in the area! A MUST! Not to mention affordable! Please view the pics I shot from the show! Don't wait any longer! Buy your tickets!

So incredibly wowed and impressed by this event at the Federal in North Hollywood!…read more The classic car cruise-in is super cool. The cars are so beautiful and it brings in a unique crowd. They also have photography and drawings. So interactive! The venue is great. I'm not too fond of the standard service at the Federal, but the servers who take care of folks attending shows are always excellent! My water was always full and my other drinks always came promptly. You have to know what to order at the Federal, but our food was tasty (Federal burger with no aioli, fish and chips, and mac and cheese to share). My partner and I agree that their fries are some of the most phenomenal fries we've ever had. They also have a great drink menu, with an expansive beer selection, strong cocktails, and more wine than you'd expect from a gastropub. The venue is pretty spacious and no matter where you're seated you'll get a great view since the performers tend to move around. The show itself is amazing. I'm a beginning pole dancer, and the performers are among the best, most recognizable names in Los Angeles. The show I attended featured performances from Monica Kay, Tiffany Rose Mockler, Candace Cane, Heather Lou, and Tonya Kay herself. They are immensely talented, each bringing their own flavor to the stage and poles; I dream of one day being as talented as they are. This show combines athleticism, grace, humor, and striptease into one outstanding evening that my partner and I thoroughly enjoyed. They really stick to the pinup theme with the music, performances, costumes--everything! It's so hard to pick a favorite performance because everything was unbelievable. In addition to the performances, Tonya gave out prizes for some of the folks who brought their cars, and for those who dressed in the pinup style. It was really cute! If you enjoy classic cars, well-crafted cocktails, gastropub food, burlesque, pole dancing, and/or the 1950s, you'll love this. We can't wait to come back for another show soon!

Beth Lapides reached out to me after reading my review and she had thoughtful and insightfully kind…read morethings to say. I'd be willing to give this another chance if I still lived in LA

This is my favorite secret Sunday night thing to do. The venue is adorable and the food super…read moresatisfying/good value. The mix of performers is always eclectic, fast paced and engaging. And parking is easy. Seriously. You can't miss. I think LA is the most artistically vibrant city right now because of these super accessible, high-production value, crazy creative events....UnCabaret is a consistent example.

Thank you YELP and Katie B. for hooking the Elites up with free tickets to CIRQUE BERZERK!…read more When I was notified that I got free tickets to this show, I skimmed through a couple reviews on Yelp and went to this show without much expectations. If you are going to CIRQUE BERZERK with Cirque Du Soleil or a Broadway Musical in mind, yeah... you will be disappointed. I saw a lot of Yelpers were criticized CIRQUE BERZERK for their poor storyline, but again... if you look at each act as an individual act, it is not that bad. This is definitely a show for 18+. Overall, show was entertaining but I really think they picked a wrong venue for this event. I was seated in the Lower Balcony and had problems seeing parts of the show (especially the opening act). Favorite part was probably trampoline act and pulling a hat out of the rabbit. Hahah. Again, thank you YELP for inviting the Elites to see this show!

TIP: Don't buy the expensive seats. The show doesn't get full so the ushers let you sit wherever…read moreyou want in the balcony as long as you're not taking someone else's seat. Also, arrive at the box office two hours before the show to enter the "Rush" ticket raffle, which lets you buy a VIP ticket (front balcony, best seats in the house) for $20 each. The show was actually a lot better than I had expected. Although people said it was like a Tim Burton's production of Cirque du Soleil, I don't watch movies and I've never seen Cirque du Soleil, so that didn't really clarify anything for me! The website is a pretty accurate description of what the show is, a dark, scantily clad and comical circus and performance show. It was a very diverse crowd who came to the show too, including goths/heavy metal looking people (as expected), older couples, and a lot of people were coming here right after the Lakers game which ended just before the show started. As for the show, the first half REALLY won me over, the second half not so much. If you left before intermission, you'd be telling all your friends about Cirque Berzerk this very minute. After intermission, I was wondering what would follow up that very impressive showing at the beginning because of course, they'd save the best for last, right? WRONG. But still, I was entertained. For a measly $20?!? I felt like I was robbing the place. The good: a nicely decorated stage, singers singing the whole duration of the show to set an ambiance to the performances, a large assortment of props, a super qualified list of performers (check out the program notes), an impressive VIP lounge upstairs, and they even came out after the show to take pictures and meet with the crowd. And no, not for 5 minutes, or just the smaller background performers, but the main acts. The bad: an only decent second half, I was under the impression that there would be more fire acts after seeing the website, the story kinda sucks, lady in red should play a bigger, better part, but most importantly.. .. the title rhymes with Circle Jerk (had to throw it in there). All in all, go see Cirque Berzerk, get $20 VIP tickets, and take pictures with scary stilt clowns or the zombie cop with huge tits.

So this has been the first time in over twenty five years that I have attended a burlesque show…read more Myself and other friends where invited by Pixie Harlow. We were not disappointed by this show at all. We seen the Capcom VS. Marvel show. The acts where sexy, funny and their positive attitude made this a pleasant venue. The only thing is I got there hungry. They had snacks like cupcakes, chips and stuff like that. But you are more than welcome to grab some outside food to bring in. So feed yourself before you enter. The great thing is during the break between shows the performers socialize with the audience and take pics if you like. Well of course our favorite Pixie Marlow spent some time with our group and we got some really great shots. Right now we are planning to see the next show and many more. It's a great place to spend a Friday evening. It reminded me of greenwhich village New York with a old school vintage vibe

This place is cool. I've been coming here for about a year. My favorite have been their harry…read morepotter and sailor moon themed events. Their disney and marvels themed shows were ok, too crowded for me. It's a great crowd of all sorts of people here. The girls performing the acts aren't the hottest girls around but that's what makes it appealing. They're normal girls doing cool skits. Good people, good drinks and good times here. I'll be at the nochella one later this month too. There's not much around there food wise though. There's nothing much in the area period lol so eat before you go cuz they don't have much at fais dodo besides drinks.

I like to wear bright colors and dance till everything is soggy…read more I don't like to be the center of attention though - I usually dance in dark corners and can only dance if the music is good. I literally stop on the dancefloor when it is bad because I can't "fake it". I give this party 5 stars because they do a solid job of creating a party that has something for everyone. Mash-ups, dark dance floor, eccentric dancers on stage, Photobooth (with a creative and fun photographer), and good vibes. Los Angeles used to be filled with great dance parties all over the place. Now they are few and far between. Not to be a negative nancy but here are my gripes - When they are at the downtown location - it's really hard to dance on an incline. When they are at the echoplex - there is no where to put ur drink down and if u do the workers snatch it up quick. Some of the mash-ups blow. It's like everything has been done and they're just trying weird things together to be the first to put AC DC with Kanye (both really hard to dance to because I hate dancing to 80's stripper music and Kanye's music only accompanies his lyrics so it's usually not that great). Anyways - I stop and start quite a bit - but I still Love it.

This is seriously a must-try experience if you enjoy bouncing dat ass.... I had so much fun here…read morelast night. We went for my friend's birthday party and we seriously just sweated it out all night. The go-go dancers on stage were on point and fabulous af. I love the fact that you can wear whatever the hell you want to this place and there doesn't seem to be much judgment. It's a place you go to when you just want to dance and not worry about impressing other surrounding Angelenos. The mashup music room was my favorite. They play some amazing jams!!!! We went the evening of the Taylor Swift mashups. It was a great, fun experience! Oh, $10 cover charge. If you get there before 10pm (I think they open 9:30pm) then it's $5. The bouncers at the door weren't the most friendly either, but at least there wasn't a line (around 11pm).

This show is FANTASTIC! It's smaller, intimate and interactive! Every seat in the place is a good…read moreseat as the dancers make their way around the entire room. The host is comedic and engaging. Definitely will be back!

What an amazing show. I tell you what I was very impressed…read moreby this show. The MC was entertaining and very funny. The dancers were great and very talented. The sets where impressive. Now the lighting was incredible. Enhanced the dancers and have it a great vibe. The acts were so sexy, classy, funny, entertaining, and very well choreographed. I had a great time and want to go back. Zeke recommend!!!

Yesterday we visited the Montalban for The Empire Strips Back, a galactic burlesque show and parody…read moreof the well-loved original Star Wars trilogy (despite the name the storylines were not strictly based on the Empire Strikes back, but featured homages to all three films in the trilogy!) This review is for the show, rather than the venue, which I'll do a separate review for. I purchased VIP tickets for the Fever-run event as a Christmas gift for my significant other, and we both loved it! It was hilarious, and tastefully sexy! The different acts featured a variety of music genres, so there's something for everyone's taste! The show was about 2 hours in length with a 15 minute intermission between the first and second half of the show. VIP tickets got us VIP entry, 2 champagne or other sparkling beverages, and a t-shirt each (our selections are pictured! Also definitely recommend picking these up at the beginning to avoid long lines at the end!) Per google reviews of the show, lines were long for drinks, and merchandise, so to save time, we redeemed both our drinks at the beginning of the show. They also offered a QR code, order ahead option, for merchandise. Neither myself nor my significant other had ever been to a burlesque show before, and this was certainly a fun, and worthwhile, introduction! Tip: there is a 24 hour parking garage adjacent to the Montalban with a max $10 fee for the day!