Bear Metropolis Comedy: Stomach laughs with out breaking the financial institution

The Bear Metropolis Comedy present at Que Sera in Lengthy Seaside supplies residents with a free respite from the work week every Wednesday evening. 

“I need them to have a fantastic expertise that uplifts their week,” mentioned Trevor Hill, comic and co-founder of Bear Metropolis Comedy. “The present’s on a Wednesday, so it’s type of proper in the course of the work week. I all the time wish to have simply type of a little bit escape for folks, particularly because it’s a free present.”’

Since 2016, Hill and his enterprise accomplice Steve Furey have organized a distinct roster of stand-up performers to take the stage every week on the Lengthy Seaside evening membership. 

The pair moved to Southern California from the Bay Space across the identical time in 2015, with Hill relocating to Lengthy Seaside and Furey to Hollywood. Having labored collectively previously, the 2 determined to group up and maintain an ongoing stand-up present in Lengthy Seaside.

 “We did numerous exhibits collectively up there [the Bay area] and had been mutual followers of one another’s comedy and comedy style as properly,” Hill mentioned.

The primary comedian to take the stage on Wednesday, Sept. 28 was Quincy Weekley, who saved the gang laughing together with his observations about getting COVID on Christmas, the stress to have youngsters and rising up with out a dad. 

“We simply love giving again to the neighborhood and with the ability to present a free present for folks, hopefully make their week a little bit brighter.”

Trevor Hill, co-founder of Bear Metropolis Comedy

Following that, Kevin Camia poked enjoyable on the dimension of his personal head, Paco Romane joked concerning the foibles of youngest, center and eldest kids and Jessica Sele was met with shocked laughter when she instructed the gang everybody she’s slept with is lifeless now.

The comedians that Hill and Furey invite to carry out at Bear Metropolis often have been performing comedy for no less than 5 years. Featured comedians have had ties to Comedy Central, HBO, Netflix and extra.

“I wish to get folks to come back take pleasure in themselves and stroll away with an even bigger appreciation of stand-up comedy and hopefully change into a fan of among the comics they noticed that evening,” Hill mentioned.

Que Sera provides an intimate venue, with the viewers seated a stone’s-throw from the stage in a darkened room. Most individuals make the most of the bar, however shopping for drinks isn’t essential to benefit from the present.

“We simply love giving again to the neighborhood and with the ability to present a free present for folks, hopefully make their week a little bit brighter,” Hill mentioned.

Bear Metropolis Comedy takes place each Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Que Sera, 1923 E seventh St. Admission is free. Attendees should be 21 or older.