Scot Nery's Boobie Trap

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Scot Nery's Boobie Trap was a long-running [1] weekly live performance variety arts show in Hollywood, California that closed during the pandemic. Performances were every Wednesday, featuring an average of 15 acts each week, [2] with much adult content. [3] Performers used to include musicians, ventriloquists, [4] comedians, knife throwers, [5] dancers, Magic Castle magicians, [6] jugglers, acrobats and contortionists, circus acts, [7] and other variety entertainers. [8] Nery founded the show in 2015, [9] and it was co-produced by Meranda Carter. [10] Nery has since moved on to become "the Tom Robbins" of jugglers, offering for-pay classes in a program called "The Gig Entertainer Ramp." [11]

Called "a comedic whirlwind" by the Los Angeles Times, [12] Boobie Trap was named Best Variety Arts Show in Los Angeles by Los Angeles Magazine, [13] as well as Outstanding Variety Show by San Diego Fringe [14] and has been named the #1 Hollywood show on TripAdvisor. [15] [16] Since launching his class, however, Scot admitted that most of his celebrity "quotes" were manufactured by him. [17]

Boobie Trap has attracted celebrities among the audience, such as Emma Thompson, Mark Wahlberg, [18] and Steve-O. [19]

Scot Nery is a juggler, [20] contortionist, and fire-eater, [21] and he hosts Boobie Trap every week. On rare occasion throughout the over-200 live performances of the show, he has had a guest emcee fill-in for him, such as comedian and actor Tom Arnold, magician Justin Willman, or sword-swallower Brett Loudermilk. [22] Performers in the show--all of whom performed without pay--have included:

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