Name: Trader Gator's Shock Shack — New Orleans, LA
Start: 2026-10-23T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-23T20:30:00-05:00
Location: 940 Elysian Fields Ave

Trader Gator's Shock Shack — New Orleans, LA

Welcome to VARIETYVILLE – a comedy show of varietal proportions in beautiful Burbank, CA!Austin Walker’s Varietyville is a monthly live show at the LA Connection Comedy Theatre that pays homage to the timeless spectacle of variety shows and vaudeville, serving as a playground for Tinseltown’s funniest and most peculiar performers. Music, sketches, magic, puppetry, drag — if it’s funny, it’s for us!Drawing inspiration from the eccentric charm of classics likeThe Dean Martin Show, Hee Haw, andThe Muppet Show,Varietyville blends scripted storytelling with improvisational blunders, guided by the uproarious antics of our Southern-fried showrunner and Mayor of Varietyville,Austin Walker, and eclectic characters from “The Varietyvillians”Chad Fisher, Cait Bidwell, Suzanne Nichols, Will Marcil, and Sage Meyer. Each performance showcases side-splitting local talent, plus the foot-stomping tunes of “The Varietyville Pickers”Tom HansloweandAl Rigoletto, with regular appearances by Jim Henson puppeteerDan Garza(“Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock,” “The Happytime Murders”) and legendary character actorM.C. Gainey(“Con Air,” “Lost,” “Django Unchained”).Past guests have included variety show legendRonnie Schell, (“The Jim Nabors Hour,” “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.”), swoon-inducerDylan Chambers, original 50’s bobcatJimmy Angel, primatologist-turned-comedianNatalia Reagan, Penn and Teller FoolersThe Cosmic Romantics, Broadway’sEric B. Anthony, comediansChad OpitzandWillie Hunter, and more! With a dynamic and revolving cast of characters and performers, Varietyville is a reliably good time for anyone with an appetite for laughter and a taste for the ridiculous.

Austin Walker's Varietyville

Something wicked this way comes…join swamp magic show-ghoul Trader Gator for tricks, treats, and a screening of a classic Bela Lugosi film!

940 Elysian Fields Ave

Join backwater businessman and swamp magic show-ghoul Trader Gator and his co-host A.I. (Ancient Idol) for their presentation of 1932’s White Zombie at Captain Mary’s Pub’s BRAND NEW Hemlock Theater. In the spirit of regional horror hosts from television’s past—like New Orleans’ own Morgus the Magnificent—Trader Gator invites viewers to his shack deep in the bowels of Shock Swamp for an exclusive look at his worrisome wares, shady services, and screenings of his favorite scary old movies. Be there or be SCARED!

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