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Visit Varietyville the second Thursday of every month* at the LA Connection Comedy Theatre!

*Special shows on Halloween and Mardi Gras

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Austin Walker’s Varietyville is a monthly live show that pays homage to the timeless spectacle of variety shows and vaudeville, serving as a playground for Tinseltown’s funniest and most peculiar performers.

Drawing inspiration from classic variety show legends like Dean Martin, Carol Burnett, and the Muppets, Varietyville blends scripted storytelling with improvisational blunders, guided by the antics of Founder and Mayor of Varietyville, Austin Laine Walker. Each show features characters from The Varietyvillians, the foot-stomping tunes of The Varietyville Pickers, and side-splitting local talent.

Each Varietyville is a new chapter in the story of our town, and you, the audience, are our citizens. With new and recurring characters, episodic sketches, and sequel storylines, we hope you feel at home at every show!

Visitors to Varietyville say:

“This is what joy looks and sounds like.”

“It’s amazing! Love the singing! Love the jokes!”

“There’s sketch, puppets, magic, musical performances, stand up comedy, improv…aliens have shown up before! It’s in the name, and it genuinely lives up to the concept of variety.”

“Scrappy and full of heart!” 

“I like that with very new act, you don’t know what’s coming. You see a lot of stuff. That’s what variety is…you come to see the unexpected.”

Two men dressed in costumes with hats, smiling and posing for a photo on a stage.
A wedding scene with a bride holding a bouquet, standing with a groom and two officiants during the ceremony.
A man with gray curly hair and a beard, wearing a brown checkered blazer, speaking into a microphone on stage with a dark background and colorful text projection.
Five actors in costume on stage during a play with a forest scene projected in the background.

Featured Clips

“Best Day Ever” feat. Tom Kenny at Varietyville Turns Two

“Vatican Rag” at Varietyville At Sea

“Gumbo Man” at Varietyville Mardi Gras (original song)

“TikTokers, Influencers, and Streamers! Oh My!” at Varietyville Visits Oz

“Aunt Dicey’s House” at My Varietyville Valentine

“A Train Robbery” at Varietyville Wild West

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A word of warning from Ebenezer Scrooge...better get those tickets to A Very Varietyville Christmas and see the premiere of “Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge!”, an original mini play by @theaustinwalker 🎄 THIS WEDNESDAY at @elysiantheater— don’t miss it! #linkinbio 📹 @turnerburton_ #varietyshow #losangeles #comedy #sketchcomedy #christmas #theater #achristmascarol
All we want for Christmas is Dylan Chambers 🎸 He brought the house down at last year’s Christmas show! Varietyville’s third annual Christmas special is right around the corner. Use code high5 for $5 off 🎟️ Link in bio! 📸 @natalia13r
All we want for Christmas is Dylan Chambers 🎸 He brought the house down at last year’s Christmas show! Varietyville’s third annual Christmas special is right around the corner. Use code high5 for $5 off 🎟️ Link in bio! 📸 @natalia13reagan #varietyshow #losangeles #comedy #sketchcomedy #christmas #theater
LA’s Wizard of Late Night Variety @ronlynch1 returns for A Varietyville Christmas Special — this time on his home turf at the @elysiantheater! Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:30pm...don’t miss it! (🎟️ in bio) 📸 @williamaphotos , @n
LA’s Wizard of Late Night Variety @ronlynch1 returns for A Varietyville Christmas Special — this time on his home turf at the @elysiantheater! Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:30pm...don’t miss it! (🎟️ in bio) 📸 @williamaphotos , @natalia13reagan #varietyshow #losangeles #comedy #sketchcomedy #christmas #theater
Can’t believe it’s been a year since A Very Varietyville Christmas! Settle into the holiday spirit and watch the full show on our website 🎄 🎁 ☃️ 📸 @natalia13reagan
Can’t believe it’s been a year since A Very Varietyville Christmas! Settle into the holiday spirit and watch the full show on our website 🎄 🎁 ☃️ 📸 @natalia13reagan
There’s so much to be thankful for...most importantly, each other 💙 Varietyville isn’t just a show. It’s a community born from a shared belief that comedy should make you feel good. For 2 years (and 22 shows), Varietyville has bec
There’s so much to be thankful for...most importantly, each other 💙 Varietyville isn’t just a show. It’s a community born from a shared belief that comedy should make you feel good. For 2 years (and 22 shows), Varietyville has become something very special to all of us, made possible by of the talent and dedication of SO many folks. And there’s so much more in store! To our amazing Varietyvillians @caitbidwell, @yasha.rayzberg, @irisrae426, @awilldressedman, and Suzanne Nichols; our most loyal fan and legendary featured player Dr. M.C. Gainey; The Varietyville Sound’s incomparable @mikebolgermusic, @tomhanslowe, and @jaredtashjian; our fantastic crew @eatsleepfish42, @elizabethmovies, @fluffycow.val, and @prettyweird.girl; our go-to media extraordinaires @williamaphotos, @turnerburton_, @scottdhyde, @danfitejr, @natalia13reagan; and the DOZENS of other special guests, featured cast, photographers, videographers, and crew who have supported us over the years — it wouldn’t be Varietyville without you all ✨ Cheers to many more years of gratitude for this little town! 💙 🧡 💛 Much love, Austin & Madison 📸 @williamaphotos
New guest announcement! 🚨 Longtime Varietyville favorite @matt.felten stars in the title role of “Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge,” an original mini-play premiering at A Varietyville Christmas Special! Featuring @theaustinwalker as The Ghos
New guest announcement! 🚨 Longtime Varietyville favorite @matt.felten stars in the title role of “Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge,” an original mini-play premiering at A Varietyville Christmas Special! Featuring @theaustinwalker as The Ghost of Christmas Present 🎄 Use code high5 for $5 off! 🎟️ #linkinbio #varietyshow #losangeles #comedy #sketchcomedy #christmas #theater
You heard the man with the bag! Get your tickets for A Varietyville Christmas Special on Wednesday, December 3rd, 9:30pm at @elysiantheater! 🎅🏻🎄 #linkinbio #varietyshow #losangeles #comedy #theatre #christmas #santa
Varietyville has been changed for good since we visited Oz earlier this year! 🌈 Watch the entire performance of Varietyville Visits Oz for free at visitvarietyville.com/past-shows! #losangeles #varietyshow #wizardofoz #wicked #comedy 📸 : @william
Varietyville has been changed for good since we visited Oz earlier this year! 🌈 Watch the entire performance of Varietyville Visits Oz for free at visitvarietyville.com/past-shows! #losangeles #varietyshow #wizardofoz #wicked #comedy 📸 : @williamaphotos
Do you wear wigs? 💈 📸 : @williamaphotos , @adamk7861 , @natalia13reagan #varietyshow #losangeles #theater #comedy #sketchcomedy
Do you wear wigs? 💈 📸 : @williamaphotos , @adamk7861 , @natalia13reagan #varietyshow #losangeles #theater #comedy #sketchcomedy
We just hit 666 followers!! And right after Trader Gator’s trip to hell! Coincidence?! We think not! 😈🔥🐊 Catch us on December 3rd at @elysiantheater for our slightly less hellacious holiday extravaganza, “A Varietyville Christmas Special”! #varietyshow #whammy #losangeles #comedy #davidkoechner #toddpacker #mcgainey #tradergator #timewarp #hell #devil
Yuletide, they’ll tide, we’ll all tide on December 3rd because A Varietyville Christmas Special is comin’ to town! Join your Varietyville pals at a new place and time as we deck the halls of The Elysian Theater to kickoff the holida
Yuletide, they’ll tide, we’ll all tide on December 3rd because A Varietyville Christmas Special is comin’ to town! Join your Varietyville pals at a new place and time as we deck the halls of The Elysian Theater to kickoff the holiday season with a merry variety special that would make Dean Martin proud. ☃️🎄🎅🏻 You’ll see that Wizard of Late Night Variety, the rosy cheeked @ronlynch1, @esmereldathepuppet, and @trevorgoober as Ebenezer Scrooge! Plus, The Varietyvillians (Suzanne Nichols, @caitbidwell, @yasha.rayzberg, @amandasedaka, @irisrae426, & @awilldressedman) with legendary character actor, Dr. M.C. Gainey, and music from @mikebolgermusic and The Varietyville Sound (@missmadison38, @jaredtashjian, & Fiddlin’ @tomhanslowe), as well as cartoons from @artby_isaiah and puppetry by @alexandrabartley! Make your spirits bright at this stuffed stocking of a Christmas Special when Varietyville unwraps the greatest gift of all… Our debut at The @elysiantheater! Doors open at 9pm on Wednesday, December 3rd. #varietyshow #losangeles #theatre #comedy #music #puppets #cartoons
Now that Austin is back from the dead, we feel comfortable sharing clips from Varietyville Dies Hard! See how all the action unfolded on YouTube, and plan to join us at @elysiantheater on December 3rd at 9:30pm for “A Varietyville Christmas Special”! #linkinbio #varietyshow #losangeles #diehard #parody #comedy
Catch us in our new digs, @elysiantheater, on December 3rd at 9pm! 🎭 #varietyshow #theater #losangeles #comedy
We’re having a hard time accepting this #SpookySeason really has come to an end… So here’s one last little treat from our bag-o-tricks! 🎃🐊 #halloween #horrorhost #varietyshow #losangeles #davidkoechner #tradergator #whammy
Only 365 days until next Halloween! And thanks to Trader Gator’s fearless performance of The Time Warp… AUSTIN LIVES!! We’ll see y’all for our Christmas kick-off at the lovely @elysiantheater on December 3rd at 9:30pm. 👻🎃🐊
Only 365 days until next Halloween! And thanks to Trader Gator’s fearless performance of The Time Warp… AUSTIN LIVES!! We’ll see y’all for our Christmas kick-off at the lovely @elysiantheater on December 3rd at 9:30pm. 👻🎃🐊 #varietyshow #losangeles #halloween #spooky #comedy #music #magic #tradergator
Varietyville is in the news!! See what all the fuss is about and find out how you can support @starlightchildrensfoundation with the @laghostbusters ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT at Varietyville-O-Ween 3! Brought to you in part by @burbankarts. ⭐️📺👻🎃 #linkinbio #ghostbusters #halloween #fundraiser #burbank #varietyshow #losangeles
10/31, 8:30pm. L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre. Burbank, CA. Travel to another dimension…🚪🌀👁 #linkinbio #varietyshow #losangeles #twilightzone #davidkoechner #burbank
As the crisp autumn air envelops the City of Angels, spirits rise from their slumber to fill the skies for the ghastliest time of the season… Varietyville-O-Ween 3!! 🎃👻🔮🐊 ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT our third annual spook-tacular returns from the
As the crisp autumn air envelops the City of Angels, spirits rise from their slumber to fill the skies for the ghastliest time of the season… Varietyville-O-Ween 3!! 🎃👻🔮🐊 ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT our third annual spook-tacular returns from the grave and this time it’s bigger than ever thanks to the @burbankarts Grant! Trader Gator has packed up his swamp shack to set up shop at the @laconnectiontheatre for a manic evening of magic, music, and mayhem. Starring special GHOSTS: award-winning recording artist, @honeylarochelle, and Magic Castle Junior Society magician, @isha_magic_! With a frightful video introduction from the devilish @davidkoechner... Plus the altogether ooky antics of your favorite fiends: Dr. M.C. Gainey & the Varietyvillians (@caitbidwell, Suzanne Nichols, @awilldressedman, @irisrae426, and @yasha.rayzberg) and music from @mikebolgermusic & the Varietyville Sound (Fiddlin’ @tomhanslowe, @jaredtashjian, and @missmadison38), at a new spooky showtime of 8:30pm. Preceded by our very first FREE community event, Trader Gator’s Trick-R-Treatin’ Sideshow!! Featuring special guests, the @laghostbusters! There’ll be copious amounts of candy. Cartoons from @fleischertoons. Spidora, the spider-girl, Beulah the Bearded Lady, Crawdope the Crawdad Kid, and MORE all alive and in person!! The fun creeps in at 6:30pm on October 31st, so make your plans to visit Varietyville this Halloween!! Come for the treats, stay for the freaks! #linkinbio #halloween #spookyseason #varietyshow #losangeles #burbank #comedy #music #magic #ghostbusters #freakshow #sideshow
DISCLAIMER!! Absolutely no Artificial Intelligence goes into the creation of Varietyville! However… thanks to a birthday gift from Trader Gator, some OMNISCIENT Intelligence does. #sydneysweeney #americaneagle #mcgainey #conair #varietyshow #losangeles #TraderGator #ai #artificialinteligence #puppet
STOP! Look, and listen… It’s Halloween!! Happy spooky season to all who celebrate! 🎃👻🔮🐊 We can’t wait to for our annual shindig with Trader Gator again on Halloween night at the @laconnectiontheatre. Don’t forget to give him your vote for #FaceOfHalloween!! Trust us, we NEED him in a good mood. #linkinbio #horrorhost #spooky #halloween #october #varietyshow #losangeles #character
A word of warning from Ebenezer Scrooge...better get those tickets to A Very Varietyville Christmas and see the premiere of “Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge!”, an original mini play by @theaustinwalker 🎄 THIS WEDNESDAY at @elysiantheater&m
All we want for Christmas is Dylan Chambers 🎸 He brought the house down at last year’s Christmas show! Varietyville’s third annual Christmas special is right around the corner. Use code high5 for $5 off 🎟️ Link in bio! 📸 @natalia13r LA’s Wizard of Late Night Variety @ronlynch1 returns for A Varietyville Christmas Special — this time on his home turf at the @elysiantheater! Wednesday, December 3rd at 9:30pm...don’t miss it! (🎟️ in bio) 📸 @williamaphotos , @n Can’t believe it’s been a year since A Very Varietyville Christmas! Settle into the holiday spirit and watch the full show on our website 🎄 🎁 ☃️ 📸 @natalia13reagan There’s so much to be thankful for...most importantly, each other 💙 Varietyville isn’t just a show. It’s a community born from a shared belief that comedy should make you feel good. For 2 years (and 22 shows), Varietyville has bec New guest announcement! 🚨 Longtime Varietyville favorite @matt.felten stars in the title role of “Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge,” an original mini-play premiering at A Varietyville Christmas Special! Featuring @theaustinwalker as The Ghos
You heard the man with the bag! Get your tickets for A Varietyville Christmas Special on Wednesday, December 3rd, 9:30pm at @elysiantheater! 🎅🏻🎄 #linkinbio #varietyshow #losangeles #comedy #theatre #christmas #santa
Varietyville has been changed for good since we visited Oz earlier this year! 🌈 Watch the entire performance of Varietyville Visits Oz for free at visitvarietyville.com/past-shows! #losangeles #varietyshow #wizardofoz #wicked #comedy 📸 : @william Do you wear wigs? 💈 📸 : @williamaphotos , @adamk7861 , @natalia13reagan #varietyshow #losangeles #theater #comedy #sketchcomedy
We just hit 666 followers!! And right after Trader Gator’s trip to hell! Coincidence?! We think not! 😈🔥🐊 Catch us on December 3rd at @elysiantheater for our slightly less hellacious holiday extravaganza, “A Varietyville Christmas Spec
Yuletide, they’ll tide, we’ll all tide on December 3rd because A Varietyville Christmas Special is comin’ to town! Join your Varietyville pals at a new place and time as we deck the halls of The Elysian Theater to kickoff the holida
Now that Austin is back from the dead, we feel comfortable sharing clips from Varietyville Dies Hard! See how all the action unfolded on YouTube, and plan to join us at @elysiantheater on December 3rd at 9:30pm for “A Varietyville Christmas Spe
Catch us in our new digs, @elysiantheater, on December 3rd at 9pm! 🎭 #varietyshow #theater #losangeles #comedy
We’re having a hard time accepting this #SpookySeason really has come to an end… So here’s one last little treat from our bag-o-tricks! 🎃🐊 #halloween #horrorhost #varietyshow #losangeles #davidkoechner #tradergator #whammy
Only 365 days until next Halloween! And thanks to Trader Gator’s fearless performance of The Time Warp… AUSTIN LIVES!! We’ll see y’all for our Christmas kick-off at the lovely @elysiantheater on December 3rd at 9:30pm. 👻🎃🐊
Varietyville is in the news!! See what all the fuss is about and find out how you can support @starlightchildrensfoundation with the @laghostbusters ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT at Varietyville-O-Ween 3! Brought to you in part by @burbankarts. ⭐️📺👻🎃 #linki
10/31, 8:30pm. L.A. Connection Comedy Theatre. Burbank, CA. Travel to another dimension…🚪🌀👁 #linkinbio #varietyshow #losangeles #twilightzone #davidkoechner #burbank
As the crisp autumn air envelops the City of Angels, spirits rise from their slumber to fill the skies for the ghastliest time of the season… Varietyville-O-Ween 3!! 🎃👻🔮🐊 ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT our third annual spook-tacular returns from the
DISCLAIMER!! Absolutely no Artificial Intelligence goes into the creation of Varietyville! However… thanks to a birthday gift from Trader Gator, some OMNISCIENT Intelligence does. #sydneysweeney #americaneagle #mcgainey #conair #varietyshow #
STOP! Look, and listen… It’s Halloween!! Happy spooky season to all who celebrate! 🎃👻🔮🐊 We can’t wait to for our annual shindig with Trader Gator again on Halloween night at the @laconnectiontheatre. Don’t forget to give

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