Nice Bits

Nice Bits is a lottery-style comedy competition that ANYONE can enter. Created by comedian Kenny Weber, Nice Bits ran for 130+ live shows at The Rec Room Comedy Club before the club closed in 2024. To enter, comedians just need to arrive before showtime and sign up in person. A digital wheel is spun throughout the show to select 10 competitors. Kenny Weber and RJ Sains host and judge the competition alongside 1–2 guest judges. Each comedian performs 3 minutes and then leaves the stage. The first two comics automatically become finalists. Starting with the third comic, the judges decide whether the newest contestant joins the finalists and who gets booted. After all 10 comics perform, two finalists remain. Those finalists return for a 1-minute set, and then the crowd votes for the winner via an Instagram Story poll. The winner receives $100 and multiple opportunities to perform on shows around Orange County and Long Beach. The spirit of this show isn’t to be mean or roast the comics, it’s to be funny. And if the comedians aren’t… the judges might have to make jokes at their expense.