TikTok star or respected stand-up? Trevor Wallace shows us it's cool to be both
LOS ANGELES — Trevor Wallace, a rising star of L.A.'s comedy's boom, started his journey in stand-up on the strength of a local newspaper clipping. It was an ad his mom gave him for a six-week comedy class, a way to inspire her 17-year-old son to get out of the house long enough to learn a fun, productive skill. Even back then his desire to be the center of attention and get laughs from his friends by any means necessary outweighed the adolescent outrage that can come from the nagging of a well-meaning parent.
He begrudgingly signed up for the class at the now-defunct Ventura Harbor Comedy Club in his native Ventura and quickly realized that he'd made a good decision. "From the first class I
