Joe Rogan Experience #2538 - Joe DeRosa · Aired Aug 12, 2026
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The Alamo Drafthouse location previously used by the Comedy Mothership closed down before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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It didn't close before the pandemic, the pandemic is what closed it. The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz location temporarily shut down in 2020 because of COVID-19, then closed for good in 2021 when the company filed for bankruptcy.
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Is it true that the Alamo Drafthouse location previously used by the Comedy Mothership closed down before the COVID-19 pandemic?
No, not as stated. It didn't close before the pandemic, the pandemic is what closed it. The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz location temporarily shut down in 2020 because of COVID-19, then closed for good in 2021 when the company filed for bankruptcy. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2538 - Joe DeRosa, aired Aug 12, 2026, at 1:51:27. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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