WHO STARTED THIS PLACE?
Jen Adams is the founder and owner of The Lounge. She is an accomplished comedian, magician, published writer, producer, and mom.
Jen started performing on stage at a young age. She has toured all over the country, in Europe, and Asia as well. Adams was a resident magician at Caesar’s Palace casino in Las Vegas, performed at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall and with the Velvet Hammer Burlesque in Los Angeles.
After putting down roots in Boise, Jen went on to co-create the popular comedy competition "Boise's funniest person", acted as booking agent for Liquid Laughs Comedy Club, and contributed to the early days of the local burlesque scene. Never one to stay idle, she continued producing projects, including the Yum Yum comedy hour, and Atlantis Labs, and spent just over 3 years as the host of a morning radio show on KIZN. It was during the creation of Atlantis Labs that Jen decided to open a place of her own, with the intention of building a strong community of artists and creators. Thus, The Lounge at the End of the Universe was born.
Adams knows talent, events, and booking from the inside out, but these skills alone are not why the Lounge is an overwhelming favorite for both artists and audiences. If you ask Jen, she will tell you (In her best THOR impression):
“The Lounge is not a place, it’s a people.”
“This place is amazing because of the artists who are passionate about creating, collaborating, and building a strong, supportive community. The lounge is about sharing our artistic voices with each other and the larger community, and discovering new voices along the way. What could be more wonderfully human that than?”
