Comedy Club Owner and Kalogeras Sisters Trade Cease-and-Desist Letters Over Feud

The dispute stems from a YouTube video the influencers posted about their experience at The Hollywood Comedy club.

Feb. 6, 2026 at 4:39pm

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Jiaoying Summers, the owner of The Hollywood Comedy club in Los Angeles, and the popular YouTube creators known as the Kalogeras Sisters have traded cease-and-desist letters over a dispute regarding a video the sisters posted about their experience performing at the comedy club. Summers alleges the sisters were rude and disruptive, and that their video has led to death threats and harassment against the club. The Kalogeras Sisters deny the allegations and claim they experienced rudeness from the club's staff, and that the club has tried to leverage the incident for financial gain.

Why it matters

This dispute highlights the tensions that can arise between social media influencers and small businesses, as well as the potential for online criticism to escalate into legal threats and harassment. It also raises questions about the responsibilities of content creators and business owners when it comes to how they portray and respond to each other online.

The details

In a video titled 'Kalogeras Sisters DO OPEN MIC STAND UP COMEDY! (GONE WRONG),' the Kalogeras Sisters, who have over 50 million followers across social media, visited The Hollywood Comedy club in Los Angeles. In the video, one sister said 'the guy who was running' the club was 'so rude.' Club owner Jiaoying Summers then alleged the sisters were 'rude and disruptive,' walked on stage during other comedians' sets, and filmed without consent. Summers claimed this led to death threats and harassment against the club. The Kalogeras Sisters deny the allegations and say they experienced 'rudeness from the staff,' while also accusing the club of trying to 'leverage the incident to raise money.'

  • On Jan. 23, the Kalogeras Sisters uploaded the video about their experience at The Hollywood Comedy club.
  • In the days after the video was posted, Jiaoying Summers and the club's staff spoke out, alleging they were receiving death threats and racial slurs.

The players

Jiaoying Summers

The owner of The Hollywood Comedy club in Los Angeles.

The Kalogeras Sisters

A popular group of YouTube creators with over 50 million followers across social media platforms.

The Hollywood Comedy club

A comedy club located in Los Angeles.

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What they’re saying

“The sisters were rude and disruptive toward our staff and comedians. They walked onto the stage during other comedians' sets, demanded stage time without signing up through Slotted, cursed at our host and performers, and filmed comedians without their consent.”

— Jiaoying Summers, Club owner

“We categorically deny every allegation raised, including Summers's description of our behavior at the venue and that we ever encouraged others to 'contact' or 'attack' the comedy club.”

— The Kalogeras Sisters

What’s next

The dispute between the comedy club and the Kalogeras Sisters is ongoing, with both sides trading cease-and-desist letters. It remains to be seen if the two parties will be able to resolve the conflict or if it will escalate further.

The takeaway

This feud highlights the potential for online criticism and disputes between influencers and small businesses to spiral out of control, leading to legal threats, harassment, and damage to reputations on both sides. It underscores the need for clear communication, de-escalation, and a focus on finding common ground when conflicts arise in the digital age.