Joel Rutkowski (he/him)
Music Director
Joel Rutkowsk is a multi-instrumentalist who performs with several acts around Southern California. He is one-half of the eclectic duo Elemenopy (pronounced L-M-N-O-P), which has been the house band (or core foundation thereof) for various comedy club and stand-up shows in Los Angeles for over a decade. Joel is Music Director and plays guitar/bass/vocals for The Goddamn Comedy Jam, which tours comedy festivals across North America (Bill Burr, Sarah Silverman, Marc Maron, Russell Peters) ran as an hour special then series featured on Comedy Central (Jim Jefferies, Tiffany Haddish, Akwafina, Richie Sambora, Scott Stapp, Natalie Maines) and performs monthly at The World Famous Comedy Store in Hollywood. He has performed with Keegan Michael Key for the NFL Honors on ABC. Joel and other members of the GDCJ toured with platinum recording artist Jelly Roll for his entire 2023 Backroad Baptism tour, acting as direct support, and hosts of the tour.
