SHOW LISTINGS
This week's show schedules & locations
NOTE: For shows by major comedians on tour, check the listings in This Week and Upcoming Shows.
The Amazing Johnathan
This one-time street performer maintains his show of twisted comedy and pseudo-magic, which has evolved into a consistently funny showcase. (Sahara)
Louie Anderson
"Louie Larger Than Life" is the tag for the show sharing the Excalibur's Thunder From Down Under Showroom. (Excalibur)
Carrot Top The comedian synonymous with "prop comedy" is still best when he's hauling out the visual gags, though he often settles for mere sound, lighting, wind and pyrotechnic effects to augment his stand-up routines. It all somehow rises to the energy level of the manic and perturbed comic, who makes his career-long lack of respect part of the act as well. (Luxor)
Anthony Cools
This Canadian hypnotist has more of a comedian's timing than any of his local competitors, and is blessed with the slightly shifty, lecherous stage presence of one who enjoys his late nights. (Paris Las Vegas)
Vinnie Favorito
The comic practices what he calls "street level" comedy, which makes him seem quite at home in a room that until very recently hosted the World Series of Poker. (O'Sheas)
Gregory Popovich's Comedy Pet Theater
Gregory Popovich, a veteran of the Moscow State Circus, offers a throwback to European circus arts mostly left behind in the era of Cirque du Soleil's hip makeovers. The human cast is upstaged by trained dogs and cats in a show that's musty but somehow irresistible. (Planet Hollywood)
Ronn Lucas
Ventriloquist Ronn Lucas helps restore an audience's sense of wonder. (Rio)
Rita Rudner
The soft-spoken comedian offers the rare comedy act that's both inoffensive yet insightful. (Harrah's)
The Second City
The ensemble -- Chicago's comedic institution -- is trying something new as it closes in on five years in Las Vegas, blending two forms of improvisation. The "game" format has slapstick, quick-hit charades and guessing games, while the "longform" improv lets the spontaneous scenes play out more theatrically. (Flamingo Las Vegas)
George Wallace
Time is on the side of this veteran stand-up comedian of the same observational school as his good buddy, Jerry Seinfeld. Acting the grouchy old man gives Wallace's hoarse, exasperated delivery an added punch. (Flamingo)
Stand-up comedy at 7:30 & 10 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; and 7:30, 10 p.m. & midnight Fridays and Saturdays. Cover: $14.25, and a one-drink minimum
This one-time street performer maintains his show of twisted comedy and pseudo-magic, which has evolved into a consistently funny showcase. (
This Canadian hypnotist has more of a comedian's timing than any of his local competitors, and is blessed with the slightly shifty, lecherous stage presence of one who enjoys his late nights. (
