Carrot Top always attempted to distinguish his act from Rip Taylor’s, who was a comedy institution by the time Thompson opened his series at Luxor.
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”I’m running for mayor next!” Donny Osmond said as he and Marie Osmond were honored by the Las Vegas Walk of Stars.
“O” acts canceled for this weekend, Contortion and Barge, still are scheduled for Oct. 12-13 at Lake Bellagio.
Film star and co-producer Channing Tatum said his team “always dreamed of stripping on the Strip” as it moves to Sahara.
Criss Angel’s top two Las Vegas magicians are Angel and ExCal star Hans Klok.
Gwen Stefani will go b-a-n-a-n-a-s for a limited time in Las Vegas.
The Cirque du Soleil show has a splashy plan to celebrate its 10,000 the show, performing four scenes at the Fountains of Bellagio.
Christina Aguilera, Lionel Richie and Billy Idol are peering into 2020 in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Strip headliner David Copperfield has partnered with the All Hands All Hearts disaster relief organization in an effort dubbed Rebuild The Magic.
Of her onstage tumble, Marie Osmond said, “Donny and I have a bet, if you have an accident and don’t keep singing, you have to pay the other $500.”
Ru Paul says the new show is “an immersive, interactive thrill-ride.”
Effervescent as a bottle o’ bubbly, “Blanc” has opened at its customized, eponymous theater at the newly re-minted Sahara Las Vegas.
Spiegelworld’s ‘Atomic Saloon Show’ gets raves in Scotland, opens at The Venetian in September.
The show will continue with ace keyboardist and Fator’s road sidekick Bill Zappia performing the backing music to tracks.
This week on PodKats! I sat down with David Copperfield at the hangar where he parks his private jet.