Las Vegas Weekly

August 13, 2009 · 7:48 AM

Strip Scribbles: AGT to air from Planet Hollywood

By Robin Leach

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon.

Photo: Tom Donoghue/www.donoghuephotography.com

NBC’s America’s Got Talent is traveling to Planet Hollywood in October. Planet Hollywood officials said host Nick Cannon made the announcement on last night’s episode. The spin-off will air for at least 10 weeks starting Oct. 7 and share the Chi Showroom with Peepshow starring Holly Madison. Jerry Springer, who hosted the second and third season of AGT, will host the 10-week run.

A Planet Hollywood official said that tickets will go on sale at Ticketmaster and the hotel’s Web site today. Rio headlining magicians Penn & Teller and frequent Las Vegas performers LMFAO were the celebrity guests on yesterday’s show.

Meantime, the competition has been narrowed down to the final five: the Fab Five, five tap dancing sisters from Morgan, Utah; the three Texas Tenors of Houston; three singing siblings Voices of Glory from Highland, N.Y.; Tony Hoard and Rory, a man and his dog, from New Castle, Ind.; and Paradizo Dance, a husband-and-wife dance team from Brooklyn.

They are competing for $1 million and the opportunity to headline a Las Vegas show in October.

*Rumer Willis, the daughter of exes Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, is celebrating her 21st birthday at Tao in The Venetian this Saturday with the sounds of DJ Vice. Rumer, Margo Harshman, Leah Pipes, Briana Evigan, Jamie Chung and Audrina Patridge, her cast mates in the upcoming horror flick Sorority Row, were in town in April to accept a ShoWest Award.

*Kim Kardashian’s older sister admitted overnight that she is pregnant, but she hasn’t revealed the identity of the father! Reality TV star Kourtney, 30, will be here this weekend with sister Khloe at Wet Republic in MGM Grand to celebrate their new Miami-based TV series. She says the baby will be born this December. We’ll have photos from her weekend partying right here on Monday -- baby bump and all!

*Claudette Robinson, an original member of the Motown act The Miracles with Smokey Robinson, attended Human Nature’s Motown-themed show presented by Smokey at the Imperial Palace.

Tonight’s tips

Barring Twitter being hacked (again), Tao hosts its first Tweasure Hunt for a $5,000 prize. … Redman and Method Man are at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay. … Our sister publication Las Vegas Weekly presents Rendezvous at the Bank in the Bellagio. … Tom Jones is at the Hollywood Theatre in MGM Grand. … And Rocky LaPorte continues his comedy at Harrah’s Improv.

Tomorrow’s teases

Magician and Monte Carlo headliner Lance Burton turns the spotlight on his longtime guest star comedy juggler Michael Goudeau. Plus, Robin’s ROYAL ROBIN RUNDOWN to help you plan your weekend in the Entertainment Capital of the World.

Vegas DeLuxe Editor Don Chareunsy compiled Strip Scribbles for Robin Leach, who is on vacation.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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