Las Vegas Weekly

July 29, 2009 · 8:24 AM

Photo Gallery: Gabriel Iglesias turns fat into funny at the Palms

By Robin Leach

Comedian Gabriel Iglesias performs at The Pearl in the Palms.

Photo: Denise Truscello/WireImage

Heavyweight comedian Gabriel Iglesias doesn’t shy away from his extra pounds in his shows. He actually turns fat into funny and describes the five stages of being overweight in a hysterical routine: chubby, chunky, fat, huge and morbidly obese. He saves “fluffy” to describe himself at the fourth level, but while here at the Palms added a sixth level: “Oh, hell no!”

Leading lens lady Denise Truscello was at The Pearl in the Palms for Gabriel’s stellar performance in 2 Hot 2 Fluffy with host Martin Moreno and opening acts Alfred Robles, Edwin San Juan and Noe Gonzalez. Each comic had the sold-out crowd rolling in the aisles with their unique styles of observational humor.

But it was Gabriel, a 33-year-old former cell phone salesman, who hit the jackpot with his weighty humor! Click HERE for our Las Vegas Weekly colleague Sarah Feldberg’s wonderful article as to how Gabriel tackled six media appearances in just four hours on his visit to Las Vegas.

You also can get a taste of his wild lines about creamy doughnuts with his YouTube-captured appearance on Last Comic Standing:

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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