Comedy

Lead Photo Laughs, yes. Big deals, no.

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Nov 20, 2008 (midnight)

Talent-wise, the stars are as big as ever at the annual Comedy Festival - Jerry Seinfeld, Dane Cook, Andrew Dice Clay and dozens more. But after four years, is the thrill gone?

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Lead Photo Sipping into something comfortable

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Sep 18, 2008 (midnight)

He’s here, like, always. Yet Kevin Downey Jr. brings something new to the table—or rather, to the bar top—every time.

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Lead Photo Chatting with Gabriel Iglesias

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Sep 11, 2008 (midnight)

I’m just like a bull; the doors open and I come flying out. I can pretty much be backstage, snacking on something or talking to somebody, but then come out like a bull when I’m introduced.

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Lead Photo Four questions with local comedy luminary Tanyalee Davis

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Aug 28, 2008 (midnight)

There’s definitely material from this experience. I don’t have any set jokes yet; it’s basically one of those thing where I’m just going to get up, talk about what happens and see what flows out of my mouth, how the nurses acted and how not being able to wash your hair for 15 days straight is really disgusting.

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Rhodes to success

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Aug 14, 2008 (midnight)

Tom Rhodes never attended college, yet he’s a better-read and more independent thinker than any of the political blowhards polluting television with their “expertise.”

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Lead Photo Mission to Montreal

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jul 31, 2008 (midnight)

In their own words, three Vegas comics at very different levels of their respective careers, and one rabble-rousing former Vegas open-mic-er, share their experiences throughout this year’s Just for Laughs in http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcz4cmfk_110hnzpznggMontreal, the largest and most prestigious comedy festival in the Western hemisphere.

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Lead Photo What about Bobby?

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jul 31, 2008 (midnight)

The overwhelming majority of comics have “a thing.” A shtick. An angle. And then there’s Bobby Collins.

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Lead Photo Sexyspeak with stand-up Jim Gaffigan

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jul 24, 2008 (midnight)

The sexiest city is the city that I’m in, obviously. When it comes to balding, 40-year-old, out-of-shape guys that are very pale, I’m bringing sexy to the foreground.

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Lead Photo The allure of Rita Rudner

Ken Miller | Thu, Jul 17, 2008 (midnight)

We all know Rita Rudner’s pretty funny. We’ve got her stand-up, television and movie work to support that. What I didn’t know is that she’s also kinda—hot.

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Lead Photo Phenom of funny

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jul 10, 2008 (midnight)

Not many produce more than a few albums over the entire course of a comedy career.

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Lead Photo Remembering George Carlin

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jun 26, 2008 (midnight)

There’s a pall hanging over a few segments of the population this week—the comedy geeks, those that came of age in the late ’60s and early ’70s and the all-around truth-seekers.

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Double up on stand-up

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jun 26, 2008 (midnight)

The Beauty Bar is certainly known for its live music and DJ sets, but thus far it has yet to fully embrace the potential of live humor.

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Lead Photo The simple life of Rita Rudner

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jun 5, 2008 (midnight)

It’s already been a hectic year for longtime Strip headliner Rita Rudner. Her first stand-up special in a decade was a fundraising coup for Las Vegas PBS in March, and her fifth book, a collection of humorous essays entitled I Still Have It … I Just Can’t Remember Where I Put It, hit shelves May 13. This month Rita Rudner: Live From Las Vegas airs nationally and will be released as a DVD—Rudner’s first—on June 24. If that wasn’t enough, the comedian/screenwriter/novelist/actress adds “playwright” to her resume when Room 776, co-written and directed by her husband, Martin Bergman, premieres June 13 at the Las Vegas Little Theatre

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Lead Photo Small Wonder

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, May 29, 2008 (12:01 a.m.)

"You weren’t expecting this shit, were ya? ... It’s a natural human reaction to freak out when you see somebody different. Kids are very honest, very upfront about their reactions. Kids’ll see me: 'Hey, what happened to youuu? Did you get into an accident?' 'Hell no, I didn’t eat my vegetables when I was your age, you little shit … now put me down.'”

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Lead Photo Chatting with non-partisan comedian Steven Wright

Julie Seabaugh | Thu, May 29, 2008 (midnight)

Julie Seabaugh interviews comedian Steven Wright about a changing demographic in the audience, politics, and creative outlets.

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A&E

‘A living gallery’
Co-directors Richard Havey and Gail Gilbert have created the Nevada Dance Project—a dance umbrella that offers the opportunity for contemporary choreographers and dancers to show their best work, new or preexisting, but always original.
Dray, his art head for Atlanta
For those who keep an eye on the arts district, Dray’s departure—for Atlanta—changes the metabolism of the scene a little.
R.I.P. TRL
MTV managed to pack Times Square one more time this past Sunday for the last episode of TRL, dubbed Total Finale Live, although nostalgia was pretty much the only reason for anyone to show up.

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Cocktail of the Week Nov 20, 2008
by Xania Woodman

The Capital Grille $1,000 Luxury Martini

What could be better than a martini and caviar? Nothing! Especially when the caviar in question is a limited-edition White Topaz and Diamond Caviar rope bracelet, served up with a ...
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