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A golden age of standup in Vegas?

In the March 20 issue of Showbiz Weekly (the one they hand out in the airport and in the hotel and in the restaurants) there are an extraordinary number of standup comedy shows listed. More even than when we were here last (in August), and certainly more than have been listed… maybe ever.

MAR 25, Joe Rogan at the House of Blues
APR 1, Gilbert Gottfried at the H.O.B.
MAR 23-26, Steven Wright at the Orleans
MAR 25, Louie Anderson at the Alladin
MAR 25, Andrew Dice Clay at the Mandalay Bay
MAR 25, David Spade at the Mirage

Ongoing: David Brenner at the Hilton, George Wallace at the Flamingo, Rita Rudner at New York, New York, Amazing Johnathan at the Riv

And then there’s the clubs:
Improv at Harrah’s
Comedy Stop at the Trop
Comedy Club at the Riv
Comedy Zone at the Plaza

Gallagher opened up a comedy club at the Tuscany. There’s a rumor that at least one booker is contemplating opening yet another room in this town in the fall. And there’s the persistent rumor that The Comedy Store is coming back to Vegas. Catch claims that they’ll have a presence in Vegas before too long. And, as always, there’s Kathleen Dunbar’s Divas of Comedy at the Casbar Lounge in the Sahara.