The Stagebenders, Mike Burton and Gary Brightwell are at the Improv. Tommy Drake, Al Ducharme and Mike Donovan are at the Comedy Stop at the Trop. Vinnie Favorito appears to have found a home at Binion’s downtown, doing shows Tuesdays thru Saturdays. David Brenner is doing the Shimmer Cabaret Theater at the Hilton. Carlin is a the Stardust, with Dennis Blair opening, as usual. George Wallace is ongoing at the Flamingo.
And we’re doing two shows a night a the Comedy Club at the Riv, with James Lee Reeves, alias Prof. Milo Tremley.
We were in danger of not being able to post without great difficulty because the Male Half of the Staff (who is in charge of matters technical) forgot to pack the keyboard that goes with the laptop. (Having spilled coffee on the ol’ Compaq 1215US some months ago, the workaround solution was a compact keyboard tethered to the laptop’s rear ports.) Not to worry, though: The Ross (“Dress for less!”) just down the street from the Riv sells keyboards! Let that be a lesson to us all!
And we also were pleased to be able to spend some quality Vegas time with Calgary comic Robert Hawkes and his lovely wife Susan. The two were in town for a vacation, staying at the other end of the strip at the Mandalay Bay. We shoehorned them into the first show Monday night and had cocktails last night at Slots O’ Fun. Stay tuned for a full-color photo of the 3/4-lb. Mega Dog that Hawkes ordered, despite our fervent warnings not to!