Modified On July 20, 2009
We were alerted to a press release, that appeared on VegasNews.com, that trumpets the resurrection of (“producer”) Bob Kephart’s Comedy Stop at the Sahara, starting Monday.
“The Las Vegas Strip is a natural home for great comedy,” raves Comedy Stop creator and producer Bob Kephart. “Nationally-recognized comedians such as our opening week’s lineup, is what people can expect to find on the Congo Room stage.”
That lineup will include Louis Ramey and Rick Crom. The opening week will be emceed by Jimmie Walker.
The show will be at 9 PM, seven days a week, in the casino’s storied Congo Room. (We saw Gallagher perform in that same room, back in 1997 or so. (We were in town on a business-related trip and we were thrilled to see the room where Louis Prima made his name!)
The Sahara is at the extreme northern end of The Strip (only one major casino– The Stratosphere– is further north,) so Kephart’s got his work cut out for him. One thing in his favor: the monorail stop. Once the construction on the projects just south of the Sahara are complete, foot traffic may resume, putting it in competition with the Comedy Club At The Riviera. It’ll be nothing like the hot corner he shared with the Excalibur, the MGM and New York, New York.
(Thanks to Clay Heery for the tip!)