Comedy

Strip Scribbles: Las Vegas chefs set for ‘Top Chef Masters,’ and Wet ’n’ Wild contest: Thursday, May 16, 2013; By Robin Leach; Two Las Vegas chefs and possibly a third will be seen in the next edition of “Top Chef Masters” this summer on Bravo. RM Seafood champion Rick ...

Strip Scribbles: Britney Spears’ yoga workouts get her fit for Las Vegas shows: Monday, May 13, 2013; By Robin Leach; Pop princess Britney Spears promises that her new Las Vegas show, hopefully starting in November, will be “one nonstop party.” The 31-year-old superstar ...

Weekend celebrity preview: The Rolling Stones, Ne-Yo, Calvin Harris, Jerry Lewis and Molly Ringwald: Friday, May 10, 2013; By Robin Leach; Rumors that ticket sales are sluggish and deep discounting is under way for The Rolling Stones’ “50 and Counting” Tour are untrue. The Stones and AEG Concerts West President John Meglen say “those reports are totally inaccurate.” In fact, the top broker ticket price Thursday night was $8,229, while the cheapest — for side-view, nosebleed seats — was $254.

Strip Scribbles: Marie Osmond films at Buca di Beppo; more Coco Austin; and ‘Splash’ winner: Thursday, May 9, 2013; By Robin Leach; Flamingo headliner Marie Osmond recruited several Strip stars for a weeklong series of “cooking in the kitchen” segments for her Hallmark ...

Strip Scribbles: Criss Angel dices with death Thursday on Fremont Street: Monday, May 6, 2013; By Robin Leach; Magician Criss Angel will perform a death-defying stunt Thursday night, and the audience gets to choose the swords that will fall on him. ...

Celebrity preview: Pamela Anderson, Coco Austin, Mario Lopez, Tiesto, Diddy, Paramore and Carmen Electra: Friday, May 3, 2013; By Robin Leach; Mint juleps for all! It’s Kentucky Derby weekend, but since we’re in Las Vegas, we’ll forget that sport of kings and concentrate on the long-awaited Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight. Our Las Vegas pugilist takes on Robert Guerrero in the WBC welterweight championship at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Star Surveillance: Sir Elton John, Nicolas Cage, Carrot Top and Alexis and Jim Bellino: Wednesday, May 1, 2013; By Robin Leach; Zany props comedian Carrot Top took a night off from his Luxor headliner show to pal up with Oscar-winning actor and Las Vegas resident Nicolas ...

Strip Scribbles: Did you know that Elvis Presley had a son?: Monday, April 22, 2013; By Robin Leach; I saw the Texas birth certificate dated July 3, 1961, for John Dennis Roach, who was Elvis’ first child born out of wedlock to Elvis and Zona Marie, a ...

Katherine Webb quits ABC’s ‘Splash’; Louie returns, then exits again: Thursday, April 18, 2013; By Robin Leach; It was a stunning same-night return and exit on “Splash” for Louie Anderson, our Las Vegas resident and Palace Station comedy headliner. Bounced ...

Star Surveillance: Calvin Harris, Ne-Yo, John Mayer, Shania, Leonardo DiCaprio, Colin Kaepernick and Brian Urlacher: Thursday, April 18, 2013; By Robin Leach; Las Vegas continues to be a platinum party playground for Hollywood, music and sports stars. Grammy-winning Calvin Harris kicked off his ...

Photos: Katherine Webb, at Encore, talks ABC’s ‘Splash,’ A.J. McCarron, Sports Illustrated; Louie Anderson returns tonight: Tuesday, April 16, 2013; By Robin Leach; It’s the most daring and dangerous challenge to date. But neither Louie Anderson nor 2012 Miss Alabama USA Katherine Webb will explain in advance ...

Robin Leach's weekend celebrity preview: Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Jackie Evancho, Keep Memory Alive and comedy kings: Friday, April 12, 2013; By Robin Leach; Also in Las Vegas this weekend: Def Leppard, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Garbage, Vampire Weekend, Avicii, Benji Madden, Tommy Trash, Nervo, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Don Rickles, Robert Davi and much, much more.

Weekend best bets: AIDS Walk, Jackie Evancho and Don Rickles: Thursday, April 11, 2013; By Allison Duck; See performers from across the age spectrum this weekend as youngster Jackie Evancho performs as well as Don Rickles.

Guest column: Robert Davi -- like his idol Frank Sinatra -- has the world on a string: Thursday, April 11, 2013; By Robin Leach; Robert Davi, the villain of the James Bond film “Licence to Kill,” also was the star of 88 episodes of NBC’s hit “Profiler.” He starred in ...

Strip Scribbles: Terry Bradshaw makes his Strip debut June 28; Chumlee at ‘Showbiz Roast’ at Stratosphere?: Thursday, April 11, 2013; By Robin Leach; The NFL Hall of Fame quarterback told me it took him three years to finally say yes to the contract because of stage fright and fears of his ...