Comedy

Hilarious, timely, personal: Lily Tomlin at her best: Monday, November 16, 2009; REVIEW:; By Joe Brown; Lily Tomlin is worried. “I worry,” she says, “about being a success in a mediocre world.”

Dan Nainan transitions from computer tech to comedy: Wednesday, November 11, 2009; COMEDY Q+A: Stand-up comic to perform at Indian cultural event at Cashman Stadium; By Allison Duck; The Las Vegas branch of Friends Of India is presenting the 24th Annual Diwali Celebration Saturday at Cashman Field featuring an unusual headliner for a cultural event: comedian Dan Nainan. A former Intel employee [insert Indian tech support joke here], Nainan turned to comedy to help overcome his fear of public speaking. When he discovered he had a natural talent for making people laugh, he left his IT job to pursue a stand-up career and has since opened for the likes of Bob Saget and Bob Schimmel.

Chelsea Handler's wit has many targets, including her dog: Wednesday, November 11, 2009; Q+A:; By Jerry Fink; Comedian, author and talk show host Chelsea Handler has a new dog and an old boyfriend. She calls them both Chunk.

Lily Tomlin, Leonard Cohen coming to Vegas: Tuesday, November 10, 2009; By Joe Brown; Who ever thought we’d see the day that brilliant comic actress Lily Tomlin, 70, and iconic singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, 75, would deign to perform in Las Vegas?

Unashamedly, comedian Kathy Griffin seeks spotlight, lets it fly: Friday, October 30, 2009; TAKE FIVE:; By Joe Brown; Kathy Griffin has nabbed two Emmy Awards for her hit reality show — and she won’t let anyone forget it. She carries the trophies along with her to TV talk show interviews and has done everything short of legally changing her name to “Emmy award-winning comedian Kathy Griffin.” Griffin then set her sights on a Grammy nomination, naming her CD “For Your Consideration” — and got one last year. And now she’s aiming for the Nobel Prize in Literature — or at least a few minutes on Oprah’s couch. The comedian’s autobiography — cheekily titled “Official Book Club Selection” (see ...

Las Vegas comedian hopes to be last comic standing in 'Who's Got Jokes?': Wednesday, October 21, 2009; J. Reid now in the semi-finals of stand-up comedic competition; By Allison Duck; Las Vegas-born comedian J. Reid filmed the show Who’s Got Jokes? with Last Comic Standing host Bill Bellamy last April at The Luxor, and the hour-long stand-up competition is playing now at 10 p.m. Saturdays on TV One on Cox cable channel 363.

Don Barnhart: From doorman to stand-up comedian: Wednesday, October 14, 2009; COMEDY: Las Vegas comedian performs 20 weeks a year on cruise ships; By Allison Duck; Comedian Don Barnhart could have easily ended up in the military, “peeling potatoes and cleaning latrines rather than telling jokes.” As fate would have it, he literally skateboarded into another line of work at The Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, Calif.

Frank Caliendo: Who will you hear?: Thursday, October 8, 2009; COMEDY: Madden. Pacino. Obama. Impressionist jazzed for his Monte Carlo gig; By Jerry Fink; Beginning Monday, impressionist Frank Caliendo will try to help fill the comic void on the Strip left by the passing of Danny Gans.

Carlos Mencia doesn’t care if you’re offended — as long as it’s funny: Monday, October 5, 2009; Q+A:; By Jerry Fink; Carlos Mencia pulled the plug on his sitcom “Mind of Mencia” on Comedy Central.

Q & A with Dat Phan: From homeless to hilarious: Monday, September 21, 2009; COMEDY: 'High school failure' found his own way to success; By Allison Duck; Dat Phan is as funny and entertaining during a recent phone interview as he was on Last Comic Standing and his comedy will carry over this week as he headlines at The Improv at Harrah’s.

Radio host-turned-comic overcomes stage fright: Friday, September 11, 2009; By Sarah Feldberg; When then New York-based radio host Kiki Melendez wanted to get into comedy, she didn’t just start cracking jokes or trying her hand at open mic nights. She went back to school. The budding comedienne took a course at NYC comedy club Comedy Strip, but there was one little problem: Melendez was terrified of getting on stage.

Relatively new to stand-up, Jon Lovitz will try hand on Strip: Friday, September 11, 2009; Comedy:; By Jerry Fink; Compared with Louie Anderson, comedian Jon Lovitz is a lightweight. Lovitz will be filling in for the hefty Anderson at the Excalibur while Anderson takes a couple of weeks off beginning Sept. 15.

Her stature supplies jokes, but also stories: Wednesday, September 9, 2009; All of 3-foot-6, comedian will bring well-received act to Las Vegas; By Jerry Fink; Comedian Tanyalee Davis is a little woman who gets big laughs. The 3-foot-6 native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is a polished performer who will do five minutes at the drop of a hat — on the subway, in the washroom, at Edinburgh Fringe in Scotland. Her routine is a blend of jokes, observations and life stories. She humorously forces audiences to face their biases about people who are different from the norm.

Legendary Bill Cosby talks about early days in Vegas: Thursday, September 3, 2009; (because he doesn’t need to be censored); By Jerry Fink; When you interview Bill Cosby, you serve as the catalyst for a comedy routine involving long anecdotes that go off on tangents. William Cosby Jr., 72, really needs no introduction. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he already was a successful comedian when he became the first black star on TV in the hit series “I Spy” in 1965. “The Cosby Show” dominated the airwaves in the 1980s.

Paris Hilton, top models and comedians light up Las Vegas: Monday, August 31, 2009; CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS: Drew Carey, Joan Rivers among celebrities performing over weekend; By Melissa Arseniuk; What looked like a relatively-quiet pre-Labor Day Weekend turned out to be anything but subdued.

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