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| May 23-29, 2002 | ARCHIVES |
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"Las Vegas Entertainment Today" Covers the Las Vegas Entertainment Scene Weekly | |
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Hold on to your seats and your funny bones...Greg Morton is headlining The Comedy Stop at the Tropicana, through May 26 at 8:00 (non-smoking) and 10:30 pm., nightly. Tickets are $17.50 per person, which includes two drinks, tax and gratuity. "With all the comics on the scene today, it's very difficult to find one that is as unique, bizarre and completely entertaining as Morton," says Comedy Stop Producer, Bob Kephart. "I consider Greg a true find," Kephart boasts. "At the end of each of his shows, audiences are exhausted and most often can't believe what they have just experienced!" Appearing with Morton for the week, are fellow headliners Jim Colliton and Richie Minervini. Greg Morton has been hailed as a "young hyper Bill Cosby." Morton is a 32-year-old New York stand-up comic whose routines have left critics searching for new superlatives. "His show is energetic, fast, intelligent, bizarre, original, spontaneous, and slick," says one critic. He is described as having "an animated presence" ... not surprising when you read his credentials. A graduate in animation, he has many talents including that of a voice over artist for many well known cartoon characters, head animator for "Scoobie Doo" and "The New Flintstones" and director of four of today's most popular cartoons. As a stand-up comedian, Morton is a regular headliner at both New York's Catch A Rising Star and Canada's Yuk Yuk comedy chain. His uniquely diverse brand of comedy pertains to life's various problems that we've all experienced. Morton's two minute rendition of the "Star Wars Trilogy" and his show-stopping finale of pop star impressions, (described by many as the best closer in the business) are two highlights that can not be missed! Growing up in a house with five sisters and no brothers Jim Colliton has turned his years of wearing hand-me-down Sassoon jeans into a hilarious comedy routine. His love for performing comes across every time he takes the stage with his dry delivery and unique improvisational skills. Colliton has added to this reputation with his performances at the Comedy Central "Laugh Riots" and San Francisco's Comedy Festival. |
 Richie Minervini offers an audience comedy material that looks at the trials and tribulations of everyday life. He makes everyone realize just how funny life can be. Minervini has been called "one of the true naturals in the field." He presents comedy that is so universal, so ultimately accessible that he makes people feel that he's a relative chatting with the family in his living room. He truly has his finger on the pulse of family life, whether he is sending up relatives that are unusual, to say the least, or aptly capturing the anxieties of the aging process. It doesn't take long for Minervini to hoist an audience into his back pocket. His goofy expressions and clockwork timing have people rolling in the aisles every step of the way. Join Greg Morton, Jim Colliton and Richie Minervini for an evening of hilarious laughter, through May 26, at 8:00 (non-smoking) or 10:30 pm. Tickets are $17.50 per person, which includes tax, gratuity and two drinks. Thursdays are local 2-4-1 nights. Show your local I.D. and receive two tickets for the price of one! For further information and reservations, please call (702) 739-2714.
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