Laughlin Laugh Fest
Name:
Laughlin Laugh Fest
Date:
August 4, 2017 - August 6, 2017
Website:
http://www.laughlinlaughs.com
Event Description:
Headliners
Friday, August 4
LIVE inside the Edgewater E Center
Anjelah Johnson!
Tickets starting at just$15! You can purchase your tickets for Anjelah Johnson here: http://
Saturday, August 5
LIVE inside the Edgewater E Center
Jay Leno!
Tickets starting at just $15! You can purchase your tickets to Jay Leno here:http://
Sunday, August 6
LIVE inside the Aquarius Pavilion
Rita Rudner!
Tickets starting at just, you guessed it, $15! You can purchase your tickets to Rita Rudner here: http://
And hey! Don’t miss out on the no cost laughter!
FREE Festival Shows!
New Faces - Up and coming touring comedians perform their best bits. FREE!
$10,000 Knights of Comedy Tournament - 40 comedians compete for $10,000 cash. FREE!
Late Night Comedy - After-hours, adult humor by comedy club newcomers and veterans. FREE!
Wild Women of Comedy - 10 of the funniest women in the laugh business perform. FREE!
Get to know your Laugh Makers:
Anjelah Johnson LIVE inside the Edgewater E Center Friday, August 4
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes became an internet sensation with her viral video, “Nail Salon.” That same year she joined the cast of, “MADtv” as a series regular, which spawned another internet sensation, “Bon Qui Qui.” This original character, a disgruntled fast food employee with no filter, has been enjoyed, viewed and replicated by over 65 million people worldwide. Anjelah appeared in multiple ads and commercials including campaigns for Sprint, Visa, Snickers, Verizon, All-State, K-Swiss, Dryers Ice Cream and Taco Cabana. Anjelah has also guest starred on "The Shield," "Ugly Betty" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm," all while touring as a stand up comedian. Her first one-hour special That’s How We Do It aired on Comedy Central. Her second one-hour special, The Homecoming Show, aired on NUVOtv and is currently available on DVD and Netflix. Anjelah recorded her third hour special, Not Fancy, as a Netflix original. Johnson has starred in such films as Our Family Wedding, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Enough Said and Mom's Night Out.
Jay Leno LIVE inside the Edgewater E Center Saturday, August 5
Acclaimed TV late night host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s book author, much-in-demand corporate speaker, lovable TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and philanthropist…it’s no wonder that Jay Leno is widely characterized as “the hardest working man in show business.”
Rita Rudner LIVE inside the Aquarius Pavilion Sunday, August 6
A house-filling favorite in Las Vegas since she opened as one of the hottest tickets in town in June 2000, Rudner is known for her epigrammatic one-liners. Over the course of a fourteen year run and 2,000 plus shows, she has sold one and a half million tickets and become the longest-running solo comedy show in the history of Las Vegas. She was named Las Vegas’s Comedian Of The Year nine years in a row and in 2006 received The Nevada Ballet’s Woman Of The Year Award.
Knights of Comedy Tournament
$10,000 Knights of Comedy Tournament
From hundreds of video submissions, 40 touring comedians have been selected to compete in the $10,000 Knights of Comedy Tournament. Along with their share of $10,000 cash, the winner will open for one of next year’s headliners.
Ten unique comics will compete in Rounds 1 through 4, performing 7-minute sets each. The top three of each quarter-final round will advance to the semi-finals, where six comics will compete with new material in a 10 minute set. The top 3 of each semi-final round advance to the finals, where the top three will leave with a pocket full of cash!
Industry renowned judges include:
Alex Goodman - agent from Levity Entertainment Group
Barbara Holliday – comic manager and Flappers comedy club owner
Gina Kirkland - college agent and owner of KP Comedy Productions
Chris Loveland - booking agent for Carnival Cruise lines
Tamra Goins - senior comedy agent for Innovative Artists
Dat Phan - Host
Dat Phan is the Original Winner of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” and is a headlining comedian touring across the U.S. He has made numerous TV and movie appearances including "Bones,” "The Last Ship,” "Scorpion,” "Startup," “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Family Guy,” and “Cellular”. Dat also appeared on "The Tyra Banks Show" speaking about diversity. He recently released the films Sake-Bomb, Hungover Games, and 108 Stitches. His show "Startup" was renewed for a second season on Sony's Crackle streaming channel and he has been included in The Smithsonian Institution’s exhibition of The Top 10 Most Influential Vietnamese-American Individuals.
Knights of Comedy Tournament Schedule:
Friday, August 4
•1:00 p.m. - Round One - Golden Nugget Laughlin
Saturday, August 5
•1:00 p.m. - Round Two - Tropicana Resort
•3:00 p.m. - Round Three - Tropicana Resort
•11:30p.m. - Round Four - Edgewater Resort
Sunday, August 6
•1:00p.m. - Semi-Finals - Aquarius Resort
•3:00 p.m. - Semi-Finals - Aquarius Resort
•9:00 p.m. - Finals - Tropicana Laughlin
Featured Hosts:
Debbie Praver
Debbie will be hosting New Faces. Debbie lives in Los Angeles but is always more at home in New York City because in Manhattan people are ready to order when they get to the front of the line. Her impatience combined with her sarcastic wit made standup comedy her only career option. She was an invited guest performer at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival, has shared the stage with Kathy Griffin in Dennis Hensley's Screening Party and performs regularly at the Improv, the comedy store, and the Friars Club.
Sean McBride
Sean will be hosting the Late Night Comedy Show. Sean is a Stand Up Comedian providing a fresh, personable-style material that everyone can relate to since he was born in the Mid-West, raised in Western New England, and now resides in Venice Beach, California. After quitting a job for the NFL Network, Sean hit the road and literally hasn't stopped. He's been climbing the standup ranks ever since and is quickly becoming a fan favorite all over the country. With hip, clever writing and a boyish charm, it's no surprise that people leave Sean's shows feeling like he's been living next door to them their whole lives. Beyond NFL Network, Sean has also been seen on Showtime and Hulu.
Kira Soltanovich
Kira is hosting Wild Women of Comedy. She was a series regular on "How To Be A Grownup" for TruTV, the hidden camera show "Girls Behaving Badly" and was a correspondent on "The Tonight Show with JayLeno" for over 8 years. Recently, Kira co-hosted the game show "Winsanity" with Donald Faison for the Game Show Network.
Full Event Schedule:
Friday August 4th
Noon Registration – Golden Nugget Laughlin
3:00 New Faces Show – Golden Nugget Laughlin
5:00 Round One--$10,000 Knights of Comedy Tournament – Golden Nugget Laughlin
9:00 ANJELAH JOHNSON - EDGEWATER E-CENTER
11:30 Late Night Comedy – Edgewater Inferno
Saturday August 5th
11:00 Business Seminar – Location TBD
1:00 Round Two- $10,000 Knights of Comedy Tournament – Tropicana Laughlin
3:00 Round Three-$10,000 Knights of Comedy Tournament – Tropicana Laughlin
7:00 Wild Women of Comedy – Tropicana Laughlin
9:00 JAY LENO – EDGEWATER E CENTER
11:30 Round Four-$10,000 Knights of Comedy Tournament – Edgewater Inferno
Sunday August 6th
11:00 Panel Q and A – Location TBD
1:00 Semi-Finals-$10,000 Knights of Comedy Tournament – Aquarius Splash Cabaret
3:00 Semi-Finals-$10,000 Knights of Comedy Tournament – Aquarius Splash Cabaret
7:00 RITA RUDNER - AQUARIUS PAVILION THEATER
9:00 Finals-$10,000 Knights of Comedy Tournament – Tropicana Laughlin
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